SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve selection of Walbridge of Tampa, FL, as the Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) for the proposed Clearwater Gas System (CGS) Complex (15-0043-GA). (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The City issued Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 10-17 in January 2017 for CMR firms for the Clearwater Gas System (CGS) Complex. Seven firms responded.
The review committee included representatives of CGS, Engineering and Long and Associates, the project architect. The selection committee ranked the firm’s qualifications as follows: Ajax Building, Creative Contractors, Walbridge, Biltmore Construction J. Kokolakis Contracting, Cutler, and Wharton-Smith.
Ajax Building, Creative Contractors, and Walbridge were requested to give oral presentations. The review committee recommends Walbridge for their comprehensive experience, particularly with operation and maintenance complexes that must remain active during the construction phase, and environmentally sensitive sites.
Walbridge will provide preconstruction services under a Purchase Order including design review and construction cost estimating. Once design approaches final construction documents, staff will present a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contract to Council for approval. Staff anticipates presenting the GMP to City Council in October 2017. Staff estimates eight months of design and thirty months of phased construction with the initial main building completed by early 2019.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funds are budgeted and available in Project code 0315-96384-530300-532-000-0000, Gas System Pinellas Building.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS: N/A