Title
Professional Engineering and Consulting Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve contracts for professional engineering and consulting services for a term of three years with the following:
- AECOM Technical Services,
- Bolton Menk, Inc.,
- Dewberry Engineers Inc.,
- Exult Engineering (SBE),
- Freese and Nichols,
- HDR,
- Kimley-Horn,
- Kisinger Campo and Associates,
- Kittleson Associates, Inc.,
- LaBella Associates PC,
- McAdams,
- NV5,
- Pond and Company,
- RKK,
- RSH, Inc.,
- STV Inc.,
- Timmons Group, Inc.,
- Three Oaks Engineering (WBE),
- TranSystems,
- VIAS Infrastructure (MBE),
- Volkert,
- Wetherill Engineering (WBE), and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contracts for up to one, two-year term with possible price adjustments and to amend the contracts consistent with the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Kathleen Cishek, General Services
Keith Bryant, General Services
Explanation
§ These on-call contracts will provide a flexible way for the city to meet consultant needs as they arise for Capital Investment Plan transportation projects, including planning tasks, multi-dimensional engineering, and project management.
§ On June 10, 2025, the city issued a Request for Qualification (RFQ); 34 responses were received.
§ The companies selected best meet the city’s needs in terms of qualifications, experience, availability and responsiveness to RFQ requirements.
§ At renewal, potential price adjustments may be considered based on legitimate and justified increases in the cost of doing business. The ability to consider price adjustments also allows the city to accept decreases, if warranted.
§ Annual aggregate expenditures are estimated to be $18,000,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
The city negotiates contract participation after the proposal selection process. On these contracts, the Prime Consultants have each committed participation of the total contract amount to the following certified firm(s):
AECOM Technical Services of North Carolina, Inc.
§ CES Group Engineers, LLP (WBE) (survey, utility coordination)
§ Neighboring Concepts, PLLC (MBE) (graphics, visual)
§ Vivid Earth Design (SBE) (alternative analysis, community outreach)
Bolton & Menk, Inc.
§ Carolinas Geotechnical Group PLLC (SBE) (geotechnical engineering)
§ Carolina Wetlands Services, Inc. (WBE, SBE) (environmental permitting)
§ CES Group Engineers, LLP (WBE) (design, survey, utility coordination)
§ Hinde Engineering, Inc. (SBE) (design, utility coordination)
§ Vivid Earth Design (SBE) (community engagement, multimodal planning)
§ Wetherill Engineering, Inc. (WBE) (roadway design, retaining walls, survey, utility coordination)
§ Zaja PR LLC (MBE, SBE) (communications, public involvement)
Dewberry Engineers Inc.
§ Exult Engineering, PC (SBE) (traffic and transportation engineering)
§ Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (MBE) (geotechnical investigations, material testing)
§ Hinde Engineering, Inc. (SBE) (design, utility coordination)
Exult Engineering, PC (SBE)
§ Wetherill Engineering, Inc. (WBE) (utility coordination)
Freese and Nichols
§ CES Group Engineers, LLP (WBE) (plat production, surveying)
§ Civility Localized (MBE, SBE) (public engagement)
§ Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (MBE) (geotechnical investigations, material testing)
§ Stewart Engineering, Inc. (MBE) (plat production, surveying)
HDR
§ Carolinas Geotechnical Group PLLC (SBE) (geotechnical services)
§ Carolina Wetlands Services, Inc. (WBE, SBE) (environmental field work, permitting)
§ CES Group Engineers, LLP (WBE) (survey and subsurface utility engineering, utility coordination/assessment)
§ Civility Localized (MBE, SBE) (public involvement)
§ Critek Engineering Group, PC. (MBE, SBE) (utility coordination, water/sewer assessment)
Kimley-Horn
§ ACRO Development (SBE) (survey)
§ Boyle Consulting Engineers, PPLC (SBE) (geotechnical investigation, design)
§ CES Group Engineers, LLP (WBE) (survey)
§ Pride Communications, Inc. (MBE, SBE) (public involvement)
§ VIAS Infrastructure, PLLC (MBE) (construction administration)
§ Wetherill Engineering, Inc. (WBE) (utility coordination)
Kisinger Campo and Associates
§ Exult Engineering, PC (SBE) (traffic engineering, signal design support)
§ Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (MBE) (geotechnical services)
§ Jarrett Engineering PLLC (WBE, SBE) (utility coordination)
§ Vivid Earth Design (SBE) (community engagement, streetscape design services)
§ Survey & Mapping Control, Inc. (SBE) (survey)
Kittleson Associates, Inc.
§ Exult Engineering, PC (SBE) (design, general engineering consulting, traffic signal planning)
LaBella Associates PC
§ Accelerate Engineering, PLLC (MBE) (traffic analysis, traffic signal design)
§ Barry Lambert Engineering, PC (SBE) (structural engineering)
§ Center Line Locating, LLC (WBE, SBE) (utility locating)
§ Richa Graphics (MBE, SBE) (reproductions, presentation graphics)
McAdams
§ Wetherill Engineering, Inc. (WBE) (utility coordination)
§ Carolina Wetlands Services, Inc. (WBE, SBE) (environmental engineering)
§ Carolinas Geotechnical Group PLLC (SBE) (geotechnical engineering)
NV5
§ Hinde Engineering, Inc. (SBE) (engineering services)
§ VIAS Infrastructure, PLLC (MBE) (transportation consulting, traffic and transportation engineering)
Pond and Company
§ Neighboring Concepts, PLLC (MBE) (graphics, visual, placemaking, urban planning)
RS&H, Inc.
§ Carolinas Geotechnical Group PLLC (SBE) (geotechnical engineering)
§ Hinde Engineering, Inc. (SBE) (wet utility design)
§ Three Oaks Engineering Inc. (WBE) (environmental, permitting)
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP
§ Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (MBE) (geotechnical services)
§ Hinde Engineering, Inc. (SBE) (utility coordination)
§ Wetherill Engineering, Inc. (WBE) (survey)
STV, Inc.
§ Jarrett Engineering PLLC (WBE, SBE) (engineering services)
§ Neighboring Concepts, PLLC (MBE) (transportation consulting)
§ Wetherill Engineering, Inc. (WBE) (engineering services)
Three Oaks Engineering Inc (WBE)
§ Civility Localized (MBE, SBE) (public/stakeholder engagement)
§ Enigma Engineering, PLLC (WBE) (design)
§ Vivid Earth Design (SBE) (design, public/stakeholder engagement)
Timmons Group, Inc.
§ Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (MBE) (supplemental geotechnical and environmental services)
TranSystems
§ Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (MBE) (geotechnical and material testing)
VIAS Infrastructure PLLC (MBE)
§ Accelerate Engineering, PLLC (MBE) (capacity analysis, signal design)
§ Carolinas Geotechnical Group PLLC (SBE) (geotechnical services)
§ Three Oaks Engineering Inc. (WBE) (natural resources, planning)
§ Wetherill Engineering, Inc. (WBE) (erosion control, surveys, utilities)
Volkert, Inc.
§ CES Group Engineers, LLP (WBE) (engineering services support, survey, utility coordination)
§ Three Oaks Engineering Inc. (WBE) (engineering services support, environmental, traffic engineering, permitting)
Wetherill Engineering, Inc. (WBE)
§ Carolinas Geotechnical Group PLLC (SBE) (geotechnical engineering)
§ Exult Engineering, PC (SBE) (traffic engineering)
§ Goins Sweitzer Engineers and Consultants PLLC (WBE) (construction administration, construction engineering inspections)
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Capital Investment Plan