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File #: 14-1370    Version: 1 Name: 10/20/14 - ET Mackenzie On-Call Construction Services Contract
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/20/2014 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/20/2014 Final action: 10/20/2014
Enactment date: 10/20/2014 Enactment #: R-14-362
Title: Resolution to Approve a Continuing Service Contract with E. T. MacKenzie Company Not to Exceed ($500,000.00) for Field Operations Unit On-Call Construction Services (RFP-914)
Attachments: 1. MacKenzie Proposal, 2. Contract
Title
Resolution to Approve a Continuing Service Contract with E. T. MacKenzie Company Not to Exceed ($500,000.00) for Field Operations Unit On-Call Construction Services (RFP-914)
Memorandum
This memorandum requests approval to award a contract for utility repair and construction services to E. T. MacKenzie Company (not to exceed $500,000.00)
In July 2014, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP-914) to provide on-call utility construction and repair services to support the Field Operations Service Unit. The Field Operations Services Unit has a number of infrastructure rehabilitation projects that fall below the threshold of Capital Improvement Plan projects that staff will utilize this contract to address. In addition, the contractor may be utilized to provide emergency response services, as needed, such as for sewer backups or multiple water main breaks.
The RFP indicated that up to two companies would be awarded for up to $500,000.00 each. The City received one (1) proposal in response to RFP-914 from E. T. MacKenzie Company.
In 2009, E. T. MacKenzie Company was awarded a similar contract with Field Operations, which was renewed in calendar year 2011. The contractor exceeded staff expectations for their responses to requests for emergency repairs and for their diligence in completing planned work on time and within budget. E. T. MacKenzie Company is highly qualified to perform work outlined in RFP-914 based on past performance and based on the quality of their RFP submittal. As part of their proposal, the company has provided to the City a price list for labor and equipment that the City will use for costing project work. The contract is structured with a not-to-exceed limit of $500,000.00, with no minimum required expenditures.
It is, therefore, recommended that City Council approve a Construction Services Contract with E. T. MacKenzie Company not to exceed $500,000.00 to provide on-call construction services and emergency construction s...

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