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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRFP - 7447 ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR POUDRE FIRE AUTHORITY (2)RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 1 of 15 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 7447 ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR POUDRE FIRE AUTHORITY The Poudre Fire Authority, acting through its agent, the City of Fort Collins, is requesting proposals from qualified firms for architectural and engineering services related to the design and construction of new fire stations and the renovation of existing facilities. Proposals may be submitted by E-mail in Microsoft Word or PDF format. E-mail submittals shall be e-mailed to: purchasing@fcgov.com. If submitting hard copy proposals, five (5) copies, will be received at the City of Fort Collins' Purchasing Division, 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. Proposals will be received before 3:00 p.m. (our clock), December 3, 2012 and referenced as Proposal No. 7447. If delivered, they are to be sent to 215 North Mason Street, 2nd Floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. If mailed, the address is P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, 80522-0580. The City encourages all disadvantaged business enterprises to submit proposals in response to all requests for proposals and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin for all proposals for negotiated agreements. Questions concerning the scope of the project should be directed to Project Manager, Gary Nuckols, Battalion Chief, Poudre Fire Authority at (970) 416-2862 or gnuckols@poudre-fire.org. Questions regarding bid submittal or process should be directed to John Stephen, CPPO, LEED AP, Senior Buyer, at (970) 221-6777 or jstephen@fcgov.com. A copy of the Proposal may be obtained as follows: 1. Download the Proposal/Bid from the BuySpeed Webpage, www.fcgov.com/eprocurement The City of Fort Collins is subject to public information laws, which permit access to most records and documents. Proprietary information in your response must be clearly identified and will be protected to the extent legally permissible. Proposals may not be marked ‘Proprietary’ in their entirety. Information considered proprietary is limited to material treated as confidential in the normal conduct of business, trade secrets, discount information, and individual product or service pricing. Summary price information may not be designated as proprietary as such information may be carried Financial Services Purchasing Division 215 N. Mason St. 2nd Floor PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6775 970.221.6707 fcgov.com/purchasing RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 2 of 15 forward into other public documents. All provisions of any contract resulting from this request for proposal will be public information. Sales Prohibited/Conflict of Interest: No officer, employee, or member of City Council, shall have a financial interest in the sale to the City of any real or personal property, equipment, material, supplies or services where such officer or employee exercises directly or indirectly any decision-making authority concerning such sale or any supervisory authority over the services to be rendered. This rule also applies to subcontracts with the City. Soliciting or accepting any gift, gratuity favor, entertainment, kickback or any items of monetary value from any person who has or is seeking to do business with the City of Fort Collins is prohibited. Collusive or sham proposals: Any proposal deemed to be collusive or a sham proposal will be rejected and reported to authorities as such. Your authorized signature of this proposal assures that such proposal is genuine and is not a collusive or sham proposal. The City of Fort Collins reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any irregularities or informalities. Sincerely, James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP Director of Purchasing & Risk Management RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 3 of 15 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 7447 ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR POUDRE FIRE AUTHORITY I. GENERAL INFORMATION The Poudre Fire Authority (PFA) is requesting proposals to select an architectural firm for architectural and engineering services related to the design and construction of new fire stations and the renovation of existing facilities. New stations will be similar in design to the “prototype” Fire Station Four located at 1945 W. Drake. A copy of the Station Four plans is available for viewing at the PFA Administrative Offices, 102 Remington Street. Please contact the project manager to schedule a viewing. The selected firm may also perform services on a work order contract related to the renovation of current PFA facilities. The PFA needs at a minimum, planning, architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, environmental, sustainability, electrical, lighting, and interior design professional services. These all are to be included in a single Professional Services Agreement. The PFA desires to have the professional firm provide the denoted services. The types of work ordered may include, but not limited to: site analysis; space planning and management, concept design, design development, construction documents, cost estimating, construction administration, geotechnical, sustainable practices and environmental assessments and reports. In the event it becomes necessary to revise any part of the “Request for Proposal” a written addendum will be issued. Each Proposal shall state it is valid for a period of not less than ninety (90) days from date of proposal opening. Further, the PFA retains the right to reject all proposals and re-solicit, if deemed to be in the best interest of