Hillsborough County Public Schools Facilities
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Appointment of Engineers for Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Renovation at
Hill Middle School and Lewis and Lockhart Elementary Schools

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

These projects provide for HVAC renovations at Hill Middle School and Lewis and Lockhart Elementary Schools. Appointment of qualified engineers 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-two firms responded to the solicitation for design of the HVAC renovations at Hill Middle School and Lewis and Lockhart Elementary Schools. 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.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

* Construct and maintain facilities that create an environment conducive to teaching and learning

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

Construction budgets are as follows: $3,495,701 for Hill, $2,079,571 for Lewis, and $1,856,606 for Lockhart. Funding will be derived from District Capital Outlay: Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) Maintenance for Hill and Lewis and Local Millage for Lockhart.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: Rory Salimbene, General Manager of Construction

Rory Salimbene
General Manager of Construction
(813) 272-4112
Cathy L. Valdes
Chief Facilities Officer
(813) 272-4004
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20101005_428 * Section A Item# 6.04