Title
Rescinding of Request for Qualifications CRAX-70030-FB Annual Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Historic Preservation Professional Services (NB)
Explanation
In March 2008, the CRA issued a request for statement of qualifications to obtain annual professional services for architecture, landscape architecture, and historic preservation. Ten firms responded to the RFQ, and in April, CRA staff met to evaluate and rank their written proposals. The top four ranked firms were then invited to present their qualifications to the selection committee on May 12th and 13th. From these presentations, staff ranked and selected the top three firms to negotiate annual service contracts. Firms were generally ranked and were selected for projects according to their expertise. The selected firms are Zamia Design Landscape Architecture (Gainesville, FL), RBK Architects (Tampa, FL), and Jay Reeves and Associates, Inc Architecture and Design (Gainesville, FL). Examples of the types of projects that these firms were selected for are the Model Block, streetscapes, and adaptive reuse projects.
On June 16, 2008 the CRA approved the ranking on Agenda Item# 080073.
The intent of the RFQ was to enter into annual contracts with firms that provided the professional services for each discipline (i.e. Architecture and Landscape). However, because the scope of services was included on a single RFQ, the results/final rankings do not reflect the desired results of having several firms for each discipline.
Therefore, the CRA would like to re-issue two distinct RFQs, one for Architecture and one for Landscape Architecture professional services. Historic Preservation will be included as a qualification for Architects and not a separate professional service.
Fiscal Note
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Recommendation
CRA Executive Director to the CRA Board: 1) Rescind RFQ CRAX-70030 and void ranking approved on Agenda Item 080073; and 2) Authorize staff to issue two separate RFQs, one...
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