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Sarasota County Schools
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA Landings Administrative Complex 1980 Landings Blvd. 3:00 P.M.
July 19, 2011 Board Meeting
Agenda Item #43


Title
APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS WITH THE THREE (3) TOP-RANKED FIRMS FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR A THREE YEAR PERIOD

Description

The scope shall be to provide professional engineering design and construction administration services for projects as assigned by The School Board of Sarasota County for a period of three (3) years.  These assigned projects are defined as those with a construction cost of less than $1,000,000.00 and consultant fees of less than $100,000.00.  On 6/21/2011  (Item #49), the Board authorized negotiations with the three (3) top-ranked firms.  On 6/27/2011 the Director of Construction Services and a member of the Professional Services Selection Committee (PSSC) met with representatives of [1] ME3 Consulting Engineers, Inc. [2] Engineering Matrix, Inc. and [3] Global MEP & Fire Engineering, Inc. and successfully negotiated individual continuing contracts for these services.  These contracts have been approved by the School Board attorney and are available for review at the Construction Services Department.  The estimated cost for these services for the three-year period of $300,000.00.  Funds for these services are available through individual project accounts.



Recommendation
That the contracts with the three (3) top-ranked firms for professional engineering design and construction administration services for a three-year period be approved as presented.

Contact
LEMPE & DOUGHERTY

Financial Impact
CAPITAL:  $300,000.00