Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Approving Qualified Firms to Provide Geotechnical and Materials Testing Services and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Agreements for Professional Services
Summary
MEETING DATE: December 4, 2012
DEPARTMENT: Development Services/Engineering
Purchasing
CONTACT: Corey Nesbit, PE, Development Engineering Manager
Erin Boddie, CPPB, Contracts Administrator
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Approval of Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· This Resolution approves qualified firms to provide geotechnical and materials testing services and authorizes the City Manager to enter into contracts with these firms within the guidelines of City of McKinney Purchasing Policy.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
· The City of McKinney utilizes on-call professional services contracts to complete miscellaneous tasks.
· Engineering and other departments require a qualified professional to perform tasks such as soil tests or concrete strength tests on construction projects to ensure the completed project complies with the specifications.
· The City of McKinney issued a request for qualifications (RFQ 13-05) for miscellaneous geotechnical and materials testing services, in September 2012.
· Nine geotechnical and materials testing firms submitted their statements of qualification information in response to the RFQ.
· A committee of four staff members from the Engineering department reviewed and ranked the statements of qualifications based on the following criteria:
o Client satisfaction
o Previous work experience
o Service quality
o Project approach
· Of the nine firms that submitted statements of qualification, the following three were determined to be the most qualified in the selection pool:
o Alliance Geotechnical Group
o PSI
o Terracon
· When geotechnical and materials testing services are required, a fee proposal will be solicited from one of these firms in accordance with the Purchasing Policy approved in September 2012.
· The firms will remain pre-qualified for professional services contracts for 2 years.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
· The individual contracts will be funded through the approved City budget.
· The contracts will prepared and executed in accordance with the Purchasing Policy.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
· N/A