Selection committee approves Parsons proposal for Bay Oaks fill and grading; sends recommendation to town manager

The Town of Fort Myers Beach Selection Advisory Committee voted May 15 to approve Parsons Service Corporation’s proposal for RFP 2503EN to perform fill and grading work at Bay Oaks Recreational Campus and will forward a recommendation to the town manager for negotiations before the town council considers a contract.

Debbie Glavin, the town’s contract and procurement specialist, said the proposal was opened on May 14 and the committee received a single submission: “we received only 1 proposal. The proposal was from Parsons Service Corporation,” she said. Glavin said the committee reviewed the submission under “ordinance 24 11” on factors including past experience, understanding of the project and proposed methods, professional personnel, past performance, and willingness to meet the town’s time and budget requirements.

Frankie Kropaczek, community development director, described the company’s history with the town: “Very familiar with the work of the company. They've worked for town in many different capacities. And, I know they can step up and do anything that we've asked. They're well within the parameters of what we set forth in this RFP. And, that's why I selected them.”

Tracy Koller, assistant to the town manager, said timing and cost shaped her view: “For me it was mostly the the time consideration and the budget requirements that they were able to meet.” Jeff Hauge, community services director, agreed: “Yeah. I agree with both of you. For me it was, you know, the time consideration and, you know, being in the budget and then having money left over to to finish the project.”

Committee members indicated unanimous agreement in the meeting. Frankie Kropaczek moved to approve the RFP; the motion was seconded and the committee approved the recommendation. Glavin said the next step is to forward the recommendation to the town manager for negotiations; if the town manager approves, the item will be brought to the Town Council for final action.

The discussion on May 15 focused on evaluation of the sole proposal against the listed procurement criteria and on schedule and budget compliance. No dollar amounts, contract terms, or specific construction dates were disclosed during the meeting. The committee consists of three members and spent a brief period reviewing the single responsive proposal before approving the recommendation to proceed to negotiations.