Title
Specialty Consultant Selections - Testing and Inspection Services for Multiple County Government Facilities Projects
Action
ACTION:
Authorize the County Manager to negotiate terms and conditions, including fees to execute a contract with the selected firms for Geotechnical Investigation, Construction Phase Materials Testing, and Special Inspection Services for multiple County Government Facility projects and in the event negotiations with the selected firms are unsuccessful, approve negotiations and contract execution with the alternate firms.
Staff Contact: Steven Sweat, Senior Project Manager, Asset and Facility Management Department
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The East Community Resource Center, Catherine M. Wilson Center Renovation, Former Civil Courts Building Renovation, and Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Administrative Services Building Renovation projects are included in the FY24-FY29 CIP. Mecklenburg County has the need to select and contract with specialty firms for Geotechnical Investigation, Construction Phase Materials Testing, and Special Inspection services on each of these projects.
Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspection (Geo/CMT/SI) firms are licensed engineering firms that are hired separately from the primary design consultant and construction contractor. Geo/CMT/SI firms work directly for the Owner and provide onsite observation and laboratory services to verify the proper installation of critical construction elements that can include soils, concrete, masonry, structural steel, seismic resistance, fire-proofing, etc.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was advertised on December 5, 2024, in the Charlotte Observer, the Charlotte Post, Greater Diversity News and the State of North Carolina Interactive Purchasing System web site. The selection of the consulting firms followed NC General Statute 143-64.31, which prescribes a qualifications-based selection process.
Nine (9) firms (listed below) submitted a Statement of Qualifications.
ECS Southeast, LLC
ESP Associates, Inc.
Froehling & Robertson, Inc.
Geo-Hydro Engineers, Inc.
Kleinfelder, Inc.
NOVA Engineering and Environmental, Inc.
S&ME, Inc.
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
UES Professional Solutions 29, Inc.
Per the Board's instructions, the Engineer Selection Committee submits the following report:
SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Mark Hahn, AIA, Director, Asset and Facility Management Department (AFM)
Matthew H. Stiene, PE, Senior Vice President, Construction and Facility Services, Novant Health (AFM Appointed Engineer)
David Gieser, AIA, AFM Design and Construction Division Director
Also participating in the discussions were:
Jamila Davis, MPA, Office of Economic Development, Director of Business Diversity & Inclusion (BDI)
Barry Turner, Economic Development Office, Management Analyst
Steven Sweat, AIA - AFM Construction Project Manager III
Becky Miller, AIA - AFM Construction Project Manager III
Bryan Turner, AIA - AFM Construction Project Manager III
Sue Kumar, AIA - AFM Construction Project Manager II
Shannon Crane, AIA - AFM Construction Project Manager II
Martin Flores, NCIDQ - AFM Construction Project Manager II
Based on the information provided in the written submittals, the Engineer Selection Committee selected the following firms and alternates for the projects:
East Community Resource Center:
Selected Firm: ESP Associates, Inc.
Alternate Firm: S&ME, Inc.
Catherine M. Wilson Center Renovation:
Selected Firm: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Alternate Firm: Kleinfelder, Inc.
Former Civil Courts Building Renovation:
Selected Firm: Kleinfelder, Inc.
Alternate Firm: NOVA Engineering and Environmental, Inc.
Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Administrative Services Building Renovation
Selected Firm: ECS Southeast, LLC
Alternate Firm: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
POLICY IMPACT:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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ATTACHMENT (S):
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