Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Asebrook & Company Architects for professional services for the design and construction for insulation and exterior sealing of the Central Safety Building, 120 Marconi Boulevard.
The requested services shall include a master plan for investigation and installation of insulation and caulking as needed. This upgrade shall incorporate insulation of exterior walls and sealing and/or resealing of exterior stone according to applicable American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning standards and guidelines, as well as applicable American Society for Testing and Materials guidelines. The master plan shall be developed and approved before design/development drawings are completed.
Funding for this project is available from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) Program, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, which represents a Presidential priority to deploy the cheapest, cleanest, and most reliable energy technologies available - energy efficiency and conservation - across the country.
Requests for Statements of Qualifications were advertised on October 5, 2009, and responses were to be submitted on or before October 19, 2009. The City received three statements from the following firms (0 FBE, 0 MBE, 1 AS1): Asebrook & Company Architects, Star Consultants (AS1), and JL Bender, Inc. Architects and Planners, A.I.A.
A three-person committee evaluated the proposals, consisting of two members from the Office of Construction Management and one member from the Division of Police. Asebrook & Company Architects was the highest-ranked firm. They received the number one ranking by all committee members. They scored very well in understanding the project, competence to perform, past performance, tasks defined, proposed sched...
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