Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a professional services contract for the Facilities Management Division with Physical Planning Technologies, LTD (PPT) for software and professional engineering services for a Comprehensive Municipal Capital Planning and Asset Management System.
PPT will provide the software application for a Capital Planning Management System and provide training and software support. Additionally, PPT, by utilizing a subcontractor (Dynamix - a local engineering firm) will provide architectural, electrical, mechanical, and civil building evaluations services. The system will be used to evaluate and plan capital assets needs and replacement schedules for buildings owned and maintained by the City. The total square footage of the buildings owned covered by this contract is approximately three million square feet. Facilities Management is responsible for most of this total. Eight Recreation and Parks facilities will also be serviced under this contract. These buildings account for approximately 152,000 square feet. The age of these buildings range from brand new to nearly a century old (see attachment).
This legislation will also authorize the appropriation and transfer of funds within fund 747, from the unallocated balance of the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund to Facility Renovations Project. Eight Recreation and Parks facilities will be serviced under this professional service contract.
Formal proposals were solicited in the City Bulletin. Five firms submitted minimally responsive proposals. Proposals were then formally evaluated by a seven-member evaluation committee comprised of representatives from Public Service, Public Safety, Recreation and Parks, Development, Public Utilities, and Technology. The top three-ranked firms were interviewed by the evaluation committee. Following formal presentations of the three top ranked offers, the evaluation committee unanimo...
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