Item 312/2025
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: William E. Murray
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Public Works
Date: 9/9/2025
Subject: Award contracts to Willdan Engineering, NV5, Inc., and Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC, for on-call construction inspection services. (Cost: Not to exceed $400,000/per contract)(Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
To request City Council authorization to award a contract to Willdan Engineering, NV5, Inc. and Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC for on -call professional construction inspection services.
BACKGROUND
The City relies on construction inspection services for quality control and assurance on capital projects. Due to budget changes in prior years, the Engineering Services Division no longer employs construction inspectors. Consequently, the City uses on-call construction inspection services to ensure safety and performance of City capital projects and infrastructure investments.
DISCUSSION
The existing on-call construction inspection services contracts have reached their terms and funding limits. With consideration of the number of upcoming capital projects and identified construction inspection needs across other divisions, Engineering staff has determined that awarding three (3) on-call construction inspection services contracts is necessary to meet the increasing demand for oversight of construction activities.
Staff solicited five (5) requests for proposal to construction management firms for on -call construction inspection services and received responses from each. Staff carefully evaluated each of the proposals and determined that Willdan Engineering, NV5, Inc. and Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC are best suited and qualified to provide on -call construction inspection services. The following is a summary of the ratings:
Item 312/2025
CONSULTANT Rater
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D Total Ranking
Accenture 162.5 182.5 124.5 182 651.5 3
Willdan 174 196 145 189.5 704.5 1
NV5 165.5 179 129 186 659.5 2
Cannon 151 182.5 120 179.5 633 4
Interwest 132.5 163 117.5 181 594 5
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund. The contracts are in the amount not to exceed $400,000 each. The services will be funded by budgeted capital funding for respective projects requiring inspection services.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Award a contract Willdan Engineering, in the amount not to exceed $400,000 for professional construction inspection services;
Award a contract NV5, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $400,000 for professional construction inspection services;
Award a contract to Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC, in the amount not to exceed $400,000 for professional construction inspection services;
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the contracts with Willdan Engineering, NV5, Inc., and Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC, and make minor modifications as appropriate thereto, on behalf of the City ; and
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to exercise option year amendments for each contract, on behalf of the City.
By: Mark Uphus, Senior Civil Engineer
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Consultant Agreements: Willdan Engineering, NV5, Inc., and Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Project