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Resolution to Approve Five-Year Professional Services Agreements for As-Needed Engineering Services for Parks & Recreation with SmithGroup, ROWE Professional Services Company, OHM Advisors, and Beckett & Raeder, Inc. (NTE Annual $300,000.00 Per Firm)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution to approve Professional Services Agreements with four engineering firms to provide on-demand design services for capital improvements and renovation projects within the Parks & Recreation system.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: Funding is available in the approved FY 2024 Park Maintenance and Capital Improvement Millage budget. Funding for services in future fiscal years will be contingent upon City Council approval of the Parks Maintenance and Capital Improvements budget.
Project Description: Parks & Recreation Services often requires the services of consultants to perform design and engineering work on multiple projects, including, but not limited to, structural engineering work for bridges and retaining walls and to evaluate aging buildings, mechanical engineering work at the pools and ice rinks, and civil engineering design of storm water facilities, parking lots and entry roads. This scope of services also includes community engagement and park site design and planning services.
Issuing RFPs and selecting consultants for each project individually is labor intensive for both the City and consultants. Pre-qualifying consultants with appropriate experience to perform the work saves valuable staff time and expedites project completion.
Pre-qualifying consultants was initially implemented fifteen years ago to create efficiencies and streamline the process of choosing consultants for a variety of Parks & Recreation design projects on an as-needed basis. It has proven to be very successful and allows staff to move more quickly and efficiently to perform work. Some of the projects that were completed under prior contracts with pre-qualified engineering firms include design for the universal access improvements at the Argo Canoe Livery, the West Park Bandshell study and community engagement, bridge repair engineering, and design for Bicentennial Park.
Request for Proposal (RFP) #23-52 was released on November 7th, 2023, and was advertised on the Michigan Inter-Governmental Trade Network as well as on the City of Ann Arbor Purchasing website. Twelve firms submitted proposals. After review of qualifications and interviews, staff selected four firms, SmithGroup, ROWE Professional Services Company, OHM Advisors, and Beckett & Raeder, Inc.
The selected firms will submit a scope and fee proposal for each project to be designed so that staff have a basis upon which to evaluate the individual projects. Individual work statements will be issued for each project and awarded to the most qualified consultant for that project. Each of the pre-qualified consultants understand that there is no guarantee or implied promise of any nature that any Work Statements at all will be issued and that the City is under no obligation to issue or consent to any Work Statements. Staff are recommending approval of professional services agreements (PSA) with each of these four consultants for engineering services on an as-needed basis for a period of five years. Staff are also recommending an option to extend the contracts for up to two additional years upon approval by the City Administrator. Total expenditures per fiscal year per individual contract are not to exceed $300,000.00.
The Park Advisory Commission recommended approval of these agreements at their December 19, 2023 meeting.
Staff
Prepared by: Hillary Hanzel, Landscape Architect IV
Reviewed by: Josh Landefeld, Parks & Recreation Services Manager
Reviewed by: Derek Delacourt, Community Services Area Administrator
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
Body
Whereas, Parks & Recreation Services often requires the services of consultants to perform design and engineering work on multiple projects;
Whereas, Issuing RFPs and selecting consultants for each project individually is labor and time intensive for both the City and consultants;
Whereas, Pre-qualifying consultants with appropriate experience to perform work on an as-needed basis saves valuable staff time and expedites project completion;
Whereas, The City issued a Request for Proposals, RFP #23-52, to identify qualified consultants with experience in providing engineering services for parks and recreation projects;
Whereas, Twelve firms submitted proposals in response to RFP #23-52;
Whereas, Staff have selected the following four consultants as qualified to perform the type of work identified in RFP #23-52:
1. SmithGroup
2. ROWE Professional Services Company
3. OHM Advisors
4. Beckett & Raeder, Inc.
Whereas, Entering contracts for services on an as-needed basis will allow the City to expedite the engineering design and construction of improvements in the Parks & Recreation system;
Whereas, Funding is available in the approved FY2024 Parks Maintenance and Capital Improvements budget to cover the cost of these services;
Whereas, Funding for services in future fiscal years will be contingent upon City Council approval of the Parks Maintenance and Capital Improvements budget; and
Whereas, The Park Advisory Commission recommended approval of these agreements at their December 19, 2023 meeting;
RESOLVED, That City Council approves five-year Professional Services Agreements for engineering services with SmithGroup, ROWE Professional Services Company, OHM Advisors, and Beckett & Raeder, inc. in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 per agreement per fiscal year;
RESOLVED, That the agreements will include an option to extend the agreement for up to two additional years, upon approval by the City Administrator;
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute said Professional Services Agreements after approval as to substance by the City Administrator and approval as to form by the City Attorney; and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator is authorized to take all appropriate actions to implement this resolution, including authorization of work statements under the agreements, and determination of any renewal, extension, amendment, or termination of the agreements.