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<br /> <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 5C <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: August 8, 2016 <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> Susan Iverson, Interim City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: John Anderson, Acting Public Works Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Municipal Engineering Consultant Pool <br /> <br /> <br />REQUESTED ACTION <br /> <br />Motion to Approve the Municipal Engineering Consultant Pool. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The City of Arden Hills has contracted with engineering consultants for many years. Until 2006, <br />URS served as the City Engineer. In 2006, the City entered into a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) <br />with the City of Roseville for engineering services, designating the City of Roseville as the City <br />Engineer. Following that, the City hired a City Engineer (2010) and Assistant City Engineer <br />(2012). It was anticipated that the use of consultants would still be needed for more specialized <br />projects or projects that staff did not have the capacity to accommodate. <br /> <br />At the June 27, 2016, meeting, the City Council authorized staff to conduct a request for <br />qualifications (RFQ) process for engineering services. The RFQ was sent to 16 civil engineering <br />firms in the Metro area on June 28, 2016. The RFQ was also posted on the City’s website, as <br />well as the League of Minnesota Cities’ website, where several other firms also learned of the <br />opportunity. The City accepted submittals until July 21, 2016 and 15 proposals were received. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Four categories of service were established for the RFQ. Staff felt by separating out some of the <br />different divisions of civil engineering, we would also interest smaller or more specialty firms to <br />apply. The following briefly describes each category of service.