Title
Subsurface Utility Locating Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve contracts for subsurface utility locating services for Engineering & Property Management with the following firms:
- Mulkey, Inc. ($500,000),
- E.S.P. Associates, P.A. ($500,000), and
- Taylor Wiseman & Taylor ($500,000),
B. Approve contracts for subsurface utility locating services for Charlotte Water with the following firms:
- Mulkey, Inc. ($500,000),
- E.S.P. Associates, P.A. ($500,000),
- Taylor Wiseman & Taylor ($500,000), and
- Cardno Inc. ($500,000), and
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Staff Resource(s):
Jennifer Smith, Engineering & Property Management
Jackie Brim, Engineering & Property Management
Barry Shearin, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ Typical utility subsurface locating services provide surface and subsurface horizontal utility locating services on an as-needed basis for various City projects.
§ Services involve identifying, characterizing, and mapping underground utility facilities.
§ On June 19, 2015, a Request for Qualifications was advertised; 15 proposals were received. The firms were selected using the Council-approved, qualifications-based selection process.
§ The selection process consolidated the needs of Storm Water Services and Charlotte Water. Each area will administer its own contracts separately in order to maintain the integrity of accounting requirements connected to individual funding sources.
- Storm Water Services Division of Engineering & Property Management selected Mulkey, Inc. and E.S.P. Associates, P.A;
- Survey Division of Engineering & Property Management selected Taylor Wiseman & Taylor; and
- Charlotte Water selected Mulkey, Inc., E.S.P. Associates, P.A., Taylor Wiseman & Taylor, and Cardno Inc.
Charlotte Business INClusion
For these contracts, the City negotiated subcontracting participation after the proposal selection process (Part C: Section 2.1(h) of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Mulkey, Inc.
Mulkey, Inc. committed 10% of the total contract amounts to the following SBE firms: Barry D. Davis Surveying, LLC (land surveying services), Sweetwater Utility Exploration LLC (underground utility locate services) and Roadmasters Traffic Control, LLC (traffic control and signage).
E.S.P. Associates, P.A.
E.S.P. Associates, P.A. committed 10.43% of the total contract amounts to the following SBE firms: The Survey Company, Inc. (survey support), Roadmasters Traffic Control, LLC (traffic control services), SAFETYMART (field equipment) and BrandRPM (apparel).
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor committed 11% of the total contract amounts to the following SBE firms:
Southeast Geomatics Group (land surveying services), SAFETYMART (safety supplies), Sweetwater Utility Exploration LLC (underground utility locate services), CES Group Engineers, LLP (underground utility locate services) and Roadmasters Traffic Control, LLC (traffic control and signage).
Cardno Inc.
Cardno Inc. committed 10% of the total contract amount to the following MSBE firms:
Hinde Engineering, Inc. (utility coordination) and Lyons Utility locating, LLC (utility designating).
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Capital Investment Plan, Storm Water Capital Investment Plan, and Charlotte Water Community Investment Plan