Title
North Mountain Tower Phase I - Construction Manager at Risk Construction Services - IT20200015 (Ordinance S-43540)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Hunter Contracting Co. (Gilbert, Ariz.) to provide Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Construction Services for the North Mountain Tower Phase I project. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
This project is for the rehabilitation of the existing private access road to the North Mountain Tower of approximately 4,400 feet of winding, paved private roadway rising approximately 600 feet from the existing parking area off 7th Street to the North Mountain Tower gate, located at 7th Street near Mescal Street. The final design will consist of a new 20-foot wide asphalt access roadway. There will be no lighting or additional utilities installed in the existing roadway. The existing parking area at the base of the mountain will be eliminated. Work will include asphalt paving, drainage improvements, and grading. All land surrounding the roadway is park preserve area, but the roadway boundary is excepted.
The initial contract services will include preparation of a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the construction services provided under the contract. Hunter Contracting Co. will assume the risk of delivering the project through a GMP contract amendment. Hunter Contracting Co. will be responsible for construction means and methods related to the project, participating with the City in the goal setting process for Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation, and implementation of the SBE process. Hunter Contracting Co. will be required to solicit bids from prequalified subcontractors to perform work under the City's subcontractor selection process. Hunter Contracting Co. also may compete to self-perform limited amounts of work.
This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.
Procurement Information
Hunter Contracting Co. was chosen to provide CMAR Services for this project using a qualifications-based selection process according to section 34-603 of the Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS). Scoring and selection were made in conjunction with the CMAR Design Phase Services.
Contract Term
The term of the initial construction services is 60 calendar days. The construction services will be incorporated through a GMP contract amendment and will extend the contract term by nine months. Contract work scope identified and incorporated into the contract prior to the end of the contract 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.
A second GMP contract amendment may be for Phase II of the project to install a structural microwave tower to North Mountain, located at 7th Street near Mescal Street. The term of the second amendment will be seven months.
Financial Impact
Hunter Contracting Co.'s fee for construction services for the rehabilitation of the existing private access road will not exceed $4 million including all subcontractor, supplier and reimbursable costs, and will not exceed $2 million for Phase II for the tower. Funding is available in the Information Technology Services Department's Capital Improvement Program budget. Contract payments may be made up to the contract limits for all rendered contract services, which may extend past the contract termination.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The CMAR Design Phase Services contract is being submitted for Council approval simultaneously with this request for the CMAR Construction Services contract.
Public Outreach
Public outreach flyers and notifications will be distributed to the affected stakeholders before and during construction.
Location
The project is located at 12950 N. 7th St.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua, the Information Technology Services Department, and the City Engineer.