Site work and new construction of a water / sewer project in Belle Glade, Florida. Working plans call for the construction of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

Pursuant to Florida Statutes 287.055, is hereby given that Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department requires professional consulting services on the following project: All Engineering and Construction Services Required for: Western Region Wastewater Treatment Facility Operations Building Progressive Design-build Wud Project No. 22-012, Package Identification No. Gl04 Palm Beach County, Florida Each Proposer interested in this project is required to furnish EIGHT (8) originals (bound as a combed and/or notebook format), one copy (unbound) and one PDF on a CD of their proposal no later than 3:30 P.M., on Thursday, February 24, 2022 with the following: 1) Letter of Interest (20 printed pages maximum) including reference to this Notice. Minimum font of 11 and minimum margins of 0.75" requested along with sufficient spacing within the letter. 2) GSA Form SF 330, to include those personnel within your firm, or sub-consultants who have expertise in the following categories: 5.02 Topography Engineering Surveying 6.01 Soils, Foundation and Material Testing - Geological and Geophysical Studies 7.01-7.05 Architectural - Architect 7.06 Architectural - Landscape Architecture 8.01 Mechanical Engineering Waste Water Treatment Systems 9.03 Electrical Engineering Industrial Facilities 10.03 Structural Engineering Industrial 12.07 Environmental Engineering - Water and Wastewater Treatment Process Design - Subsurface Utility Engineering 3) Prime Consultant Questionnaire 4) Sub-Consultant Qualification Questionnaire (for each sub-consultant) 5) EBO Schedules 1 and 2 6) Commercial Non-Discrimination Certification 7) Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form 8) Design-Build Entity Minimum Qualifications to demonstrate the following: Design-Build Experience Safety Record Bonding Capacity Licensure Design Staff Experience Construction Staff Experience Integrated Design-Build Team Experience 9) Design-Build Entity Reference Form (as needed) Relevant forms may be obtained by contacting the Roadway Production Division at 561-684-4150 or electronically In accordance with Palm Beach County Code 2-351 through 2-358, "Cone of Silence" hereby applies and shall be in effect as of the deadline to submit the proposal, bid, or other response to a competitive solicitation, and is defined as the prohibition on any communication, except for written correspondence, regarding a particular Request for Proposal, Request for Qualification, bid, or any other competitive solicitation between any person or person's representative seeking an award from such competitive solicitation, and/or any County Commissioner or Commissioner's staff, or any employee authorized to act on behalf of the Commission to award a particular contract and shall terminate at the time the Board, or a County Department authorized to act on behalf of the Board, awards or approves a contract, rejects all bids or responses, or otherwise takes action which end the solicitation. The proposals should be sent to: Krystin Berntsen, P.E., PMP, Deputy Director Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department 8100 Forest Hill Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33413 All Proposers planning to submit a Proposal are encouraged to attend this meeting. Attendees shall provide sufficient time to ensure arrival prior to the indicated time. The Proposer is encouraged to review the Design-Build Agreement example. It is intended to provide a contractual mechanism for Palm Beach County to obtain Design-Build professional engineering and construction services within the scope of the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, preconstruction, construction management and construction as defined by the laws of the State of Florida including evaluation, piloting, design, permitting, staff assistance, Design-Build and services during construction for the Western Region Wastewater Treatment Facility Operations Building Progressive Design-Build (Project). It is anticipated that a single Agreement will be issued for Phase 1 (Pre-construction Services) and amended for Phase 2 (Construction Services) of the Project per the requirements of the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) Florida Statutes 287.055 The selected Design-Build Entity shall provide Design-Build services related to permitting, design, construction, commissioning, training and handover of the following major project elements: A new two-story Operations Building, complete with electrical room housing 480 volt switchgear and motor control centers Relocation of existing buried pipelines A new entry way and parking lot for the new Operations Building Demolition of the existing Operations Building Process Improvements The Proposer is encouraged to review the Project Understanding document for a more detailed description of the Project. The professional/consulting engineering and construction services may include, but are not limited to, the following: Safety improvements Regulatory requirements Replacement or repair of critical components Energy efficiency Alternate energy Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions Sustainability Security improvements Redundancy of critical components Survey including easements Sub-surface utility explorations Geotechnical investigations (e.g. soil survey, corrosion analysis) Environmental assessment (e.g. Phase I and/or Phase II audits, cultural/historical resources, ecological resources, endangered species) Field testing Studies and reports Stakeholder coordination Hydraulic analysis and modeling Permitting Cost estimating Value engineering Asset management Engineering services during planning, evaluation, design and/or construction Procurement Progressive Design-Build Services Construction Construction management services Other related Progressive Design-Build services The Proposer shall satisfy the minimum requirements described in the Design-Build Entity Minimum Qualifications document. Subsequent references must be provided using the Design-Build Entity Reference Form. A "Design-Build Firm" or "Design-Build Entity" means a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that: 1) Is certified under F.S. 489.119 to engage in contracting through a certified or registered general contractor or a certified or registered building contractor as the qualifying agent; or 2) Is certified under F.S. 471.023 to practice or to offer to practice engineering; or certified under F.S. 481.219 to practice or to offer to practice architecture. Qualifications based selection shall be in accordance with CCNA requirements and Palm Beach County's Policy Procedure Manual (PPM) CW-O-094. After review of the submitted written proposals, a Short-List will be developed followed by oral interviews for final selection. Palm Beach County may adjust the scope and activities of the project to accommodate budgetary and other constraints. The services shall be non-exclusive, allowing Palm Beach County to use other firms at its sole discretion. No minimum amount