Title
Archaeology Consulting and Historic Preservation Services Contract - RFQu-26-0018 Request for Award (Ordinance S-52497) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into contracts with Agave Archaeology, LLC; Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.; Colliers Engineering & Design, Inc.; Desert Archaeology, Inc.; Dudek, Inc.; GH2 Architects, LLC; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.; Logan Simpson Design, Inc.; Motley Design Group, LLC; North Wind Resource Consulting, LLC; PaleoWest, LLC; Pinyon Environmental, Inc.; SWCA, Incorporated; Terracon Consultants, Inc.; TYPSA, Inc.; Westland Resources, Inc.; Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects; and WSP USA, Inc. to provide Archaeology Consulting and Historic Preservation Services for Citywide use. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contracts will not exceed $7,100,000.
Report
Summary
These contracts will provide archaeological and historic preservation consultants to conduct investigations that identify cultural resources and evaluate or mitigate impacts on sensitive cultural resources resulting from a variety of City-sponsored projects. These projects are completed for various City departments and use different funding sources that require specific compliance procedures in order to meet City, state and federal archaeological and historic preservation policies and regulations. Services provided will include, but are not limited to, archaeological and historic property surveys, archaeological monitoring of ongoing construction sites to conduct archaeological feature recordation and sampling, testing and data recovery excavations, artifact analysis, evaluation and assessment of archaeological discoveries and preparation of documents for federal reporting purposes. Services will be used on a Citywide basis with the Parks and Recreation, Neighborhood Services, Housing, Planning and Development and Aviation Departments being the majority users.
Procurement Information
A Request for Qualifications procurement was processed in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10 to establish a Qualified Vendor List (QVL).
Nineteen Offerors submitted statements of qualifications and were deemed to be responsive and responsible. Evaluations were based on the following minimum qualifications:
Qualifications/Acreditation/Cultural Training
Experience and Expertise
Compliance with the Scope of Work
After reaching consensus, award to the following Offerors is recommended:
Agave Archaeology, LLC
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.
Colliers Engineering & Design, Inc.
Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Dudek, Inc.
GH2 Architects, LLC
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
Logan Simpson Design, Inc.
Motley Design Group, LLC
North Wind Resource Consulting, LLC
PaleoWest, LLC
Pinyon Environmental, Inc.
SWCA, Incorporated.
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
TYPSA, Inc.
Westland Resources, Inc.
Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects
WSP USA, Inc.
Contract Term
The contracts will begin on or about December 17, 2025, for a five-year term with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate value of the contracts will not exceed $7,100,000 for the five-year term. Funds are available in the various departments' operating and Capital Improvement Program budgets.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Ed Zuercher and the Finance Department.