TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve Work Assignment 2022-02 with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., for $124,406.00, for the Drying Bed Design at the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility.
Recommended Action
Approve Work Assignment 2022-02 with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., for $124,406.00, for the Drying Bed Design at the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility.
Background Information
The Department of Utilities budgeted for construction of a drying bed at the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility to provide a location to decant the vacuum trucks used for routine cleaning and inspections of the City's collection system and lift stations.
> January 28, 2022: Request for Letters of Interest (RLI) 2022-02 was issued to the eight firms under Category 1 of Continuing Contract 2020-58 to secure professional engineering services to design, bid and provide construction phase services for the construction of the drying bed.
> February 28, 2022: Three Letters of Interest were received, and staff evaluated each based on the following:
* Understanding of project/deliverables
* Expertise/qualifications of personnel
* Availability of personnel/timeline
* Evaluations/experience on utility projects
* Proposed cost-saving measures and
* References/required forms
> March 8, 2022: Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. was selected to proceed with development of a scope and fee schedule.
After careful review of the scope and fee by staff, the Department of Utilities recommends that Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. should be awarded the Work Assignment for this project, in the amount of $124,406.00.
Strategic Plan
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Financial Impact
The amount of $124,406.00 is available in the account number below...
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