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File #: 2025-1327    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 9/9/2025 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 11/10/2025 Final action:
Title: Commission District(s): All RFP - Request for Proposals No. 2025-051-RFP On Call Engineering Services (Multiyear Contract): for use by the Department of Watershed Management (DWM). Consists of providing on call engineering services that primarily includes engineering studies, design, land surveying, construction administration, and related services for water and wastewater projects under the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Consent Decree (CD). Recommend award to the eight (8) highest scoring proposers: Tetra Tech, Inc.; Brown and Caldwell Inc.; CDM Smith Inc.; Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Hazen and Sawyer; Carollo Engineers, Inc.; and Gresham Smith for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $64,000,000.00.
Attachments: 1. 2025-1327 Agenda Notes, 2. Executed UD Recommendation On-Call Engineering Services, 3. Cummulative Score Summary, 4. Evaluation Summary
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Type: Request for Proposals (RFP)                               

Public Hearing:  YES      NO                                   Department: Purchasing & Contracting                                     

 

AGENDA ITEM:

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Commission District(s): All

RFP - Request for Proposals No. 2025-051-RFP On Call Engineering Services (Multiyear Contract): for use by the Department of Watershed Management (DWM). Consists of providing on call engineering services that primarily includes engineering studies, design, land surveying, construction administration, and related services for water and wastewater projects under the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Consent Decree (CD). Recommend award to the eight (8) highest scoring proposers: Tetra Tech, Inc.; Brown and Caldwell Inc.; CDM Smith Inc.; Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; Arcadis U.S., Inc.; Hazen and Sawyer; Carollo Engineers, Inc.; and Gresham Smith for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $64,000,000.00.

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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer

Phone Number: (404) 687-3581

 

PURPOSE:

Consists of providing on call engineering services. The scope of services will be in furtherance of the following phases: Project Management; Concept Study and Report (30% construction plans); Survey/Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE); Geotechnical Engineering; 60% Construction Documents; Final Design (100% Construction Plans); Bidding and Negotiating; Construction Administration; Post Construction, Start-up and System Performance Guarantee; and Additional Services as Requested. These contracts will allow and provide immediate ability to contract for on call and as needed engineering services to support the County’s Watershed Management Engineering staff.  Twenty-one (21) proposals were received.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommended Action

Recommend award to the eight (8) highest scoring proposers:

 

Tetra Tech, Inc., 1899 Powers Ferry Road, Ste. 400, Atlanta GA 30339

Note: LSBE Participation: 30%

Estimated Amount: $8,000,000.00

 

Brown and Caldwell., 990 Hammond Drive, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA  30328

Note: LSBE Participation: 25%

Estimated Amount: $8,000,000.00

 

CDM Smith 2100 Riveredge Pkwy., Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30328

Note: LSBE Participation: 31%

Estimated Amount: $8,000,000.00

 

Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. 229 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1900, Atlanta, GA 30303

Note: LSBE Participation: 23%

Estimated Amount: $8,000,000.00

 

Arcadis U.S., Inc., 2839 Paces Ferry Road, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30339

Note: LSBE Participation: 20%

Estimated Amount: $8,000,000.00

 

Hazen and Sawyer, 1300 Altmore Avenue, Suite 520, Atlanta, GA 30342

Note: LSBE Participation: 30%

Estimated Amount: $8,000,000.00

 

Carollo Engineers, Inc., 2500 Clean Water Court, Building A, Suite 300, Buford, GA 30519

Note: LSBE Participation: 25%

Estimated Amount: $8,000,000.00

 

Gresham Smith, 600 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1550, Atlanta GA 30308

Note: LSBE Participation: 45%

Estimated Amount: $8,000,000.00

 

And authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the contracts and all associated documents.

 

Evaluation Committee Scores:

Firm:                                                                                                                                                                                             Scores:

Tetra Tech, Inc.                                                                                                                                                   97.08 points

Brown and Caldwell                                                                                                                                                   95.07 points

CDM Smith                                                                                                                                                                        94.00 points

Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.                                                                                                         93.08 points

Arcadis U.S., Inc.                                                                                                                                                   93.06 points

Hazen and Sawyer                                                                                                                                                   93.04 points

Carollo Engineers, Inc.                                                                                                                              93.02 points

Gresham Smith                                                                                                                                                   93.02 points

Freese and Nichols, Inc.                                                                                                                              92.06 points

HDR Engineering, Inc.                                                                                                                              91.06 points

Barge Design Solutions, Inc                     .                                                                                                         90.06 points

Wade Trim, Inc.                                                                                                                                                   90.02 points

WSP USA, Inc.                                                                                                                                                   89.08 points

AtkinsRealis USA, Inc.                                                                                                                              89.04 points

Garver                                                                                                                                                                                             89.02 points

BenchMark Management, LLC                                                                                                         88.06 points

LJA Engineering                                                                                                                                                   87.95 points

RJN Group                                                                                                                                                                        83.08 points

Goodwyn Mills Cawood                                                                                                                              82.00 points

Waggoner Engineering                                                                                                                              79.09 points

McKim & Creed                                                                                                                                                   77.06 points

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. Contract Effective Date:                                          Date of Contract Executions

2. Contract Expiration Date:                                          December 31, 2029

3. Funding:                                                                                    Renewal & Extension and or Bonds Fund 513

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