the PFA. The actual amount of work to be performed, the time of such performance and the location of work, will be determined by the Project Manager who will issue formally executed work orders or contracts. The only work authorized under this contract is that which is performed after receipt of such work orders or contracts. The PFA makes no guarantee as to the number of work orders or actual amount of services which will in fact be requested. The PFA works through the City of Fort Collins Facility Services which has Auto- CAD-2004, 2007, 2008 and 2012. Therefore, the hired firms must have the capability of providing us appropriate drawings on disks which can be read by AutoCAD. For space management, the City uses “FM:Space-Mgt.” software by FM:Systems. Construction documents will be prepared using the CSI format and the City of Fort Collins modified EJCDC General Conditions and City standard contract documents. These documents will be provided by the City of Fort Collins. Projects located within the boundaries of the City of Fort Collins may be subject to the City’s Land Development Process. A detailed Scope of Work for each project and exact services desired will be developed during the work order process. RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 4 of 15 The maximum fee for individual work orders is $75,000 for general consulting work except for Fire Stations or as approved by the City of Fort Collins Purchasing Department and the PFA Board of Directors. The City reserves the right to issue a new RFP for any work. II. SUBMITTAL Qualified Proposer’s interested in the work described in this Request for Proposal should submit a minimum of the following information: A. Qualifications of: 1. Your firm. 2. Members of your staff and consultants proposed to perform work on PFA projects. B. Your approach to the design and management of proposed PFA projects. C. Provide cost break down of hourly rates for all personnel and sub consultants including reimbursables. The design and bidding portions of work will be done on a fixed fee basis and services during construction will be hourly with a not-to-exceed cost. D. References from at least three projects that have been completed during the past three years performed by the staff listed in A.2. Firms should make particular note of any previous experience with fire station design. III. SCHEDULE It is the intent of the PFA to order A & E services for a period of one year with the option to renew services annually for four (4) additional one year periods. A definitive design and/or engineering services schedule will be developed for each desired service at the time of work initiation. The schedule for this Request for Proposal is:  Proposals Due December 3, 2012  Interview of top ranked firms December 12, 2012 RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 5 of 15 IV. REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT Professional firms will be evaluated on the following criteria. These criteria will be the basis for review of the written proposals and optional interview session. At discretion of the City, interviews of top rated firms may be held. The rating scale shall be from 1 to 5, with 1 being a poor rating, 3 being an average rating, and 5 being an outstanding rating. WEIGHTING FACTOR QUALIFICATION STANDARD 2.0 Scope of Proposal Does the proposal show an understanding of the project objective, methodology to be used and results that are desired from the project? 2.0 Assigned Personnel Do the persons who will be working on the project have the necessary skills? Are sufficient people of the requisite skills assigned to the project? 1.0 Availability Can the work be completed in the necessary time? Can the target start and completion dates be met? Are other qualified personnel available to assist in meeting the project schedule if required? Is the project team available to attend meetings as required by the Scope of Work? 1.0 Motivation Is the firm interested and are they capable of doing the work in the required time frame? 2.0 Cost and Work Hours Do the proposed cost and work hours compare favorably with the project Manager's estimate? Are the work hours presented reasonable for the effort required in each project task or phase? 2.0 Firm Capability Does the firm have the support capabilities the assigned personnel require? Has the firm done previous projects of this type and scope? RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 6 of 15 V. REFERENCE EVALUATION (TOP RATED FIRM) The project Manager will check references using the following criteria. The evaluation rankings will be labeled Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. QUALIFICATION STANDARD Overall Performance Would you hire this Professional again? Did they show the skills required by this project? Timetable Was the original Scope of Work completed within the specified time? Were interim deadlines met in a timely manner? Completeness Was the Professional responsive to client needs; did the Professional anticipate problems? Were problems solved quickly and effectively? Budget Was the original Scope of Work completed within the project budget? Job Knowledge a) If a study, did it meet the Scope of Work? b) If Professional administered a construction contract, was the project functional upon completion and did it operate properly? Were problems corrected quickly and effectively? RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 7 of 15 VI. SAMPLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (WORK ORDER TYPE) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WORK ORDER TYPE THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into the day and year set forth below by and between THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a Municipal Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the "City", as agent, on behalf of the Poudre Fire Authority (PFA), and , hereinafter referred to as "Professional". WITNESSETH: In consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations herein expressed, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows: 1. Scope of Services. The Professional agrees to provide services in accordance with any project Work Orders for , issued by the City. A blank sample of a work order is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", consisting of ( ) pages and is incorporated herein by this reference. The City reserves the right to independently bid any project rather than issuing a Work Order to the Professional for the same pursuant to this Agreement. 2. The Work Schedule. The services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be performed in accordance with the Work Schedule stated on each Work Order. 3. Time of Commencement and Completion of Services. The services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be initiated as specified on each Work Order. Time is of the essence. Any extensions of any time limit must be agreed upon in writing by the parties hereto. 4. Contract Period. [Option 1] This Agreement shall commence , 20 , and shall continue in full force and effect until , 20 , unless sooner terminated as herein provided. In addition, at the option of the City or PFA, the Agreement may be extended for additional one year periods not to exceed ( ) additional one year periods. RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 8 of 15 Renewals and pricing changes shall be negotiated by and agreed to by both parties. The Denver Boulder Greeley CPIU published by the Colorado State Planning and Budget Office will be used as a guide. Written notice of renewal shall be provided to the Professional and mailed no later than ninety (90) days prior to contract end. 5. Early Termination by City/Notice. Notwithstanding the time periods contained herein, the City or PFA may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by providing written notice of termination to the Professional. Such notice shall be delivered at least fifteen (15) days prior to the termination date contained in said notice unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties. All notices provided under this agreement shall be effective when mailed, postage prepaid and sent to the following address: Professional: Poudre Fire Authority: Poudre Fire Authority Attn: 102 Remington Street Fort Collins, CO 80524 With Copy to: City of Fort Collins Attn: Purchasing PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 In the event of any such early termination by the City or PFA, the Professional shall be paid for services rendered prior to the date of termination subject only to the satisfactory performance of the Professional's obligations under this Agreement. Such payment shall be the Professional's sole right and remedy for such termination. 6. Design, Project Insurance and Insurance Responsibility. The Professional shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, timely completion and the coordination of all services rendered by the Professional, including but not limited to designs, plans, reports, specifications, and drawings and shall, without additional compensation, promptly remedy and correct any errors, omissions, or other deficiencies. The Professional shall indemnify, save and hold harmless the City, the PFA, their officers and employees, in accordance with Colorado law, from all damages whatsoever claimed by third parties against the City and for the City's costs and reasonable attorney’s fees arising directly or indirectly out of the Professional's negligent performance of any of the services furnished under this Agreement. RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 9 of 15 The Professional shall maintain commercial general liability insurance and name the City and the PFA as an additional insured sin the amounts of $500,000 combined single limits and errors and omissions insurance in the amount of $ 1,000,000, in accordance with the attached Insurance Requirements described in Exhibit “ ” consisting of one (1)pages, attached hereto and incorporated herein. 7. Compensation. In consideration of services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement, the City agrees to pay Professional on a time and reimbursable direct cost basis designated in Exhibit "B", consisting of ( ) page(s), attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. At the election of the City, each Work Order may contain a maximum fee, which shall be negotiated by the parties hereto for each such Work Order. Monthly partial payments based upon the Professional's billings and itemized statements are permissible. The amounts of all such partial payments shall be based upon the Professional's City-verified progress in completing the services to be performed pursuant to the Work Order and upon approval of the Professional's direct reimbursable expenses. Final payment shall be made following acceptance of the work by the City. Upon final payment, all designs, plans, reports, specifications, drawings, and other services rendered by the Professional shall become the sole property of the City. 8. City Representative. The City or the PFA will designate, prior to commencement of work, its project representative who shall make, within the scope of his or her authority, all necessary and proper decisions with reference to the project. All requests for contract interpretations, change orders, and other clarification or instruction shall be directed to the City Representative. 9. Project Drawings. Upon conclusion of the project and before final payment, the Professional shall provide the City with reproducible drawings of the project containing accurate information on the project as constructed. Drawings shall be of archival, prepared on stable mylar base material using a non-fading process to provide for long storage and high quality RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 10 of 15 reproduction. "CD" disc of the as-built drawings shall also be submitted to the owner in and AutoCAD version no older then the established city standard. 10. Monthly Report. Commencing thirty (30) days after Notice to Proceed is given on any Work Order and every thirty days thereafter, Professional is required to provide the City Representative with a written report of the status of the work with respect to the Work Order, Work Schedule and other material information. Failure to provide any required monthly report may, at the option of the City, suspend the processing of any partial payment request. 11. Independent Contractor. The services to be performed by Professional are those of an independent contractor and not of an employee of the City of Fort Collins. The City shall not be responsible for withholding any portion of Professional's compensation hereunder for the payment of FICA, Workers' Compensation, other taxes or benefits or for any other purpose. 12. Personal Services. It is understood that the City enters into this Agreement based on the special abilities of the Professional and that this Agreement shall be considered as an agreement for personal services. Accordingly, the Professional shall neither assign any responsibilities nor delegate any duties arising under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City. 13. Acceptance Not Waiver. The City's approval of drawings, designs, plans, specifications, reports, and incidental work or materials furnished hereunder shall not in any way relieve the Professional of responsibility for the quality or technical accuracy of the work. The City's approval or acceptance of, or payment for, any of the services shall not be construed to operate as a waiver of any rights or benefits provided to the City under this Agreement. 14. Default. Each and every term and condition hereof shall be deemed to be a material element of this Agreement. In the event either party should fail or refuse to perform according to the terms of this agreement, such party may be declared in default. 15. Remedies. In the event a party has been declared in default, such defaulting party shall be allowed a period of ten (10) days within which to cure said default. In the event RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 11 of 15 the default remains uncorrected, the party declaring default may elect to (a) terminate the Agreement and seek damages; (b) treat the Agreement as continuing and require specific performance; or (c) avail himself of any other remedy at law or equity. If the non-defaulting party commences legal or equitable actions against the defaulting party, the defaulting party shall be liable to the non-defaulting party for the non-defaulting party's reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred because of the default. 16. Binding Effect. This writing, together with the exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and shall be binding upon said parties, their officers, employees, agents and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the respective survivors, heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of said parties. 17. Law/Severability. The laws of the State of Colorado shall govern the construction, interpretation, execution and enforcement of this Agreement. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision of this Agreement. 18. Prohibition Against Employing Illegal Aliens. Pursuant to Section 8-17.5-101, C.R.S., et. seq., Professional represents and agrees that: a. As of the date of this Agreement: 1. Professional does not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien who will perform work under this Agreement; and 2. Professional will participate in either the e-Verify program created in Public Law 208, 104th Congress, as amended, and expanded in Public Law 156, 108th Congress, as amended, administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security (the “e-Verify Program”) or the Department Program (the “Department Program”), an employment verification program established pursuant to Section 8-17.5-102(5)(c) C.R.S. in order to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees to perform work under this Agreement. b. Professional shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under this Agreement or knowingly enter into a contract with a RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 12 of 15 subcontractor that knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien to perform work under this Agreement. c. Professional is prohibited from using the e-Verify Program or Department Program procedures to undertake pre-employment screening of job applicants while this Agreement is being performed. d. If Professional obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under this Agreement knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, Professional shall: 1. Notify such subcontractor and the City within three days that Professional has actual knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an illegal alien; and 2. Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of receiving the notice required pursuant to this section the subcontractor does not cease employing or contracting with the illegal alien; except that Professional shall not terminate the contract with the subcontractor if during such three days the subcontractor provides information to establish that the subcontractor has not knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien. e. Professional shall comply with any reasonable request by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (the “Department”) made in the course of an investigation that the Department undertakes or is undertaking pursuant to the authority established in Subsection 8-17.5-102 (5), C.R.S. f. If Professional violates any provision of this Agreement pertaining to the duties imposed by Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. the City may terminate this Agreement. If this Agreement is so terminated, Professional shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to the City arising out of Professional’s violation of Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. g. The City will notify the Office of the Secretary of State if Professional violates this provision of this Agreement and the City terminates the Agreement for such breach. 