Title
Airport Aircraft and Rescue Firefighting Facility Design Contract Amendment
Action
Action:
A. Approve contract amendment #1 for $2,263,624 to the contract with Stewart Cooper Newell Architects PA for design services for the Aircraft and Rescue Firefighting Facility project, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which the contract and this amendment were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Haley Gentry, Aviation
Jack Christine, Aviation
Explanation
* The Fourth Parallel Runway program necessitates replacement of existing Aircraft and Rescue Firefighting Facility (ARFF) Station 17 in order to maintain emergency response times dictated by Part 139.
* This contract provides design and bidding phase services for constructing the new ARFF.
* This amendment includes full design, commissioning, permitting, and bidding services.
* On September 22, 2022, the city issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ); three responses were received.
* Stewart Cooper Newell Architects PA was selected as the best qualified firm to meet the city's needs on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification of professional services in response to the RFQ requirements.
* On August 10, 2023, the city contracted with Stewart Cooper Newell Architects PA in the amount of $158,400 for preliminary planning and design services.
* The new estimated value of the contract, including amendment #1, is $2,422,024.
* Aviation intends to return to City Council to approve a construction contract and an amendment to this contract for construction administration services.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Stewart Cooper Newell Architects PA has committed 7.55% ($171,000) of the total contract Amendment amount to the following certified firm(s):
* Froehling & Robertson, Incorporated (MBE) ($23,000) (geotechnical)
* Lynch Maykins Structural (SBE) ($118,000) (structural engineering)
* Paraclete Incorporated (SBE) ($30,000) (estimating)
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