Board of County Commissioners Agenda Request

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Board of County Commissioners Agenda Request

Date of Meeting: Date Submitted: To: From:

Subject:

October 15, 2019 September 19, 2019 Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board Arthur Lawson, Sr., Interim County Administrator Fred McNealy, Public Works Director Ralph Strong Road Sidewalk Project Design Bid Award

Statement of Issue:

This agenda item seeks Board approval to award the design bid of Ralph Strong Road Sidewalk Project to Dewberry Engineers, Inc.

Background:

The Ralph Strong Rd. Sidewalk Project was selected for funding by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) through their Local Agency Program (LAP) in the amount of $78,316.00 for design. The proposed project will include installing 4500 LF of 6' sidewalk with 1500 LF of curb and gutter from US90 to Crossroads School entrance.

On May 8, 2019, the Board entered into an agreement with FDOT to complete the design portion. A total of 5 bids were received; the bids were opened and read aloud. The selection committee ranked the engineering companies and it was determined that Dewberry Engineers, Inc. was ranked the highest firm.

Fiscal Impact:

This project will have a total cost of $78,316.00 which will be funded from the FDOT LAP. This project will have no fiscal impact on the County.

Options:

1. Approve the award of Ralph Strong Sidewalk Project Design services to Dewberry Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $78,316.00 and authorize the chair to execute all related documents.

2. Do not approve. 3. Board direction.

Interim County Administrator's Recommendation: Option 1. Attachments: 1. Detailed Bid Tabulations 2. Bid Ad

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BID TABULATION FORM

BID TITLE: Ralph Strong Road Sidewalk BID NUMBER: 19-13 OPENING DATE: 8-1-2019 TIME OF OPENING: 10:30 AM

OPENED BY: Shelia Faircloth TABULATED BY: Debbie Meeks VERIFIED BY: Jeff Price Page 1

BIDDER LIST

Consolidated Design Professionals 2940 Kerry Forest Parkway Suite 101 Tallahassee, FL 32309 Dewberry Engineers 20684 Central Avenue East Blountstown, FL 32424 Alday-Howell Engineering, Inc. 3017 Highway 71 North Marianna, FL 32446 Kimley-Horne 2615 Centennial Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32308 George & Associates 1967 Commonwealth Lane Suite 200 Tallahassee, FL 32303

BID AMOUNT

MET SPECS

NOTES

Adjourned @ 10:35 AM

Disclaimer: Bid tabulations are the results of vendors who responded to the bids and/or quotes listed. Totals listed on the bid tabulation are for comparison only. Bids will be evaluated for completeness and compliance with specifications by the Purchasing Department and the using department. The tabulations do not represent a notice of award but only of the bids received.

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OBITUARIES

GADSDEN COUNTY TIMES

GRACE NOTES

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019, PAGE 3

Sonja Bogan

Sonja M. Bogan, 29, of Quincy, departed this life Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Tallahassee.

A celebration of life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2019, at St. Stephens Primitive Baptist Church of Gretna, with burial at Sunnyvale Cemetery in Quincy.

Williams Funeral Home of Quincy will be providing services for the Bogan family.

Ned Burgess Sr.

Ned Burgess Sr., 61, of Quincy, transitioned from labor to reward Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Quincy.

Funeral Services will be noon July 6, 2019, at New Bethel A.M.E. Church in Quincy, with burial following at Byrd

Cemetery. He leaves to cherish

his memories a loving wife, Angela Jenkins Burgess; son, Ned

Burgess Jr.; three daughters, Shameka (Albert) Burgess, Nedrika Burgess and Trinity Burgess, all of Quincy; and a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren and sorrowing friends. Visitation will be 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2019, at Evans Funeral Home and 9 a.m. until the hour of service at the sanctuary. Evans Funeral Home, 110 S. Ninth Street in Quincy, and is also in charge of all funeral arrangements.

Robert D. Henry

Robert Dean Henry, 76, of Quincy, departed this life Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Quincy.

He leaves to cherish his precious memories a wife, Jean Henry; two sons, Alvin Henry of Greensboro, and David Henry of Grand Ridge; two sisters, Orenettia Todd of Miami, and Mary Smith of Gretna; and four grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at the Mortuary. A celebration of life will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at Kingdom Hall Jehovah Witness Church in Quincy.

Williams Funeral Home of Quincy will be providing the service for the Henry family.

OBITUARIES

St. John to host pastor appreciation

program July 21

St. John A.M.E. Church, 4445 Bainbridge Highway in Quincy, is hosting its pastoral appreciation program in honor of the Rev. Matthew J. Bryant, pastor, and First Lady Sandra E. Bryant at 3 p.m. July 21.

New St. John A.M.E. Church of Tallahassee and the Rev. Le'Roy Colston will be guests.

For information, call 850-627-9588.

Church to host Harvest Day

Morning Star Mis-

sionary Baptist Church,

5865 Hardaway High-

way in Chattahoochee,

is hosting its Harvest

Day at 3 p.m. July 14.

The church's pastor

is Shiella Mason.

The speaker at Har-

vest Day will be Tony

Williams of Bethlehem

Missionary

Baptist

Church of Quincy. The

theme will be "We reap

what we show. Chose

what you nourish care-

fully."

For information, call 850-856-9388.

Symposium set for Havana church

The Word Ministry, 106 E. Eighth Ave. in Havana, is hosting Symposium 2019 ? "Receiving the Power of the Gospel." It is scheduled for July 6-8 and July 13 and 20.

C.B. McCloud III, pastor of Mt. Carmel Deliverance Center in Rochester, N.Y., will be delivering the message.

For information, call 850-590-7372 or visit the-word-.

Gretna church prepares for revival

Trust God Ministries, 14602 Main St. in Gretna, is hosting its revival 7:30 p.m. July 10-12.

Revivalist will be Pastor Charlie Fryson Jr. and he'll focus on Proverbs 4:7.

For information, call 850-509-6789.

Church to celebrate pastor's anniversary

Mt. Calvary Primitive

Baptist Church, 7095 Bainbridge Road in Quincy, is hosting its third anniversary for its pastor, Elder Charles A. Colson.

Pre-anniversary events include:

7:30 p.m. July 17: Elder Ronald McCloud and St. John Church of God in Christ.

7:30 p.m. Aug. 1: Elder Harry Cloud and St. Stephens Primitive Baptist Church

7:30 p.m. Aug. 8. The anniversary is Aug. 11. At 11 a.m., Elder Jeffery Griggs and New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church will attend. The Rev. Matthew Bryant and St. John A.M.E. Church is scheduled for 3 p.m.

Choir to host meeting, rehearsal

New Bethel A.M.E. Church, 23209 Blue Star Highway in Quincy, is hosting a meeting and rehearsal for its Fellowship Mass Choir at 7 p.m. July 8.

For information, contact Rosalyn Davis at 850-294-9547 or Davis239@.

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