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The City's current 5-Year CIP is projected to deliver over $60 million in major public
improvements. Approximately $25 million, or 40% of the CIP budget, is funded through
active Federal, State and Regional "competitive" grants. Projects include corridor
enhancements for traffic calming, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and smart growth
redevelopment; road diets and complete streets; safe routes to school; traffic signal
modifications; street lights; sewer replacement and upsizing; storm drain improvements
and implementation of LID measures for treatment of urban runoff; ADA enhancements;
park alnellities; mechanical, eittui kai and i 1\ AC upgrades to City -owned buiidjng.s; and
affordable housing projects including infill transit -oriented development.
In order to design, manage and deliver these projects on schedule and within budget,
the Department of Engineering & Public Works advertised a Request for Qualifications
(RFQ) for various engineering and construction support services on January 27, 2014.
Additional services requested via the RFQ include plan and map reviews, preparation of
plat & legal descriptions, sewer system management and financial administration, and
environmental compliance involving stormwater, wastewater, FOG and HAZMAT. The
RFQ was advertised on the City's Website, published in the Daily Transcript, and e-
mailed to over 150 professional consultant firms. The Department received
approximately 70 Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) from various firms, including
Disadvantaged, Small and/or Minority Business Enterprises, by the February 24, 2014
deadline.
Staff from the Department of Engineering & Public Works selected five firms based on
qualifications for interviews. Based on the strength of their SOQ and interview, staff
recommends executing an agreement with Stack Traffic Consulting, Inc., for a not -to -
exceed amount of $2,000,000, to perform on -call support services, to provide on -call
project support services including, but not limited to, project management, engineering
and contract management, construction management and inspections, architecture,
land surveying, environmental compliance, assessment and remediation, geotechnical,
soils and materials testing, traffic data collection, plan reviews, constructability reviews,
and community outreach. Stack Traffic Consulting is certified as a Small Business
Enterprise (SBE). Stack Traffic Consulting has listed the following subconsultants to
provide additional specialized services (see Exhibit "A" for bios and fee schedules):
• Dudek — environmental compliance
• Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects, Inc. — architecture
• Katz & Associates, Inc. (Small / Woman Business Enterprise) public outreach
and communications
MA Engineers, Inc. (Small Business Enterprise) — mechanical engineering,
HVAC and plumbing; LEED certification for sustainable, energy efficient design
• Moffatt & Nichol — structural engineering, inspections and rehabilitation
National Data & Surveying Services, Inc. (Small Business Enterprise) — traffic
data collection and surveys
• Ninyo & Moore (Minority Business Enterprise) — geotechnical and material testing
and inspections
• NV5 — civil engineering and construction management
® Sampo Engineering (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) — land surveying,
mapping and civil engineering
• Schmidt Design Group, Inc. (Small Business / Small Local Business Enterprise)
landscape architecture