To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Contracts for On-Call Construction Management Services, Countywide
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute eight individual contracts with the following consultants: Consor PMCM, Inc., Dynamic Dzyne Associates, Inc. dba Substrate, Inc., Ghirardelli Associates, Inc., KCM Engineering, Inc. dba Knight CM Group, Mark Thomas and Company, Inc., MNS Engineers, Inc., Park Engineering, Inc., and Unico Engineering, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $725,000.00 each to provide on-call construction management services for various projects for the period from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, Countywide. (Project No.: Various) (All Districts)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Work performed under these on-call Consulting Services Agreements are funded by developer fees, local, state and federal funds for local road, flood control, and airport projects.
BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department is involved in various projects in the County that require construction management services for road, flood control, and airport projects. After a solicitation process, these eight firms were selected to provide construction management services on an “on-call” basis. The Consultants will augment Public Works staff on an as-needed basis. They will be used as an extension of Public Works staff during busy times when extra help is needed or when in-house expertise is not available. The on-call Consulting Services Agreements will be in effect for three years.
In accordance with Government Code section 4526, the Design/Construction Division solicited Statements of Qualifications from construction management consulting firms. These firms were determined to be qualified to provide on-call construction management services for a three-year contract to assist the Design/Construction Division to comply with federal, state, and local regulations.
Government Code Section 31000 and 4525 authorizes the County to contract for services including the type of construction management that Consor PMCM, Inc., Dynamic Dzyne Associates, Inc. dba Substrate, Inc., Ghirardelli Associates, Inc., KCM Engineering, Inc. dba Knight CM Group, Mark Thomas and Company, Inc., MNS Engineers, Inc., Park Engineering, Inc., and Unico Engineering, Inc. provides.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval from the Board of Supervisors, the Consulting Services Agreements will not be in effect. A possible delay in completing projects requiring construction management services will occur. Executing the Consulting Services Agreements will facilitate the process of design and construction for various Public Works projects requiring construction management expertise.