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<br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />EN HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />March 21, 2007 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 7D1-D2 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator <br /> <br />Kristine Giga, Civil Engineer~ <br />Greg Hoag, Public Works Director~ <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Request for Qualification Process for Engineering Services <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The City of Arden Hills has contracted with URS, Inc. (formerly BRW, Inc.) for engineering services <br />since 1998. Until 2006, URS served as the City Engineer. In 2006, the City entered into a Joint <br />Powers Agreement (JPA) with the City of Roseville for engineering services, designating the City of <br />Roseville as the City Engineer. <br /> <br />It has been almost 10 years since Arden Hills has conducted a process regarding engineering <br />consultants. Staff feels that in order to provide Arden Hills with the best service at competitive rates, <br />it is appropriate to conduct a request for qualification (RFQ) process for engineering services at this <br />time. <br /> <br />The City Council has approved construction agreements with the City of Rose vi lie to complete the <br />feasibility report, design, and construction engineering for the 2007 and 2008 Pavement Management <br />Program projects. These larger projects were typically completed by the outside consultant. With <br />Roseville completing this work, there is not an immediate need for a consultant to be heavily <br />involved with Arden Hills projects. As a result, the timing of this RFQ process will not impact the <br />current workload. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />There are two ways we can approach this process, namely, to solicit a single engineering consulting <br />firm or select several firms to create a consultant pool. <br /> <br />\\RVNAS I \AHdata$\PR&PW\Engineering\2007\Council_ Actions\3-26-07Memo _ RFQ_ l.doe <br />