Continuing Professional Services for Surveying, Geographic Information (GIS), and Infrastructure Asset Management

The City of Casselberry, Florida, issued Solicitation Number SOQ-2018-0273 to secure continuing professional services for surveying, geographic information system (GIS), and infrastructure asset management on a task authorization basis. The procurement seeks to engage one or more qualified firms to provide comprehensive professional services, including traditional surveying, boundary surveys, topographic surveys, as-built surveys, utility locating, GPS and equipment support, GIS software training, and infrastructure asset management tasks. Evaluation of proposals will be conducted using four primary criteria: Firm's Qualifications and Experience (35 points), Similar Projects/References (35 points), Project Approach (25 points), and SOQ Submittal Required Forms (5 points). Proposing firms must demonstrate a minimum of five years in business, current Florida licensing, and provide various certifications. The solicitation was released on December 11, 2017, with proposals due on January 24, 2018, at 2:00 P.M. Local Time, and the anticipated contract term is five years with potential one-year renewals.

The solicitation does not specify explicit set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Six companies submitted proposals, including Transmap Corporation from Ohio and five Florida-based firms: Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corp., Cardno, Inc., Maser Consulting P.A., Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc., and GPI Geospatial, Inc. The City currently lacks dedicated GIS staff and has no commercial off-the-shelf Asset Management software, utilizing PAVER version 7.0.6 for infrastructure management and owning one Trimble GPS unit. The City's existing Esri FlexViewer site is hosted externally by Cardno, Inc., with restricted staff access to water and sewer system information. Task authorizations will be limited to projects where construction costs do not exceed $2 million and professional services fees do not exceed $200,000. On February 26, 2018, the City issued a Notice of Intent to Award the contract to three firms: Cardno, Inc., DRMP, Inc., and Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corporation.