Title
Construction Materials Testing Laboratory Software - Requirements Contract - RFP 63-0031 - Amendment (Ordinance S-49147)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to Contract 146601 with SpectraQEST, to extend the contract term for QESTLab Software for the Street Transportation Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $95,000.
Report
Summary
This contract provides QESTLab software needed for the management of data collected from samples tested at the Materials Lab for the Street Transportation Department (Streets). The Streets Materials Lab provides a wide range of material testing services and consultation for geotechnical exploration, foundation design, flexile and rigid pavement designs as well as maintenance and remediation of pavements to all City of Phoenix departments. The lab is a fully accredited facility with the American Materials Reference Laboratory, Cement Concrete Reference Laboratory and AZ Department of Transportation certifications. QESTLab was implemented in 2018 for data acquisition for soil, aggregate, concrete and asphalt testing to provide calculations and reporting. In addition, QESTLab is utilized to track laboratory equipment calibration schedules and it also tracks and provides certification information for the lab technicians. SpectraQEST is the only vendor who provides the QESTLab software program.
This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.
Contract Term
Upon approval, the contract will be extended through Nov. 30, 2027.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $95,000 in additional funds, the revised total value of the contract will not exceed $267,000. Funds are available in the Street Transportation Department’s budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously reviewed this request:
- Construction Materials Testing Laboratory Software, Contract 146601, (Ordinance S-43981) on Oct. 18, 2017.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.