It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute individual contracts with Alliance Geotechnical Group, Inc., CMJ Engineering and Testing, Inc., D&S Engineering Labs, LLC, Ellerbee Walczak, Inc., Fugro USA Land, Inc., Globe Engineers, Inc., Gorrondona & Associates, Inc., HVJ North Texas – Chelliah Consultants, Inc., Landtec Engineers, LLC, Rone Engineering Services, LTD, Terracon Consultants, Inc., and T Smith Inspection and Testing, LLC, for geotechnical engineering and materials testing for various construction projects. The term of each Agreement is one-year with two one-year renewal options. The annual amount of each contract is up to $500,000.00.

A Request for Proposals (RFP) was published for these services in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on February 2, 2017, February 9, 2017, February 16, 2017 and February 23, 2017. The Transportation and Public Works Department received written Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) on March 2, 2017 from 21 firms. Each firm's SOQ was evaluated based upon pre-established selection criteria including qualification of personnel, experience, performance on previous City contracts and availability of testing equipment. An inter-departmental committee selected the most qualified, and now recommends the following firms for contract approval: Alliance Geotechnical Group, Inc., CMJ Engineering and Testing, Inc., D&S Engineering Labs, LLC, Ellerbee Walczak, Inc., Fugro USA Land, Inc., Globe Engineers, Inc., Gorrondona & Associates, Inc., HVJ North Texas – Chelliah Consultants, Inc., Landtec Engineers, LLC, Rone Engineering Services, LTD, Terracon Consultants, Inc., and T Smith Inspection and Testing, LLC.

Funding for the geotechnical engineering and materials testing services for City projects will be provided through various project funding sources. Services for the developer projects will be paid by the developers who initiate the construction projects.

M/WBE OFFICE - M/WBE Office in conjunction with the Transportation and Public Works Department has determined compliance with the City's Business Diversity Enterprise Ordinance by the inclusion of SBE firms on this project. Eight of the twelve firms recommended for award are SBE certified:  Alliance Geotechnical Group, Inc., CMJ Engineering and Testing, Inc., D&S Engineering Labs, LLC, Ellerbee Walczak, Inc., Globe Engineers, Inc., Gorrondona & Associates, Inc., HVJ North Texas – Chelliah Consultants, Inc., and T Smith Inspection and Testing, LLC. The remaining four firms Fugro USA Land, Inc., Landtec Engineers, LLC, Rone Engineering Services, Ltd., and Terracon Consultants, Inc., committed to 15 percent SBE participation.