SUBJECT
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Approve agreement with PBK Architects Florida for architectural & engineering services for the Medical Examiner's Expansion project. ($993,550.00 one-time expense)
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DESCRIPTION
Polk County is the fastest growing county in Florida and one of the fastest growing in the country. As a result, the District 10 Medical Examiner’s Office, which serves Polk, Hardee, and Highlands Counties, has outgrown their current facility. An expansion study was completed on March 5, 2024, confirming the need to expand and modify to the Polk County Medical Examiner’s office located at 1021 Jim Keene Blvd., Winter Haven, FL 33880. During an agenda review on August 16, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners approved $7.5 Million in one-time money and an additional $3 Million of one-time money during an agenda review on July 11, 2025 to expand and renovate the existing Medical Examiner’s Office ($1,500,000.00 – Highlands County, $500,000.00 – Hardee County, $3,000,000.00 – State funding).
Request for Proposal (RFP) 25-186, Architectural and Engineering Services for Medical Examiner's Office Expansion was issued, and three firms submitted proposals. On May 6, 2025, the Board approved the selection committee’s recommendation to enter into contract negotiations with PBK Architects Florida.
The attached agreement is the result of those negotiations.
The services, which include construction administration, are estimated to be completed within 605 days, yet the agreement will stay in place through completion of the construction.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board approve agreement with PBK Architects Florida for architectural & engineering services for the Medical Examiner's Expansion project in the amount of $993,550.00.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the General Capital Improvement Fund.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Tabatha Shirah
Procurement Analyst
(863) 534-5935
tabathashirah@polk-county.net