of services or compensation is guaranteed to the selected Design-Build Entity. The selected Design-Build Entity may act as the Engineer of Record for design and construction activities at Palm Beach County's discretion. Only one (1) firm will be selected. The term of the contract is five (5) years. The project budget for all services is estimated to be $8,000,000 - $10,000,000. Pursuant to the Palm Beach County Code Section 2-80.20 2-80.40 (EBO Ordinance), the County will provide contracting opportunities for S/M/WBEs in the area of professional services pursuant to Section 287.055, Florida Statues, as amended, known as the "Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act" (CCNA). Responses will be evaluated based on the selection criteria set out in the County's PPM No. CW-O-094 and the Affirmative Procurement Initiatives (APIs) determined by the County's Goal Setting Committee. The APIs for this solicitation are: 1. Evaluation Preference for Mentoring: Up to five (5) evaluation preference points shall be awarded based upon the commitment of the proposer to mentor certified African American and/or Hispanic American owned firm(s) for purposes of providing management guidance and training. The M/WBE Evaluation Preference for Mentoring program will be administered in accordance with the Palm Beach County CM / SBE Partnering Guidelines which sets out the program objectives, qualifications and the Mentor and Protege responsibilities. A copy of the Palm Beach County CM / SBE Partnering Guidelines may be obtained by contacting the designated Project Manager. (See EBO Ordinance Section 2-80.27(2)(e) and OEBO PPM No. CW-O-043 Attachment 3, Section 2.) 2. Evaluation Preference for M/WBE Participation: Up to ten (10) evaluation preference points shall be awarded, on a sliding scale, based upon the relative level of dollar participation by certified African American and/or Hispanic American owned firms that have been committed to on the proposer's team. The sliding scale shall be based upon the following factors: 1. Firm's history of M/WBE participation on prior government or private sector projects; 2. Firm's M/WBE participation plan, i.e. how the firm will achieve applicable APIs when subcontracts are let, and 3. Firm's commitment to achieving APIs applicable to subcontracts. (See EBO Ordinance Section 2-80.27(2)(e) and OEBO PPM No. CW-O-043 Attachment 3, Section 2.) Explanation of Goal Setting Committee's reasons for applying these APIs: The Goal Setting Committee's reason for applying these particular APIs to this project was that the most recent data on the utilization of the foregoing MBEs indicates that contracts of this type have exhibited significant disparities in the utilization of these MBEs. The APIs applicable to the construction phase of the contract (i.e. the subcontracts) will be applied by the Goal Setting Committee prior to the advertisement and bidding of subcontracts by the Design-Build Entity. If a mandatory SBE or M/WBE goal applies to this solicitation, then any proposal that fails to comply with the required goal shall be deemed non-responsive after the period allowed for waiver requests has lapsed. If a proposer is unable to comply with a required goal, such proposer shall submit a request for a waiver or partial waiver at least 7 days prior to the proposal due date. If a proposer requests a waiver from a goal from the Office of EBO at least 7 days prior to proposal due date, then the proposal due date will be extended pending the outcome of the waiver request. Additionally, if the waiver is granted the solicitation will be amended accordingly and the due date extended again. Fillable pdfs of all EBO forms can be found. Also, see the EBO Ordinance and Countywide PPM# CW-O-043 for further information on the County's EBO Program. In addition, prior to submission of a proposal, any firm or individual, as a prime consultant or as a sub-consultant, desiring to provide architectural, engineering, and landscape architectural, or surveying and mapping professional services to Palm Beach County must first be CCNA certified with the Roadway Production Division of the Engineering and Public Works Department as qualified pursuant to law, and in accordance with the most recent administrative procedures for awarding of consulting contracts adopted by Palm Beach County. If the proposer intends to use sub-consultants or subcontractors, proposer must also ensure that all sub-consultants and subcontractors are registered as vendors in VSS. The Proposer shall not add or delete team members, or adjust team participation after the proposal due date. If a S/M/WBE team member withdraws before final selection, the Proposer shall submit a new Subconsultant's Questionnaire Form or new Schedules 1 and 2 and request a substitution from the Palm Beach County's Office of Equal Business Opportunity. In accordance with F.S. 287.133 (2) (a), persons and affiliates who have been placed on the convicted vendor list may not submit bids, contract with or perform work (as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor or consultant) with any public entity (i.e. Palm Beach County) in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars (or such other amount as may be hereafter established by the Florida Division of Purchasing in accordance with F.S. 287.017) for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. The County, in accordance with the provisions of the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the implementing regulations, hereby notifies all Proposers that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit proposals in response to this solicitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. After the notification of recommended award has been posted, any unsuccessful proposer may request a debriefing from the Deputy Director, Krystin Berntsen, P.E., PMP, by email to Kberntsen@pbcwater.com. Palm Beach County reserves the right to reject any or all responses; to waive any or all informalities and/or irregularities; to re-advertise with either an identical or revised scope, or to cancel the solicitation in its entirety. Any plans are subject to reuse in accordance with Section 287.055(10), Florida Statues. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. The Project scope includes the design and construction of the following key components: o A new two-story building with the upper level complete with: control room, offices, laboratory, rest/locker rooms and electrical room housing 480 volt switchgear and motor control centers and the lower (ground level) being used for unconditioned storage or alike. o Demolition of the existing Operations Building and associated disused clearwell located under the existing Operations Building. o Relocation of process and non-process related piping. o A new secure entry way and parking lot for the new Operations Building. o Miscellaneous process improvements. 1 A summary of questions and responses received by Palm Beach county Water Utilities Department through February 1, 2022 can be found in Attachment A RADISE Project No: 201007 As per the Owner the project has been cancelled. Editorial Content Team is actively seeking updated information.