CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT AWARDS
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Work Order 22-067C, Ogden Avenue and Washington Street Water Main Improvements Design Engineering, to Ciorba Group, for an amount not to exceed $99,497
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DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities
SUBMITTED BY: Darrell Blenniss, Director
BACKGROUND:
In March 2023, Water Utilities issued Work Order 22-067C seeking to retain the services of a qualified and experienced consultant to design and prepare construction documents for a water main replacement project on Ogden Avenue and Washington Street. Work Order 22-067C was issued to the consultants on the Water Utilities engineering services shortlist (details below).
The purpose of the project is to replace aging and deficient water mains on Ogden Avenue between Washington Street and Wright Street and on Washington Street between Ogden Avenue and Bauer Road. As part of the work order, the City included the option to use the services of the successful firm for future phases.
In 2022, Water Utilities completed a Request for Qualifications (RFQ 22-067) for water main and sanitary sewer projects. Five consultants were short-listed as a result of this process. The selected consultants may be retained for similar projects in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The consultants are:
Baxter and Woodman
Ciorba Group
Civil and Environmental Consultants
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly
Fehr Graham
DISCUSSION:
Work Order Date:
March 10, 2023
Notices Sent:|1010|Opening Date:
March 24, 2023
Planholders:|1010|
Quotations Received:|1010|
Responses were received from the following vendors:
Vendor
Quotation
Ciorba Group
$99,496.50
Baxter and Woodman
$194,000.00
Fehr Graham
$219,000.00
Civil and Environmental Consultants
$234,500.00
Ciorba Group is recommended for selection based on cost, having been prequalified for this type of work as part of the original shortlist selection.
The term of the contract begins upon issuance of the Purchase O...
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