SUBJECT: CONSENT
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A Resolution Authorizing the Award of a Consultant Contract to JR Engineering, LLC for the Zone 3 Waterline Improvements Phase 2 in The Amount of $116,713.00 and a Contingency amount to not exceed $23,287.00.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning & Development
PRESENTER/PREPARER: Todd Bjerkaas, Director of Planning & Development
Russell Pennington, Town Engineer
Wendi Palmer, Civil Engineer
FISCAL INFORMATION:
Cost as Recommended: $140,000.00
Balance Available: $550,000.00
Fund: Water
Budget Line Item Number: 510.70.110.605000.100228
New Appropriation Required: No
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Resolution to award said contract, authorize the appropriate Town officer to execute said contract, and authorize Staff to expend contracted funds and contingency funds.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The 2013 Water Master Plan identifies the need for a Zone 3, 30-inch and 24-inch transmission waterline from the Water Treatment Plant to the Zone 3 Water Storage Tank Site. The transmission waterline is needed to meet the existing and future demand for water supply to the Town’s 1.5-MG and 4-MG water storage tanks for Zone 3, and the Zone 4A pump station.
The 2018 Water Capital Budget has funds appropriated for designing the Zone 3 Waterline Improvements Phase-2.
In 2017, the middle section or Phase 1 of this transmission line was constructed from the intersection of Vista Parkway and County Line Road to Vista Parkway just north of Vista Ridge Subdivision.
The remaining sections will be designed at this time. Town Staff does anticipate that there might be the need to bid the construction in two projects depending upon easement acquisition and permitting requirements.
A Request for Proposal was posted on the Town’s website on January 10, 2018 to ensure that local consultants were notified about this project.
The following schedule was used for consultant selection:
Request for Proposal Issued January 10, 2018
Pre-Proposal Meeting January 17, 2018
Proposals Due February 6, 2018
Consultant Selected February 28, 2018
The Town received 7 proposals on February 6, 2018. Staff reviewed all 7 proposals in detail. The proposals were ranked, and the fees for the top 4 proposals were opened. The following are the fees for the top 4 proposals:
Fee Proposal Information
JR Engineering $116,713.00
JVA Consulting Engineers $133,800.00
Merrick and Company $166,325.00
Burns & McDonnell $248,619.00
Staff is recommending awarding JR Engineering, LLC. this project based on their qualifications, approach to the project, and design cost. Past projects that JR Engineering, LLC worked on with the Town include; the first phase of the Zone 3 Waterline Improvements, the Vista Ridge Commercial Access onto State Highway 7, the State Highway 7 Sidewalk and the conceptual design for County Line Road within Erie’s planning area.
Project Budget Summary
Contract $116,713.00
Contingency (20%) $ 23,287.00
Total $140,000.00
Remaining funds will be used in the construction of the project. The Construction project will be presented to the Board early next year.
Project Schedule
Notice of Award March 14, 2018
Preliminary Design Summer 2018
Final Design Fall 2018
Anticipated Project bid Early 2019
Anticipated Construction Complete Fall 2019
ATTACHMENTS:
a. Resolution
b. Consultant Agreement
c. Vicinity Map