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Architectural Services for Field Operations Zone 4 Facility Replacement
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Action:
Approve a contract for up to $1,263,500 with C Design, Inc. for architectural design and construction administration services for the Field Operations Zone 4 Facility Replacement Project.
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Staff Resource(s):
Angela Lee, Charlotte Water
Ron Hargrove, Charlotte Water
Explanation
* The Charlotte Water Field Operations Division currently operates four geographically-spaced centers in order to reduce crew travel and response times.
* This project is for the replacement of the existing Zone 4 Field Operation Facility, originally constructed in 1972, which is located in Southwest Charlotte at 4100 West Tyvola Road (Council District 3).
* An assessment of Charlotte Water facilities was completed in August 2017. As part of this assessment, replacement of the existing Zone 4 Field Operations Facility was recommended due to poor condition of the existing facility.
* Since the Field Operations facilities generally follow similar layouts, with adjustments for staffing levels, staff is exploring a similar building design for the new Zone 4 facility as was used for the recently completed Zone 3 facility to potentially support standardization of building maintenance and operation.
* On July 9, 2015, the City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architectural Services for Charlotte Water Facilities. In response to the RFQ, the City received six proposals from interested professional service providers.
* C Design, Inc. 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.
Charlotte Business INClusion
The City negotiates subcontracting participation after the proposal selection process (Part C: Section 2.1(h) of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy). C Design, Inc., a City SBE, has committed 27.58% ($348,500) of the total contract am...
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