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Professional Services for Relocations and Improvements
Action
Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $2,000,000 with Hinde Engineering, Inc. for general engineering services for Charlotte Water infrastructure.
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Staff Resource(s):
Barry Shearin, Charlotte Water
Explanation
* The contract with Hinde Engineering, Inc. will provide the design of relocations and installation of new water and sewer infrastructure within North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Charlotte Department of Transportation, CATS and rail projects.
* Whenever a water or sewer line is located within a roadway or rail right-of-way and conflicts with an improvement project for the road or rail, Charlotte Water is required to relocate its facilities as a part of the right-of-way use agreement obtained when the pipe line was installed.
* The NCDOT projects that are identified at this time are:
* Future Independence Widening;
* Local Widening and Intersection Improvements; and
* HOV Lane Additions to Interstate-485 (Charlotte South Outer Loop) from Interstate-77 to U.S.-74 (Independence Blvd).
* The balance of the funds will be used for any upcoming projects that require the relocation and/or installation of water and sewer infrastructure.
* The contract is hourly and will be used on an as-needed basis in order to expedite the design of miscellaneous water and sewer relocations.
* On November 11, 2015, the City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for General Engineering Services for NCDOT and Utility Projects. In response to the RFQ, the City received four proposals from interested professional service providers.
? The Project Team, consisting of staff from Charlotte Water and Storm Water, evaluated the proposals and determined that Hinde Engineering, Inc. is 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.
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