SUBJECT
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Approve selection committee’s recommendation to authorize staff to negotiate an agreement with Bandes Construction to provide Construction-Manager-At-Risk (CMAR) services for the Polk County Utilities Northeast Regional Warehouse/Operations Building and Fleet Campus. (No fiscal impact)
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DESCRIPTION
The Facilities Management division requested Procurement to solicit proposals from qualified vendors to provide CMAR services for a new 41,110 square-foot warehouse for Polk County Utilities and a Fleet facility, located at the intersection of Home Run Boulevard and Westview Road in Davenport, Florida.
Request for Proposal (RFP) 26-068, Construction Manager at Risk for Polk County Utilities Northeast Regional Warehouse/Operations Building and Fleet Campus was issued, and eight vendors submitted proposals. The selection committee met on September 22, 2026, to evaluate and score the proposals and elevated three vendors to interviews. On October 5, 2026, the selection committee received presentations from the three proposers. After the interviews, the consensus of the selection committee was to request the Board authorize staff to enter into negotiations with all proposers that were interviewed, beginning with the highest ranked proposer, Bandes Construction. The following is a listing of the firms and their rankings:
Proposer Rank
Bandes Construction 1
Rodda Construction 2
Register Construction 3
A recommendation of award was posted, and no protests were received.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board approve the selection committee’s recommendation to authorize staff to negotiate an agreement with Bandes Construction to provide construction manager at risk services for the Polk County Utilities Northeast Regional Warehouse/Operations Building and Fleet Campus.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact during negotiations.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Brad Howard
Sr. Procurement Analyst
Procurement Division
(863) 534-6706
bradhoward@polk-county.net