DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Program Management Services for the Street Maintenance & Capital Improvement Programs
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the execution of three On-Call Program Management Services with Foster CM Group, Inc., Civil Engineering Consultants., and 6S Engineering, Inc., each in the amount of not to exceed $750,000 per year for a term of one year, with one additional one-year option to provide as needed on-call engineering & inspection services for the City's Street Maintenance & Capital Improvement Programs.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
City Council approved $99 million in the FY 2018 Budget to complete both in-house and contract street maintenance projects. This was an increase of funding in the amount of $35 million above the $64 million provided the previous two fiscal years for street maintenance. In addition, on May 6, 2017, voters approved the $850 million 2017-2022 Bond Program.
These contracts will provide staff augmentation that will provide construction engineering and inspection services to successfully deliver the street maintenance and potentially some bond projects. TCI continues to improve efficiency and this capacity ensures that staff has the ability to advance capital improvement projects without delay.
Procurement of Services
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was released on December 18, 2017. This RFQ was advertised on the City's website and the Texas Electronic State Business Daily and through TCI on December 18, 2017. Responses were due on January 23, 2018. Nine submittals were received for the RFQ. A selection committee, consisting of representatives from TCI evaluated, scored and ranked the submissions of the firms. Scoring was based on the published evaluation criteria, which included evaluation of background, experience and qualifications of Prime Firm, project management ...
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