Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: July 25, 2024
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Terry Devitt, Deputy Director, Orange County Convention Center
PHONE: 407-685-9867
SUBJECT: Award of Invitation for Bids Y24-779-CC, Orange County Convention Center Campus People Counting Sensor System
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval to award Invitation for Bids Y24-779-CC, Orange County Convention Center Campus People Counting Sensor System, to the low responsive and responsible bidder, Tadeos Engineering LLC, in the total contract award amount of $499,100. In the event the bidder recommended above fails to achieve timely compliance with pre-award deliverables, as defined in the Invitation for Bids, including, but not limited to, M/WBE participation sub-contract agreements, State Division of Corporations registration, E-verify, insurance and bonds, further request authorization for the Procurement Division to award to the next low responsive and responsible bidder as listed in the bid tabulation herein, to the extent practicable and advantageous to the County. ([Convention Center Capital Planning and Building Systems Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
Work under this contract includes the installation of people counting sensors including data infrastructure at each public facing hall to obtain accurate hall capacity in the North/South and West buildings at the Orange County Convention Center campus. The project is located in District 6.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in account number 4430-035-0960-6210.
APPROVALS:
The Convention Center and Business Development Division concur with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
Three bids were received in response to the Invitation for Bids and evaluated for responsiveness, responsibility, and price reasonableness. Technology International, Inc. was deemed non-responsive for failing to submit the required bid bond and qualifying their bid with additional terms and conditions. References provided were satisfactory for this type of work and Tadeos Engineering LLC has been determined to be responsible. Tadeos Engineering LLC’s bid is approximately 20% lower than the designer cost estimate. A scope confirmation meeting was conducted, affirming the bid's fairness and reasonableness. Therefore, award is recommended to Tadeos Engineering LLC.
The bid tabulation is as follows:
Bidder: |
Bid Total: |
Tadeos Engineering LLC |
$499,100 |
S.A. Casey Construction, Inc. |
$998,000 |
Technology International, Inc. |
Non-responsive |