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Resolution to authorize Professional Services Agreements with Perimeter Engineering, LLC, for $85,000.00, Midwestern Consulting, LLC, for $85,000.00, and Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. for $85,000.00 for General Engineering, Construction Inspection, and Surveying Services
Memorandum
We recommend your approval of the attached resolution authorizing Professional Services Agreements with Perimeter Engineering, LLC, for $85,000.00, Midwestern Consulting, LLC, for $85,000.00, and Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc. for $85,000.00 for General Engineering, Construction Inspection, and Surveying Services, as needed.
The Project Management Services Unit (PMSU) provides a wide array of support and services including: capital improvements project management; private development construction plan review; private development utility and road construction inspection; traffic engineering; civil engineering design; construction inspection; drafting; surveying; infrastructure record maintenance and many other project management tasks. Many of the activities provided or managed by the City of Ann Arbor’s PMSU are directly impacted by the financial conditions of the City and the State, the intensity of construction activities, the deterioration of the City’s infrastructure and private development in the area and many other variables. These factors often contribute to short and long term fluctuations in demand for our services citywide.
In the 2007, we selected three professional engineering consulting firms to provide general engineering and construction inspection services on an as needed basis. We found that making use of these firms on an ongoing basis over the past four years has permitted us to more effectively utilize our existing work force, while continuing to deliver quality and cost effective engineering and project management services.
The proposed professional services agreements are intended to supplement the support provided by the PMSU's sta...
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