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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: October 7, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Sunil Harman
SUBJECT: Reject current bids and re-bid for construction of Destin Airport Air
Traffic Control Tower
DEPARTMENT: Airport
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Board of County Commissioners is requested to reject all bids
and approve the request to re-bid the Destin Airport Air Traffic Control Tower by authorizing
staff to advertise for a new Request For Bids for the construction of the project with the updated
construction plans and specifications.
BACKGROUND: : Okaloosa County publicly advertised and competitively bid for the
construction of the Destin Airport Air Traffic Control Tower on 7/1/14. The sealed bids were
opened on 7/30/14. Three (3) bids were received and evaluated by Reynolds Smith & Hill and all
three bids contained mathematical errors and had differences which exceeded $500,000.00
between each total-as-read bid schedule. Furthermore, during the bid evaluation phase to identify
a responsive low bidder, it was determined that a change in scope was necessary to address
additional tower site security measures. Additionally, more time is needed to re-align the
construction schedule with the tower cab equipment installation in conjunction with the Federal
Aviation Administration Airway Facilities Division and the required completion of a small scale
future land use map amendment and rezoning for the tower site by the City of Destin.
Pursuant to 17.1 of the Contract Bid Documents, and in consultation and with the approval of
both the Federal Aviation Administration and Florida Department of Transportation (the funding
agencies) it was determined that it is in the best interest of the County to reject all bids and
advertise for a new Request For Bids for the construction of the project.
OPTIONS: Approve, Reject or Table
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the request to reject all bids and re-solicit RFB's for the
construction of the Destin Airport Air Traffic Control Tower.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator