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Type: CONSENT AGENDA Status: Corrected; Approved
File created: 5/25/2022 In control: Office of Procurement Services
On agenda: 6/22/2022 Final action:
Title: Authorize a five-year service price agreement for non-engineering environmental consulting, investigative and remediation services with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Alan Plummer and Associates Inc. dba. Plummer Associates, Inc., Apex TITAN, Inc., Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc., Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz, LLC, W&M Environmental, a Division of Braun Intertec Corporation, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc., Enercon Services Inc., EnSafe Inc., Ensolum, LLC, Freese and Nichols, Inc., Gresham Smith and Partners, Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc., Halff Associates, Inc., Incontrol Technologies, Inc., Lynn Clark Associates, Inc., dba. LCA Environmental, Inc., Modern Geosciences, LLC, Raba Kistner, Inc., Terracon Consultants, Inc., Texas Green Star Environmental, LLC dba. Green Star Environmental, Weston Solutions, Inc., Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. for citywide use, most advantageous proposers o...
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STRATEGIC PRIORITY:                     Government Performance & Financial Management

AGENDA DATE:                     June 22, 2022

COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):                     All

DEPARTMENT:                     Office of Procurement Services

EXECUTIVE:                     Elizabeth Reich

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SUBJECT

 

Title

Authorize a five-year service price agreement for non-engineering environmental consulting, investigative and remediation services with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Alan Plummer and Associates Inc. dba. Plummer Associates, Inc., Apex TITAN, Inc., Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc., Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz, LLC, W&M Environmental, a Division of Braun Intertec Corporation, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc., Enercon Services Inc., EnSafe Inc., Ensolum, LLC, Freese and Nichols, Inc., Gresham Smith and Partners, Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc., Halff Associates, Inc., Incontrol Technologies, Inc., Lynn Clark Associates, Inc., dba. LCA Environmental, Inc., Modern Geosciences, LLC, Raba Kistner, Inc., Terracon Consultants, Inc., Texas Green Star Environmental, LLC dba. Green Star Environmental, Weston Solutions, Inc., Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. for citywide use, most advantageous proposers of forty-two - Total estimated amount of $29,417,509.07 - Financing: General Fund ($12,202,518.7411,602,518.74), Park and Recreation Facilities (B) Fund ($4,660,556.25), Aviation General Fund ($3,250,000.00), Sanitation Operation Fund ($1,879,434.08), Facilities (H) Fund ($1,132,500.00), Public Safety (G) Fund ($1,132,500.00), Water Construction Fund ($690,000.00), Sewer Construction Fund ($345,000.00), Storm Water Drainage Construction Fund ($3,625,000.00), Convention Center Fund ($150,000.00500,000.00), Nas Redevelopment Fund ($250,000.00), Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Grant ($250,000.00), and Cultural Facilities (F) Fund ($100,000.00)

 

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BACKGROUND

 

This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service price agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.

 

This service contract will provide non-engineering environmental consulting, investigative, and remediation services as needed for City projects, including bond construction projects.  Services under this agreement include, but are not limited to, evaluating environmental and financial risk associated with property transactions and improvements, and maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations including Texas Risk Reduction Program, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Solid Waste Disposal Act.

 

Specific services under this agreement include Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessment to investigate potential or known soil/ground water contamination prior to property transaction. Additional services include remediation of contaminated soil or groundwater, investigation and removal of underground storage tanks on City property, investigation of soil during utility line installation, air quality service, and asbestos consulting. These services assist the City in protecting human health and the environment while ensuring that the City appropriately considers and manages environmental risk.

 

Awarded firms also provide analytical laboratory testing as needed to support the environmental consulting, investigation, and remediation services. Analytical laboratory testing includes, but is not limited to, analysis of samples for compliance with state and federal regulations.

 

Departments will manage the vendor utilization according to specialization, demand, and capacity of each vendor for each service required through project specific work orders. The Office of Environmental Quality will provide internal consulting services to assist and support departments in the management of this contract.

 

A seven-member committee from the following departments reviewed and evaluated the qualifications:

 

                     Department of Aviation                     (1)

                     Department of Public Works                     (1)

                     Department of Sanitation Services                     (1)

                     Office of Environmental Equality (1)

                     Park & Recreation Department                     (1)

                     Small Business Center                     (1)

                     Water Utilities Department (1)

 

The committee selected the successful respondent using a two-step evaluation process. In the first step of selection respondents were evaluated on the basis of demonstrated qualifications under the following criteria:

 

                     Municipal contracting experience                     20 points

                     Service area specific evaluations criteria                     20 points

                     Quality of past performance as demonstrated by references                     15 points

                     Business Inclusion and Development                     15 points

                     Personnel qualifications                     10 points

                     Firm qualifications                     5 points

                     Certifications                     5 points

                     Current workload                     5 points

                     Specialized service provider                     5 points

 

In the second step of selection respondents were evaluated on the basis of demonstrated competence and merit of their proposals under the following criteria:

 

                     Expertise by service                     40 points

                     Capability and capacity                     30 points

                     Quality of past performance as demonstrated by references                     30 points

 

As part of the solicitation process and in an effort to increase competition, the Office of Procurement Services used its procurement system to send out email notifications to vendors registered under relevant commodity codes. To further increase competition, the Office of Procurement Services uses historical solicitation information, the Internet, and vendor contact information obtained from user departments to contact additional vendors.

 

On November 10, 2015, the City Council authorized a living wage policy that requires contractors to pay their employees a “living wage” rate as established annually by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator for Dallas County by Resolution No. 15-2141. The current calculated living wage during the solicitation process of this contract is $15.21; the selected vendor meets this requirement.

 

PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)

 

On September 14, 2016 City Council authorized to execute multiple vendor service contracts for non- engineering environmental consulting, investigative and remediation services for a term of four years by Resolution No. 16-1425.

 

FISCAL INFORMATION

 

Fund

FY 2022

FY 2023

Future Years

General Fund

$3,218,921.062,272.253.74

$3,600,585.072,673,917.75

$5,633,012.616,656,347.25

Aviation General Fund

$  650,000.00

$   650,000.00

$1,950,000.00

Facilities (H) Fund

$  226,500.00

$   226,500.00

$   679,500.00

Public Safety (G) Fund

$  226,500.00

$   226,500.00

$   679,500.00

Cultural Facilities (F) Fund

$    50,000.00

$     50,000.00

 

Convention Center Fund

$  256,800.0050,000.00

$   256,800.0050,000.00

$   770,400.00400,000.00

Water Construction Fund

$  138,000.00

$   138,000.00

$   414,000.00

Sewer Construction Fund

$    69,000.00

$     69,000.00

$   207,000.00

Storm Water Drainage Construction Fund

$    60,000.00

$   190,000.00

$3,375,000.00

Park and Recreations Facilities (B) Fund

$  931,361.25

$   901,361.25

$2,827,833.75

Sanitation Operations Fund

$  2500,000.00

$250400,000.00

$    250,000.00 1,279,434.08

Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Grant

$50,000.00

$50,000.00

$150,000.00

Nas Redevelopment Fund

$     83,334.00

$     83,334.00

$       83,332.00

Total

$3,515,810.415,006,948.99

$4,079,927.755,708,613.00

$10,731,648.9118,701,947.08

 

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

M/WBE %

M/WBE $

$28,177,509.08 29,417,509.07

Other Services

N/A

TBD

TBD

The Business Inclusion and Development Policy does not apply to Other Service contracts.

AECOM Technical Services Inc. - Local; Workforce - 26.00% Local Apex TITAN, Inc. - Local; Workforce - 0.80% Local APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. - Local; Workforce - 5.30% Local Arredondo, Zepeda & Bunz, LLC - Local; Workforce - 32.81% Local W&M Environmental, Division of Braun Intertec Corporation - Non-Local; Workforce - 7.69% Local Burns and McDonne Engineering Co., Inc. - Non-local; Workforce - 16.52% Local EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC - Non-local; Workforce - 2.38% Local Enercon Services, Inc. - Local; Workforce - 10.52% Local EnSafe - Non-local; Workforce - 12.00% Local Ensolum, LLC - Local Workforce - 0.00% Local Freese and Nichols, Inc. - Non-local; Workforce - 34.74% Local Texas Green Star Environmental, LLC dba. Green Star Environmental - Non-local; Workforce - 0.00% Loc Gresham Smith and Partners - Non-local; Workforce - 39.29% Local Groundwater Environment Services, Inc. - Local; Workforce - 0.00% Local Halff Associates, Inc. - Non-local; Workforce - 20.94% Local InControl Technologies LLC - Non-local; Workforce - 43.48% Local Lynn Clark Associates, Inc. dba LCA Environmental, Inc. - Non-Local; Workforce - 30.77% Local Modern Geosciences - Non-local; Workforce - 0.00% Local Alan Plummer and Associates Inc. dba. Plummer Associates, Inc., - Non-local; Workforce - 47.06% Local Raba Kistner, Inc. -Non-local; Workforce - 51.39% Local Terracon Consultants, Inc. - Local; Workforce - 7.83%% Local Westo Solutions, Inc. - Non-local; Workforce 0.00% Local Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. - Local; Workforce 1.28% Local

 

PROCUREMENT INFORMATION

 

Method of Evaluation for Award Type:

 

Request for Qualifications

Utilized for procurements involving professional services

 

Recommended offeror whose response is most qualified, considering the relative evaluation factors stated in the specifications

 

Always involves a team evaluation

 

Allows for negotiation on contract terms, including price

 

The Office of Procurement Services received the following proposals from solicitation number BFZ20-00011241.  We opened them on May 29, 2020.  We recommend the City Council award these service price agreements to the most advantageous proposers.

