CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Work Order 17-122G, 248th Avenue Phase II Engineering, to Civiltech Engineering, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $957,525.26
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, Director
BACKGROUND:
The City Council awarded Contract 17-122 to Alfred Benesch; Civiltech Engineering; Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly; EXP US Services; Thomas Engineering; and TranSystems on January 15, 2018, for a two-year term with three one-year options. The short list remains in effect until February 11, 2023.
The purpose of this contract is to maintain a shortlist of qualified consulting firms to complete Phase I (preliminary engineering) and Phase II (detailed engineering design) work for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) to improve roadways and intersections.
As projects arise during the term of this contract, shortlisted vendors are selected via Request for Proposal responses based upon qualifications and/or costs. The City also retained the right to use the services of a successful consultant for future phases of a specific project.
Staff has used the services of the shortlisted engineering consultants for several CIP
projects over the past few years including:
1. SC190 - 248th Street Improvements (Civiltech Engineering)
2. SC196 - 95th and Book Road (Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly)
3. SC014 - Downtown Streetscape (Civiltech Engineering)
4. SC019 - Columbia Street Improvements (Thomas Engineering)
DISCUSSION:
In June 2019, Civiltech Engineering was awarded the Phase I engineering work for the proposed 248th Avenue improvements. Because the City was pursuing federal funds for the project the selection had to be qualification based. Civiltech is currently completing the Phase I work, and the City must start the Phase II detailed design and preparation of engineering plans and construction documents.
Civiltech did complete and quality work on the Phase I engin...
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