Exhibit_C_Scoring_Criteria.pdf

This is an Exhibit C Scoring Criteria document for a Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) procurement conducted by the City of Sarasota, Florida for Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) design and engineering continuing services. The City seeks to establish a library of qualified professional engineers to provide design, engineering support, preliminary studies, working drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and construction engineering and inspection services for the Regional ATMS serving 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. Proposals are due March 24, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., limited to 150 single-sided pages in PDF format, with the contract structured as a one-year base term with two optional one-year renewals for a potential three-year duration. The City intends to make multiple awards to establish a qualified consultant pool.

The evaluation criteria consists of four equally weighted categories, each worth 25 points for a total score of 100 points: Qualifications of Company (including firm qualifications, relevant experience, and organizational capacity); Personnel qualifications; Relevant Project Experience and References (with references validating past performance); and Approach and Methodology (demonstrating understanding of scope and project management practices). Required qualifications include minimum five continuous years of signalization services experience, active Florida professional engineer registration, and submission of four contractor references with at least three confirmed for responsiveness. The project is federally funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), requiring compliance with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage provisions and other federal requirements. Professional liability insurance of no less than one million dollars is required, and the consultant must perform at least 51 percent of total contract work with its 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.