Purchasing Type: Request for Proposals (RFP)
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Purchasing & Contracting
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Commission District(s): All
RFP-Request for Proposals No. 2026-013-RFP On Call Construction Management Services (CMS) [Multiyear Contract]. For use by the Department of Watershed Management (DWM) to obtain construction management services for various construction projects throughout the County. Recommend award to the five (5) highest scoring proposers: BenchMark Management, LLC., AtkinsRealis USA, Inc., EDT-STV [Joint Venture of Engineering Design Technologies, Inc. and STV Inc.], Graham-GMC [Joint Venture of Graham & Associates, Inc. and Goodwyn Mills Cawood LLC.], and Wade Trim-CERM [Joint Venture of Wade Trim, Inc. and Corporate Environmental Risk Management LLC.] Total Amount Not to Exceed $55,000,000.00
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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer
Phone Number: (404) 687-3581
PURPOSE:
This contract will provide Construction Management (CM) services for on call projects. The scope of work includes but is not limited to providing a provision of administrative management and/or management assistance throughout construction; reviewing and monitoring of construction methods and schedules provided by Construction Contractors; providing Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) construction monitoring; reviewing contractor’s shop drawings and submittals; conducting warranty inspections of all construction, based on approved specifications; as-built development and monitoring; reviewing pay applications and making recommendations; inspecting and verifying stored materials; reviewing Requests for Information (RFI’s), Request for Change Proposals (RFCP’s), Field Orders (FO’s) and change orders; reviewing and managing punch-list items; developing and submitting asset management reports; coordinating start-ups and training; reviewing and approving Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals; and observing construction to ensure design compliance.
The requested CM services are required to execute DeKalb County’s $4.27B Capital Improvements Program (CIP) which aims to purchase, construct, enhance and/or replace the County’s physical water and sewer assets and infrastructure, and to assure continued and future reliable service delivery to its customers.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend award to the five (5) highest scoring proposers:
BenchMark Management, LLC, 101 Marietta St. NW, Suite 2000, Atlanta, GA 30303
Note: LSBE Participation 93%
Estimated Amount $16,500,000.00
AtkinsRealis USA, Inc., 2018 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30339
Note: LSBE Participation 31%
Estimated Amount $13,750,000.00
EDT-STV, 1705 Enterprise Way, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
Note: LSBE Participation 25%
Estimated Amount $11,000,000.00
Graham-GMC, 1979 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 180, Tucker, GA 30084
Note: LSBE Participation 53%
Estimated Amount $6,875,000.00
Wade Trim-CERM, 260 Peachtree St. NW, Suite 503, Atlanta, GA 30303
Note: LSBE Participation 55%
Estimated Amount $6,875,000.00
and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the contracts and all associated documents.
Evaluation committee scores:
Firm: Scores:
BenchMark Management, LLC 89.79 points
AtkinsRealis USA, Inc. 88.82 points
EDT-STV, JV [Engineering Design Technologies, Inc./STV, Inc.] 88.68 points
Graham-GMC, JV [Graham & Associates, Inc./Goodwyn Mills Cawood] 87.90 points
Wade Trim-CERM, JV [Wade Trim, Inc./ Corporate Environmental 87.56 points
Risk Management]
Hawk Construction Company 77.50 points
International Services Design 64.00 points
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. Contract Effective Date: Date of Contract Executions
2. Contract Expiration Date: December 31, 2031
3. Funding: Enterprise - CIP lines 512 and 513
Various CIP line Nos.
4. Additional Proposers:
Hawk Construction Company
158 Fairview Rd, Suite E
Ellenwood, GA 30294
International Services Design
3849 Oakview Drive, Suite 210
Powder Springs, GA 30127