STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: October 23, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 1, 6
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
Title
Authorize a professional engineering services contract with Dunaway Associates, LLC, the most highly qualified proposer, specifically for traffic signal design services for the five intersections in Group 4 as follows: Hampton Road at Davis Street, Hampton Road at Dennison Street, Hampton Road at West Commerce Street, Hampton Road at Twelfth Street, and Hampton Road at Plymouth Road; and other related tasks - Not to exceed $358,235.70 - Financing: Street and Transportation (A) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund)
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BACKGROUND
This action will authorize a professional engineering services contract with Dunaway Associates, LLC, for the design of traffic signals at the following intersections:
Intersection Council District
Hampton Road at Davis Street 1
Hampton Road at Plymouth Road 1
Hampton Road at Twelfth Street 1
Hampton Road at West Commerce Street 6
Hampton Road at Dennison Street 6
This design contract will support the installation of warranted traffic signal infrastructure at these intersections to improve traffic efficiency and safety.
On March 1, 2024, the City of Dallas released Request for Qualifications “CIZ24-TRN-3071-Traffic Signal Design Professional Engineering Services - Multiple Contracts” for professional engineering services for the development of traffic signal plans, specifications, and estimates for twelve traffic signal groups and received fifteen proposals from interested firms.
In May 2024, a five-member selection committee consisting of staff from the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works, and Business Enterprise Hub reviewed and evaluated the proposals. Dunaway Associates, LLC, was selected by the review committee as the most highly qualified proposer to provide professional services specifically for the five traffic signal intersections in Group 4.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROJECT
Begin Design November 2024
Complete Design November 2025
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
This item has no prior action.
FISCAL INFORMATION
|
Fund |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
Future Years |
|
Street and Transportation (A) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund) |
$35,823.57 |
$322,412.13 |
$0.00 |
Council District Amount
1 $214,042.62
6 $144,193.08
Total $358,235.70
M/WBE INFORMATION
In accordance with the City’s Business Inclusion and Development Policy adopted on September 23, 2020, by Resolution No. 20-1430, as amended, the M/WBE participation on this contract is as follows:
|
Contract Amount |
Procurement Category |
M/WBE Goal |
|
$358,235.70 |
Architecture & Engineering |
34.00% |
|
M/WBE Subcontracting % |
M/WBE Overall % |
M/WBE Overall Participation $ |
|
34.10% |
34.10% |
$122,147.00 |
|
• This contract exceeds the M/WBE goal. |
|
• Dunaway Associates, LLC - Local; Workforce - 4.18% Local |
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) asked firms to rank their preference for each traffic signal group (twelve groups of signal packages total). Based on the RFQ responses, a city selection committee ranked the firms as shown below. The selection committee subsequently reviewed, evaluated the firms, and ranked them for each specific signal package, taking into consideration each firm’s stated preferred traffic signal group. The 12 traffic signal groups are assigned to the most highly qualified proposer for that signal group:
*Denotes most highly qualified proposer
Proposers Total Score Rank Assigned Signal Group
Lee Engineering, LLC 88.00 1 2
BGE, Inc. 84.25 2 11
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. 82.25 3 5
LJA Engineering, Inc. 80.25 4 1
Freese and Nichols, Inc. 75.00 5 10
WSB 73.50 6 12
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. 71.75 7 3
Urban Engineers Group, Inc. 70.75 8 6
WSP USA Inc. 70.50 9 9
Gresham Smith 67.00 10 8
*Dunaway Associates 66.50 11 4
550 Bailey Avenue, Suite 400
Fort Worth, TX 76107
DeShazo Group 58.00 12 7
CivTech, Inc. 57.75 13
SE3, LLC 57.25 14
Langan Engineering & 48.75 15
Environmental Services, Inc.
OWNER/EXECUTIVE
Dunaway Associates, LLC
Scott Heal, Principal
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