Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – OBLIQUE IMAGERY

NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

The Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office (BCPAO) is seeking professional services on the projects listed in this advertisement. Consideration will be given to only those firms that are qualified pursuant to law to perform the indicated major Type(s) of Work. This project will be developed in conjunction with the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the Property Appraiser’s Office. Letters of interest from qualified firms are to be sent to the Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office, Broward County Governmental Center, 115 S. Andrews Ave., Room 111, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, Attn: Ron Gunzburger

PROJECT NUMBER: 10-12-2006- BCPA

PROJECT NAME: 2007 Digital Oblique Imagery

PROJECT LOCATION: Broward County, Florida

SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED:

I.      Digital Oblique Imagery – covering the 440 square miles of developable land in Broward County.

        Specifications: Digital Oblique Imagery to be flown no earlier than December 27, 2006 and no later than January 7, 2007 (depending on weather conditions). The Digital Oblique Imagery shall be horizontally accurate to within 3 feet. Digital Oblique Imagery shall be captured at a 45 degree angle.

        Final delivery: Final delivery will include the desktop application and/or internet browser application to view oblique images. The tools in this application shall include, but are not limited to, the following: land and building measurement tools, search by GIS attribute data (i.e. PIN search), GIS parcel overlay. Firm must also provide on-site technical support for integrating oblique imagery into existing desktop and/or website framework. Final deliverable products to be delivered to the BCPAO by May 1, 2007. Control points (DEM/DTM) to be provided by the BCPAO. Any additional control needed for this project will be provided by the BCPAO.

II.    Planimetrics – covering all improvements in the 440 square miles of developable land in Broward County for use of change detection. Specifications: Planimetrics shall be developed for building “footprints” only.

        Building footprints shall be GIS-overlay compatible. Planimetrics shall be orthorectified to a digital elevation or digital terrain model (DEM/DTM) which will be provided by the BCPA0.

III.   Please include a one year refly option in the event of a hurricane or “major event”.

CLIENT AGENCY: BROWARD COUNTY

PROPERTY APPRAISER’S OFFICE

CLIENT CONTACT: Ron Gunzburger, General Counsel & Director of Administration, (954)357-9634, ron@bcpa.net

RESPONSE DUE DATE: November 17, 2006, 4:00 p.m. (EST)

The results of this selection will be posted at the Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office, Broward County Governmental Center, Room 111, Fort Lauderdale, Florida during regular business hours.

INSTRUCTIONS

Interested firms shall submit 3 copies of the following:

1.     Letter of interest which indicates the firm’s qualifications, related experience, ability and availability of personnel and equipment to perform the work and other information relevant to this project as deemed necessary.

2.     Current signed and dated SF form 330.

3.     If your project approach specifies map accuracy that requires certification by a professional surveyor and mapper (PSM) to comply with Chapter 472 F.S., then identify the necessary personnel in appropriate portions of your proposal.

4.     Copy of the firm’s current insurance and Florida Professional Registration license.

5.     For Corporations only. If the firm offering services is a corporation, it must be properly certified with the Florida Department of State and provide a copy of the current Florida Corporate Charter.

6.     Cost estimate for approximately 440 sq. miles and approximately 500,000 parcels. Cost shall be broken down by oblique imagery, planimetrics, licensing opportunities and/or options, and additional technical support if necessary.

Responding firms will be asked to give a one hour presentation

in our main office in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Firms submitting must be properly registered at the time of application to practice their profession in the State of Florida. Firms may submit representative samples of similar or related work efforts, with reference information. Responses which do not contain the required information identified herein, or non-relevant work experience may not be considered. All submitted materials will not be returned and will become part of the project file for this project. The selection of a consultant for this project will be made by a committee in accordance with Chapter 60D-2, Florida Administrative Code.

The Selection Committee is as follows:

Lori Parrish, Property Appraiser

Erik Reed, Director of Technology

Holly Cimino, Director of Finance

Joe Zdanowicz, Director of Real Property

Kenneth Gibbs, GIS Supervisor

The Broward County Property Appraiser’s selection process, including any contacts with Property Appraiser staff, are governed by the terms of the Broward County Property Appraiser Rules Regulating Lobbying (a copy is available on our www.bcpa.net website). Firms will be selected based on qualifications and project approach and other relevant factors, in accordance with the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), Section 287.055. F.S. Submittals will be scored and ranked according to the Scoring Criteria.