Title
Specialty Consultant Selections - Commissioning 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 Building and Envelope Commissioning 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: Shannon Crane, 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, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Administrative Services Building Renovation, and Deep Energy Retrofits projects are included in the FY24-FY29 CIP. Mecklenburg County has the need to select and contract with specialty firms for building and envelope commissioning services on each of these projects.
Building and envelope commissioning services firms are licensed engineering firms that are hired separately from the primary design consultant and construction contractor. Commissioning firms work directly for the Owner to provide design review, construction submittal review, onsite observation, and testing services to verify the proper installation of critical construction elements that can include mechanical, electrical, plumbing and other building systems, as well as building envelope (i.e., exterior walls and roof) elements such as water & moisture intrusion, air barriers, roofing systems, sealant integrity, etc.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was advertised on November 19, 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.
Eleven (11) firms (listed below) submitted a Statement of Qualifications.
Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Atom Engineering, PLLC
CMTA, Inc.
Optima Engineering, P.A.
RMF Engineering, Inc.
Salas O’Brien
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc.
System WorCx, PLLC
TLC Engineering Solutions
TMG Consulting Engineers, Inc.
R.G. Vanderweil Engineers
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: SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Alternate Firm: Optima Engineering, P.A.
Catherine M. Wilson Center Renovation:
Selected Firm: System WorCx, PLLC
Alternate Firm: SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Former Civil Courts Building Renovation:
Selected Firm: Optima Engineering, P.A.
Alternate Firm: System WorCx, PLLC
Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Administrative Services Building Renovation
Selected Firm: CMTA, Inc.
Alternate Firm: SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Deep Energy Retrofits
Selected Firm: Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Alternate Firm: CMTA, Inc.
POLICY IMPACT:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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