Title
Sub-Regional Operating Group - 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant 1A Rehabilitation - Construction Manager at Risk Preconstruction Services - WS90100114 (Ordinance S-51906) - District 7
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. to provide Construction Manager at Risk Preconstruction Services for the Sub-Regional Operating Group - 91st Avenue Wastewater Water Treatment Plant 1A Rehabilitation 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 $750,000.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate or replace assets throughout Plant 1A at the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant and incorporate current technologies and equipment. Rehabilitation or replacement of assets throughout the Plant 1A treatment train, may include, but are not limited to: primary sedimentation, aeration, secondary sedimentation, reuse water system, disinfection, ancillary equipment and systems, process air supply and distribution systems, and electrical and control systems.
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. will begin in an agency support role for Construction Manager at Risk Preconstruction Services. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. will assume the risk of delivering the project through a Guaranteed Maximum Price agreement.
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.'s Preconstruction Services include, but are not limited to: site visits and field investigations, providing detailed cost estimating and knowledge of marketplace conditions; providing construction phasing and scheduling that will minimize interruption to the City operations, advise the City on ways to gain efficiencies in project delivery, assist with life-cycle cost analyses to provide recommendations for replacement equipment, and provide long-lead procurement studies, initiate procurement of long-lead items, and participating with the City in a process to establish a Small Business Enterprise goal for the project.
The 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility is owned by the Sub-Regional Operating Group (SROG) and operated by the City of Phoenix.
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: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Additional Proposers
Rank 2: PCL Construction, Inc.
Rank 3: Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
Rank 4: MGC Contractors, Inc.
Rank 5: Sundt Construction, Inc.
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 McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. will not exceed $750,000, including all subcontractor and reimbursable costs.
Funding is available in the Water Services Department's Capital Improvement Program budget utilizing SROG funds from the City of Phoenix.
Location
91st Avenue and W. Roeser Road
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Inger Erickson, Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer, the City Engineer and the Water Services Department.