Title
Booster Pump Station Rehabilitation and Replacement - Engineering Services - WS85100032 (Ordinance S-45709)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into separate agreements with two consultants listed below, to provide Engineering Services that include design and construction administration and inspection (CA&I) services for the Booster Pump Station (BPS) Rehabilitation and Replacement project. 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 fee for services will not exceed $3,475,000.
Additionally, request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to take all action deemed necessary to execute all utilities-related design and construction agreements, licenses, permits, and requests for utility services related to the development, design and construction of the project and to include disbursement of funds. Utility services include, but are not limited to: electrical, water, sewer, natural gas, telecommunication, cable television, railroads and other modes of transportation. This authorization excludes any transaction involving an interest in real property.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate or replace six BPS, including summarizing and prioritizing the BPS as part of capital improvement projects over the next several years. The proposed sites will require extensive coordination with Operations and other divisions, including potentially performing construction activities in parallel at multiple sites within a tight construction schedule.
The Engineering consultant's Design Services include, but are not limited to: mechanical, structural, architectural, and electrical design, geotechnical and soil corrosivity investigations, coordination with various utilities, and Operations. Coordination with the Construction Manager at Risk during design development, including assisting with Guaranteed Maximum Price development, review and preparing recommendation for the City, and public outreach may be required. CA&I services will include, but are not limited to: assist with obtaining permits and approvals for the work, coordination with operations and other divisions as required to meet project deadlines and shutdown schedule to avoid any delays, inspect the site through various stages of construction to inspect the quality of the executed work, review contractor as-builts, and facilitate the delivery of the final record drawings to the City.
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. Two packages were offered in the request for proposal. Four firms submitted proposals for package one, and five firms submitted proposals for package two, and are listed below:
Selected Firm - Package One
Rank 1 - GHD, Inc.
Additional Proposers - Package One
Rank 2: Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
Rank 3: Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Rank 4: Narasimhan Consulting Services, Inc. dba NCS Engineers
Selected Firm - Package Two
Rank 1 - Wilson Engineers, LLC
Additional Proposers - Package Two
Rank 2: Carollo Engineers, Inc.
Rank 3: Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
Rank 4: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Rank 5: GHD, Inc.
Contract Term
The term of each agreement is 915 calendar days 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 GHD, Inc. will not exceed $2 million, including all subconsultant and reimbursable costs and the agreement value for Wilson will not exceed $1,475,000, including all subconsultant and reimbursable costs.
Funding is available in the Water Services 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.
Location
Various locations
Council Districts: 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Karen Peters and Mario Paniagua, the Water Services Department, and the City Engineer.