STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: December 11, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 11, 13
DEPARTMENT: Departmenf of Transportation and Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
Title
Authorize a professional engineering services contract with DeShazo Group, Inc., the most highly qualified proposer specifically for traffic signal design services for the five intersections in Group 7 as follows: Forest Lane at Nuestra Drive; Forest Lane at Park Central Drive; Hillcrest Road at Churchill Way; Hillcrest Road at Midbury/Northaven Road; Hillcrest Road at Meadow Road; and other related tasks - Not to exceed $369,923.80 - 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 DeShazo Group, Inc., for the design of traffic signals at the following intersections:
Intersection Council District
Forest Lane at Park Central Drive 11
Hillcrest Road at Churchill Way 11
Hillcrest Road at Midbury/Northaven Road 11
Hillcrest Road at Meadow Road 11, 13
Forest Lane at Nuestra Drive 13
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. DeShazo Group, Inc., 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 7.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROJECT
Begin Design January 2025
Complete Design January 2026
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) |
$246,615.80 |
$123,308.00 |
$0.00 |
Council District Amount
11 $258,946.66
13 $110,977.14
Total $369,923.80
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 |
|
$369,923.80 |
Architecture & Engineering |
34.00% |
|
M/WBE Subcontracting % |
M/WBE Overall % |
M/WBE Overall Participation $ |
|
34.54% |
86.76% |
$320,923.80 |
|
• This contract exceeds the M/WBE goal. |
|
• DeShazo Group, Inc. - Local; Workforce - 0.00% 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
*DeShazo Group, Inc. 58.00 12 7
400 South Houston St. Suite 330
Dallas, TX 75202
CivTech, Inc. 57.75 13
SE3, LLC 57.25 14
Langan Engineering & 48.75 15
Environmental Services, Inc.
OWNER/EXECUTIVE
DeShazo Group, Inc.
Chuck DeShazo, President
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