REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: February 11, 2021 Report No. CSS-21-004
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Blair McDonald, Director of Community Safety Services
SUBJECT:
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Recommendation for Contract Award - Construction Management Services - Public Safety Building
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council award Kinetic Construction Ltd., the contract for Construction Management Services for the Public Safety Building [PSB] and direct staff to finalize the Professional Services Agreement, as outlined in Staff Report No. CSS-21-004.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Financial Plan Bylaw 2020, No. 2986
Purchasing and Disposal Bylaw, 2014, No. 2845
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Healthy, Livable and Diverse Community: fully utilize the McLoughlin amenity funds to maximum potential.
BACKGROUND:
The Township posted a public Request for Qualifications call, as per the Township's purchasing policies and bylaws, for Construction Management Services to provide advice and construction expertise during the planning phase for the Public Safety Building (PSB). Seven firms submitted qualifications. All submissions were evaluated against a matrix and four firms were selected to move on to the Request for Proposals stage of procurement. Proposals were received from all four proponents. Township staff and Core Project Management completed a thorough review and comparison of the proposals received. From the four proponents, two were selected for interview.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
At the conclusion of the interviews, the two proponents were scored based on their performance and responses and based on these scores Kinetic Construction Ltd. was identified as the preferred proponent. Further reference checks were conducted.
Following the interview process, the Public Safety Building Working Group, consisting of Chris Jancowski, Fire Chief, Blair McDonald, Community Safety Services Director, Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Office...
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