Title
Sustainability Supportive Engineering Programming, Planning, and Studies
Action
Action:
A. Approve unit price contracts for sustainability supportive programming, planning, and studies for a term of three years with the following:
* AME Consulting Engineers (SBE),
* Kimley-Horn,
* Loring Consulting Engineers,
* Mead & Hunt, 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):
Robyn Byers, Office of Sustainability and Resilience
Explanation
* The Strategic Energy Action Plan Plus (SEAP+) is the city's comprehensive framework designed to guide Charlotte toward a net-zero carbon future, an update to the original 2018 SEAP. This strategic plan establishes buildings, energy generation, transportation, and cross-sectional as focus areas for the greatest impact.
* The city is seeking to enter into on-call, task order contracts to assist the Office of Sustainability and Resilience (OSR) in implementing the SEAP+ goals.
* Consulting services will be used for project management and implementation for SEAP+ implementation specifically focused on projects and programs requiring engineering services.
* On September 24, 2025, the city issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for engineering-specific services; six responses were received.
* The companies selected best meet the city's needs in terms of qualifications, experience, 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 $670,000.
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