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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ AP13-030 for Airport Consultant Services for Various On-Call Projects and award contracts to Kleinfelder West, Inc. (dba Kleinfelder), of Los Angeles, CA, and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., of Raleigh, NC, for as-needed airport pavement evaluation (Task Order 001) and other related services, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, and authorize City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contracts, including any necessary amendments thereto, provided that the aggregate total is not exceeded. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into contracts with Kleinfelder and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for as-needed airport pavement evaluation consulting services. The City of Long Beach (City) has historically used consultants on an as-needed basis to perform pavement evaluations, pavement classifications, update the Airport pavement maintenance and management system (Pavement Evaluation), and other related services. This is necessary as the City’s Public Works and Airport Departments do not have Airport Pavement Evaluation Specialists and Geotechnical Engineers. Current as-needed consultant contracts related to these specialized professional services have expired. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process was conducted to secure these professional services in accordance with City Administrative Regulation 8-4, “Selecting Professional Services,” as well as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5100-14D.
The RFQ was advertised in the Press-Telegram on May 21, 2013, and 3,887 firms specializing in Airport consultant services were notified of the RFQ opportunity. Of those firms, 212 downloaded the RFQ via our electronic bid system. The RFQ document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh f...
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