Airport/Seaport/Convention Center/Transportation PD&E Study

Scope of Work: The Broward County Transportation Department seeks a qualified consulting firm to provide a Project Development and Environmental ("PD&E") study and preliminary engineering design for a proposed fixed guideway route that originates at the Fort Lauderdale Airport Intermodal Center ("IMC") and runs through Port Everglades ("Seaport") to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center ("Convention Center").
CCNA Solicitation: Pursuant to Section 287.055, Florida Statutes (“CCNA”), price will not be considered in the final evaluation and ranking of firms. Agreement is anticipated to be negotiated based on a maximum not-to-exceed, based on the County’s best interest.
Goal Participation: This solicitation includes participation goals for Broward County certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). Refer to Special Instructions and the Office of Economic and Small Business Development Requirements section for additional information.
Federal Transit Administration Requirements: The successful Prime Vendor is required to complete Exhibits 1A or 2, 1B, 5, 7A, 7B, and 11, as part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Funding Supplement Requirements, and must upload and submit at the time of submittal in order to be deemed responsive and responsible to the solicitation requirements. Refer to Special Instructions to Vendors for additional information on specific forms.
License Requirements: In order to be considered a responsible Vendor for the scope of work set forth in this solicitation, the Vendor must possess a specified license at the time of submittal (refer to Special Instructions for requirements).
Conflict of Interest: Work performed by the successful Consultant may be incorporated in subsequent procurements by the County for future implementation. To avoid any actual or appearance of conflict, the successful Consultant (and any subconsultants used by Consultant) may not be eligible to compete for such future services for the County (either as prime or subconsultant) resulting directly from the work performed by the Consultant’s team. However, this prohibition will not apply to services or any other work unrelated to the scope of services of this solicitation or to subconsultants whose work performed for the Consultant’s team is wholly unrelated to a proposed scope of services in a subsequent procurement incorporating other work performed by the Consultant in this solicitation. The County reserves the right to review for a potential conflict on a case-by-case basis. Conflicts cannot be identified without a specific identified deliverable that will result in a subsequent scope of work. Additionally, a fact specific scenario would need to be evaluated at the time of preparing a prospective solicitation in order to determine if a conflict exists.  In accordance with the foregoing, any individual or entity that performed work to develop this solicitation or will perform work to assist in the evaluation of bids received in response to the solicitation, is precluded from performing any services or any other work outlined in this solicitation, either as a prime or subconsultant.
Note to Vendors: If choosing "Download Bid Packet", the packet will not automatically include the following Zip File attachment: Previous Planning Studies. To download these documents, select download next to the individual file. To select a document, select it from the list and choose "Generate Zip File".
Ownership Disclosure: Broward County is collecting entity ownership information for Vendors. This is for informational purposes only and the data will be used for Broward County’s research on possible contracting opportunity disparities. The forms will be maintained separately from all other records of this solicitation and will be accessible only by authorized personnel. The information provided will not be used in determining whether the Vendor will receive a contract award. In accordance with Section 287.05701, Florida Statutes, the County may not request documentation or consider a vendor's social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the vendor is a responsible vendor or give preference to a vendor based on the vendor's social, political, or ideological interests.
Submit the form only through the link provided below. Do not submit the form as part of Vendor’s response in Periscope S2G.   Link for form submittal: Ownership Disclosure Form
Questions and Answers: The County provides a specified time for Vendors to ask questions and seek clarification regarding the requirements of the solicitation. All questions or clarification inquiries must be submitted through Periscope by the date and time referenced in the solicitation document (including any addenda). The County will respond to all questions via Periscope.
Submittal Instructions: Vendor MUST submit its solicitation response electronically and MUST confirm its submittal in order for the County to receive a valid response through Periscope. Refer to the Purchasing Division website or contact Periscope for submittal instructions. It is the Vendor’s sole responsibility to assure its response is submitted and received through Periscope by the date and time specified in the solicitation. The County will not consider solicitation responses received by other means. Vendors are encouraged to submit their responses in advance of the due date and time specified in the solicitation document. In the event that the Vendor is having difficulty submitting the solicitation document through Periscope, immediately notify the Purchasing Agent and then contact Periscope for technical assistance. Added on Jul 3, 2024:Addendum No. 1: This addendum is issued to revise the following: An optional Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 3:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, via Microsoft Teams (See Pre-Bid Conference Information).
Questions and Answers deadline date has also been updated to 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, July 19, 2024. Refer to 'Previous Q&A End Date' and 'New Q&A End Date'.
Additionally, the Special Instructions to Vendors has been revised (Bold/underlined are additions; strikethroughs are deletions). Refer to the TRN2128229P1 - RFP-RLI-RFQ Special Instructions to Vendors document.Added on Jul 9, 2024:Addendum No. 2: This addendum is issued to revise the following (Bold/underlined are additions; strikethroughs are deletions): The Scope of Services has been revised. Refer to the document specified as 'New Document' for the applicable added document and requirements.Added on Jul 17, 2024:Addendum No. 3: This addendum revises the solicitation due date and time for submissions. Refer to 'Previous End Date' and 'New End Date'.
The solicitation end date has been updated to 2:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.