RFQ-25-8_Selection_Committee_Evaluation_&_Ranking_Selections_Presentations_Waived.pdf

This document is a Selection Committee Evaluation and Ranking record from the Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) in Florida for RFQ-25-8, Professional Coastal Engineering Services for Continuing Contract. The RFQ solicited proposals from qualified coastal engineering firms to provide comprehensive services related to Port Canaveral's inlet management, including inlet sediment management, dredging, navigation engineering, jetty analysis, channel embankment design, beach nourishment, shoreline improvements, and environmental resource assessments. Proposals were due September 4, 2025, at 2:00 PM EDT, with the selection committee meeting held on September 8, 2025. The evaluation committee unanimously agreed to waive oral presentations and proceeded directly to ranking the qualified firms. The final ranking will be presented to the CPA Board of Commissioners for approval at their regularly scheduled meeting on September 24, 2025.

The selection committee ranked four firms in the following order: Foth Infrastructure & Environment LLC (Jacksonville, FL) in first place, APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure LLC (Winter Garden, FL) in second place, GHD Services Inc (Orlando, FL) in third place, and WF Baird & Associates Ltd (Boca Raton, FL) in fourth place. The evaluation criteria consisted of 100 total points distributed across similar experience (35 points), coastal engineering knowledge (15 points), regulatory knowledge (15 points), organizational capabilities (20 points), and references (15 points). The contract is structured as a continuing services arrangement with compensation on a time and materials basis, including reimbursement for direct costs, with specific hourly rates and total contract value to be negotiated. The contract will include potential cost-of-living adjustments beginning in 2027, subject to CPA approval.