HomeMy WebLinkAboutEvaluation Committee Opening ScriptOpening the Evaluation Committee Meeting
Today is Monday, December 4. 2023 at 10:00 AM Local Time. I am now calling this meeting to order. My
name is Ken Killgore, Finance Director for the City of Sebastian. I will serve as the Facilitator to the
committee. I am a non -voting member. This meeting is being recorded and available on ZOOM.
This is the evaluation committee meeting for the City of Sebastian's Request for Proposals RFP # 24-01
for Strategic Planning Services that was issued on October 19, 2023. This meeting has been publically
noticed and is being recorded as required by Florida Statutes 286.011 and 286.0113.
The Evaluation Committee consists of three (3) voting members. They include City Council Member Ed
Dodd, City Manager Brian Benton and Public Works Director/City Engineer Karen Miller. They have each
been given instructions/guidelines about this meeting and conflict of interest forms to be signed and
would ask at this time those be given to me.
At this meeting members of the public are requested not to speak, ask questions, or otherwise comment
during the meeting. At this time, the Cone of Silence will be temporarily lifted during the meeting and
upon adjournment the Cone of Silence immediately begins again.
All Committee members were also provided a copy of all responsive proposals and a scoring form. Under
the Cone of Silence, Members were instructed to individually and independently score proposals. Public
discussions held today will be related to their independent scores. Committee members may openly
discuss any concerns, questions, or clarifications required. Members do have the ability to change scores
based on today's deliberations. They may also decide to have oral presentations and discussions with
some or all of the Proposers.
If the consensus is to not have oral presentations, I will announce the calculated scoring for the Cost
Proposal Criteria and ask the Members to add it into their scoring sheets and enter their totals.
Members should then sign and date the Scoring Forms and turn them over to me. I will then tabulate
and announce the Scores.
If the consensus is to have oral presentations, Members should state any specific information or
questions the presenters should address, so the presenters can be prepared. Members should retain the
scoring forms until the presentations are scheduled. Following the presentations, Members may adjust
their scores. I will announce the calculated scoring for the Cost Proposal Criteria and ask the Members to
add it into their scoring sheets and enter their totals. Members should then sign and date the Scoring
Forms and turn them over to me. I will then tabulate and announce the Scores.
Open for discussion.
Staff will prepare an agenda transmittal to the next possible City Council meeting and make the proper
notifications to the proposers. This concludes this portion of the Committee's evaluation of the RFQ. All
parties are then advised that this meeting is adjourned and that the Cone of Silence is once again in
effect.