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Selection Advisory Committee Recommendation On-Call Engineering Services for Utility Projects - Project No. 1304.00
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The Selection Advisory Committee met on March 2, 2016 to consider the following project:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of this on-call is to select one or more qualified engineering firms to provide a variety of traditional engineering services to the WUA on an as-needed basis. The engineering services requested may include survey services, studies, preliminary and final design, and construction management related services for a variety of small, limited scale, and specialty projects normally funded from Water and Sewer funds, such as, but not limited to, water and sanitary sewer lines. Possible third-party services consisting of geotechnical investigations and testing, electrical and mechanical engineering studies and analysis, and drainage reports may also be required. In each contract, the WUA will issue authorization to the Engineer for providing engineering services for the project. Each authorization will include a Basic Fee, Scope of Services, and Schedule of Deliverables to be provided by the Engineer, which will sometimes require fast response design to meet urgent and possible emergency situations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The estimated engineering costs for studies, permitting, design and construction phase services for Project No. 1304.00 are $5 to $7 million over the next four years. Funding will be provided through the Authority’s Capital Implementation Program.
PROJECT JUSTIFICATION:
The Water Authority owns and maintains approximately $4 billion worth of potable water non-potable water, and wastewater field assets (e.g., pipelines, lift stations, etc.). These assets require continuous maintenance and renewal. As part of developing the CIP as documented in the Decade Plan, Water Authority staff has identified numerous renewal and improvement projects for which engineering services are required. Having a set of qualified engineering consultants available through on-call contracts will facilitate completion of these projects. The alternative to using on-call contracts would be to advertise each CIP separately, which would add to the time to complete these projects.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Selection Advisory Committee unanimously agreed to select the top seven firms for this project. In accordance with the Selection Advisory Committee Ordinance, Section 6-1-1 et seq., the following in rank order is the consultant selection recommendation concerning the procurement of professional services for Project 1304.00:
1. AECOM
2. Souder, Miller & Associates
3. Molzen Corbin & Associates, Inc.
4. Huitt-Zollars
5. AMEC Foster Wheeler
6. MWH Americas, Inc.
7. Parametrix
The Committee’s score sheet compilation and Minutes of the Meeting are attached. This recommendation is being forwarded for Board consideration and approval.
Recommended:
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Mark S. Sanchez, Executive Director
Date: ____3/18/16_______________