E-_Form_4_Reference_Questionnaire.pdf

This is a Reference Questionnaire form issued by the Collier County Procurement Services Division in Florida for evaluating firms and key personnel proposed for the Design Services for Northeast Service Area Utility Infrastructure Improvements project (RPS No. 25-8615). The questionnaire is completed by previous clients of the proposing firm and assesses performance across ten criteria on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 represents very satisfied and 1 represents very unsatisfied. The form requires evaluators to rate the firm's ability to manage project costs and schedule, quality of work, quality of consultative advice, professionalism and personnel management, project administration, communication skills, risk management, contract compliance, and overall customer satisfaction. One completed Reference Questionnaire form must be submitted for each required reference and returned with the proposal. The evaluation criteria and scoring methodology directly support the county's past performance evaluation component, which accounts for 25 of the 100 total points available in the RPS selection process. Proposals for design services are due November 24, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST, with a pre-proposal conference scheduled for October 29, 2025, at 11:30 AM EST.

The Reference Questionnaire requires evaluators to provide project-specific information including project description, completion date, project budget, and number of days to complete, enabling the evaluation committee to assess performance in comparable project contexts. Responses are mandatory for all ten evaluation criteria, with blank responses automatically scored as zero. The total score from all items is calculated and used in conjunction with other evaluation factors, including ability of professional personnel (20 points), certified minority business enterprise participation (5 points), project approach and time/budget requirements (20 points), location (10 points), and recent/current/projected workloads (20 points). The design services scope encompasses preliminary design, geotechnical and land surveying, subsurface utility engineering, hydraulic modeling, final design, permitting, bidding packages, cost estimates, public involvement, construction administration, and construction warranty services for up to eight irrigation quality wells, booster re-pump station improvements, and utility transmission mains across multiple sites in northeastern Collier County.