Title
Professional Engineering Services for Restoration and Surface Water Quality Projects
Action
Action:
A. Approve unit price contracts with the following companies for stream restoration professional services for an initial term of three years:
- Hazen and Sawyer PC;
- Kimley-Horn; and
- SWCA Environmental Consulting & Engineering, Inc.;
B. Approve unit price contracts with the following companies for surface water quality enhancement services for an initial term of three years:
- Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC;
- HDR Engineering Inc. of the Carolinas; and
- LJB Inc;
C. 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):
Angela Charles, Charlotte Water
Mike Davis, Storm Water Services
Jordan Miller, Storm Water Services
Explanation
§ Storm Water Services evaluates the feasibility of new surface water quality improvement projects.
§ Surface water quality enhancements, ponds, and stream restoration projects drain to creeks identified as impaired by Clean Water Act standards.
§ Improvements to existing ponds and newly identified surface water quality enhancement and stream restoration projects will remove pollutants from stormwater runoff before the water is discharged into the creeks.
§ Stream restoration projects can generate mitigation credits that can be used to offset stream and wetland impacts on City and County projects.
§ On January 10, 2022, the City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ); 17 responses were received.
§ The firms 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.
§ Aggregate annual contract expenditures are estimated to be $1,440,000.
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). Each of the firms listed have identified certified firms to be utilized as the project evolves:
Action A:
Hazen & Sawyer, P.C.
• Stewart Engineering, Inc. (MBE) (field survey and subsurface utility engineering)
• Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (MBE) (geotechnical engineering)
Kimley Horn
• Froehling & Robertson, Inc (MBE) (geotechnical engineering)
• Hinde Engineering, Inc. (SBE) (utility coordination and design)
• James Mauney and Associates, P.A. (SBE) (surveying and mapping)
SWCA Environmental Consulting & Engineering, Inc.
• CES Group Engineers, LLP (WBE) (surveying)
• Stewart Engineering, INC (MBE) (surveying services)
Action B:
Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC is a City-certified SBE.
Gavel and Dorn Engineer PLLC (SBE)
• Carolina Wetland Services Inc (SBE) (wetland delineation and permitting services)
• CES Group Engineers, Inc (WBE) (surveying)
HDR Engineering Inc. of the Carolinas
• Stewart Engineering, Inc (MBE) (surveying and utility location services easement plat preparation, and geotechnical services)
LJB Inc.
• BB Foster Consulting, PC (MBE, SBE) (relocation coordination)
• Carolina Geotechnical Group, PLLC (SBE) (subsurface testing and laboratory analysis and reports)
• Hearns Real Estate Solutions, LLC (MBE, SBE) (deed research and recordation of plats and documents)
• Tidemark Land Services (SBE) (survey services and easement preparation)
Fiscal Note
Funding: Storm Water Services Capital Investment Plan