Title
Approving the selection of Cobb Fendley & Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services associated with design, bidding, and construction administration of the East Pecan Street Widening Project and authorizing the City Manager to enter into negotiations regarding a scope of work and fee proposal.
Summary
The City of Pflugerville solicited requests for qualifications from engineering firms to perform design services, bidding and construction administration for the East Pecan Street Widening Project.
This project will widen East Pecan Street from SH130 to Weiss Lane and reconstruct East Pecan Street from Weiss Lane to Cameron Road. The scope and phasing of this project will be in accordance with the City's Master Transportation Plan.
Preparation of the final engineering construction documents shall include but not be limited to: project design, topographic surveys where required, geotechnical investigation, environmental assessment and environmental clearances, identification of utility conflicts, required utility adjustments and replacements, coordination with utility companies, determination of ROW/easement acquisition, preparation of ROW/easement acquisition metes/bounds and sketch, preliminary and final engineer's opinion of probable construction cost, project manual and any other items necessary to successfully construct this project.
This project will be designed in accordance with the City of Pflugerville's 2011 Edition of the Uniform Development Code and May 2005 Edition of the Engineering Design Guidelines & Construction Standards.
Status
City staff received seven (7) proposals. A review team made up of Engineering Department Staff reviewed and scored the proposals. Cobb Fendley & Associates, Inc. was selected as the second most qualified firm for this project. The highest scoring firm was Brown and Gay Engineers, Inc. The selection of Brown and Gay as the consultant was approved by City Council on May 13th, 2014. Brown and Gay selected not to pursue design of the project based on City standard contract language. The staff is recommending selection of the second most qualified firm as shown on the attachment to this agenda, Cobb Fendley & Associates.
Projected Future City Council Action
A future agenda item will be scheduled to approve the contract for the project. Staff anticipates negotiations to take place in the next month and a contract will be presented for Council review and consideration.
Fiscal Impact
The design for this project is funded from current City reserve funds. A future resolution will be presented to City Council for construction and construction administration of this project. Funding for construction and construction administration is pending approval of a General Obligation Bond.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends the selection of Cobb Fendley & Associates, Inc. for the design, bidding and construction phase services for the East Pecan Street Widening Project.
Drafter
Dan Franz, P.E.
City Engineer