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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH GAI CONSULTANTS, INC. FOR THE DESIGN OF THE SR 303 SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FROM HUDSON CROSSING TO NICHOLSON DRIVE.
Brief Description: The purpose of this request for proposal (RFP) was to solicit proposals from professional design, engineering and surveying consultants (Consultant) for the analysis, engineering, and design of a 5-ft. pedestrian sidewalk along SR 303 from Hudson Crossing Parkway to Nicholson Drive, to include storm design, traffic signage, pedestrian signals, street lighting, pavement striping, and other miscellaneous design items as described in the formal Request for Proposals (RFP).
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Legislative History
None.
Purpose & Explanation
In August 2023, the City sent out the RFP to seven (7) ODOT qualified civil engineering consulting firms. The proposals were due on August 9, 2023. The City received four (4) formal proposals for the Project as listed below:
GAI Consultants Inc. $154,430.72
CVE $203,958
MS Consultants $253,826.00
EDG $256,907.03
Euthenics - Did Not Submit
Thrasher Engineering - Did Not Submit
GPD - Did Not Submit
Following the review of the proposals and an interview with the consultants as to their ability to do the required work, along with their ODOT experience and understanding of the RFP, the City staff is recommending GAI Consultants Inc. to perform the design of the SR 303 Sidewalk from Hudson Crossing Parkway to Nicholson Drive. These consulting services include any needed survey, geotechnical analysis, preparation of preliminary engineering plans, multiple public meetings, Council meetings, exhibits, utility and outside agency coordination, project specifications, cost estimates and other miscellaneous services described within this RFP with the intention to bid this project for construction as early as the Spring, 2024. The consultants will provide the Request for Information (RFI) during the bid process, wetl...
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