The Village of Wellington selection committee on April 3 recommended Genoptics Smart Mobility Solution LLC as its top-ranked proposer for RFP 202510, a program to install speed-detection cameras in school zones, and agreed to forward the recommendation to the village council for consideration on April 22.

The committee said it received six proposals on March 10, 2025, and used a scoring rubric that allocated points for qualifications and experience (30 points), technical approach and methodology (30 points) and fees to perform the services (40 points), for a total of 100 points. After members read and converted their scores to ordinal rankings, the panel’s final ordinal totals placed Genoptics first with 11 ordinal points, Ultimate Inc. second with 13, Blue Line Solutions and Red Speed tied for third with 17, Viera Mobility fifth with 19, and Novoa Global sixth with 26.

Committee members debated whether to require in-person interviews and presentations by finalists. Nicole Coates, the village’s director of public safety and emergency management, moved that the selection committee invite the top four ranked firms to present; Jonathan Rheinsfeld, the village engineer, seconded that motion. The motion carried at the selection-committee meeting, though Bruce Wagner, the public works director, voiced opposition during that vote.

Following that vote, several committee members said scheduling and the village’s target timeline argued against adding presentations. Jonathan Rheinsfeld said the timeline was “tight” and recommended moving forward based on the written proposals rather than scheduling presentations that could push council action into May. Eric Jucker, parks and recreation director, and others supported skipping presentations to meet the council’s desired schedule.

The committee also discussed legal risks tied to enforcement technology and indemnity language. Nicole Coates said she wanted to “explore” firms’ experience with litigation and whether vendors’ proposals included hold-harmless or indemnity language. Danielle Zimbreski, the village purchasing manager, read the selection committee’s standard indemnification language aloud and said the sample agreement in the solicitation includes strict indemnification provisions. Zimbreski said the agreement would govern and that proposers would have to accept it or be passed over.

After the discussion, the committee made and seconded a motion to award the top-ranked firm, Genoptics, and forward that recommendation to council for formal award. The committee chair said the recommendation would appear on the April 22 council agenda. Zimbreski reminded vendors in attendance that a cone of silence remained in effect until the contract award.

Committee members also discussed the village’s target service start date. Staff said council had expressed a desire to have the system running by the start of the next school year and referenced an August 11 date as the target. Members noted that added interviews and presentations could delay the schedule and could make meeting the August target “tight.”

The selection committee did not conduct interviews at the meeting; it recorded rankings and voted to forward the recommendation to council. Staff said legal counsel will govern contract language and that any indemnity or liability questions will be resolved during contract review.

The six proposers listed in the record were: Ultimate Inc.; American Traffic Solutions (doing business as Viera Mobility); Blue Line Solutions LLC; Novoa Global Inc.; Red Speed Florida LLC; and Genoptics North America (doing business as Genoptics Smart Mobility Solution LLC). Zimbreski said copies of the proposals were provided to the selection committee and that staff would present the committee’s recommendation and the sample agreement to council on April 22.