Title
Aviation Environmental On-Call Consulting Services For Fiscal Years 2018-2021 (Ordinance S-44792)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into ten separate agreements with the firms listed below to provide environmental on-call services for the Aviation Department on an as-needed basis from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021. The fee for the services will not exceed $500,000 for each scope category for each firm as indicated below, for a total of $7.5 million. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
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 environmental services for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix Goodyear Airport, and other Aviation Department properties on an as-needed basis. Some firms will provide multiple scope category services.
Environmental services have been grouped into three scope categories as listed below. The services may include, but are not limited to:
- Category 1: Air quality permitting and emissions inventories, air quality conformity analysis, calculations, and reporting.
- Category 2: Soil, vapor, drinking water and groundwater sampling, GIS database support services, remediation projects, modeling of soil vapor and groundwater contamination, and water distribution systems.
- Category 3: Environmental site assessments, environmental studies, technical and scientific calculations, analysis, and reporting, regulatory compliance programs and research, environmental permits, and environmental training.
Procurement Information
Five firms under each scope category were chosen using a qualifications-based selection process according to section 34-604 of the Arizona Revised Statutes (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. Nineteen firms submitted proposals. Ten firms will be awarded contracts. Four firms were selected for more than one category and only one contract per firm will be written for each of those for combined services.
The top ranking firms in each category follow, the top five will be awarded contracts:
Scope Category 1
CDM Smith, Inc.: Rank 1
*AMEC Foster Wheeler & Infrastructure, Inc.: Rank 2
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.: Rank 3
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.: Rank 4
Geotek Contracting and Remediation, LLC.: Rank 5
NV5, Inc.: Rank 6
SCS Engineers: Rank 7
Scope Category 2
Clear Creek Associates, LLC.: Rank 1
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.: Rank 2
Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.: Rank 3
GHD, Inc.: Rank 4
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.: Rank 5
*AMEC Foster Wheeler & Infrastructure, Inc.: Rank 6
NV5, Inc.: Rank 7
Scope Category 3
Gresham, Smith and Partners: Rank 1
*AMEC Foster Wheeler & Infrastructure, Inc.: Rank 2
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.: Rank 3
Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.: Rank 4
Matrix New World Engineering, Inc.: Rank 5
CDM Smith, Inc.: Rank 6
Adams & Wendt, Inc.: Rank 7
*On April 16, 2018 AMEC Foster Wheller Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. changed their name to Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. and notified the City of the name change.
Contract Term
The term of each contract is for three years, or up to the contract limit, 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. No additional contract work scope changes may be executed after the end of the contract term.
Financial Impact
The total fee for the contracts, including all subconsultants and reimbursable costs will not exceed $7.5 million with the following contract limits:
- Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (3 scope categories): $1.5 million.
- *AMEC Foster Wheeler Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc., Partner Engineering and Science, Inc., and Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (2 scope categories): $1 million each.
- Clear Creek Associates, LLC, CDM Smith, Inc., Geotek Contracting and Remediation, LLC, GHD, Inc., Gresham, Smith and Partners, and Matrix New World Engineering (1 scope category): $500,000 each.
Funding is available in the Aviation Department’s Capital Improvement Program and operating budgets. Contract payments may be made up to contract limits for all rendered contract services, which may extend past the contract termination.
Location
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, 3400 E. Sky Harbor Blvd.; Deer Valley Airport, 702 W. Deer Valley Road; and Phoenix Goodyear Airport, 1658 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, Ariz.
Council Districts: 1, 8, Out of City.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Deanna Jonovich and Mario Paniagua, the Aviation Department, and the City Engineer.