CITY OF ORLANDO
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM


Items Types:
Business and Financial Services
For Meeting of:
May 9, 2016
District: ALL From:
Contract ID: Document Number:
Exhibits: Yes On File (City Clerk) : Yes Draft Only: No
Grant Received by City?: No

Subject:
Award of Contracts for Continuing Professional Structural Engineering Services, RQS16-0164

Summary:

A Request for Qualification Statements (RQS) for the subject project was issued on February 8, 2016.  Eight (8) firms responded to this solicitation, and the Consultants' Qualifications Board certified all eight (8) firms on March 15, 2016.  On April 13, 2016, the Advisory Committee shortlisted four (4) firms for formal interviews on April 26, 2016, which resulted in the Committee’s ranking as follows:

1.

AVCON, Inc.

2.

McLaren Technical Services, Inc., dba McLaren Engineering Group

3.

C&S Engineers, Inc.

4.

Walter PJ. Moore and Associates, Inc.

 The members of the Advisory Committee are as follows:

James Peters

Assist. Construction Mgr.(Chair)

John Sparks

Venues Stadium Ops Asst. Div. Mgr.

Michael Melzer

Project Manager II, CIID

Tom Papsodero

Maintenance and Support Program Mgr.

Byron Raysor

Contract Compliance Investigator III

 The Committee recommends awarding contracts to the top two (2) ranked firms, AVCON, Inc. and McLaren Technical Services, Inc. dba McLaren Engineering Group.  The term of these contracts will be for a period of two (2) years, with a renewable option to extend the contracts for one additional year.

Each firm has proposed to utilize the M/WBE subconsultants as shown on the attached MBE Bid Summary. 


Fiscal & Efficiency Data:

Funding will be obtained from the specific project account when a particular project is identified that necessitates a scope of work associated with the services noted herein.  Contracts will be used on an as-needed basis.  Based on previous usage reports for structural engineering services, it is estimated that expenditures will not exceed $1 million.


Recommended Action:

Approval of the Advisory Committee's ranking and approval for the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) to negotiate and execute contracts, and all subsequent renewals, for Continuing Contracts with the top two (2) ranked firms, AVCON, Inc. and McLaren Technical Services, Inc. dba McLaren Engineering Group, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney’s Office.  Authorize the CPO to execute Service Authorizations of up to an amount of $200,000 per authorization.  



Agenda Item attachment(s) on file in the City Clerks Office.

Note: All agenda items must be in the City Clerk's office by Noon Friday, six(6) business days prior to the regular Monday City Council meeting.

Contact: David Billingsley
Approved By:

Department Date and Time
Budget Outside Routing Approval 4/27/2016 2:25 PM
City Clerk 4/27/2016 2:46 PM

ATTACHMENTS:
Name: Description: Type:
FIS_Continuing_Structural_Engineering_Services.docx Fiscal Impact Statement Backup Material
1st_Mtg_Minutes_Pkg.pdf 1st Mtg Minutes Backup Material
2nd_Mtg_Minute_Pkg.pdf 2nd Mtg Minutes Backup Material
MWBE_Bid_Summary.pdf MWBE Bid Summary Backup Material

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