Pursuant to Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 28-110, Florida Administrative Code, any person adversely affected by the agency decision or intended decision shall file with the agency both a notice of protest in writing and bond, where applicable, within 72 hours after the posting of the notice of decision or intended decision, or posting of the solicitation with respect to a protest of the terms, conditions, and specifications contained in a solicitation and will file a formal written protest within ten days after the filing of the notice of protest. The required notice of protest and bond, and formal written protest must each be timely filed with the Florida Department of Transportation, Clerk of Agency Proceedings, 605 Suwannee St, Mail Station 58, Tallahassee FL 32399. Failure to file a notice of protest or formal written protest within the time prescribed in section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to post the bond or other security required by law within the time allowed for filing a bond shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120 Florida Statutes.
IMPORTANT NOTICE !!
All Prime Consultants and all Subvendors/subconsultants/subcontractors must register with the State's web-based e-Procurement system -"MyFloridaMarketPlace." Professional Services acquired in accordance with Chapter 287.055 Florida Statutes, are exempt from the 1% transaction fee. You can also sign up to attend a vendor registration training session or call 1-866-352-3776 for assistance.
Florida Department of Transportation The Florida Department of Transportation (Department) is soliciting contracting and consulting services for the Design-Build projects identified below.
A one (1) page 11"x17"organization chart shall be provided, and is also excluded from the page count. Please note: If the contractor and/or design consultant do not have performance history working with the Department or if the performance history is no longer current (older than 5 years), they are permitted to submit evidence of their past performance, including evaluations or grades and letters of reference, or recommendations (provide contact information for verification purposes). The past performance information is limited to three (3) 8½"x11" pages total, and is restricted to firms without performance history with the Department and/or to firms whose performance history with the Department is no longer current (older than 5 years). The additional three pages will not count toward the ten (10) page limitation of the LOI. Note: Resumes, Organizational Chart and three (3) pages of Performance History with the Department are not considered in the ten (10) page count/limitation. Cover sheets, photos, charts, etc. or other documentation not specifically listed as exclusions will be considered in the page count limitation.
Relative weightings for all Phase I criteria are specified within the project advertisement. All qualified firms submitting a responsive LOI will be scored on a scale of 0-20 points(Phase I). The Department will determine the short-listed firms with the objective to short-list the four highest ranking LOI scores. If four or less responsive firms submitted LOIs, all firms will be shortlisted. In the event of scoring ties, more than four firms may be eligible to move forward.
The exceptions to above referenced stipend guidelines are Factored Design-Build contracts, and Design-Build Push Button contracts. For Factored Design-Build projects, the Department will pay stipends to the top two Short-Listed Design-Build Firms that were not selected. For Design-Build Push Button contracts, the Department will not pay stipends. COMPLIANCE WITH NONDISCRIMINATION STATUTES AND AUTHORITIES: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., 78 stat. 252), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin); and 49 CFR Part 21; The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, (42 U.S.C. § 4601), (prohibits unfair treatment of persons displaced or whose property has been acquired because of Federal or Federal-aid programs and projects); Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, (23 U.S.C. § 324 et seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq.), as amended, (prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability); and 49 CFR Part 27; The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (42 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of age); Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, (49 USC , § 47123), as amended, (prohibits discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, or sex); The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, (PL 100-259), (Broadened the scope, coverage and applicability of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, by expanding the definition of the terms “programs or activities” to include all of the programs or activities of the Federal-aid recipients, sub-recipients and contractors, whether such programs or activities are Federally funded or not); Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in the operation of public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of public accommodation, and certain testing entities (42 U.S.C. §§ 12131 -- 12189) as implemented by Department of Transportation regulations at 49 C.F.R. Parts 37 and 38;; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits you from discriminating because of sex in education programs or activities (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq). The Department encourages the participation of all businesses in all facets of the Department’s contracting activities, consistent with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Consultant firms shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws. FEDERAL DEBARMENT: By submitting a Letter of Interest, the Design-Build firm certifies that no principal (which includes officers, directors, or executives) is presently suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation on this transaction by any Federal Department or Agency. |
