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Design and Construction of the RTS Bus Fleet Maintenance & Operations Facility (B)
This is a request for the City Commission to approve staff's recommended ranking of the Design/Build firms for the Design and Construction of the RTS Bus Fleet Maintenance & Operations Facility.
Explanation
The RTS Bus Fleet Maintenance & Operations Facility project is to be a major corporate transit facility to accommodate up to 230 buses and the associated Maintenance and Operations Buildings, whereby the design for the project must be functional, cost-effective, and an aesthetically pleasing facility by utilizing environmentally sustainable concepts to reduce and control operational costs and minimizing negative environmental impacts.
On June 30, 2011, the City began the first step in accomplishing RTS's 2014 - 2025 Goal, by issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to retain the services of a qualified Design/Build Firm to plan, design, and construct a multi-phased project. The project will be located on Parcel # 15702-005-002, which is located east of Veitch St. and just south of the existing RTS Facility, and contains approximately 19.76 +/- acres. A Pre-Qualification Conference was held July 20, 2011, and the City's Purchasing Division received eleven (11) responsive proposals from design/build partnerships for the design and construction of the project on August 31, 2011. An evaluation team consisting of City staff evaluated the qualifications and oral presentations of the firms, and recommends the following ranking of the firms:
1) CPPI/Charles Perry Partners, Inc.
2) Scherer/RS&H
2) CH2M Hill
4) Mills Gilbane/BRPH/HRD
5) Skanska/AECOM/AEI/CHW
If a contract cannot be negotiated with the first firm, the City will exercise a tie breaker pursuant to Financial Services Procedures #41-530, and then negotiation will continue down the list in the ranked order until a contract is negotiated and can be executed.
Fiscal Note
The City of Gainesville has identified funding for this project is available from grants through the Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Initiative.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve staff's recommended ranking of the Design/Build Firms; and 2) authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract and any related documents, subject to approval from the City Attorney as to form and legality, for the Design and Construction of the RTS Bus Fleet Maintenance & Operations Facility.