Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Trevor M. A. Fisher
Department: Public Works Division: Highway and Bridge Maintenance
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Amendment No. 1 to Work Authorization No. 023-RS&H under the Agreement between Broward County and RS&H, Inc. for Continuing Engineering Services for Transportation and General Civil Engineering Projects (RFP No. PNC2114364P1) to provide additional consultant services for transportation improvement projects within Broward County, in the maximum not-to-exceed amount of $324,342, increasing the cost to the County from a maximum not-to-exceed amount $349,811 to $674,154; and authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute same.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board of County Commissioners’ approval is required for Amendments to Agreements exceeding the approval authority of the Director of Purchasing, in accordance with the Broward County Procurement Code, Section 21.47(a).
What Action Accomplishes
Amends Work Authorization No. 23 to provide additional design and construction engineering inspection services to complete highway and bridge maintenance projects.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
No.
Summary Explanation/Background
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE MAINTENANCE DIVISION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
On October 23, 2018 (Item No. 19), the Board of County Commissioners approved the Agreement between Broward County and RS&H, Inc., for Continuing Engineering Services for Transportation and General Civil Engineering Projects (RFP No. PNC2114364P1) to provide continuing engineering services for transportation and general civil engineering projects, including all necessary engineering specialties for the design, construction and construction management of these projects.
On May 27, 2021, Work Authorization No. 23 was issued to provide design and construction engineering inspections services for highway and bridge maintenance projects (Exhibit 2).
This item seeks Board approval of Amendment No. 1 (Exhibit 1) to Work Authorization No. 23 which provides an additional $324,342 for design and construction engineering inspections services necessary for additional highway and bridge maintenance projects.
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD) established a County Business Enterprise (CBE) goal of 21% for this project. RS&H, Inc. committed to 30% CBE participation (Exhibit 3).
This Amendment No. 1 has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney.
All dollar amounts referenced in this agenda item have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
Source of Additional Information
Adriana Toro, P.E., Acting Director, Highway and Bridge Maintenance Division, (954) 357-6040
Anh Ton, P.E., Deputy Director, Public Works Department, (954) 357-6059
Trevor M. A. Fisher, P.E., MBA, Director, Public Works Department, (954) 357-6410
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
Funds for the maximum not-to-exceed amount of $324,342 for Amendment No.1 are available from the Constitutional Gas Tax Capital Fund.