Title:
Engineering Consultant Selection - Building Commissioning Services for the Eastway and Northern Regional Recreation Centers
Summary
ACTION:
Authorize the County Manager to negotiate fees and execute contracts with the top ranked firm, Hanson Professional Services Inc. and in the event negotiations with this firm are unsuccessful, approve negotiations with the alternate firm, McCracken Lopez Engineers
Staff Contact: Bryan Turner, AIA, Asset & Facilities Management Department
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Mecklenburg County needs a Building Commissioning firm to provide services for the Eastway and Northern Regional Recreation Centers. Building Commissioning is the process of verifying all of the subsystems for mechanical (HVAC), plumbing, electrical, fire suppression systems, life safety systems, building envelope, lighting, building control systems, and building security systems have met the project requirements as intended by the building owner and as designed by the consulting architects and engineers.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
The selection of the commissioning firms followed NC General Statute 143-64.31 and the Selection of Engineers and Surveyors policy of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners which prescribes a qualifications-based selection process.
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was advertised on or about April 27, 2018 in The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Post and on the State of North Carolina Interactive Purchasing System website.
Thirteen (13) firms submitted a Statement of Qualifications expressing an interest in the projects.
Affiliated Engineers McCracken Lopez
Commissioning WorCx McVeigh & Mangum
CTI Consultants Optima Engineering
eTHOS Engineering RMF
Hanson Professional Services Syska Hennesey
HEA Engineers System WorCx
WSP
Per the Board's instructions, the Selection Committee submits the following report:
SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Mark Hahn AIA, Director of Asset and Facility Management (AFM)
Matthew H. Stiene PE, Senior Director, Plant Engineering Services Novant Health
Jay Rhodes AIA, Division Director, AFM Design & Construction Management
Also participating in the discussions were:
Bryan Turner AIA, AFM Senior Project Manager,
Becky Miller AIA, AFM Project Manager,
Peter Wasmer AIA, AFM Project Manager
Jay Higginbotham ASLA, Senior Project Manager
Alicia Rocco ASLA, AFM Project Manager, (Eastway Regional Recreation Center)
Bert Lynn ASLA, AFM Project Manager (Northern Regional Recreation Center)
Based on the information presented in the written submittals and reference checks, the Selection Committee identified one top ranked firm and one alternate firm as shown below:
Top ranked firm: Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Alternate: McCracken Lopez Engineers
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT: