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General Engineering and Consultation Services (B)
Staff recommends approval of the listing of qualified architectural, engineering and consultation firms and authorization to negotiate contracts with those firms in accordance with the Consultants Competitive Negotiations Act for required services.
Explanation
Historically various engineering and technical areas within GRU have required external resource augmentation to perform certain designs and studies. This augmentation has been used when internal resources were already being fully utilized, the internal technical capabilities were not available or there was need for third party input. In the past, this augmentation has been accomplished by individual operating divisions contracting with appropriate engineering firms selected in accordance with CCNA and under an established PSA.
Utilities Purchasing issued a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) to thirty-six architectural, engineering and consulting firms and posted the RFSQ on GRU's web site. Twenty-four firms responded and were evaluated based on qualifications. The list of those firms and their discipline is attached.
Staff recommends authorizing the General Manager, or his designee, to negotiate five year PSAs with as many of the listed qualified firms as deemed necessary to provide the professional architectural, engineering and consultation services required by GRU. The PSAs will contain standard terms and conditions and include the negotiated labor rate sheet. Labor rates may be adjusted annually with the concurrence of GRU.
The scope of services to be negotiated will include, but not be limited to, architectural, engineering, and consultation services as detailed in the RFSQ. These consulting services will be utilized to supplement Utility wide in-house design and professional staff in support of specific City Commission budget approved Capital Improvement projects or other projects that may emerge.
GRU will award wo...
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