Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Approving Qualified Firms to Provide Miscellaneous Drainage and Floodplain Management Services, Miscellaneous Surveying Services, and Miscellaneous Geotechnical and Materials Testing Services, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Agreements for Professional Services
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: March 6, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Development Services/Engineering
CONTACT: Nick Ataie, P.E., Engineering CIP Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Resolution approves qualified firms to provide miscellaneous drainage and floodplain management services, miscellaneous surveying services, and miscellaneous 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.
* State law specifically exempts contracts for professional services from competitive bidding requirements per Texas Local Government Code ? 252.022(a)(4).
* The City of McKinney issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for miscellaneous drainage and floodplain management services (18-21RFQ), miscellaneous surveying services (18-23RFQ), and miscellaneous geotechnical and materials testing services (18-22RFQ) beginning December 17, 2017.
* Legal notices for the solicitations were publically published in a local newspaper on December 17, 2017 and December 24, 2017. In addition, all RFQ's were posted on the City of McKinney Online eBid Procurement Portal and over 500 invitations for each RFQ were sent to registered eBid vendors (within specific categories matching the services/work requested).
* The Engineering Department may require an engineering firm to perform tasks under miscellaneous drainage and floodpla...
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