Notice to Professional Consultants Notice: All Letters of Response are required to be submitted via E-mail. The size limit for Letters of Response has been increased to 1MB. Please read the Response Procedure carefully! The Department encourages the participation of all businesses in all facets of the Department’s contracting activities consistent with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Consultant firms shall comply with all state and federal laws. FEDERAL DEBARMENT: By submitting a Letter of Response, the consultant certifies that no principal (which includes officers, directors, or executives) is presently suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation on this transaction by any Federal Department or Agency.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Pursuant to the Federal Brooks Act, and Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, price may not be an evaluation criterion during the advertisement and selection phase for professional services procurements. Consultants are prohibited from including references to their proposed professional services fees or indirect rates in Letters of Response, Written Technical Proposals, Oral Presentations, or Interviews. It is permissible to address cost savings specifically related to the construction project. Inclusion of prohibited professional services cost data in a Letter of Response or Technical Proposal may cause the Letter of Response or Technical Proposal to be considered non-responsive. Private attorney services may not be utilized on Department contracts without advance approval from the Attorney General’s Office. The advance approval may only be requested by Agency General Counsel (FDOT), and not the consultant firm. Since approval cannot be assumed, consultant firms shall refrain from proposing legal firms as part of the professional services consultant team in their procurement response and proposal documents. As referenced in Section 287.059(3), F.S.: “An agency requesting approval for the use of private attorney services shall first offer to contract with the Department of Legal Affairs for such attorney services at a cost pursuant to mutual agreement. The Attorney General shall decide on a case-by-case basis to accept or decline to provide such attorney services as staffing, expertise, or other legal or economic considerations warrant. If the Attorney General declines to provide the requested attorney services, the Attorney General’s written approval shall include a statement that the private attorney services requested cannot be provided by the office of the Attorney General or that such private attorney services are cost-effective in the opinion of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall not consider political affiliation in making such decision. The office of the Attorney General shall respond to the request of an agency for prior written approval within 10 working days after receiving such request. The Attorney General may request additional information necessary for evaluation of a request. The Attorney General shall respond to the request within 10 working days after receipt of the requested information.” When universities or colleges are needed to perform services, the Department’s Project Manager shall procure such services by means of either a University Master Agreement task work order, a governmental agency contract, or a competitive solicitation for contractual services, as appropriate (reference Section 287.057(23), F.S. Universities proposed as subconsultants will not be added to the professional services contract. Inclusion of a University on the Prime’s submittal may cause the Prime’s submittal to be found non-responsive. STANDARD NOTES: (Applicable to following projects where indicated)
The Standard FDOT Letter of Qualification form, Form No. 375-030-24 is required to be submitted to the indicated response e-mail. Consultants, be advised that you are responsible for downloading the latest version of the Letter of Qualification form, Form No. 375-030-24 when responding to the advertisement. The 8/25 version must be used when responding to this ad. - Consultant Affirmation (375-030-18) (For projects with 2.0 major or minor types of work) After submittal of Letters and up through contract execution, proposed subconsultants/ subcontractors/ sub-vendors, teaming arrangements, or key staff of the Consultant cannot be changed or substituted except in instances of force majeure or in the event of circumstances that cannot reasonably be anticipated and/or are beyond the control of the prime consultant. In such cases, changes or substitutions are subject to the discretion of the Department, and cannot be made without written approval of the Department. All such requests made during the contract procurement must be routed through PSU. After contract execution, subconsultant/ subcontractor/sub-vendor, teaming arrangement, or key staff changes/substitutions require pre-approval of the Department’s Project Manager before implementing. All qualification/certification requirements of the original advertisement shall govern, where applicable.
Small Business listing for Professional Services - (check Small Business column)
Additionally, firms will submit the Professional Services Commitment form as required by the advertisement when selecting from Expanded Letters of Response, otherwise it will be required with the Request for Proposal. 8. Reserved. (Standard note not used). 9. Reserved. (Standard note not used). 10. This contract will require field office personnel; therefore, all firms performing inspection services must utilize CEI field office rates. 12. For geotechnical and materials testing continuing contracts or district-wide minor professional services contracts, the consultant asphalt plant inspection staff must utilize field office rates. 13. This project is anticipated to utilize American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. For informational purposes only. 14. Florida and federal law require a competitive negotiation process to establish contract fee, including negotiation of work effort and cost of services (wage rates, audited rates, operating margin, etc). The Method of Payment for the subject CEI Project will be Lump Sum. |
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