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Approval of Contract with 23 Consultants for On Call Engineering and Related Services
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The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) P2025000001, On Call Professional Engineering and Related Services to solicit proposals from qualified vendors to provide as needed engineering and related services.
The RFP was posted on BidNet and advertised in the local newspaper. Twenty-Four (24) responses were submitted for evaluation. Pursuant to Section 2(f) of the Rules Governing Procurement for the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, in lieu of the Selection Advisory Committee, the Executive Director may name an ad hoc advisory committee to evaluate Proposals used for procurement of professional Architectural (including Landscape Architectural Services), Engineering, Construction Management and other related Professional Services upon determining that there are specialized and compelling aspects of a specific project and that an ad hoc committee evaluation would be beneficial and in the best interest of the Water Authority. The Ad Hoc Advisory Committee reviewed, evaluated, and scored the responses in accordance with the evaluation criteria published in the RFP.
Based on the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee, the Executive Director recommends the award of a contract to ACME Engineering, Wilson & Co., AECOM, Bohannan Huston, Carollo, CDM Smith, Cobb Fendley, EMA, Garver, Hazen & Sawyer, HDR Engineering, Horrocks Engineers, Huitt Zollars, Jacobs Engineering, Molzen Corbin, Parametrix, Plummer, Short Elliot Hendrickson, Smith Engineering, Souder Miller, Stantec Consulting, Water Works Engineers, and NV5 Inc., as these Consultants had the highest composite scores, are qualified to perform the work, and meet the requirements of the RFP. The highest total composite score possible without preferences applied is 100. All scores listed are the combined average of all Committee members with applicable preferences applied. The respective scores are as follows:
Respondent Score
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JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC. |
103 |
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MOLZEN CORBIN AND ASSOCIATES |
101 |
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BOHANNAN HUSTON INC |
99 |
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HAZEN AND SAWYER |
97 |
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SMITH ENGINEERING COMPANY |
97 |
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CDM SMITH INC |
95 |
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AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES INC |
94 |
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CAROLLO ENGINEERS |
93 |
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HORROCKS ENGINEERS INC |
93 |
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WILSON & COMPANY INC |
92 |
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PARAMETRIX INC |
91 |
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STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC |
91 |
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COBB FENDLEY & ASSOCIATES INC |
86 |
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GARVER LLC |
86 |
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NV5 INC |
86 |
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HDR ENGINEERING INC |
85 |
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MILLER ENGINEERS INC |
85 |
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WATER WORKS ENGINEERS LLC |
84 |
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HUITT ZOLLARS INC |
82 |
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ALAN PLUMMER AND ASSOCIATES INC |
80 |
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ACME ENGINEERING, LLC |
78 |
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SHORT ELLIOTT HENDRICKSON INCORPORATED |
78 |
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EMA INC |
75 |
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WISS JANNEY ELSTNER ASSOC. |
62 |
Approval of this item will delegate signature authority to the Executive Director to enter into a contract with ACME Engineering, Wilson & Co., AECOM, Bohannan Huston, Carollo, CDM Smith, Cobb Fendley, EMA, Garver, Hazen & Sawyer, HDR Engineering, Horrocks Engineers, Huitt Zollars, Jacobs Engineering, Molzen Corbin, Parametrix, Plummer, Short Elliot Hendrickson, Smith Engineering, Souder Miller, Stantec Consulting, Water Works Engineers, and NV5 Inc., to perform as needed engineering and related services. Approval of this item shall also serve as delegation of authority for the Executive Director to approve all future amendments to these agreements, if any.
If approved by the Board, Agreements will be executed between the Water Authority and these Vendors for on call engineering services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The funding to support these contracts will come out of the FY25-FY31 Water Authority budget. The term of the agreements will be for six years.