Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a professional services agreement, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, with DesignLevel, LLC, to provide all necessary design, engineering, and construction administration services to renovate the old Fire Station 10, located at 1096 W. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio, 43222, in an amount up to $657,606.01.
2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional architectural / engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Chapter 329, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals". The project was let by the Office of Construction Management through Vendor Services and Bonfire. Of the 488 vendors solicited, 177 were Minority-owned, 2 were Veteran-owned, 298 were Small Business-owned, and 111 were Women-owned.
Six (6) Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) were opened on October 9, 2023. Three firms were designated as Minority-owned firms:
1. DesignLevel, LLC
2. Abbot Studios
3. BBCO Design (WBE)
4. Harris Architects (MBE)
5. Schooley Caldwell
6. Dynotec, Inc. (MBE)
An evaluation committee reviewed and scored the proposals based on the criteria included Columbus City Code, Chapter 329. The Department of Finance and Management recommends an award be made to DesignLevel, LLC.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFO: Vendor No. 11513, expires 8/11/25, Majority-designated
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against DesignLevel, LLC.
4. SUBCONTRACTOR PARTICIPATION: The ODI-assigned goal for this project was 15%. DesignLevel proposed two subcontractors to meet this goal:
Company Name City/State ODI Designation
Kabil Associates Columbus/OH ...
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