The proposed Staff extension consulting services will be utilized to meet current and projected capacity needs and based upon projected workload. The not to exceed budget allows services for up to a twenty-four month performance period providing needed resource capacity to manage the current and growing volume of transportation capital improvement projects. The staff extension will be fully-integrated into the City's Capital Delivery Team. A critical element to meeting the expectations of cost-effective, value-driven, reliable delivery of projects is resource capacity. The Department of Transportation and Public Works (TPW) is currently managing the delivery of the 2014 Bond Program along with numerous additional projects advanced through CFAs and other funding sources. Staff extension will provide a manageable resource plan to meet current and expected demand for capital delivery services over the next 24 months. On May 1, 2017, TPW issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to a list of seventy-seven pre-qualified consultants, created through a prior City solicitation for professional services in January 2017. Eleven responses were received and evaluated. BGE, Inc., was selected as the firm best qualified to provide project management staff extension services. Funding for this work effort is included in each of the projects that are assigned, no new money is being assigned/appropriated. M/WBE OFFICE: A waiver of the goal for MBE/SBE subcontracting requirements was requested by the Department and approved by the MWBE Office, in accordance with the M/WBE or BDE Ordinance, because the purchase of goods or services from source(s) where subcontracting or supplier opportunities are negligible. This contract affects ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
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