Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement with Kier & Wright Civil Engineers and Surveyors, Inc. for On-Call Land Surveying Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $200,000 for Three Years
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
* Community & Business Development
SUMMARY
Approximately every five years, the Engineering and Transportation Department hires three consultants to provide on-call engineering plan check and land surveying services for the City. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is issued, and the three consultants are selected from the firms that respond with a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). The last RFQ was issued in 2017.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the approval of a Consulting Services Agreement (CSA) with Kier & Wright Civil Engineers and Surveyors, Inc. in the amount of $200,000 for three years for on-call land surveying services.
BACKGROUND
The Engineering and Transportation Department Project Development and Land Development Divisions provide engineering services for public project and private land development projects. To continue providing timely and efficient service to residents, visitors, other City departments, and private land developers, it is necessary to outsource certain tasks to consultants. Retaining qualified consultants to support City staff will provide options and flexibility while satisfying the expected demands.
Engineering consulting services to be provided by consulting firms may include the following:
* Research and review Planning's and Land Development Division's applications for private land development throughout the City.
* Review Land Development Division Parcel and Tract Map applications for subdivisions in the City.
* Provide Land Surveying and Engineering Inspection services in support of the Project Development Division's CIP projects.
The consultant's scope of work will be defined at the time of each project assignment.
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