Exhibit_C_Scoring_Criteria.pdf

This is a scoring criteria exhibit for a Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) procurement conducted by the City of Sarasota, Florida for professional engineering services related to the Regional Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) serving the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County, with potential coordination involving Sarasota County, Manatee County, the City of Bradenton, the Florida Department of Transportation, Breeze Transit, and the Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization. The City is establishing a continuing services contract library with multiple registered and qualified professional engineers to provide design and engineering support for the existing ATMS system, including preparation of preliminary studies, working drawings, specifications, cost estimates, fiber optic communication infrastructure design, and construction engineering and inspection services. The solicitation was posted on January 29, 2026, with proposals due by March 24, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., submitted electronically in PDF format with a 150 single-sided page limit. The resulting contract(s) will have a default term of one year with two optional one-year renewal periods for a total potential duration of three years.

The evaluation criteria consists of four equally weighted categories worth 25 points each, totaling 100 points: Qualifications of Company; Personnel qualifications; Relevant Project Experience and References; and Approach and Methodology. Required qualifications include a minimum of five continuous years of experience providing signalization services for similar design and construction projects, active Florida professional engineer registration, and submission of four contractor references with a minimum of three confirmed references required for responsiveness. Pricing will be evaluated as a component of the overall proposal using a proportional scoring formula. The project is federally funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and requires compliance with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage provisions, equal employment opportunity standards, and other federal contract requirements. Professional liability insurance of no less than one million dollars is required, and consultants must perform at least 51 percent of total contract work with their own organization. Construction costs are restricted to projects not exceeding $7,500,000, with planning and study activities capped at $500,000, adjusted annually by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index beginning July 1, 2025.