Skip to main content
File #: 18-0991   
Type: Ordinance-S Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 5/16/2018 Final action: 5/16/2018
Title: Scenario 16B Transmission Main Improvements - Construction Manager at Risk Design Phase Services - WS85507003 (Ordinance S-44568)
District: District 8

Title

Scenario 16B Transmission Main Improvements - Construction Manager at Risk Design Phase Services - WS85507003 (Ordinance S-44568)

 

Description

Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Achen-Gardner Construction, LLC to provide Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Design Phase Services in support of the Scenario 16B Transmission Main Improvement project. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The fee for services will not exceed $168,408.

 

Report

Summary

As part of the Transmission Main Inspection and Assessment Program, it has been determined there is a need to rehabilitate one mile of 60-inch Pre-stressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) transmission main extending south along 36th Street from Roeser Road to Vineyard Road. A distressed, single-pipe section 20 feet long on Baseline Road will also be evaluated for rehabilitation. This project will evaluate relocation versus rehabilitation alternatives. Included in this analysis will be evaluation of applicable pipe rehabilitation technologies and alternative routes for relocation of the main. Project design will be dictated by the chosen improvement alternative.

 

Achen-Gardner Construction, LLC will begin in an agency support role for Design Phase Services and then hold the construction contract with the City for construction of the project.

 

Services during the CMAR Design Phase include: providing detailed cost estimating and identification of marketplace conditions; planning and scheduling project/construction phases to minimize interruption to City operations; evaluating alternate systems; providing constructability studies; advising on potential efficiencies in project delivery; performing and initiating long-lead studies and procurements; assisting in permitting processes; and participating in the Small Business Enterprise (SBE) process to establish the SBE goal prior to construction.

 

Procurement Information

Achen-Gardner Construction, LLC was selected for this project using a qualifications-based selection process according to section 34-603 of the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.). Pursuant to A.R.S. title 34, the City may not release the scoring of proposers until a contract has been awarded. Five firms submitted proposals. The top three rankings follow:

 

Achen-Gardner Construction, LLC: Rank 1

Kiewit Infrastructure West, Co.: Rank 2

PCL Construction, Inc.: Rank 3

 

Contract Term

The term for CMAR Design Phase services is expected to be 24 months after issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Contract work scope identified and incorporated into the contract prior to the end of the contract may be agreed to by both parties and work may extend past the termination of the contract. No additional contract work scope may be executed after the end of the contract term.

 

Financial Impact

Achen-Gardner Construction, LLC's fee will not exceed $168,408, including all subconsultant, subcontractor, and reimbursable costs. Funding is available in the Water Services Department's Capital Improvement Program budget. Contract payments may be made up to the contract limits for all rendered contract services, which may extend past the contract termination.

 

Location

The project is located along 36th Street from Roeser Road to Vineyard Road.

Council District: 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.