19. Special Provisions. Special provisions or conditions relating to the services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement are set forth in Exhibit "C", consisting of ( ) page(s), attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 13 of 15 THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO By: _________________________________ James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP Director of Purchasing & Risk Management Date: ______________________________ POUDRE FIRE AUTHORITY By: _________________________________ Tom DeMint, Fire Chief Date: ______________________________ ATTEST: _________________________________ City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________________ Assistant City Attorney [Insert Professional's name] or [Insert Partnership Name] or [Insert individual's name] or Doing business as [insert name of business] By: _________________________________ Title: _______________________________ CORPORATE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT Date: _______________________________ ATTEST: _________________________________ (Corporate Seal) Corporate Secretary RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 14 of 15 EXHIBIT "A" WORK ORDER FORM PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND DATED: Work Order Number: Purchase Order Number: Project Title: Commencement Date: Completion Date: Maximum Fee: (time and reimbursable direct costs): Project Description: ____________________________________________________________________________ Scope of Services: ___________________________________________________________________________ Professional agrees to perform the services identified above and on the attached forms in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein and in the Professional Services Agreement between the parties. In the event of a conflict between or ambiguity in the terms of the Professional Services Agreement and this work order (including the attached forms) the Professional Services Agreement shall control. The attached forms consisting of ___ (_) pages are hereby accepted and incorporated herein, by this reference, and Notice to Proceed is hereby given. Professional By:_______________________________ Date:_____________________________ City of Fort Collins By:_______________________________ Project Manager Date:_____________________________ By:_______________________________ Tom Demint, Fire Chief Date:_____________________________ By: _______________________________ James B. O’Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP Director of Purchasing and Risk Management (over $60,000.00) Date: ____________________________ RFP 7447 Architectural & Engineering Services for Poudre Fire Authority Page 2 of 15 EXHIBIT INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 1. The Service Provider will provide, from insurance companies acceptable to the City, the insurance coverage designated hereinafter and pay all costs. Before commencing work under this bid, the Service Provider shall furnish the City with certificates of insurance showing the type, amount, class of operations covered, effective dates and date of expiration of policies, and containing substantially the following statement: "The insurance evidenced by this Certificate will not be cancelled or materially altered, except after ten (10) days written notice has been received by the City of Fort Collins." In case of the breach of any provision of the Insurance Requirements, the City, at its option, may take out and maintain, at the expense of the Service Provider, such insurance as the City may deem proper and may deduct the cost of such insurance from any monies which may be due or become due the Service Provider under this Agreement. The City, its officers, agents and employees shall be named as additional insureds on the Service Provider's general liability and automobile liability insurance policies for any claims arising out of work performed under this Agreement. 2. Insurance coverages shall be as follows: A. Workers' Compensation & Employer's Liability. The Service Provider shall maintain during the life of this Agreement for all of the Service Provider's employees engaged in work performed under this agreement: 1. Workers' Compensation insurance with statutory limits as required by Colorado law. 2. Employer's Liability insurance with limits of $100,000 per accident, $500,000 disease aggregate, and $100,000 disease each employee. B. Commercial General & Vehicle Liability. The Service Provider shall maintain during the life of this Agreement such commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance as will provide coverage for damage claims of personal injury, including accidental death, as well as for claims for property damage, which may arise directly or indirectly from the performance of work under this Agreement. Coverage for property damage shall be on a "broad form" basis. The amount of insurance for each coverage, Commercial General and Vehicle, shall not be less than $500,000 combined single limits for bodily injury and property damage. In the event any work is performed by a subcontractor, the Service Provider shall be responsible for any liability directly or indirectly arising out of the work performed under this Agreement by a subcontractor, which liability is not covered by the subcontractor's insurance.