Approval of authorization for staff to enter into contractual negotiations with the highest ranked proposer pursuant to the review of qualifications and proposals associated with RFQ 2023-055 Noise, Acoustic, and Sound Consulting Services.

As Fort Pierce continues to grow attracting a mix of residential, business, commercial, industrial, and special entertainment to our neighborhoods, downtown and beach environments, the need has emerged to establish citywide standards for managing noise levels and providing standards consistent with the special zones and their competing uses. The City has sought a qualified acoustic consultant to develop a city-wide noise analysis to identify noise contours, develop standard for measuring sound, and enforcing violations. The completed study will also be used to propose updates to Chapter 26 – Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, Article II - Noise of the City’s Code of Ordinances. 

RFQ 2023-055 Noise, Acoustic, and Sound Consulting Services was issued on July 28, 2023 and sent to 419 vendors. Three (3) responses were received by the deadline of August 28, 2023. The evaluation committee met on October 10, 2023 to evaluate the proposals in accordance with the information detailed in Section V – Statement of Work pg.16, Evaluation Criteria. The committee reviewed and scored the responses with respect to the Firm's Qualifications in Providing Noise, Acoustic, and/or Sound Consulting Services; the Consultant’s experience; Understands the scope of the project; Approach to Scope of Work; References provided by prior Project Owners; and Total Project Cost.

The cumulative scores are listed below:
 

Cross Spectrum Acoustics	288
Veneklasen Associates, Inc.	261
Auxia Design, LLC	216

Maximum points possible: 300

Authorize staff to initiate negotiations with the highest ranked proposer.

Staff will proceed as directed by the City Commission.

Audria Moore-Wells, Special Projects Coordinator

Purchasing Division
Evaluation Committee:
Deputy Chief Robert Ridle, Fort Pierce Police Department
Kev Freeman, Planning Director
Peggy Arraiz, Director of Community Response