Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: July 9, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Sara Flynn-Kramer, Manager II, Capital Projects Division
PHONE: 407-836-0048
SUBJECT: Selection of Consultant, Request for Proposals Y25-805-JF Sheriff's Sector V Substation
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Selection of KZF Design LLC dba KMF Architects to provide Design Services for the Sheriff's Sector V Substation, Request for Proposals, Y25-805-JF.
Further request Board authorization for the Procurement Division to negotiate and execute a contract within a not-to-exceed budget of $1,250,000. ([Administrative Services Department Capital Projects Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
This contract includes professional design, engineering, permitting, bidding, and construction administration services for the construction of a new Orange County Sheriff's Office Sector V Substation. This project is located in District 1.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in account number 1035-023-0139-6210.
APPROVALS:
The Capital Projects Division concurs with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
One proposal was received in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP). The Procurement Committee evaluated the proposal in accordance with the criteria set forth in this RFP.
To ensure an open and competitive bid process, the RFP was posted on the Orange County e-procurement platform, resulting in a total of 104 downloads. A query from staff to potential proposers that declined to compete on this project resulted in the following:
SGM Engineering, Inc.: Did not respond to the inquiry.
Wannemacher Jensen Architects, LLC: Did not respond to the inquiry.
Johnson Controls: Did not respond to the inquiry.
CPZ Architects, Inc.: Did not respond to the inquiry.
The proposal was evaluated by the Procurement Committee on July 7, 2025. Commissioner Kelly Semrad Martinez was assigned to the Procuremen...
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