HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 8400 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 8400
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 16, 2002
SUBJECT: Design-Build Best Value Project to Construct
a Metropolitan Medical Response Warehouse
Council approval of M&C G-13480 on January 3, 2002 delegated authority to the City Manager to
determine which of various construction contracting methods recently made allowable by Senate Bill 510
provides the best value to the City of Fort Worth (**NOTE**: Senate Bill 510 only applies to vertical
construction). The first project approved by the City Manager in this regard was a design-build contract
with a best value selection for the project to construct a small warehouse/vehicle storage facility for the
Fire Department's Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) materials and equipment.
In accordance with Senate Bill 510 the City conducted a two-phase selection process to identify the top
rated contractor. The eight initial offerors were reduced to four in the first phase of the process by a three-
person selection panel based on the following criteria: experience, technical competence, capability to
perform, past performance of the team and team members, and other appropriate factors as submitted by
the firm. The remaining four offerors submitted additional information and were ranked by a five-person
selection panel based on the following criteria: competence, facility features, qualifications, budget, project
management plan, and M/VME participation.
'Though Tyson Building Company (Tyson) submitted the lowest projected budget ($117,067) the clear
"consensus of the selection panel was that Ramtech (projected budget = $169,146) will in the end provide
the best value to the City for this project. The Tyson submission was very meager on details and was based
on a 12% smaller building than the Ramtech submission. The selection panel believed that, given the lack
of detail in the Tyson submission, it was highly probable that their price would grow during negotiations to
the level of the Ramtech price and the third low projected budget of$176,501 (Mart, Inc). The projected
budget of the remaining offeror (AUI Inc.) was $255,550.
The thoroughness and cohesiveness of the Ramtech submission left the panel very confident that they are
the best contractor for this project. Ramtech also committed to the highest percentage of M/WBE
participation (33V2 %) of the four offerors. Additionally, initial discussions with Ramtech indicate that
negotiations with them may result in a contract price lower than the budget projected in their submission.
TPW's Facilities Management staff intends to proceed to negotiations with Ramtech. If an agreement can
be reached, an M&C requesting contract award will be submitted for City Council approval.
This project is being funded from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant.
If they re any questions regarding this process, you may contact Greg Simmons, TPW's Facilities
ManaJe/at 817-871-7862.
, Gary W. ckson
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS