Title
Lift Station 58 Refurbishment - Construction Manager at Risk Services - WS90400092 (Ordinance S-52689) - District 6
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, to enter into an agreement with Hunter Contracting Co. to provide Construction Manager at Risk Preconstruction and Construction Services for the Lift Station 58 Refurbishment 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 $6 million.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this project is to construct a new 0.66 million gallons per day lift station to the north of the existing site and rehabilitate the existing gravity feed to the new lift station.
Hunter Contracting Co. will begin in an agency support role for Construction Manager at Risk Preconstruction Services. Hunter Contracting Co. will assume the risk of delivering the project through a Guaranteed Maximum Price agreement.
Hunter Contracting Co.'s Preconstruction Services include, but are not limited to: providing detailed cost estimating and knowledge of marketplace conditions, providing construction phasing and scheduling, providing alternate systems evaluation and constructability studies, and participating with the City in a process to establish a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) goal for the project.
Hunter Contracting Co.’s initial Construction Services will include preparation of a Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal provided under the agreement. Hunter Contracting Co. will be responsible for construction means and methods related to the project and fulfilling the SBE program requirements. Hunter Contracting Co. will be required to solicit bids from prequalified subcontractors and to perform the work using the City’s subcontractor selection process. Hunter Contracting Co. may also compete to self-perform limited amounts of work.
Hunter Contracting Co.’s additional Construction Services include relocating and constructing a new Lift Station 58 adjacent to the existing site; abandoning, removing, and rehabilitating the existing Lift Station 58 site; arranging for procurement of materials and equipment; and addressing all federal, state, and local permitting requirements.
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. Seven firms submitted proposals and are listed below:
Selected Firm
Rank 1: Hunter Contracting Co.
Additional Proposers
Rank 2: Felix Construction Company
Rank 3: MGC Contractors, Inc.
Rank 4: FILANC
Rank 5: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Rank 6: Kear Civil Corporation
Rank 7: Achen-Gardner Construction, L.L.C.
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 Hunter Contacting Co. will not exceed $6 million, including all subcontractor 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.
Location
General Location: 20th Street and E. Maryland Avenue
Council District: 6
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Ginger Spencer, Deputy City Manager Amber Williamson, the Water Services Department and the City Engineer.