TITLE
Consider a memorandum/resolution approving the selection of Garver LLC for the performance of architectural, planning, and engineering services for the Killeen Fort Hood Regional Airport and Robert Gray Army Airfield.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
SELECTION OF A GENERAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ARCHITECTURAL, PLANNING, AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE KILLEEN FORT HOOD REGIONAL AIRPORT AND ROBERT GRAY ARMY AIRFIELD
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
Aviation
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) grant assurances require airports which receive FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding to conduct a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) at least every five years to select a firm to perform architectural, engineering, and planning consultant services for FAA or PFC (Passenger Facility Charges) funded professional services work. The previous five-year agreement has reached its limit; thus the process to evaluate and select a qualified consulting team was undertaken.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION
RFQ 15-13, to select the Airport's General Engineering Consultant (GEC), was issued by the City in February 2015 and subsequently advertised in the Killeen Daily Herald, on the City's web site, on the American Association of Airport Executives various websites, and on a Texas state procurement web site. Qualification packages were received on March 27, 2015, from five (5) firms, of which four were deemed responsible and qualified for further evaluation. Those firms were CP&Y, Inc., Garver LLC, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., and KSA Engineers, Inc.
The RFQ process was a two-part assessment performed by an evaluation team consisting of Airport and City of Killeen Staff, including City Public Works and City Planning, tasked to review the qualifications of the interested companies and make a recommendation to City Council. The first part of the GEC assessment was to review and analyze a written quali...
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