Recommend approval to procure design services for Lift Station No. 23 upgrade and force main from Hussey, Gay, Bell, and DeYoung, Inc. in the amount of $1,116,875.00. The design services for Lift Station No. 23 upgrade and force main will be used by the Public Works and Water Resources Department to provide an additional 2,000 gallons per minute of influent from the new City of Savannah arena, as well as commercial and residential development associated with the new Canal District.  This project includes evaluating the performance and condition of the existing Lift Station 23 and designing any improvements necessary to handle the additional influent flow from the arena and Canal District. 

The method used for this procurement was the request for proposals (RFP), which evaluates criteria in addition to cost.  The criteria used for this RFP were related project experience, project team, project approach, proposed schedule, fees, DBE vendor participation, and local vendor participation.

This event had an open DBE goal with a maximum award of 10 points.  The recommended proposer submitted DBE participation at the subcontractor level in the amount of 12.10% using Long Engineering (3.48%), Griffin & Davis (8.26%), and Brockington & Associates (.36%)

Approval