DEPARTMENT: Public Works
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S) IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Professional Services Agreements: On-Call Cultural Resources Consulting Services
SUMMARY:
An ordinance approving the execution of five (5) on-call professional services agreements with Cox McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc., PaleoWest, LLC, Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc., Center for Archaeological Research-UTSA, and Hicks & Company, Environmental/Archeology Consultants, each in an amount not to exceed $600,000.00 per contract year, for as-needed cultural resources consulting services related to federal transportation projects, capital improvement bond projects, and other City projects, located citywide. Each agreement is for a term of one year with an option to renew each agreement for up to four (4) additional one (1)-year extensions at an additional amount not to exceed $600,000.00 per contract year at City's discretion, for a total amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 per contract.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Public Work Department's Environmental Management Division is responsible for assessing all environmental impacts related to transportation and drainage improvement projects, determining potential environmental impacts and obtaining environmental clearances from the federal and state regulatory agencies for all Bond, federally funded, and capital improvement projects prior to construction advertisement. These environmental impacts include impacts to cultural resources and maintaining compliance under federal, state, and local cultural resources laws, rules, and regulations.
Procurement of Services
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Cultural Resources Consulting Services was released on January 22, 2020. Nine (9) firms responded and submitted their Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) on March 9, 2020. A selection committee, made up of staff from the Public Works Department, the Office of Historic Pres...
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