Title
Approve the selection of Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services associated with the 2020 Transportation Bond Program Project: Main Street Improvements and authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement in the amount of $322,764.55.
Summary
The proposed agenda item is a follow up to the previous March 23, 2021 City Council meeting as Freese and Nichols, Incorporated (FNI), the Bond Program General Engineering Consultant (GEC) and the City's Selection Committee completed the first round for recommending selection of consultants associated with the voter-approved 2020 Transportation Bond Program. Beginning March 24th the City of Pflugerville submitted an advertisement to paper and on March 31st issued a request for qualifications from qualified engineering firms to provide professional engineering services associated with the Transportation Bond. Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) were submitted on April 30th.
Project List (alphabetically ordered):
1. Cameron Road
2. East Pecan Street
3. Immanuel Road
4. Intersections Improvements
• E. Pflugerville Parkway @ FM 685
• Copper Mine @ FM 685
• SH 130 @ CR 138 (excluded from budget; coordinate with Travis County)
5. Kelly Lane Phase 3
6. Main Street
The City of Pflugerville solicited requests for qualifications from engineering firms for services associated with six of the 2020 Transportation Bond Program (the “Program”) Projects. City staff received thirty-five (35) SOQs which were reviewed, scored and ranked, based on the evaluation criteria in the RFQ, as the SOQ is worth up to 100 points, and the interview is worth up to 20 points. These two scores added together, and the team with the highest total of these two scores would result in the recommended selected firm. The City's Selection Committee determined the results of the SOQ scoring and ranking did not require interviews to further evaluate the team's experience so Project assignments were determined by the firm’s unique qualifications and project preference. City Staff provided recommendations to FNI to proceed with development of Scope and Fee for a professional services agreement with each firm individually based on project assignments.
This Professional Services Agreement is for the preliminary engineering design of the Main Street Improvements from Railroad Avenue to FM 685 (2,400 LF).
The Project includes design for a future two-lane urban roadway, Right-of-Way (“ROW”) acquisition, intersection design for future improvements at the Railroad Avenue, FM 685, and Old Austin Hutto Road intersections and utility relocation. The improvements will be in accordance with the Downtown Action Plan.
The Scope of Services include field surveying, preparation of ROW acquisition documents, subsurface utility engineering, preliminary design, public outreach, environmental services, geotechnical studies, hydrologic/hydraulic analysis, bridge design, illumination, traffic signals, landscaping, placemaking, preparation of a geometric schematic, and preparation of a Preliminary Engineering Report.
Approval for the design, ROW acquisition, and utility relocation of the project was provided as one of the voter-approved 2020 General Obligation Transportation Bond projects.
Prior City Council Action
Pflugerville City Council called a November 3, 2020 bond election for three propositions totaling $191.3 million at the August 11, 2020 meeting.
City Council approved the selection of Freese and Nichols, Inc. to provide general engineering consulting services associated with the 2020 General Obligation Bond Transportation Projects at the January 26, 2021 meeting.
City Council approved a professional services agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. to provide general engineering consulting services associated with the 2020 General Obligation Bond Transportation Projects at the March 23, 2021 meeting.
Deadline for City Council Action
Action is requested on July 27, 2021
Funding Expected: Revenue __ Expenditure _X_ N/A __
Budgeted Item: Yes __ No __ N/A _X*_
*This agreement will be funded by the 2020 Transportation Bond Program, Proposition A.
Amount: $322,764.55
1295 Form Required? Yes _X_ No __
Legal Review Required: N/A __ Required _X_ Date Completed: _07/19/2021__
Supporting documents attached:
SOQ Scoring Matrix
Professional Services Agreement
Draft Presentation
Recommended Action
Approve the selection of Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services associated with the 2020 Transportation Bond Program Project: Main Street Improvements and authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement in the amount of $322,764.55.