AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING TWO QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTION SERVICES PURSUANT TO RFP NO. 08-08-17-11: (1) GLE ASSOCIATES, INC. AND (2) AIRQUEST ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
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BACKGROUND:
The City's Minor Home Repair Program utilizes funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC), and the City's Affordable Housing Trust Fund, through the following programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP), and other programs as may be approved by the City Commission from time to time. As part of the Program requirements, every two years the City must competitively solicit potential vendors and create a pool of prequalified firms to perform the residential environmental inspection services. The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to contract with two residential environmental inspection firms to determine the extent of environmental contaminants in residential homes and to prepare appropriate remediation plans for each project under the City's Minor Home Repair Program.
DISCUSSION:
The City issued a competitive solicitation for Residential Environmental Inspection Services on June 9, 2017. Solicitations were electronically sent to 45 prospective vendors, and two responsive proposals were received. A selection committee consisting of Scott Stoudenmire, Deputy Director of Sustainable Development; Sean Flanagan, Deputy Building Official; and Dan Nelson, Housing and Grants Specialist, evaluated and ranked the responses in accordance with the following criteria: (1) Operational Plan for the City, (2) Qualifications and Experience, (3) Resources and Availability, (4) Past Performance, (5) References, (6) Minority Business Enterprise or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, and (7...
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