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Annual Services Contract for Professional Civil Engineering Services (B)
This item involves a request for the City Commission to authorize contract negotiations with Volkert & Associates, Inc., Causseaux & Ellington, Inc., Comprehensive Engineering Services, Inc., and Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc., for Annual Services Contracts for Professional Civil Engineering Services.
Explanation
On March 31, 2006, the City's Purchasing Division solicited statements of qualifications for professional civil engineering services. Twelve (12) firms submitted responses on April 28, 2006. Staff reviewed the submittals and invited six (6) of the firms to present their qualifications on May 19, 2006. The final ranking of the six (6) firms is:
1st - Volkert & Associates, Inc.
2nd - Causseaux & Ellington, Inc.
3rd - Comprehensive Engineering Services, Inc.
4th - Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc.
5th - Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
6th - Berryman & Henigar
Fiscal Note
Funding sources will be identified as needed through the operating budgets of individual departments or City capital project funds.
Recommendation
Recommended Motion: The City Commission: 1) accept the selection of the six most qualified civil engineering firms in the order of ranking; 2) authorize the City Manager to initiate contract negotiations with Volkert & Associates, Inc., Causseaux & Ellington, Inc., Comprehensive Engineering Services, Inc., and Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc., for professional civil engineering services in accordance with the Consultants' Competitive Negotiations Act (CCNA); and 3) authorize the City Manager, upon successful contract negotiations, to execute the contracts and any related documents, including contract amendments and extensions.
Alternative Recommendation A: The City Commission reject the recommended ranking and direct the City Manager to secure the services of individual civil engineering firms on a project-by-project b...
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