Body
Department of Utilities
Reference: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS WATER ENTERPRISE, ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL OF BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING CO, INC., AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THE ERGER'S POND AUGMENTATION STATION, RFP #15-026, TO BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING CO, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT DOLLARS ($298,298.00), AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Prepared By: Finance Department/ Division of Procurement Contracts and Risk
Through: Curtis Bauers, Utilities Director
CC: Dan Frelund, Finance Director
Date Prepared: June 9, 2015
PURPOSE
Requesting City Council approval of a formal Request for Proposal for the Erger's Pond Augmentation Station engineering design phase services to the qualified most responsive and responsible firm and approving the resolution giving the Mayor authority to sign the contract. Municipal Code Section 3.08.090, ". . . . All bids and proposals in excess of $50,000 shall be awarded through formal written procedures by the city council."
BACKGROUND
The Utilities Department owns three reservoirs, located on the west side of Brighton, that are used to store augmentation water. Ken Mitchell Cell 1 is the only reservoir that currently has the permanent capability to augment out of and/or fill with free river water. The City would like to expand their augmentation operations for the design of an Augmentation Station at our north most reservoir, Erger's Pond.
Proposals were received from firms for the Erger's Pond Augmentation Station Engineering Design Phase Services on May 14, 2015 at 2:00 PM.
Firms submitting proposals:
* Drexel, Barrell & Company
* Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co, Inc.
* FEI Engineers
Based on a multi-person tea...
Click here for full text