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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIN-09-123 - E09-076 - Consultant Services - Stormwater ManagementF~ari~a~dl,5~ers+k~s: REPORT , REPORT T0: Mayor Carl Zehr & Members of Council DATE OF MEETING: 2009-09-21 SUBMITTED BY: Larry Gordon, Chief Purchasing Officer PREPARED BY: Larry Gordon, Chief Purchasing Officer (2214) WARD(S) INVOLVED: N/A DATE OF REPORT: 2009-09-14 REPORT N0: FIN 09-123 SUBJECT: E09-076 -Consultant Services -Stormwater Management Ponds Retrofit RECOMMENDATION: That Expression of Interest E09-076, Consultant Services -Stormwater Management Ponds Retrofit, be awarded to Aquafor Beech Limited, Mississauga, Ontario at their estimated fee of $648,652., including a contingency of $56,160. and G.S.T., based on a satisfactory contract being negotiated and an upset fee being established, and further that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement satisfactory to the City Solicitor. BACKGROUND: In December 2001, the City of Kitchener approved a Master Stormwater Management (SWM) Policy in order to ensure that the most effective approach to SWM will be provided across the City. One of the recommendations of the SWM Policy was to retrofit several of the City's existing quantity control ponds to incorporate quality controls. The project scope includes the design, contract administration and inspection for the retrofit of 12 stormwater management ponds located within the Strasburg, Sandrock Greenway, Henry Sturm, Kolb and Idlewood Subwatershed. Federal and provincial infrastructure stimulus funds (ISF) have been secured for this project. The federal and provincial governments will contribute two-thirds of the eligible cost and the City of Kitchener will contribute one-third. The retrofitting of the ponds is planned to start next year, and has to be substantially completed by March 2011. iiv) - 1 REPORT: In accordance with Chapter 170 of the Municipal Code pertaining to the Selection of Professional ServiceslConsultants, a Consultant's Review Committee was established consisting of D. Lupsa, Engineering Technologist, S. Allen, Manager, Engineering Design, J. Stevenson, Construction Project Manager, K. Mick, Design Engineer, N. Gollan, Engineering Technologist, and L. Gordon, Chief Purchasing Officer. Expressions of interest were advertised in The Record, and on the Internet through the Ontario Public Buyers Electronic Tendering Information System relative to this project. Documents were downloaded by twenty (20) interested parties. By the closing date of Friday August 21St, 2009, ten (10) responses had been received. A shortlist of four Consultants was selected on Tuesday September 1St, 2009 and pricing information was requested from these respondents. The Review Committee met on Thursday September 10t", 2009 to review the pricing submissions. The Committee elected to award the project to Aquafor Beech Limited, Mississauga, Ontario. A listing of the responding parties follows foryour reference. Trow Associates Inc. Hamilton G.D. Jewell Engineering Inc. Mississauga AMEC Earth & Environmental Burlington Aquafor Beech Limited Mississauga Stantec Consulting Ltd. Kitchener Schaeffers Consulting Engineers Concord Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Waterloo The Walter Fedy Partnership Kitchener MTE Consultants Inc. Kitchener McCormick Rankin Corporation Kitchener FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Funding will be provided from Internal Order # 52000349 and 16626 - SWM Ponds Retrofit Financial Report is attached. * Any surplus funds will be returned to the ISF Grant Fund 52000349. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Dan Chapman, General Manager of Financial Services and City Treasurer iiv) - 2 O ti (fl O N ~ ~ W ~ L o7 ~ (~ ~~°o~ O N N ~ ~ ~ ~ N N (/~~~ ~ C ~; ~o~a '~a~m ~ ~~ c~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a~ ~~ cQ ~~ ~ ~ ~ O O ~ ~ U O O ~ ~ ~ [` M O ~~~ ~~ ~~; ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ O O ~ O O ~ U ~ ~ ~ O ~ {~} ~ ~ ~, ~ ~} .~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O IOI IOI IO NI ~ ICI ICI I~ ~ NI ~ ICI I I I~ ~ O ~~ ~ ~° ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~} ~} ~} O O O ~ O _ O O O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q .~ .~ .~ O ~} O {~} O ~} ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O ~ M ~ O U O O Q N Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~, C O ~ ~ U ~ ~ U Q N +~ N ~ to ~ ~ ~ N U U o '~ U) C LL ~ N O O ~ ~ ,~ ~ •- ~ ±~ O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~? ~ c ~ ~ ~ ~,~ o '~ ~ c ~ U a N ~ ca ~ °~ ~ ~ ~ C~ ~ N ~ ~ v ~ ~~ ~L ~ x =_ o cn o ~ o a~ ~ U ,~ N N ~ ~ p N O ~ cn .~ ~ N Q V ~ ~~ N N ~, O N N ~ ~ ~ 0 (a N ~ O N ~ ~ ~ ~ cU~ ~ cU0 W ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ Z ~ ~' ~ W ~ ~ ~ Q ~ ~ 0 Ef} (fl Co (~ 0 f` f` N O f` f` N N ~ ~ O ~ ~ ~ ~ {f}I I I I{t} O ~ ~ ~ M O f` f` N w O .. f~ f` N N ~ ~ O f` (fl (fl ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ff} Eft ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ICI Imo} iiv) - 3