Title
Innovation 27 Workforce Training and Education Collaborative - Construction Manager at Risk Preconstruction Services - ED20000008 (Ordinance S-50036)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Kitchell Contractors, Inc. of Arizona to provide Construction Manager at Risk Preconstruction Services for the Innovation 27 Workforce Training and Education Collaborative 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 $500,000.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this project is to provide the adaptive reuse construction of a former big-box department store into a workforce and education facility.
Kitchell Contractors, Inc. of Arizona will begin in an agency support role for Construction Manager At Risk Preconstruction Services. Kitchell Contractors, Inc. of Arizona will assume the risk of delivering the project through a Guaranteed Maximum Price agreement.
Kitchell Contractors, Inc. of Arizona’s Preconstruction Services include, but are not limited to: detailed cost estimating and knowledge of marketplace conditions; provide project planning and scheduling; provide alternate systems evaluation and constructability studies; advise City on ways to gain efficiencies in project delivery; provide long-lead procurement studies and initiate procurement on long-lead items; assist in the permitting process; participate with the City in a process to set goal for local and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation and implement the local and SBE process; protect the owner's sensitivity to quality, safety, and environmental factors; and advise the City on choosing green building materials. A SBE goal will be established for this project upon substantial completion of Preconstruction Services and prior to the start of construction.
Procurement Information
The selection was made using a qualifications-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. Five firms submitted proposals and are listed below:
Selected Firm
Rank 1: Kitchell Contractors, Inc. of Arizona
Additional Proposers
Rank 2: Okland Construction Company, Inc.
Rank 3: Chasse Building Team, Inc.
Rank 4: Caliente Construction, Inc.
Rank 5: Sun Eagle Corporation
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 Kitchell Contractors, Inc. of Arizona is not to exceed $500,000, including all subcontractor and reimbursable costs.
Funding is available from American Rescue Plan Act, a federally-funded program. Funds are budgeted in the Community and Economic Development Department Capital Improvement Program. There is no impact to the General Fund. 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
2526 W. Northern Ave.
Council District: 5
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson, Interim Deputy City Manager John Chan, the Community and Economic Development Department, and the City Engineer.