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RFP NO. 2272 – DESIGN BUILD SERVICES
FOR FIRE STATION GENERATORS
City Council
August 6, 2024
General Services
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2 The General Services Department is responsible for
capital projects for core City departments and facilities, including Fire.
– Emergency generators provide a secondary source of
power to facilities.
– The expected service life of an emergency generator is approximately 20 years.
BACKGROUND
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•These fire station generators are original to the construction of each station, ranging from 33 years to 62 years in continuous service:–University Fire Station No. 4–Arlanza Fire Station No. 7–La Sierra Fire Station No. 8–Mission Grove Fire Station No. 9–Arlington Heights Fire Station No. 10–Orangecrest Fire Station No. 11BACKGROUND RiversideCA.gov4
EXISTING GENERATORS
Fire Station 4Fire Station 9Fire Station 7Fire Station 8Fire Station 10Fire Station 113 4 7/2/2024
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Engineering, design and installation of new emergency power systems at six fire stations, including:–Upgraded main electrical services.–New transfer switches.–New emergency generators.DESIGN-BUILD SCOPE RiversideCA.gov6
Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 2272 was posted on Planet Bids on October 3, 2023, seeking design-build services for fire station generator replacement at six fire stations.–Notification sent to 861 City of Riverside vendors and 500 external vendors.–Mandatory job walk held on October 18, 2023, with 25 vendors in attendance.–The RFP closed on December 15, 2023, with 3 proposals received.RFP NO. 22725 6 7/2/2024
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•Two proposals were found responsive, and one proposal was found non-responsive due to lack of a bid bond.•Proposals were evaluated and interviews conducted on February 29, 2024.RFP NO. 2272 EVALUATIONEvaluation Criteria20%Qualifications20%Experience (Projects of similar size & scope)40%Approach and Methodology20%Pricing RiversideCA.gov8
RFP NO. 2272 RESULTSRankTotal PointsAmountLocationVendor1490.51$1,493,370San Marcos, CASouthern Contracting Company2392.00$ 983,418Signal Hill, CARMS Construction7 8 7/2/2024
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Strategic Priority 6: Infrastructure, Mobility & ConnectivityGoal 6.2 to maintain, protect and improve assets and infrastructure within the City’s built environment to ensure and enhance reliability, resiliency, sustainability and facilitate connectivityCross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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That the City Council:1. Award RFP No. 2272 to Southern Contracting Company of San Marcos, CA in the amount of $1,493,370 for design-build services for fire station generator replacement at six (6) fire stations; and2. Authorize 15% change order authority in an amount up to $224,005 for project changes including but not limited to unforeseen conditions or necessary design changes for a total project amount of $1,717,375; andRECOMMENDATIONS9 10 7/2/2024
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3. By at least five affirmative votes, authorize a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $1,167,375 from Measure Z – Capital account no. 8002805-459999 to the Generator Replacement and Repairs Project, and4. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute a Design-Build Agreement with Southern Contracting Company including making minor and non-substantive changes.RECOMMENDATIONS11