CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of RFP 22-343, Springbrook Water Reclamation Center South Plant Expansion project, to Donohue & Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $2,288,763.00 plus a 3% contingency
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DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities
SUBMITTED BY: Darrell Blenniss, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
In 2022, Water Utilities completed a Request for Qualifications (RFQ 22-109) for Springbrook Water Reclamation Center (SWRC) consulting engineering services. The following four consultants were shortlisted for a three-year term as a result of this process:
1. Black & Veatch Corporation
2. Carollo Engineers
3. CDM Smith
4. Donohue & Associates
The City of Naperville recently completed a Facilities Plan for SWRC that identified a long-term plan for improvements to be in compliance with the City's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and anticipated future regulations, particularly related to nutrient removal.
In December 2022, the Water Utilities issued RFP 22-343, Springbrook Water Reclamation Center South Plant Expansion, to select one of the shortlisted consultants for this project. This project involves design engineering, permitting and bid phase services to the south plant expansion with additional aeration basins and clarifiers to treat half of the projected future flow.
DISCUSSION:
Advertisement Date: December 14, 2022 Notices Sent: 4
Opening Date: January 27, 2023 Plan holders: 4
Proposals Received: 2
Proposals were received from the following vendors:
Black & Veatch Corporation
Donohue & Associates, Inc.
A selection team comprised of staff from Water Utilities evaluated the proposals, which were scored based upon the criteria set forth in the RFP:
1. Capability, Capacity and Qualifications of the Firm (15%)
2. Suitability and Quality of the Approach/Methodology (45%)
3. Milestones and Deliverables (25%)
4. Outcom...
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