Item E1 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: January 31, 2014 Division: Growth Management
Bulk Item: Yes X No Department: Land Steward
Staff Contact/Phone#: Beth Bergh/289-2511
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to reject all proposals and reissue a Request for
Proposals for a habitat restoration project within Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical
State Park as mitigation for the construction of the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District
wastewater treatment plant.
ITEM BACKGROUND: During the permitting of the KLWTD wastewater treatment plant,the
US Fish and Wildlife Service required payment of$718,504 in mitigation fees into the Monroe
County Environmental Land Management and Restoration Fund (Fund 160). The fees must be
used to restore a minimum of 4.2 acres of tropical hardwood hammock habitat on a USFWS-
approved site on Key Largo. The USFWS approved project involves removing fill, structures,
parking lots, and roads within Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park. A
Request for Proposals for the restoration work at this site was advertised with a closing date of
December 17, 2013. A selection committee met in a publicly advertised meeting on December
19, 2013 to evaluate the three (3) submittals received. Review of the responses has demonstrated
that two of the three bidders failed to adequately respond, questions were raised about the
absence of a selection committee member, the tally of points was close enough that the absence
of a member could have changed the ranking. Staff reviewed the RFP and determined that some
changes in the scope of work and clarification of language on the reissued RFP is necessary and
in the best interest of the County.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Resolution 360-2005 — authorized the County
Land Steward to take over and complete the mitigation obligations of the Key Largo Wastewater
Treatment District. July 18, 2012 — BOCC approved an agreement between County and Florida
Park Service which authorizes County to complete mitigation work within Dagny Johnson
Hammock State Park. July 18, 2012 — BOCC approved advertisement of RFP for restoration
work. May 15, 2013 — BOCC approved a contract with Metric Engineering, Inc. to act as the
project manager for this project. Nov 20, 2013 — BOCC approved a contract with Garden &
Forest, LLC to act as the consulting biologist for this project.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval
TOTAL COST: Cost to advertise INDIRECT COST;N/A BUDGETED: Yes X No_
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE: N/A
COST TO COUNTY: N/A SOURCE OF FUNDS: N/A
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes_ No X AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty x OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM NO,
MONROE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Habitat Restoration Project within Dagny Johson Key Largo Hammocks State Park
FINAL RANKING SHEET
,
o
t .1
u �
acg5 � a35 °� 2 Li
Mark Rosch
Total Score u d$2 $ �q
Rank Z I
Mike Roberts Total Score Ct0
Rank Z g I
Beth Ber h Total Score 2 r 3
61
Rank Z 3
Pat Wells Total Score 7O $ Z
Rank Z 3
Trud Ferraro Total Score
Rank
TOTAL POINTS 32 24
RANI<;ING(Cumulative) 7
RANKNG(OVERALL) Z 12
3
:i
Signature of Selection Committee Member l� /
� Date
/�
. _ 1 " N �--
Signature of Selec 'o Committee Member
Date
Signature of Selection Committee Member ,Z- l S - 1
Date
Sign Lure of lection Co 12 r 3
t Member Date
Signature of Selection Committee Member
Date
i
pI
4