Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Roger D. Fields Associates, Inc. for design of the HVAC System Upgrade at the Central Safety Building facility located at 120 Marconi Boulevard.
This renovation project will include a comprehensive assessment of the entire HVAC system for 170,000 sqf building and incorporate equipment performance, operational reliability, energy consumption, replacement of the direct digital control system, replacement of variable air volume terminals, replacement of hot and chilled water valves, duct cleaning, air balance and any other deficiencies found. There will also be a need for a commissioning agent and construction administration. These upgrades are necessary as the HVAC system is past its useful life expectancy and it has become necessary to replace it.
The Department of Finance and Management, Office of Construction Management, solicited Request for Proposals for design of the HVAC upgrade at Central Safety Building. The project was formally advertised on Vendor Services website. On February 25, 2020 the City received seven (7) responses (0 AS1, 1 F1, 3 MBE,) as listed. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated by the Evaluation Committee:
Company City AS1/FBE/MBE
Advanced Engineering Consultants Columbus F1
AECCOM Technical Columbus EBOCC
Dynamix Engineering Columbus MBE
Kramer Engineer Columbus EBOCC
Prime AE Group, LLC. Columbus MBE
Roger D. Fields Associates, Inc. Columbus EBOCC
Star Consultants, Inc. Columbus MBE
Roger D. Fields Associates, Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee. The Office of Construction Management is recommending the contract be awarded to Roger D. Fields Associates, Inc. ...
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