 

*Denotes successful proposers

 

Proposers                     Address                                                                                    Initial Score                     

 

*AECOM Technical Services,                     13355 Noel Rd.                                          89.83

Inc.                     Suite 400                     

                     Dallas, TX  75240

 

*Alan Plummer and Associates,                      1320 South University Dr.                                          88.33

Inc dba. Plummer Associates,                     Suite 300

Inc.                     Fort Worth, TX  76107

                     

*Apex TITAN, Inc.                     12100 Ford Rd.                                          89.17

                     Suite 401

                     Dallas, TX  75234

 

*APTIM Environmental                     12005 Ford Rd.                                          94.67

& Infrastructure, Inc.                     Suite 600

                     Dallas, TX  75234

 

*Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz,                     11355 McCree Rd.                                          88.17

LLC                     Dallas, TX  75238

 

*W&M Environmental, a                       714 Greenville Ave.                                          90.83

Division of Braun                     Suite 600

Intertec Corporation                     Allen, TX  75002

 

*Burns and McDonnell                     100 Energy Way                                          90.83

Engineering Co., Inc.                     Suite 1700                     

                     Fort Worth, TX  76102

 

*EA Engineering, Science,                     405 State Highway 121 Bypass                     90.00

and Technology, Inc., PBC                     Suite C-100

                     Lewisville, TX  75067

 

*Enercon Services, Inc.                     15770 North Dallas Pkwy.                                          93.17

                     Suite 400

                     Dallas, TX  75248

 

*EnSafe                     308 North Peters Rd.                                          85.50**

                     Suite 200

                     Knoxville, TN  37922                     

 

*Ensolum, LLC                     2351 West. Northwest Hwy.                     87.17

                     Suite 1203

                     Dallas, TX  75165

 

*Freese and Nichols, Inc.                     4055 International Plaza                                          91.83

                     Suite 200

                     Fort Worth, TX  76109

 

*Gresham Smith                     222 Second Ave. South                                          89.67

and Partners                     Suite 1400

                     Nashville, TN  37201

 

*Groundwater & Environmental                      101 East Southwest Pkwy.                                          91.67

Services, Inc.                     Suite 114

                     Lewisville, TX  75067                     

 

*Halff Associates, Inc.                     1201 North Bowser Rd.                                          92.17

                     Richardson, TX  75081                     

 

*InControl Technologies LLC                     14731 Pebble Bend Dr.                                          83.17

                     Houston, TX  77068

 

*Lynn Clark Associates, Inc.                     13221 Bee St.                                          87.83

LCA Environmental, Inc                     Farmers Branch, TX  75234

 

*Modern Geosciences                     5100 Thompson Terrace                                          95.67

                     Colleyville, TX  76034

 

Professional Service Industries,                      310 Regal Row                                          84.50

Inc. (PSI)                     Suite 500

                     Dallas, TX  75247

 

*Raba Kistner, Inc.                     12821 West Golden Ln.                                          80.17

                     San Antonio, TX  78249

 

*Terracon Consultants, Inc.                     8901 Carpenter                                           95.50

                     Suite 100

                     Dallas, TX  75247

 

*Texas Green Star Environmental,                     1325 West Randol Mills Rd.                     88.17

LLC dba. Green Star                     Arlington, TX  76012

Environmental

 

VRX, Inc                     2500 North Dallas Pkwy.                                          83.67

                     Suite 450

                     Plano, TX  75093

 

*Weston Solutions, Inc.                     2600 Dallas Parkway                                          91.83

                     Suite 280

                     Frisco TX  75034

 

*Wood Environment &                     4801 Spring Valley Rd.                                          92.83

Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.                     Dallas, TX  75244

 

The following vendors were not considered for further evaluation:

 

1 Priority Environmental                      4028 Daley Ave.                                          50.5

Services, LLC                     Fort Worth, TX  76180

 

AEI Consultants                     2500 Camino Diablo                                          77.67

                     Walnut Creek, CA  94596

 

Allen & Company                     1600 California Pkwy. N.                                          69.00

Environmental                     Fort Worth, TX  76115

 

Alpha Testing, Inc                     2209 Wisconsin St.                                          79.83

                     Dallas, TX  72559

 

ATC Group Services                      500 West Cummings Park                                          69.17

                     Suite 3750

                     Woburn, MA  01801-6350

 

BENAS Environmental                     324 Crooked Tree Ct.                                          73.33

Services, Inc.                     East Highway 121

                     Coppell, TX  75019

 

