Title
Special Inspection and Construction Material Testing and Environmental Engineering Services for CATS Projects
Action
Action:
A. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute agreements with Amec Foster Wheeler Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.; S&ME, Inc.; and Terracon Consultants, Inc. for special inspections and construction materials testing and environmental engineering and testing services for a three-year term with each contract in an amount up to $250,000 ($750,000 total),
B. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Hart & Hickman PC for environment engineering services for a three-year term in an amount up to $250,000, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contracts for up to two additional, one-year terms and to amend the contracts consistent with the City’s business needs and the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
John Lewis, Jr. CATS
John Muth, CATS
David Wolfe, Engineering & Property Management
Explanation
§ The contracts will provide engineering services for construction materials testing, special inspection services, and environmental engineering services along the LYNX Blue Line, LYNX Blue Line Extension, LYNX Blue Line Capacity Expansion, Charlotte Gateway Center, and other initiatives undertaken by CATS for the duration of the agreements.
§ Specific tasks associated with these services include, but are not limited to:
- Pre-construction services - geotechnical reports,
- Construction materials testing services (non-special inspection services),
- Special inspections,
- Environmental property assessments, and
- Facility environmental programs.
§ Work assignments will be generated as needed by task orders to the testing firms from CATS.
§ On May 1, 2015, the City advertised a Request for Qualifications for special inspection and construction material testing as well as environmental engineering services; 10 proposals were received and four firms were selected for task order work.
§ An Evaluation Committee comprised of CATS and Engineering & Property Management staff selected Terracon Consultants, Inc., Amec Foster Wheeler Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc., and S&ME, Inc. as the best qualified firms to provide the full range of services.
§ The Evaluation Committee also selected Hart & Hickman, PC as the best qualified firm to provide environmental testing and environmental engineering work.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Opportunity
For these contracts, DBE participation goals were established and each of the companies has committed to the following certified firms to be used as project scopes are further defined for each work order issued:
Amec Foster Wheeler Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc
Established DBE Goal: 5.0%
Committed DBE Goal: 5.0%
• Prism Laboratories (DBE, WBE) (2.0%) (laboratory testing)
• Soil Drilling Services, Inc. (DBE, SBE, WBE) (2.0%) (geotechnical drilling)
• CES Group Engineers, LLP (DBE, SBE, WBE) (1.0%) (construction inspection)
S&ME Inc.
Established DBE Goal: 5.0%
Committed DBE Goal: 10.0%
• Soil Drilling Services, Inc. (DBE, SBE, WBE) (5.0%) (drilling)
• Prism Laboratories (DBE, WBE) (2.0%) (laboratory testing)
• Ameridrill Corp (DBE, SBE) (1.0%) (drilling)
• On-Spec Engineering (DBE, SBE) (1.0%) (materials testing services)
• Traffic Control Safety Services (DBE) (1.0%) (traffic control)
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Established DBE Goal: 5.0%
Committed DBE Goal: 5.1%
• Soil Drilling Services (DBE, SBE, WBE) (2.2%) (drilling)
• Jarrett Engineering (DBE, SBE, WBE) (1.2%) (inspection/materials testing)
• Crossroads Environmental (DBE, State WBE) (0.9%) (asbestos/lead surveying)
• Prism Laboratories (DBE, WBE) (0.6%) (laboratory testing)
• Wetherill Engineering (DBE, State WBE) (0.2%) (environmental engineering)
Hart & Hickman PC
Established DBE Goal: 5.0%
Committed DBE Goal: 9.0%
• Get the Lead Out, LLC (DBE, SBE, WBE) (6.0%) (asbestos / lead surveys)
• Prism Laboratories (DBE, WBE) (3.0%) (Laboratory testing)
Fiscal Note
Funding: CATS Community Investment Plan