Procurement ProcessEconomic Stimulus

Items to Be Discussed

•Professional Services Information•Design Build vs. Conventional•Where to Find Advertisements•How to Bid •Letting and Final Selection Results•Prequalification Information•Federal Requirements

Professional Services Information

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/procurement/

Notice to all State Vendors/Contractors/Consultants

Must be registered with MyFlorida Market Place (MFMP)

http://dms.myflorida.com/mfmp

Design Build vs. ConventionalDesign Build Conventional

• Design & construction combined into a single contract

• Allows contractor participation in Design

• Design Build methods commonly used are Low Bid and Adjusted Score

• Technical Proposals submitted• Innovation and alternative s

are sought• Award to lowest bid or

adjusted score

• Construction only in contract• 100% Design provided to

contractor• Bid methods used are low

bid, A+B, Bid Average Method

• Award to lowest responsive bidder

Where To Find AdvertisementsDesign Build

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/procurement/

Where To Find Advertisements

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/cc-admin/

Conventional

How to Submit Bids For Conventional..• All Bids let by FDOT Central Office will be submitted

electronically using Bid Express.• Bid Express may found by going to www.bidx.com• Get all FDOT proposal and amendment files • Calculate error-free bids • Save time attributed to human errors and miscommunication • Save money lost to letting day travel costs • Submit your bid securely over the Internet • Instructions for using Bid Express may be found at

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/cc-admin/InternetBiddingInfo.shtm

How to Submit For Design Build..

• ADJUSTED SCORE METHOD• Prime Contractor for the Design Build Team will submit a Letter of

Interest• The Department will Longlist a maximum of 10 and a minimum of 3

teams• The Department will then Shortlist a minimum of 3 teams to submit

proposals• A Pre-Proposal meeting will be held with the Shortlisted teams• Responsive Proposals will be individually reviewed and scored by the

Technical Review Committee• Oral Interviews may be held• Technical Scores are announced & Price Proposals are submitted and

opened• The Price divided by the Technical Score = Adjusted Score• Final Selection meeting is held and the team with the lowest Adjusted

Score is awarded the contract

How to Submit For Design Build..

•LOW BID METHOD•A Pre-Bid meeting may be held with the

Design Build teams•Price Proposals are submitted and opened•The proposal and design concept of the

lowest bidder will be individually reviewed for responsiveness

•Selection meeting is held and the team with the lowest bid and responsive proposal is awarded the contract

Letting Results

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/cc-admin/results.shtm

Final Selection Results Design Build

http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/procurement/results/desreslt.htm

Prequalification Information - Construction• Florida Law (Chapter 337.14 F.S.) And Rules of the

State of Florida, Department of Transportation, Chapter 14-22, require contractors to be prequalified with the Department in order to bid for the performance of road, bridge, or public transportation construction contracts greater than $250,000. Prequalification is accomplished by using an application process. The Contractor Prequalification process results in the issuance of a Certificate of Qualification for each successful applicant which lists the approved work classes and the Maximum Capacity Rating in dollars.

• http://www.dot.state.fl.us/cc-admin/PreQual_Info/prequalified.shtm

Prequalification Information - Consultants

•Rule 14-75 requires that Consultants that desire work with the FDOT must be pre-qualified. FDOT will advertise projects as major requiring full pre-qualification or minor not requiring full pre-qualification. Pre-qualification information can be obtained at this web-site:

• http://www.dot.state.fl.us/procurement/•And select the link Professional Services

Federal Requirements

•FHWA -1273▫ http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/contracts/

core02.cfm

•DAVIS BACON WAGE RATES▫ http://www.dot.state.fl.us/construction/Wage.shtm

QUESTIONS??• Ed McKinney edward.mckinney@dot.state.fl.us

Procurement Manager

• Cheryl Sanchiouscheryl.sanchious@dot.state.fl.us District Contracts Administrator

• Elizabeth Leopoldelizabeth.leopold@dot.state.fl.us District Consultant Contracts Administrator

• Felipe Alvarez felipe.alvarez@dot.state.fl.us Design Build Administrator