These projects provide for renovations at Caminiti Exceptional Center and Chiaramonte Elementary School. Appointment of qualified architects to provide design services is required.

Florida Statutes and School Board policy outline the process and requirements for selection of architects, engineers, and construction managers. Attachment A summarizes the process. The process provides for the identification of the most highly qualified firms by a Professional Services Selection Committee that includes representatives from several District divisions and the community. Attachment C identifies the specific committee members participating in this selection and the organization represented by each.

A total of twenty-nine firms responded to the solicitation for design of the renovations at Caminiti Exceptional Center and Chiaramonte Elementary School. The solicitation is included on Attachment B. Attachments D and E record the results of the Committee's evaluation of these firms at each phase of the process.

Staff has successfully concluded negotiations with the firms deemed most highly qualified by the Selection Committee to provide the required services. Based on the Selection Committee ranking and successful negotiations, staff recommends appointment of the firms and award of the corresponding fees as indicated on Attachment F.

Construction budgets are as follows: $3,683,811 for Caminiti and $2,458,600 for Chiaramonte. Funding will derived from District Capital Outlay: Local Millage for Caminiti and Capital Outlay and Debt Service (CO & DS) 2010 for Chiaramonte.