Title
Design Services for 3rd Street Promenade: Roosevelt Street to Indian School Road - ST87100162 (Ordinance S-43563)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. (Phoenix), Vendor 3001103 to provide engineering services for the 3rd Street Promenade: Roosevelt Street to Indian School Road design services project. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Additional authorization is requested for 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 relating to the development, design, and construction of the project to include disbursement of funds. Utility services include: electrical, water, sewer, natural gas, telecommunications, cable television, railroads and other modes of transportation. This authorization excludes any transaction involving an interest in real property.
Report
Summary
This project will repurpose 3rd Street to serve as a pedestrian connector and an alternative vehicular route into downtown Phoenix. The project will modify the existing street cross-section from five vehicular travel lanes to three, and add bicycle lanes with three to six foot buffers to separate bicycles from vehicular traffic. The project will add bike lanes, continuous sidewalks, shade, site furnishings, pedestrian lighting, sidewalk ramps, and safer street crossings for pedestrians.
Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.’s services will include design of the project, public outreach and possible construction administration services.
Procurement Information
Twelve firms submitted for this qualifications-based selection process. The City selected the top two ranked firms to perform the above services in two separate project locations using a single procurement according to Section 34-604 of the Arizona Revised Statues (A.R.S.). Pursuant to A.R.S. title 34, the City is not to release the scoring of proposers until a contract has been awarded. The top ranked firm was selected for the 3rd and 5th Avenues: Washington Street to McDowell Road project. The four top rankings follow:
AZTEC Engineering Group, Inc.: Ranked #1
Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.: Ranked #2
CK Group, Inc.: Ranked #3
Premier Engineering, Inc.: Ranked #4
Contract Term
The term of the contract is for one year. Contract work scope identified and incorporated into the contract prior to the end of the contract may be agreed to by the parties, and work may extend past the termination of the contract. No additional contract work scope changes may be executed after the end of the contract term.
Financial Impact
Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.’s fee will not exceed $770,000, including all subconsultant and reimbursable costs. Funding is available in the Street Transportation Department’s Capital Improvement Program budget. Contract payments may be made up to contract limits for all rendered contract services, which may extend past the contract termination.
Location
3rd Street Promenade: Roosevelt Street to Indian School Road.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua, the Street Transportation Department, and the City Engineer.