Title
Citywide Environmental Consulting On-Call Services for Fiscal Years 2018-2020 (Ordinance S-44780)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into separate agreements with 10 firms to provide Citywide on-call environmental consulting services from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The fee for the services will not exceed $500,000 per contract, for a total of $5 million.
Additionally, request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to take all action as 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 and to include disbursement of funds. Utility services include, but are not limited to: 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
The selected firms will be responsible for providing on-call environmental consulting services that include, but are not limited to: Phase 1, Phase II, and Phase III environmental site assessments; biological surveys for endangered and threatened species of flora and fauna; and other related environmental studies on real property.
Procurement Information
The top 10 firms were selected for on-call environmental consulting services using a qualifications-based selection process in accordance with section 34-604 of the Arizona Revised Statues (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. Twenty-five firms submitted proposals.
The top 12 rankings follow; only 10 firms will be awarded contracts based upon rank:
AECOM Technical Services, Inc.: Rank 1
Clear Creek Associates, LLC.: Rank 2
Matrix New World Engineering, Land Surveying And Landscape, Inc.: Rank 3
Geotek Contracting and Remediation, LLC.: Rank 4
Western Technologies, Inc.: Rank 5
Ninyo & Moore, Geotechnical Consultants, Inc.: Rank 6
ATC Group Services, LLC.: Rank 7
SCS Engineers.: Rank 8
GHD, Inc.: Rank 9
Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Inc.: Rank 10
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.: Rank 11
Conger Environmental Engineering, LLC.: Rank 12
Contract Term
The term of each contract is for two years, or up to the contract limit of $500,000, whichever occurs first. Contract work scope identified and incorporated into the contract prior to the end of the contract term may be agreed to by the parties, and work may extend past the termination of the contract for work in progress. No additional contract work scope changes may be executed after the end of the contract term.
Financial Impact
The total fee for contract services will not exceed $500,000, per contract, for a total of $5 million, 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.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua, the Street Transportation Department, and the City Engineer.