Title
Construction Managers for Minor Construction Services (B)
Explanation
In June 2012, the City of Gainesville Purchasing Department issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to obtain construction management professional services for minor projects for the City and the CRA. A minor project is defined as a project that has a construction budget of less than $2,000,000. Fourteen (14) firms responded to the RFQ and in July 2012, the selection committee met to evaluate and rank the written proposals. The top six (6) ranked firms were invited to present their qualifications to the selection committee on July 18, 2012. From these presentations, five (5) firms were selected for award. The firms are, in order of ranking, Oelrich Construction, Inc. (Newberry, FL), The Brentwood Company, Inc. (Archer, FL), Charles Perry Partners, Inc. (Gainesville, FL), Gray Construction Services, Inc. (Trenton, FL) and Foresight Construction Group (Gainesville, FL). Firms will be chosen for projects according to their expertise, which is diversely represented among the firms.
Two separate contracts will be negotiated with each firm; one with the City and one with the CRA. For projects and improvements on City property or property for which the City has a license/permit to contract or maintain ("City projects"), the City will be the contract party. For projects and improvements on CRA property or property for which the CRA has a license/permit to contract or maintain ("CRA projects"), the CRA will be the contract party.
Fiscal Note
Projects in each Redevelopment Area are budgeted for on an annual basis and construction management fees are determined and negotiated on a per project basis.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve the final ranking of the top five (5) construction managers; and 2) authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute contracts for construction management services with the top five (5) firms, subject to approval as to form and le...
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