Title
Rio Reimagined: 3rd Street Rio Salado Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge - 2-Step Construction Manager at Risk Services - ST87600140 RAISE (Ordinance S-51732) - Districts 7 & 8
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Hunter Contracting Co. to provide Construction Manager at Risk Preconstruction and Construction Services for the Rio Reimagined: 3rd Street Rio Salado Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge project. Further request to authorize execution of amendments to the agreement as necessary within the Council-approved expenditure authority as provided below, and for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The fee for services will not exceed $25,400,000.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this project is to connect the South Phoenix community to transportation, housing, education, and employment opportunities through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant. The project will consist of constructing a bicycle and pedestrian bridge across the Rio Salado/Salt River along the 3rd Street alignment and add low-emitting solar pedestrian-scale lighting and pathway amenities to the existing asphalt pathway along the southern bank between Central Avenue and the City's eastern border limits at 40th Street.
Hunter Contracting Co. will begin in an agency support role for Construction Manager at Risk Preconstruction Services. Hunter Contracting Co. will assume the risk of delivering the project through a Guaranteed Maximum Price agreement.
Hunter Contracting Co.’s Preconstruction Services include, but are not limited to: attend and participate in project team meetings; provide for project planning, construction phasing, and scheduling; detailed cost estimating and knowledge of marketplace conditions; long-lead procurement studies and initiate procurement of long-lead items; advise City on ways to gain efficiencies in project delivery; assist in the permitting process; protect the City's sensitivity to quality, safety, and environmental factors; address citizen, stakeholder, and/or political concerns; collaborate with design team to prepare necessary exhibits for presentations to stakeholders including regulatory agencies; assist design team in identifying utility and other easements; prepare a subcontractor and supplier selection plan; provide recommendations relevant to surface/subsurface investigations; and participate with the City in a process to establish a Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for the project.
Hunter Contracting Co.'s initial Construction Services will include preparation of a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal provided under the agreement. Hunter Contracting Co. will be responsible for construction means and methods related to the project and fulfilling the DBE program requirements. Hunter Contracting Co. will be required to solicit bids from pre-qualified subcontractors and to perform the work using the City's subcontractor selection process. Hunter Contracting Co. may also compete to self-perform limited amounts of work.
Hunter Contracting Co.'s additional Construction Services include: construct the Rio Reimagined: 3rd Street Rio Salado Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge; arrange for procurement of materials and equipment; coordinate with various City of Phoenix departments, other agencies, and utility companies; schedule and manage site operations; provide quality controls; bond and insure the construction; address all federal, state and local permitting requirements; maintain a safe work site for all project participants; host preconstruction conference, weekly construction coordination, and other meetings as required; prepare and submit Requests for Information, submittals, proposal requests, and change orders for review and approval; prepare and provide monthly construction progress reports, payment requests, and schedule updates; upload and archive timely project related documentation into the City's project management system; conduct construction site visits and submit daily reports; schedule substantial completion walk-through inspection and punch list; schedule final acceptance walk-through inspection; provide record drawings and close-out related services; provide detailed tracking of the RAISE grant eligible reimbursable items; and provide coordination and resources to achieve acceptance/approval for all testing or commissioning by all agencies, departments, designers, and consultants.
Procurement Information
The selection was made using a two-step qualifications and price-based selection process set forth in Section 34-603 of the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.). In accordance with A.R.S. Section 34-603(H), the City may not publicly release information on proposals received or the scoring results until an agreement is awarded. Three firms submitted proposals and are listed below.
Selected Firm
Rank 1: Hunter Contracting Co.
Additional Proposers
Rank 2: Archer Western Construction, LLC
Rank 3: Ames Construction, Inc.
Contract Term
The term of the agreement is five years from issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Work scope identified and incorporated into the agreement prior to the end of the term may be agreed to by the parties, and work may extend past the termination of the agreement. No additional changes may be executed after the end of the term.
Financial Impact
The agreement value for Hunter Contracting Co. will not exceed $25,400,000, including all subcontractor and reimbursable costs.
This project will utilize federal funds and is subject to the requirements of the RAISE program. Funding is available in the Street Transportation Department's Capital Improvement Program budget. The Budget and Research Department will separately review and approve funding availability prior to execution of any amendments. Payments may be made up to agreement limits for all rendered agreement services, which may extend past the agreement termination.
Previous Council Action
The City Council approved Engineering Services Agreement 159422 (Ordinance S-50284) on November 1, 2023.
Location
3rd Street alignment across the Rio Salado/Salt River and along the south side of Salt River from Central Avenue to 40th Street as shown in the attached map.
Council Districts: 7 and 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Inger Erickson, the Street Transportation Department and the City Engineer.