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Fort Myers outlines procurement process, contract limits for public works and police station design
Summary
City engineer Nicole Setzer described how the public works division procures consultants and construction managers, explained continuing-contract limits tied to a state statute and detailed scoping, deliverables and use of project tools on the $130 million police headquarters project.
Nicole Setzer, the City of Fort Myers city engineer, told the Economic Development Advisory Board on Sept. 4 that the public works division uses a mix of continuing contracts and project-specific solicitations to secure consultants and construction managers for road, drainage, parks and building projects. "For consultants for design work, we have continuing contracts that are by discipline," Setzer said, and she described the team-based selection and scope-negotiation process used on large projects.
Setzer said continuing professional services contracts carry dollar limits set by state law: studies procured under those contracts are capped at $500,000 and design/construction work under continuing-contract selections is limited to $7,500,000. For larger projects the city issues project-specific solicitations. "The police station is a good example. That's a $130,000,000 build," she said, describing a 30-day advertisement, scoring matrix, shortlists, and finalist presentations used to select the design team.
Why it matters: Setzer’s presentation outlined…
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