EnviroQuest, Inc.                     645 Pinnacle Cr.                                            3.33

                     Lewisville, TX  75077

 

Giles Engineering Associates,                     2626 Lombardy Ln.                                          65.33

Inc.                     Suite 105

                     Dallas, TX  75220

 

Kleinfelder, Inc.                     7805 Mesquite Bend Dr.                                          79.00

                     Suite 100

                     Irving, TX  75063

 

Liaise Environmental, Inc.                     9112 West Lake Highlands Dr.                     62.00

                     Dallas, TX  75218

 

Pacific Environmental Group,                      1001 West Euless Blvd.                                          

LLC                     Suite 206

                     Euless, TX  76040

 

Reliance Engineering and                      10455 North Central Expwy.                     65.67

Environmental Services, LLC                     Suite 109-441

                     Dallas, TX  75231

 

The VERTEX Companies, Inc.                     1600 Corporate Ct.                                                               71.67

                                                                                                         Suite 100

                                                                                                         Irving, TX  75038

 

TRC Companies                                                               700 Highlander Blvd.                                          73.83

                                                                                                         Arlington, TX  76015

 

HP EnviroVision                     310 East Trinity Blvd.                                          Non-responsive

                     Suite 800

                     Grand Prairie, TX  75050

 

Jones & Carter, Inc.                     6509 Windcrest Dr.                                          Non-responsive

                     Suite 600                     

                     Plano, TX  75024

 

Pacific Environmental Group,                      1001 West Euless Blvd.                                          Non-responsive

LLC                     Suite 206

                     Euless, TX  76040

 

RNDI Companies, Inc                                          519 East Interstate 30                                          Non-responsive                     

                                                                                                         Suite 157

                                                                                                         Rockwall, TX  75087

 

**The City has received a protest regarding this procurement which has been addressed.  Please find attached the vendor protest letter and the City's response.

 

OWNERS

 

AECOM Technical Service, Inc.

 

Roger Wiederkehr, President

Keenan E. Driscoll, Chief Financial Officer

Reggie Herman, Vice President

Charles F. Szurgot, Secretary                                          

 

Apex TITAN, Inc.

 

David Fabianski, President

Darwin Nelson, Sr. Vice President

Diane Anderson, Vice President                                          

 

APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.

 

Rick Faircloth, Vice President

Wade Bass, Secretary

Amandeep Kang, Director

 

Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz, LLC

 

Alfonso Garza, President

Roy Brunz, Vice President

 

W&M Environmental, a Division of Braun Intertec Corporation

 

Jon Carlson, Chief Executive Officer

Austin Heider, Director

 

Burns and McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc.

 

Ray Kowalik, Chief Executive Officer

Paul Fischer, President

Scott Clark, Vice President

                     

EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC

 

Ian D. MacFarlane, President

Michael Battle, Executive Vice President

Roger Place, Sr. Vice President                                          

 

Enercon Services, Inc.

 

Robert Bryan, Chief Executive Officer

Greg Rudell, Chief Financial Officer

 

EnSafe                                          

                     

Donald Bradford, President

Paul Stoddard, Vice President, Geological Services

 

Ensolum, LLC

 

Darren Bowden, Principal                                          

 

Freese and Nichols, Inc.

 

Brian Coltharp, President

David Bennet, Vice President                                          

 

Green Star Environmental

 

Leonard Albright, Principal

 

Gresham Smith and Partners

 

Alan Pramuk, Chairman

Chris Kaakaty, Sr. Vice President                     

 

Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc.                     

 

Edward Van Woudenberg, Chief Executive Officer

Ann Downey, Chief Operating Officer

C. Keith Bradley, Director of Water and Natural Resources                     

 

Halff Associates, Inc.                     

 

Mark Edwards, President

Todd, Jackson, Chief Operations Officer                     

 

InControl Technologies LLC                     

 

Angela Marcon, President

Michael Marcon, Vice President

 

Lynn Clark Associates, Inc. dba LCA Environmental, Inc.

 

Mary Ann Clark, President

Yale Lynn Clark, Principal Geoscientist

 

Modern Geosciences                     

 

Kenneth Tramm, Principal

 

PLUMMER                     

 

Chris Young, President

Steve Coonan, Chief Financial Officer

 

Professional Service Industries, Inc.

 

Christopher Carsten, Chief Operating Officer

Todd Andrews, Secretary

 

Raba Kistner, Inc.                     

 

Gary Raba, President

Thomas Burr, Sr. Vice President

 

Terracon Consultants, Inc.                     

 

M. Gayle Packer, President

Donald Vrana, Vice President

 

Weston Solutions, Inc.

 

Alan Solow, Chief Executive Officer

Vincent Laino, Sr. Vice President                     

                     

Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.

 

Lytle Troutt, President