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Resolution to Authorize Professional Services Agreements with DLZ Michigan, Inc. for $370,000.00; Professional Service Industries, Inc. for $530,000.00; Materials Testing Consultants, Inc. for $920,000.00; and NTH Consultants, Ltd. for $140,000.00 for Construction Materials Testing Services
Memorandum
Attached for your review and consideration for approval is a resolution authorizing Professional Services Agreements with DLZ Michigan, Inc. (DLZ) for $370,000.00; Professional Service Industries, Inc. (Intertek - PSI) for $530,000.00; Materials Testing Consultants, Inc. (MTC) for $920,000.00; and NTH Consultants, Ltd. (NTH) for $140,000.00 for construction materials testing services to be performed on an as-needed basis for a variety of capital improvement projects managed by the Engineering Unit. The services provided will include materials testing of soils, concrete, and asphalt materials for construction projects to assure the delivered materials and their placement meet the City's standards.
In January of 2022, the City received proposals in response to RFP No. 22-03 from five firms for construction materials testing services during the 2022 and 2023 construction seasons. A staff selection committee reviewed the proposals and determined the firms most qualified for the work according to several criteria:
* Professional Qualifications (15%)
* Proposed Work Plan (25%)
* Past Performance (40%)
* Fee Proposal (20%)
Staff ranked the responding firms in the following order:
1. Materials Testing Consultants, Inc.
2. Professional Services Industries, Inc.
3. DLZ Michigan, Inc.
4. NTH Consultants, Ltd.
5. Testing Engineers & Consultants, Inc.
The selection committee decided that the top four firms were qualified to perform the work and found their fee proposals to be reasonably comparable. To provide flexibility and adequate coverage for all the City's construction projects, staff decided to award contracts to these four firms. Contract award amounts were ...
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