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In accordance with Florida law,
the Florida Department of
Transportation acquires services
from private suppliers using several
different procurement methods,
depending on the type of the service
or commodity required. These are: |
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Section 287.057, Florida
Statutes, and
Rule 60A, Florida Administrative
Code, requires state agencies to
acquire commodities and contractual
services, in excess of Category Two
($35,000), by competitive sealed
bids, request for proposals or by
competitive negotiations, unless
specifically exempted. These
processes require a competitive
selection based on either the lowest
responsive bid (Invitation to Bid -
ITB) or the most advantageous
responsive proposal/price (Request
for Proposals - RFP), or a "best
value" determination (Invitation to
Negotiate - ITN). Criteria for
evaluation of bids or proposals will
be set forth in the ITB, RFP or ITN
package. In accordance with
Rule 60A-1.031, Florida
Administrative Code, all
purchasing actions involving
commodities and contractual services
procured under Section 287.057
Florida Statutes are subject to a 1%
MyFloridaMarketPlace Transaction
Fee.
Types of commodities acquired may
include; aggregates, barricades,
computer hardware and software,
electrical supplies, fencing, forms,
gas, grass, hardware, heavy
equipment, herbicides, janitorial
supplies, kennels, laboratory
equipment, law enforcement
equipment, maintenance supplies,
nuclear gauges, office supplies and
furniture, paint, reflective
sheeting, roadway materials, safety
products, survey instruments and
supplies, tools, tolls equipment,
uniforms, and vertical lift platform
trucks.
Types of contractual services
acquired may include: accounting,
asbestos surveys & abatement,
auditing, banking, building
maintenance, communications,
courier, environmental, equipment
maintenance, hardware/software
development & maintenance,
janitorial, landscaping, legal,
management, medical, moving, pest
control, public outreach, research,
right of way appraisal, security,
temporary help, training, video, and
wildlife research. There is no
pre-qualification required for
proposing/bidding on these services,
however, minimum qualifications may
be specified in the bid or proposal
package and will need to be
demonstrated in the vendor response.
The Department utilizes the
Department of Management Services(DMS)
vendor list to notify vendors of
advertised projects. Application to
be included on this vendor list may
be obtained by calling DMS at (850)
487-4634 or to register online, go
to the on-line
Vendor Registration web page.
Formal procurement of commodities
and contractual services are
advertised in the Vendor Bid System
located on the MyFlorida.com web
site under the Business & Industry
category, then look for the Vendor
Bid System section, then select the
Search Advertisements link.
A copy of our
Commodities and Contractual
Services Vendor Guide is also
published on this web site for your
convenience. This guide provides an
overview of the requirements for
doing business with the Florida
Department of Transportation. |
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Professional
Services
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Section 287.055 (the
Consultants' Competitive Negotiation
Act) and Section 337.105, Florida
Statutes, require procurement of
professional services by competitive
negotiation. The process as mandated
by statute and
Rule 14-75, Florida Administrative
Code
(available as part of our
professional services qualification
package), involves a
prequalification process,
advertisement, and competitive
selection of professional services
consultants based on qualifications,
followed by negotiations to
establish a fair, competitive and
reasonable fee for the desired
services. The types of services
statutorily designated as
professional services are
engineering; surveying and mapping;
architecture; landscape
architecture; planning; and right of
way acquisition and management.
Announcements regarding projects
requiring professional services may
be viewed at the Professional
Services Advertisements link of this
web site. These announcements
include
Planned Consultant Projects,
Current Professional Services
Advertisements,
Professional Services Selection
Results(Shortlisted, Final
Selections), These announcements
require prequalification with the
Department. A number of types of
work have been established for which
professional consultants are
frequently used. Consultants
desiring to compete for contracts in
these standard types of work for
professional services are required
to renew their prequalification
annually. Information on
prequalification is available at the
Prequalification
link on the Procurement home page.
Prequalification is coordinated
through the Procurement Office
(850-414-4477).
Prequalified consultants may respond
to currently advertised projects
with a letter of response typically
limited to two pages. At least three
firms will be shortlisted for each
advertised project and will provide
either written technical proposals,
oral presentations, interviews, or a
combination thereof depending on the
complexity of the project. The
contract fee will then be negotiated
with the top ranked firm. To view a
listing of Prequalified Consultants,
go to the
Prequalified Consultants Listings
menu link. Professional services
contracts procured in accordance
with Section 287.055 Florida
Statutes are not subject to the 1%
MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction
fee, pursuant to
Rule 60A-1.032, Florida
Administrative Code. |
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Design-Build combines into a
single contract the design,
construction, and in certain cases
(such as a Public Private
Partnership project) the
construction engineering and
inspection and acceptance
requirements for a project, all in
accordance with standard Florida
Department of Transportation
criteria (if applicable),
specifications (if applicable), and
contract administration practices.
These projects allow the contractor
to participate in the design in an
effort to reduce costs and expedite
construction. Contractors and
Consultants interested in these
projects will find information on
these procurements on the
Design-Build web page.
Design-Build contracting is
authorized under Section 337.11,
Florida Statutes. Procurements under
Section 337.11 Florida Statutes are
not subject to the 1%
MyFloridaMarketPlace Transaction
Fee, pursuant to
Rule 60A-1.032, Florida
Administrative Code. |
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The Department procures
construction services such as
roadway and bridge construction.
These services are acquired in
accordance with Section 337.11
Florida Statutes. Construction
advertisement and qualification
information can be found on the
Office of Contracts Administration
Home Page. From the Contracts
Administration homepage you can also
access
Construction letting and project
information. These types of
contracts are not handled by the
Procurement Office. The Contracts
Administration Office is responsible
for advertising and awarding road
and bridge construction projects.
Procurements under Section 337.11
Florida Statutes are not subject to
the 1% MyFloridaMarketPlace
Transaction Fee, pursuant to
Rule 60A-1.032, Florida
Administrative Code.
Maintenance services are generally
defined as services associated with
the maintenance and operation of
roadways, structures, and rest
areas. Some examples include
right-of-way mowing, and asset
maintenance. Maintenance service
procurements for the Department of
Transportation are also authorized
under Florida Statute 337.11. These
types of contracts are not handled
by the Procurement Office.
Acquisition of these services is
coordinated by the
Office of Contracts Administration.
Procurements under Section 337.11
Florida Statutes are not subject to
the 1% MyFloridaMarketPlace
Transaction Fee, pursuant to
Rule 60A-1.032, Florida
Administrative Code. |
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MyFloridaMarketPlace Transaction Fee
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