SUBJECT
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Approve selection committee’s recommendation to authorize staff negotiations with Patel, Greene & Associates, LLC. for professional engineering services for the Kathleen Road widening project. (No fiscal impact)
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DESCRIPTION
Kathleen Road is a two-lane undivided north-south urban collector located to the northwest of Lakeland. The northern terminus of Kathleen Road is currently at West Socrum Loop Road. The corridor limits of this Project are from the intersection of Kathleen Road @ Duff Road to the intersection of US 98 @ Rockridge Road (approximately 4.7 miles).
Polk County has identified the widening and extension of Kathleen Road as a priority given the population and employment growth projected for the region surrounding Kathleen Road. This expected growth is evident in the increased traffic demands on nearby roadways, and future development projects planned along the corridor. The County has applied for and received a federal grant for this project (Task 1: Alignment Study/Project Development & Environment Study).
Roads and Drainage requested Procurement to solicit proposals for the purpose of providing professional engineering services for the Kathleen Road widening project. Request for Proposal (RFP) 25-421, Professional Engineering Services for Kathleen Rd Widening and Extension from Duff Rd to HWY 98 was issued, and nine firms submitted proposals. The selection committee met on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, to evaluate and score the proposal. The five highest scored proposers were elevated for interviews. On March 3, 2026, the selection committee conducted interviews and received presentations from all five proposers. After the interviews, the consensus of the selection committee was to request the Board authorize staff to enter into contract negotiations with all proposers starting with the highest ranked proposer, Patel, Greene & Associates, LLC.
The following is a listing of the firms and their rankings:
Proposer Location Rank
Patel, Greene & Associates, LLC Bartow, FL 1
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP Lakeland, FL 2
HNTB Corporation Bartow, FL 3
Kisinger, Campo & Associates, Corp. Tampa, FL 4
AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Bartow, FL 5
A recommendation of award was posted, and no protests were received.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board approve the selection committee’s recommendation and authorize staff to enter into negotiations with the highest ranked proposer, Patel, Greene & Associates, LLC in regards to RFP 25-421, Professional Engineering Services for Kathleen Rd Widening and Extension from Duff Rd to HWY 98, and moving to the second-highest ranked proposer and so on, if negotiations with Patel, Greene & Associates, LLC are unsuccessful.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact during negotiations.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Tabatha Shirah
Senior Procurement Analyst
(863) 534-5935
tabathashirah@polkfl.gov <mailto:tabathashirah@polkfl.gov>