REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Agreement with CSG Consultants, Inc. for Engineering Design Services for Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Projects
Report
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Works oversees the City's Annual Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program. Under this program, the pavement conditions of the City's street network are inspected and streets are prioritized annually to receive preventative maintenance and rehabilitation treatments based upon the funding available. The pavement maintenance and rehabilitation work is annually bid as public works construction contracts. The City's annual pavement maintenance and rehabilitation work typically involves slurry seals, patching, cape seals, and asphalt overlays, including the ancillary work of ADA curb ramps and traffic striping.
In order to prepare the pavement maintenance and rehabilitation contracts for public bidding in 2020 and subsequent years, the City will need to retain a design consultant to provide engineering design services. The proposed 2020 and subsequent year pavement projects are greater in size and scope than recent past pavement projects due to increased revenues received from the Measure B Local Streets and Roads Program and Senate Bill 1 Road Repair and Accountability Act, and design consultant services are proposed in order to prepare the bidding documents in an efficient and timely manner.
DISCUSSION
A formal Request for Proposal process was utilized to solicit proposals from consultants to provide the requested services. Three consultant firms submitted proposals. Proposals were evaluated and ranked, and interviews were held with the two highest ranking firms. The firms were evaluated based on a number of factors including qualifications of the firm, qualifications and availability of key staff, project approach, and project schedule and completion date. Following the evaluation and interview process, CSG Consultants, Inc. was the highest...
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