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Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Contract with Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors (H&W) for pre-construction services for EpicCentral (City Phase) in the amount of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) and approve a Construction Services Fee of 1.95% to be applied to the actual approved construction costs for the new construction work at a later time
Presenter
Andy Henning, Senior Building and Construction Projects Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
On September 14, 2018 the City approved an initial architectural design contract with Merriman Anderson Architects (Purchase Order 338360) in the amount of $45,975. On December 11, 2018 the City Council then approved an additional architectural design contract with Merriman Anderson Architects (18-8498) for further design services for EpicCentral in the amount of $650,000.
With the design process soon to reach a point of needing important cost estimation and constructability review, an RFP #19142 solicitation was advertised by the City in accordance with State law with respondents to the RFP required to submit their proposals no later than August 15, 2019. Notice of RFP #19142 was advertised in the Star Telegram, bidsync.com and directly with 136 vendors. There were five (5) Grand Prairie vendors available and invited to bid with none responding. Thirteen (13) Construction Managers responded to the RFP with their proposals as shown in attachment A to this document. The selection committee reviewed all of the proposals and ultimately narrowed the field of thirteen (13) down to a list of five (5) finalists, JE Dunn, Manhattan, Ridgemont, Hill & Wilkinson and Pogue, for interview purposes. On August 21, 2019, interviews were conducted with all five (5) firms. After committee deliberations and final scoring based on the cumulative RFP criteria, Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors received the committee’s highest point total and are being recommended to Council for the EpicCent...
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