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submitted is fair and reasonable. Further, the City Manager reserves the right, if it is in the best interests of the City, to negotiate with the sole bidder/proposer for the best terms, conditions and price. A reference check of the low responsive bid resulted in a positive recommendation. For instance, a reference submitted for a similar project came from Miami -Dade County for their MDWASD PUMP STATION 0698 project. The reference stated "Exceptional" in all the categories regardin, performance and commitment to their project, a comment included in the Reference Form was "Contractor went above & beyond." Furthermore, pursuant to Florida Statutes 255.05, (a) "A person entering into a formal contract with the state or any county, city, or political subdivision thereof, for the construction of a public building, for the prosecution and completion of a public work, or for repairs upon a public building or public work shall be required, before commencing the work or before recommencing the work after a default or abandonment, to execute and record in the public records of the county where the improvement is located, a payment and performance bond with a surety insurer authorized to do business in this state as surety." Based on this requirement, interested bidders must have bonding capacity to meet this requirement. The Minimum Qualification Requirements (MQRs) the bidders must have met in order to be deemec responsive were: 1. Certified General Contractor with the State of Florida; 2. The Proposing bidder must have been awarded Prime Contractor and successfully performec three (3) projects of similar or greater size, scope, and complexity; 3. Bidder shall provide reference letters for no less than three (3) projects in which Contractor served as Prime Contractor; 4. Bidders shall have a single project bonding capability of at least $3,000,000.00 with a surety company with an A.M. Best rating of AA or better. On August 4, 2023, the City Engineer and Purchasing met with the vendor to negotiate the bid. Upor thorough evaluation of the bid following the guidelines published in the solicitation, and a bid negotiating meeting with the bidder, it is recommended to award and enter into an agreement with the lowest responsible and responsive bidder: Comtech Engineering, Inc. for negotiated amount of $4,163,766.00 with a ten percent contingency for a total award amount of $4,580,142.60. FUNDING SOURCE: Funds have been appropriated in account no. 300-5-5410/450-5-5380-465000-20004. ATTACHMENTS: Resolution Agreement Item Number: 10.J 271