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Council accepts ranking and authorizes negotiation with Bowman Consulting for continuing engineering services contract

Malabar Town Council · April 20, 2026

Summary

Council accepted the evaluation committee ranking for RFQ 2026-01 and authorized the Town Manager to negotiate a continuing professional engineering services contract with top-ranked Bowman Consulting under Florida Statute 287.055.

The Malabar Town Council on April 20 accepted the evaluation committee’s ranking for RFQ 2026-01 (Professional Engineering Services Continuing Contract) and authorized the Town Manager to enter negotiations with the top-ranked firm, Bowman Consulting.

Town Manager Lisa Morrell explained Florida procurement law (Section 287.055) requires qualification-based evaluation prior to price; the council accepted the ordered list and gave staff authority to negotiate with the top firm and move to the next-ranked firm only if satisfactory contract terms and costs cannot be agreed.

Council members asked staff to review hourly rates for common tasks (culverts, SFR plan reviews, roadway work) and noted the town’s previous engineer charged $60 per hour; staff said negotiated rates may be higher. Council emphasized that the final contract would return to Council for approval once negotiated.

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