ITEM 0803-11:
Approving the Selection of Consultant for the
PROPOSAL
The
Technical Advisory Committee at its March 3, 2008, meeting vested consultant
recommendation authority to a subcommittee consisting of
BACKGROUND
The
Consultant will prepare the necessary construction plans and specifications and
cost estimates as may be required for the resurfacing and safety improvements of
3.50 miles of
The
design services will require the complete engineering and permitting for a new
road section, minor pavement widening, shoulders, ditches, swales crossings,
culvert replacements, drainage improvements, wetlands mapping, and sight
distance improvements.
The
draft final scope of work includes a total cost of $364,293.00 with a 13.0%
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise allocation.
If this contract is awarded, the total SJTPO DBE/ESBE participation rate
to date for FY 2008 would become 14.0%.
The Notice of Availability of Requests was sent to approximately 140 firms with twelve proposals received by the Selection Committee.
(SEE RESOLUTION BELOW)
RESOLUTION
0803-11: Approving
the Selection of Urban Engineers, Inc. as Consultant for the
WHEREAS,
the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO)
is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) designated under federal
law for the southern region of New Jersey including Atlantic, Cape May,
Cumberland, and Salem Counties; and
WHEREAS,
the Fiscal Year 2008 SJTPO Transportation Improvement Program includes Federal
Surface Transportation Program (STP-SJ) funds for this project; and
WHEREAS,
a Selection Committee consisting of representatives of the
WHEREAS,
the SJTPO Technical Advisory Committee on March 3, 2008 vested authority in the
Selection Committee to forward a recommendation to the Policy Board; and
WHEREAS,
the Selection Committee unanimously selected Urban Engineers, Inc. of Cherry
Hill, NJ, in association with Advanced Infrastructure Design, Inc. of
Hightstown, NJ, a certified
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firm in the State of NJ, and GEOD
Engineering, Corp. of Newfoundland, NJ; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Policy Board of the
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Policy Board authorizes the Executive Director to
execute scope of work and cost modifications to the original contract amount,
provided that funding is available and such modifications have been approved by
the NJDOT and Project Sponsor.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Policy Board requests that the
Certification
I
hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct and true copy of a resolution
adopted by the Policy Board of the South Jersey Transportation Planning
Organization at its meeting of March 17, 2008.
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Charles R. Sullivan, Secretary/Treasurer