Title
Charlotte Water Miscellaneous Engineering Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve unit price contracts with the following companies for engineering
services for a term of three years:
- AME Consulting Engineers, PC, (SBE)
- Black & Veatch International Company,
- Brown & Caldwell, Inc.,
- CDM Smith, Inc.,
- CriTek Engineering Group, P.C., (MBE) (SBE)
- Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC, (SBE)
- Hazen & Sawyer, P.C.,
- HDR Engineering, Inc. of the Carolinas,
- Highfill Infrastructure Engineering, P.C.,
- Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.,
- Mechanical Contractors, Inc.,
- Southeastern Consulting Engineers, Inc., (SBE)
- Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.,
- Sturgill Engineering, PA,
- Terracon Consultants, Inc., and
B. Authorize the City Manager to amend the contracts consistent with the purpose for
which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
David Czerr, Charlotte Water
Ron Hargrove, Charlotte Water
Carl Wilson, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ These contracts will provide specialized technical assistance from outside engineering firms to support maintenance and upgrades at water and wastewater treatment plants as well as the collection and distribution systems.
§ These on-call professional engineering services contracts will provide services such as planning, design, and construction management for facility and pipeline projects.
§ On November 19, 2019, the city issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ); 29 proposals were received from interested service providers.
§ The companies selected are the best qualified firms to meet the city’s needs on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification of professional services in response to the RFQ requirements.
§ Annual expenditures for all contracts combined are estimated to be $6,300,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
CriTek Engineering Group, P.C. is a city certified MBE and SBE.
Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC, AME Consulting Engineers, PC and Southeastern Consulting Engineers, Inc. are city certified SBEs.
The city negotiates subcontracting participation after the proposal selection process (Part C: Section 2.1 (h) of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy). Each of the firms listed have identified certified firms to be utilized as the project evolves:
AME Consulting Engineers, PC (SBE)
§ LTArchitecture PLLC (SBE, MBE) (architectural services)
Black & Veatch International Company
§ Avioimage Mapping Services, Inc. (SBE) (aerial photography)
§ Capstone Civil Engineering, Inc. (SBE, MBE) (geotechnical and material testing services)
§ CITI, LLC (MBE) (instrumentation)
§ Habitat Assessment and Restoration Professionals (SBE, WBE) (environmental permitting services)
§ Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC (SBE) (civil engineering services)
§ McDow Consulting LLC (MBE) (diversity coordination)
§ RDL Private Utility Locating, LLC (SBE, MBE) (utility locates)
§ Richa Graphics (SBE, MBE) (reprographics)
§ Southeastern Consulting Engineers, Inc. (SBE) (electrical engineering services)
§ Stewart Engineering, Inc. (MBE) (surveying and geotechnical services)
§ TKG, PLLC (SBE, WBE) (construction and project management and inspection services)
Brown & Caldwell, Inc.
§ Capstone Civil Engineering, Inc. (SBE, MBE) (geotechnical services)
§ Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC (SBE) (SESS and flow monitoring services)
§ Habitat Assessment and Restoration Professionals (SBE, WBE) (wetlands and environmental fieldwork)
§ LDSI, Inc. (SBE) (surveying)
§ Richa Graphics (SBE, MBE) (reproduction services)
§ Southeastern Consulting Engineers, Inc. (SBE) (electrical engineering services)
§ TKG, PLLC (SBE, WBE) (engineering and architectural services)
CDM Smith, Inc.
§ AME Consulting Engineers, PC (SBE) (engineering services)
§ CES Group Engineers, LLP (SBE, WBE) (surveying)
§ CriTek Engineering Group, PC (SBE, MBE) (engineering services)
§ Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (MBE) (geotechnical services)
§ Richa Graphics (SBE, MBE) (printing and reproduction services)
§ Southeastern Consulting Engineers, Inc. (SBE) (electrical engineering services)
§ Southern Engineering and Testing, PC (SBE) (geotechnical services)
§ Stewart Engineering, Inc. (MBE) (surveying)
§ Sweetwater Utility Exploration, LLC (SBE) (underground utility locating services)
CriTek Engineering Group, P.C. (SBE, MBE)
§ Avioimage Mapping Services, Inc. (SBE) (aerial mapping)
§ Capstone Civil Engineering, Inc. (SBE, MBE) (geotechnical services)
§ CES Group Engineers, LLP (SBE, WBE) (surveying services)
Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC (SBE)
§ A.L.R. Architecture (SBE) (architectural services)
§ Landtec Surveying, Inc. (SBE) (surveying services)
Hazen & Sawyer, P.C.
