Title
Professional engineering services for Storm Water Capital Improvement Projects in Fiscal Year 2026
Action
ACTION:
Authorize the County Manager to extend the Fiscal Years 2023 through 2025 professional engineering services list through Fiscal Year 2026.
Staff Contact: Brian Sikes, LUESA-Storm Water Services
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
In FY23 four engineering firms were selected to perform professional services for Storm Water Capital Improvement Projects through FY25. The Mecklenburg Board of Commissioners approved the selection during their January 18, 2023 meeting (File#: 23-0039). These contracts are necessary for stream restoration projects that will achieve water quality improvement goals identified in the Environmental Leadership Action Plan. Staff seeks to extend the professional engineering services selection through FY26. The firms on the current list have performed well and their capabilities and experience are aligned with the anticipated FY26 stream projects.
The engineering firms will complete all services required to construct storm water projects in Mecklenburg County including easements, design, planning, surveying, permitting, and construction administration services. When a project has been selected and funding secured, an appropriate firm will be selected from the pool of engineering firms for that specific project.
Approval of this Action Item will authorize the extension of the current list of professional engineering firms through FY26.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Services was distributed September 30, 2022 through the State of North Carolina Interactive Purchasing System web site. The qualifications-based selection of professional services performed by engineers is governed by G.S. 143-64.31, sometimes referred to as the “Mini-Brooks Act.”
A total of eight (8) submittals were received on October 27, 2022. The Selection Committee consiste...
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