Title
Construction Engineering and Inspection Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve contracts for on-call construction engineering and inspection services for unspecified transportation projects for a term of three years with the following:
- A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc.,
- Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP,
- TranSystems Corporation,
- Volkert, Inc. (WBE), and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contracts for up to two, one-year terms 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
Tonia Wimberly, General Services
Explanation
§ Professional Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services are necessary to ensure construction quality and compliance for the city’s transportation infrastructure projects.
§ These on-call CEI services will include monitoring utility installations, concrete placement, asphalt paving, grading, storm drainage systems, pavement markings, traffic signal installations, and other related construction activities on both locally and federally funded projects.
§ On February 13, 2025, the city issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ); 10 responses were received.
§ The companies selected best meet the city’s needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFQ requirements.
§ At renewal, 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 $16,000,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
The city negotiates contract participation after the proposal selection process. The specific tasks and contract opportunities associated with these contracts are undefined.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Capital Investment Plan