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File #: 2021-1112    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 10/13/2021 In control: Engineering Dept
On agenda: 11/9/2021 Final action: 11/9/2021
Title: Approving the selection of Plummer Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services associated with the wastewater line rehabilitation projects identified within the Wastewater Master Plan and authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement in the amount of $61,365.00.
Attachments: 1. 20211028-Pflugerville PSA Package, 2. Draft Presentation_2021-1112
Title
Approving the selection of Plummer Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services associated with the wastewater line rehabilitation projects identified within the Wastewater Master Plan and authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement in the amount of $61,365.00.

Summary
In the City of Pflugerville approved 2020 Wastewater Master Plan, wastewater rehabilitation projects were identified as a result of a risk-based assessment of all wastewater pipelines and nearly all of the City’s lift stations to assist in the prioritization of recommended operations and maintenance improvements. The proposed request is for approval for selection of consultant and approval for a professional services agreement with the City. This project supports the 2021-2025 Strategic Plan #3 for Infrastructure, "Maintain infrastructure to ensure resiliency and operability at all times."

The City of Pflugerville solicited requests for qualifications (RFQ) from qualified engineering firms to provide professional engineering services for the Wastewater System Rehabilitation Projects designated in the 2020 Wastewater Master Plan as to prolong the useful life and improve reliability of existing infrastructure. The objective of the RFQ solicitation was to identify and engage the most qualified consulting firm to assist the City in delivering the five (5) identified Wastewater System Rehabilitation projects.

The City received six (6) Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from interested firms on August 26, 2021. A Selection Committee made up of City Staff reviewed and scored the SOQs based on the Request for Qualification's (RFQ) scoring criteria. Based on the evaluation and scoring criteria in the RFQ. The Selection Committee determined the results of the SOQ scoring required interviews to further evaluate the team's experience.

The top two (2) firms were interviewed by the Selection Committee during the week of October 4th in a virtual format for re...

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