18-Evaluation Criteria PNC2132144P1.pdf

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Architectural and Engineering Consulting Services

Submit responses to all Evaluation Criteria. Vendors who fail to submit the information and/or documentation required by any Evaluation Criteria by the solicitation’s closing date and time—excluding Reference Forms—may receive no points (if applicable) for the corresponding Evaluation Criteria.

Refer to Instructions to Vendors, Section K, for additional information. Vendors should structure proposal to align in the order of the Evaluation Criteria.

Evaluation Criteria

1. Ability of Professional Personnel Maximum Points

Describe the qualifications (including any licenses or certifications) and relevant experience of Project Manager and all key staff, including Subconsultants/Subcontractors (Project Team) assigned to this Project. Include resumes for each Project Team member. Relevant experience includes remodeling, renovation, new construction, and other miscellaneous professional services for vertical construction projects. Identify Architectural and Engineering licenses and/or certifications.

Provide Project Team’s Organizational Chart, identifying key staff, showing roles and/or position titles, firm name, staff names, and lines of authority.

2. Project Approach Maximum Points Describe the Prime Vendor’s approach to design, including how the Prime Vendor will use subconsultants in this role. Include how the Prime Vendor handles budget tracking, scope creep, conflict resolution, schedules, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control.

Describe the Prime Vendor’s approach to construction management. Include procedures for requests for information, architectural supplemental instructions, inspections, contractor submittal review, project turnover, project walkthrough’s, punchlists, as-built review/tracking, and record drawings.

3. Past Performance Maximum Points A. Describe Prime Vendor’s experience on projects of similar nature, scope and duration, along with a detailed description of completion, both on time and within budget, for the past five years.

The Prime Vendor’s specific past experience should include experience and expertise in:

1. New vertical construction of Commercial facilities up to $7.5M.

2. Renovation/remodeling of existing occupied Commercial facilities up to $7.5M.

Provide a minimum of three references for projects described. Refer to Vendor Reference Verification Form and submit as instructed (with proposal) or within three business days after County’s request. Only provide references for non-Broward County Board of County Commissioners contracts. For County contracts, the County will review performance evaluations database for previous or current contracts with the County. The County considers references and performance evaluations in the evaluation of Prime Vendor’s past performance.

B. Describe the Project Team’s specific past experience(s) within the last five years in similar projects. Include project description, role of each Project Team member, and Prime Vendor or Subconsultants; project dollar value and project length.

The Project Team’s specific past experience should include experience and expertise in:

1. Providing full design and construction contract document development

2. Construction specification development

3. Contract and bidding document development

4. Code analysis, jurisdictional review and permitting assistance

5. Bid/award support and concurrence, negotiation support

6. Construction contract administration services, construction phase field support services, inspections, construction observation and project progress documentation

7. Post-occupancy surveys and related services; project-related claims analysis and support

8. Surveying

9. Materials and contract compliance testing services

10. Computer-aided and manually generated graphics support

11. Preparation of narratives and other textual project support; photographic and video-graphic project support

12. Building Information Modeling (BIM)

13. Geographic information systems (GIS) project support

14. Other data and information system project support.

4. Workload of Vendor Maximum Points For the Prime Vendor only, list all completed and active projects that the Prime Vendor has managed within the past five (5) years. In addition, list all projected projects in the near future.

Projected projects will be defined as a project(s) that Prime Vendor is awarded a contract but the Notice to Proceed has not been issued.

Identify any projects that Prime Vendor worked on concurrently. Describe Prime Vendor’s approach to managing these projects. Were there or will there be any challenges for these projects? If so, describe how Prime Vendor dealt or will deal with the challenges of managing multiple projects concurrently.

5. Specialized Experience, Knowledge, and Capabilities Maximum Points

Describe Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and any WELL Building or similar sustainability credentialling agency experience and knowledge. List Prime Vendor and its team’s current and past projects including certification level project status and credentials of your accredited professionals on the Project Team. Provide evidence of experience working with LEED for Governmental project work.

Describe your firm’s experience and capabilities in Building Information Modeling (BIM) uses, identifying those specific BIM uses, as listed in the Agreement’s Exhibit E - BIM and Electronic Media Submittal Requirements, your firm has provided for past projects. Describe your Virtual Design and Construction software including design/construction documentation, visualization, scheduling, clash detection, interference management and COBie software, etc.

6. Location Maximum Points Refer to Location Certification and submit as instructed. Points shall be allocated as follows based on the Prime Vendor’s selection of one of the five options in the Location Certification Form: Option 1 (0 points); Option 2 (5 points); Option 3 (3 points); Option 4 (points range from 0-5 depending on the composition of the joint venture); and Option 5 (0 points).

7. Willingness to Meet Time and Budget Requirements Maximum Points This solicitation is for the award of a continuing services agreement. The specific projects requiring professional services under the agreement have not yet been identified. Indicate whether Prime Vendor is committed to meet these requirements when identified under this agreement. Prime Vendor will negotiate in good faith fees and completion times for each project issued.

Prime Vendor is committed to meet Time and Budget for each Work Authorization.

YES or NO

Yes = 2 Points and No = 0 Points

8. Volume of Previous Work Maximum Points Refer to Volume of Previous Payments Attestation and submit as instructed.

The calculation for Volume of Previous Work is all amounts paid to the Prime Vendor by Broward County Board of County Commissioners at the time of the solicitation opening date within a five-year timeframe.

Points assigned for Volume of Previous Work will be based on the amount paid-to-date by the County to a Prime Vendor MINUS the Prime Vendor’s confirmed payments paid-to-date to approved certified County Business Enterprise (CBE) vendors performing services as Prime Vendor’s Subcontractor/Subconsultant to obtain the CBE goal commitment as confirmed by County’s Office of Economic and Small Business Development. The Volume of Previous Work for a Prime Vendor previously awarded a contract as a member of a Joint Venture calculation is based on the actual equity ownership of the Joint Venture.

3 points will be allocated to Prime Vendors paid $0 - $3,000,000;

2 Points will be allocated to Prime Vendors paid $3,000,001 - $7,500,000;

1 Point will be allocated to Prime Vendors paid $7,500,001 - $10,000,000;

0 Points will be allocated to Prime Vendors paid over $10,000,000

Payments for Prime Vendor will be verified by the County.

Maximum Points

TOTAL POINTS 100

Form Date 9/23/25