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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute agreements for engineering consulting services with Infrastructure Management Services (IMS), of Tempe, AZ (not an MBE, WBE, SBE or Local), for the Pavement Maintenance and Management System (PMMS), in an amount of $631,293, plus a 15 percent contingency of $94,694, for a total not to exceed amount of $725,987; and to execute amendments to the agreements relative to the extension of the term, authorize additional services, if required, within the provision of the agreement, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The agreement for engineering consulting services is for the development and update of the City’s PMMS for major and secondary arterial streets, collector streets, and local streets. PMMS is a management approach for prioritizing roadway pavement maintenance and rehabilitation activities, and for optimizing the allocation of maintenance and rehabilitation budgets based on pavement inspection data. The City’s PMMS was last updated in 2008, using software that calculates the existing Pavement Condition Index (PCI). PCI is a measure of visual functional condition of pavement at a single point in time. A PCI of 100 represents a newly constructed or newly rehabilitated roadway, while a PCI of 0 indicates complete pavement failure. In general, a PCI of 70 or greater signifies very good to excellent condition, while a PCI of 40 or less indicates poor to failed condition.
Request for Proposal (RFP) PW-13-032 was advertised in the Press-Telegram on April 11, 2013, and 2,664 potential bidders specializing in professional engineering services were notified of the project opportunity. Of those proposers, 71 downloaded the RFP via our electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing. A proposal announcement was also included in the Purchasin...
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