July 11, 2023
Economic Development
DATE: July 11, 2023
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM: Nannette Beacham, Economic Development Director
Lizeht Zepeda, Senior Business Assistance Officer
Shané Johnson, Senior Administrative Analyst
Lilia Corral, Management Analyst
Subject: Contract with CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group, Inc.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The proposed expenditure will be budgeted in the Port’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 and FY 2024-2025 budgets
accordingly (40161080-400201).
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
December 3, 2019
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
City Staff is requesting City Council approval of a
contract with CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group,
Inc. for engineering services for the Port of Richmond.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE a sole-source contract with CSW|ST2 in the
amount of $93,000, for engineering services at the Port of Richmond, for a term beginning July 12, 2023, through June 30, 2024 with an option to extend for one additional year, in an amount not-to-exceed $96,0000 for the
extension period – Economic Development Department
(Nannette Beacham 510-621-1306/Lilia Corral 510-620-
6787).
AGENDA
REPORT
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July 11, 2023
DISCUSSION:
Background
On July 11, 2017, the City Council authorized an agreement with Highland Consulting Group (Robert Stevens, Principal Engineer), to complete the close out of the grant- funded Operations and Security Center project, which included the renovation of the Rigger’s Loft into the Port Administration office and space for leasing, and other improvements at Point Potrero Marine Terminal (PPMT), which included a twelve-mile (12) fiber optic network operating at ten (10) gigabits per second (Gb/s) serving the City of Richmond, a high mast lighting project improving security, rehabilitating much of the electrical infrastructure, and an extension of the San Francisco Bay Trail into PPMT that includes two (2) overlooks and a hillside pathway.
In the succeeding years, Robert Stevens provided the Port of Richmond with additional support for the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) cleanup of the graving basins, relocation of the S.S. Red Oak Victory Ship, berth infrastructure repairs, mandated dredging, utility infrastructure, and reporting compliancy with State and Federal agencies. On December 3, 2019, the City Council approved a contract with CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group, Inc. (CSW|ST2), formerly Highland Consulting Group (Robert Stevens, Engineer), for engineering and program management services for the Port of Richmond for a term of one (1) year.
Sole Source Contract
CSW|ST2 currently prepares, updates, and provides reports for the facilities assessment of Port infrastructure; completes grant applications to fund capital improvement projects; assesses designs, and supports updates to infrastructure at Port facilities; provides technical support for the development of leases; supports dredging projects at Port facilities; provides technical support to tenants regarding dock capacity, berth length, water depth, utility capacity; and provides other engineering services as requested by Port staff.
Robert Stevens, president, and engineer of CSW|ST2, has provided engineering design, program management, and construction support to the Port of Richmond for the last sixteen (16) years. He has a strong understanding of the existing infrastructure and the expertise to complete the integration of capital improvement projects.
A sole-source form was completed as Robert Stevens, of CSW|ST2, has worked closely with previous Port staff for several years, and has accumulated historical, contextual, engineering, and databased knowledge regarding Port matters (Attachment 1).
City staff is seeking approval of a one (1) year contract with CSW|ST2 for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $93,000, with an option to extend for one (1) additional year inr an amount not-to-exceed $96,0000, for engineering services at the Port of Richmond (Attachment 2).
July 11, 2023
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Sole Source (Signed)
Attachment 2 – Standard Contract to the Contract