§ Avioimage Mapping Services, Inc. (SBE) (aerial mapping)
§ CES Group Engineers, LLP (SBE, WBE) (surveying services)
§ Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (MBE) (geotechnical and material testing services)
§ Gulf Coast, LLC (SBE) (real estate acquisition services)
§ Mid-Carolina Reprographics (SBE, WBE) (document reproduction services)
§ Southeastern Consulting Engineers, Inc. (SBE) (electrical engineering services)
§ SEPI Engineering & Construction, Inc. (WBE) (traffic control and permitting services)
§ Sweetwater Utility Exploration, LLC (SBE) (subsurface utility locates)
HDR Engineering, Inc. of the Carolinas
§ Capstone Civil Engineering, Inc. (SBE, MBE) (geotechnical services)
§ CES Group Engineers, LLP (SBE, WBE) (surveying services)
§ CITI, LLC (MBE) (systems integration)
§ CriTek Engineering Group, PC (SBE, MBE) (cost estimating, resident project representative, and data management services)
§ Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC (SBE) (resident project representative)
§ Joel E. Wood & Associates, PLLC (SBE) (geotechnical services)
§ PicTec, Inc. (SBE) (scheduling)
§ Richa Graphics (SBE, MBE) (printing services)
§ Rohadfox Construction Control Services (MBE) (project support and data management)
§ SAMR, PLLC (MBE) (project support and data management)
§ Yellow Duck Marketing, LLC (SBE, WBE) (public relations communication)
Highfill Infrastructure Engineering, P.C.
§ CITI, LLC (MBE) (instrumentation)
§ CriTek Engineering Group, PC (SBE, MBE) (engineering and construction support)
§ Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC (SBE) (engineering and construction inspection support)
§ SAMR, PLLC (MBE) (mechanical engineering)
§ SEPI Engineering & Construction, Inc. (WBE) (surveying and environmental permitting)
§ Southeastern Consulting Engineers, Inc. (SBE) (electrical engineering services)
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
§ Capstone Civil Engineering, Inc. (SBE, MBE) (geotechnical support and construction management services)
§ Rohadfox Construction Control Services (MBE) (construction management services)
§ The Survey Company, Inc. (SBE) (surveying)
Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
§ Manning Design and Engineering Group, PLLC (SBE) (electrical engineering services)
§ Richa Graphics (SBE, MBE) (document printing services)
Southeastern Consulting Engineers, Inc. (SBE)
§ Capstone Civil Engineering, Inc. (SBE, MBE) (subsurface geotechnical services)
§ Dunbar Geomatics Group, PLLC (SBE) (surveying)
§ Maloney & Associates dba Maloney Engineering (SBE) (mechanical engineering)
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
§ Avioimage Mapping Services, Inc. (SBE) (aerial photography)
§ Capstone Civil Engineering, Inc. (SBE, MBE) (geotechnical services)
§ Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC (SBE) (flow metering)
§ TKG, PLLC (SBE, WBE) (water and wastewater engineering services)
Sturgill Engineering, PA,
§ Richa Graphics (SBE, MBE) (signage, printing, and reproduction services)
§ Smart Electric Company, Inc. (WBE) (field data collection)
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
§ Patriot Drilling, LLC (WBE) (drilling, chemical, and soil sampling)
§ Probe Utility Locating, LLC (SBE, WBE) (utility locating)
§ Heric Solutions, LLC (SBE) (environmental consulting)
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Capital Investment Plan