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Fort Lauderdale staff recommend rejecting single AECOM bid for water-plant odor system and rebidding
Summary
City procurement staff said a single $20 million proposal from AECOM for an odor-control project at the George Lohmeier water plant prompted a recommendation to reject that bid and rebid to seek competition and clarity in scope.
City procurement and public-works officials told the Fort Lauderdale City Commission on Feb. 4 they received a single proposal for an odor-control project at the George Lohmeier water treatment plant and recommended rejecting that proposal and rebidding the work.
Procurement chief Glenn Markel said the only responsive proposal came from AECOM and was approximately $20 million. Markel and others told commissioners they have concerns about AECOM’s performance record on other city projects and that the single-bid result and a high price counsel in favor of rejecting the bid and reissuing the solicitation with clearer scope and more outreach.
Why it matters: The odor-control work…
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