TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Hugh Dunkley, Finance Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: September 18, 2023
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RESOLUTION NO. 177-23, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SERVICE AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO CONTINUING CONTRACTS FOR ENGINEERING, SURVEYING, LANDSCAPING, AND ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING SERVICES, PURSUANT TO SECTION 287.055, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE CONSULTANTS’ COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION ACT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Staff recommends increasing the maximum limit for Continuing Contracts in accordance with the increased limits, as provided for in Section 287.055, Florida Statutes.
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Background:
Florida House Bill 441 (HB441), "Public Procurement of Services (2020-127, Laws of Florida)" became effective on July 1, 2020. This law amends Section 287.055, F.S., to revise the term "continuing contract," and increases maximum dollar amounts for professional architectural, engineering, landscape architectural, and surveying and mapping services.
The Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), Section 287.055, F.S., requires state and local government agencies to procure the "professional services" of an architect, professional engineer, landscape architect, or registered surveyor and mapper using a qualifications-based selection process. Qualifications-based selection is a process whereby service providers are retained based on competency, qualifications, and experience, rather than price.
Prior to July 1, 2020, the CCNA authorized the use of continuing contracts for construction projects in which the estimated construction cost of each project did not exceed $2 million or did not exceed $200,000 in professional fees for study services. As of July 1, 2020, the new law increases the maximum limit for continuing contracts covered by the CCNA by $2 million to an estimated per-project c...
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