TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, City Manager
TITLE: Approve Agreement No. 2021-17 Professional Architectural and Engineering Services for City of North Port Police Department Facilities Between The City of North Port and Schenkel & Shultz, Inc. in the Amount of $235,410.00.
Recommended Action
Approve Agreement No. 2021-17 Professional Architectural and Engineering Services for City of North Port Police Department Facilities between The City of North Port and Schenkel & Shultz, Inc. in the amount of $235,410.00.
Background Information
The North Port Police Department currently has 126 sworn officers and civilian staff of 44 for a total staff of 170 employees. The North Port Police Department was built in 2006 and is a two-story building totaling 32,000 square feet. In 2006, there were 79 sworn officers and 30 civilian staff. The population was approximately 47,000. Today, the city's population is approximately 76,652, with an area of 104 square miles, and only 30 percent built out. The projected growth of the City of North Port by 2040 is approximately 175,000 residents. With the increase in residential and commercial growth throughout the City, staff has outgrown the current Police Department in all capacities, with the most alarming concern being in its property evidence area. The department developed project number PD21PE to pursue other options to address both current and future space needs of staff.
Request for Proposal 2021-17 was issued on September 20, 2021, requesting proposals from experienced and qualified firms for professional architectural design and engineering services for City of North Port Police Department Facilities. Three proposals were received October 21, 2021. Selection Committee meetings for telephone discussions with the firms and evaluation and ranking of proposals were held November 8, 2021. Of the three firms evaluated and ranked, Schenkel & Shultz, Inc was found to be th...
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