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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ AP15-203 and award a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., of Fort Worth, TX, to provide a comprehensive Feasibility Study for a Federal Inspection Service Facility at the Long Beach Airport, in an amount not to exceed $349,845, for a period of one year; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto; and
Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund (EF 320) in the Airport Department (AP) by $349,845. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. On July 7, 2015, the City Council authorized the City Manager to proceed with the work necessary to determine the feasibility, financial or otherwise, of a Federal Inspection Service (FIS) facility at the Long Beach Airport.
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on August 28, 2015, and 6,537 potential bidders specializing in engineering consulting and feasibility study services were notified of the RFQ opportunity. Of those potential bidders, 93 downloaded the RFQ via the City’s electronic bid system. The RFQ documents were made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
. An RFQ announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 22 business groups that represent local, minority and women-owned businesses. Three Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) were received on September 23, 2015. Of the three submittals, none were Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), one was a Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE), two were certified Small Business Enterprises (SBEs), and none were Long Beach businesses (Local).
An Evaluation Committee (Committee...
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