Title
Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program - Construction Administration and Inspection Services - WS90500118 and WS90500299 (Ordinance S-50039)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Dibble & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. to provide Construction Administration and Inspection Services for the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program. 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 $12.5 million.
Additionally, request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to take all action as may be necessary or appropriate and to execute all design and construction agreements, licenses, permits, and requests for utility services related to the development, design and construction of the project. Such utility services include, but are not limited to: electrical, water, sewer, natural gas, telecommunication, cable television, railroads and other modes of transportation. Further request the City Council to grant an exception to Phoenix City Code 42-20 to authorize inclusion in the documents pertaining to this transaction of indemnification and assumption of liability provisions that otherwise should be prohibited by Phoenix City Code 42-18. This authorization excludes any transaction involving an interest in real property.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate small diameter sanitary sewer, manhole rehabilitation or replacement, manhole coatings on Developer projects, and cured-in-place-pipe liner installation on Developer projects. Small diameter sanitary sewer rehabilitation consists of rehabilitating deteriorated or older sanitary sewers in the City of Phoenix wastewater collection system.
Dibble & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.'s (Dibble) services include, but are not limited to: managing up to five Job Order Contractors (JOC) for pipe rehabilitation and up to five JOCs for manhole rehabilitation. In addition, it is anticipated there will be various job order agreements for the point repairs and manhole adjustments and low bid contracts for pipe rehabilitation. Dibble will utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assess older infrastructure and will oversee the process and implementation of AI to the program. The consultant must have experience with GIS and Asset Management and is expected to manage data input from staff and contractors.
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. Two firms submitted proposals and are listed below.
Selected Firm
Rank 1: Dibble & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Additional Proposers
Rank 2: Stanley Consultants, Inc.
Contract Term
The term of the agreement is five years from the 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 Dibble will not exceed $12.5 million, including all subconsultant and reimbursable costs.
Funding is available in the Water Services Department's Capital Improvement Program budget. 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.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Ginger Spencer and Alan Stephenson, the Water Services Department and the City Engineer.