Title
Bridge and Dam Safety Repair Program Job Order Contracting Services - JOC240 (Ordinance S-52348) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, to enter into separate master agreements with two contractors listed below to provide Bridge and Dam Safety Repair Program Job Order Contracting (JOC) services for the Street Transportation Department. Further request to authorize execution of amendments to the agreements 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 total fee for all services will not exceed $30 million.
Additionally requests to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to take all action as may be necessary or appropriate and to execute all design and construction agreements, licenses, permits, and requests for utility services relating to the development, design, and construction of the project. Such utility services include, but are not limited to: electrical, water, sewer, natural gas, telecommunications, cable television, railroads, and other modes of transportation. Further request the City Council to grant an exception pursuant to Phoenix City Code 42-20 to authorize inclusion of provisions in the documents pertaining to this transaction for indemnification and assumption of liability that otherwise should be prohibited by Phoenix City Code 42-18. This authorization excludes any transaction involving an interest in real property.
Report
Summary
The contractors’ JOC services will be used on an as-needed basis to provide Bridge and Dam Safety Repair Program JOC Services for the maintenance, restoration, and rehabilitation of the City's earthen embankment dams and approximately 600 bridges and structures located throughout Phoenix (Aviation Department structures, Phoenix Convention Center structures, Valley Metro structures, and various roadways). The Bridge and Dam Safety Repair Program is intended to support the restoration, rehabilitation, and maintenance of City-owned bridges and flood retention assets across Phoenix. This includes but is not limited to: traffic and pedestrian bridges, earthen embankment dams and levees, drainage basins, storm water pump stations, guardrails, and other related structures and facilities. Additionally, the JOC contractors will be responsible for fulfilling Small Business Enterprise program requirements.
Procurement Information
The selections were made using a qualifications-based selection process set forth in section 34-604 of the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.). In accordance with A.R.S. section 34-604(H), the City may not publicly release information on proposals received or the scoring results until an agreement is awarded. Nine firms submitted proposals and are listed below.
Selected Firms
Rank 1: The Truesdell Corporation
Rank 2: Ames Construction, Inc.
Additional Proposers
Rank 3: Hunter Contracting Co.
Rank 4: J. Banicki Construction, Inc.
Rank 5: Granite Construction Company
Rank 6: Stacy and Witbeck, Inc.
Rank 7: Rummel Construction, Inc.
Rank 8: DBA Construction, Inc.
Rank 9: ViaSun Corporation
Contract Term
The term of each master agreement is for up to five years, or up to $15 million, whichever occurs first. Work scope identified and incorporated into the master agreement prior to the end of the term may be agreed to by the parties, and work may extend past the termination of the master agreement. No additional changes may be executed after the end of the term.
Financial Impact
The master agreement value for each of the JOC contractors will not exceed $15 million, including all subcontractor and reimbursable costs. The total fee for all services will not exceed $30 million.
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute job order agreements performed under these master agreements for up to $2 million each. In no event will any job order agreement exceed this limit without Council approval to increase the limit.
Funding is available in the Street Transportation Department’s Capital Improvement Program. The Budget and Research Department will review and approve funding availability prior to issuance of any job order agreement. Payments may be made up to agreement limits for all rendered agreement services, which may extend past the agreement termination.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Inger Erickson, the Street Transportation Department and the City Engineer.