It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Burns & McDonnell, Engineering Company, Inc., for design of transportation improvements along Cromwell Marine Creek Road, from Boat Club Road to Marine Creek Parkway (101012), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00;

2. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Carrillo Engineering, LLC, for design of transportation improvements at the intersection of Hulen Street and Granbury Road (101017), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00;

3. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Criado & Associates, Inc., for an alignment study and design of transportation improvements along Bailey Boswell Road, from Blue Mound Road to State Highway 287 (101018), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00;

4. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Freese & Nichols, Inc., for design of transportation improvements along Risinger Road, from Crowley Road to Interstate 35 West (C01811), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00;

5. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Halff Associates, Inc., for design of transportation improvements along Beach Street, from its current northern terminus north to Keller Haslet Road, and along Westport Parkway, from Keller Haslet Road to Alta Vista Boulevard (101019), in an amount not to exceed $475,000.00;

6. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with HDR, Inc., for design of transportation improvements along Avondale Haslet Road, from Willow Creek Drive to Haslet County Line Road/FM 156 (101014), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00;

7. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for design of transportation improvements along Bonds Ranch Road, from Hawks Landing Road to Blue Mound Road/FM 156 (101009), in an amount not to exceed $870,000.00;

8. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Lee Engineering, LLC, for design of transportation improvements at the intersection of Park Vista Boulevard and Keller Haslet Road (101020), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00;

9. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers, Inc., for design of transportation improvements at the intersection of Kroger Drive with State Highway 377 and Basswood Boulevard and State Highway 377 (101015), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00;

10. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., for design of transportation improvements at the intersection of Crowley Road and Sycamore School Road (101016), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00; and

11. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Wier & Associates, Inc., for an alignment study and design of transportation improvements along Golden Triangle Boulevard, from Interstate Highway 35 West to Golden Heights Road (101013), in an amount not to exceed $140,000.00.

In preparation for the 2018 Bond Program, Staff proposes to utilize $10,000,000.00 to begin design and acquire property necessary for the construction of projects that are considered high priority needs relating to capacity and safety improvements to the infrastructure of the City of Fort Worth. This effort will enable Staff to begin property acquisition and design of the following projects:

Arterial Projects	Jump Start Scope	Engineering Firm	Contract Award	City Project Management	Total Appropriation
Cromwell Marine Creek Road from Boat Club Road to Marine Creek Parkway (CPN 101012) (CD 2)	Partial Design Project Management	Burns and McDonnell (New Award)	$400,000.00	$100,000.00	$500,000.00
Hulen Street & Granbury Rd. (CPN101017) (CD 6)	Partial Design Project Management	Carrillo Engineering, Inc. (New Award)	$400,000.00	$100,000.00	$500,000.00
Bailey Boswell Road from Blue Mound Road to SH287 (CPN 101018) (CD 2)	Alignment Study & Partial Design Project Management	Criado & Associates, Inc. (New Award)	$400,000.00	$100,000.00	$500,000.00
Risinger Road from Crowley Road to Interstate 35 West (CPN C01811) (CDs 6 & 8)	Design Completion Project Management	Freese & Nichols, Inc. (Existing Contract)	$400,000.00	$100,000.00	$500,000.00
Beach Street & Westport Parkway from northern terminus to Keller Haslet Road and then to Alta Vista Boulevard (CPN 101019) (CD 7)	Partial Design Project Management	Halff Associates, Inc. (New Award)	$475,000.00	$100,000.00	$575,000.00

  

Arterial Projects	Jump Start Scope	Engineering Firm	Contract NTE	City Project Management	Total Appropriation
Avondale Haslet Rd. From Willow Creek Drive to Haslet County Line Rd./FM156 (CPN 101014) (CD 7)	Partial Design Project Management	HDR, Inc. (New Award)	$400,000.00	$100,000.00	$500,000.00
Bonds Ranch Rd. Phase 2 From Hawks Landing Rd. to Blue Mound Rd/FM 156 (CPN101009) (CD 7)	Partial Design Property Acquisition Project Management	Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc (Contract Continuation)	$870,000.00	Property Acquisition: $850,000.00 Project Management: $130,000.00	$1,850,000.00
Park Vista Boulevard & Keller Haslet Rd. (CPN101020) (CD 7)	Partial Design Project Management	Lee Engineering, Inc. (New Award)	$400,000.00	$100,000.00	$500,000.00
377 Intersections at Kroger and at Basswood (CPN101015) (CD 4)	Partial Design Project Management	Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers, Inc. (New Award)	$400,000.00	$100,000.00	$500,000.00
Blue Mound Rd. from Willow Springs Rd. to Approximately 500 linear feet east of the northbound frontage rd. of State Highway 287 (CPNC02161) (CD 7)	Design Completion Property Acquisition Project Management	Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers, Inc. (Contract Continuation)	$200,000.00	Property Acquisition: $1,400,000.00 Project Management: $100,000.00	$1,700,000.00
Golden Triangle Boulevard From Interstate Highway 35 West to Golden Heights Rd. (CPN101013) (CD 7)	Alignment Study Project Management	Wier & Associates, Inc. (New Award)	$160,000.00	$40,000.00	$200,000.00
Crowley Road & Sycamore School Road (CPN101016) (CD 8)	Partial Design Project Management	Stantec (New Award)	$400,000.00	$100,000.00	$500,000.00
Keller Hicks Road and Katy Road (CPN100146) (CD 7)	Project Management	N/A	N/A	$100,000.00	$100,000.00

Funding for these Jump Start Projects was authorized on May 16, 2017 Mayor and Council Communication (M&C G-19009) in the amount of $10M. The scopes outlined will serve to further define the project risks and requirements to prepare reliable cost estimates for delivery through construction and close-out.  

All engineering firms recommended for new contract awards in this Mayor and Council Communication have been selected based on Transportation and Public Works' Request for Qualifications advertised in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on January 5, 2017 and January 12, 2017. Those submittals were received and reviewed by Transportation and Public Works staff in January 2017 with each respondent submitting Statements of Qualifications representative of the work required for the projects listed in this Mayor and Council Communication.

M/WBE OFFICE – All engineering contracts are in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance. New contract awards are committing to 25 percent SBE participation on their respective Contracts. The City's SBE goal for the total contract value is 25 percent.

a) Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 25 percent SBE participation on this project.

b) Carrillo Engineering, LLC, is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 23 percent SBE participation on this project.  Additionally, Carrillo Engineering, LLC, is a certified M/WBE firm.

c) Criado & Associates, Inc., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 25 percent SBE participation on this project.  Additionally, Criado & Associates, Inc., is a certified M/WBE firm.

d) Halff Associates, Inc., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 25 percent SBE participation on this project.

e) HDR, Inc., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 25 percent SBE participation on this project.  

f) Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 12 percent SBE participation on this project.

g) Lee Engineering, LLC, is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 25 percent  SBE participation on this project.    

h) Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers, Inc., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 25 percent SBE participation on this project.  Additionally, Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers, Inc., is a certified M/WBE firm.

i) Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 25 percent SBE participation on this project.

j) Wier & Associates, Inc., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 25 percent SBE participation on this project.  

k) Freese & Nichols, Inc., a waiver of the goal for SBE subcontracting requirements was requested by the Department and approved by the M/WBE Office in accordance with the BDE Ordinance, because the purchase of goods or services from source(s) where subcontracting or supplier opportunities are negligible.    

These projects are located in COUNCIL DISTRICTS 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8.