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Meeting Date:	05/26/2020
Award RFQ 2020-009 Owners Representative for County Fairgrounds
Submitted for:	Joe Lopez	Submitted By:	Erika Hernandez
Department:	Purchasing

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to accept the rankings as listed below for Request For Qualifications (RFQ) 2020-009 "Owner's Representative for the Webb County Fairgrounds” and to further authorize the Purchasing Agent to schedule public interviews with the top three (3) highest ranking firms and any other matters incident thereto. [2020A Bond Series]

Company Name	Ranking
AG/CM	5
Gilpin Engineering Company	2
Isaias Electric Inc.	7
JHS Architect Inc.	4
Marc Taylor Inc.	3
Project Control of Texas	1
WT Partnership	6
Zero Six Consulting LLC	5

Issue: The Webb County Fairgrounds project is estimated to cost $45 million to include new construction and renovations to existing facilities. The Court is requesting an independent firm to oversee the process from beginning to end and provide frequent reports and recommendations as the project develops. The Owners representative will provide oversight and report on any recommendations, discrepancies and progress of design, construction and all other components of the construction such as compliance and project estimates being recommended by general contractor and design team to reach a guaranteed maximum price.

Solution: Accept the rankings as submitted by the Scoring Committee and select the top three (3) highest ranking firms to be interviewed at a future meeting by Commissioner Court.

Result: Secure approval to schedule firm interviews to be conducted by Commissioners Court at a later date.

Background:

The Owners Representative primary role is to represent the interest of Owner (Webb County) in regards to and not limited to ensuring that the quality of both materials and workmanship are in accordance with design and construction plans and specifications as approved by Owner and to further serve as the Owner’s eyes and ears independent from the Design Team and Construction Manager at Risk Contractor throughout the design, construction and completion of this project.

Previous Court Action:

On March 9, 2020, Commissioners Court authorized the Purchasing Agent to solicit RFQ for Owners Representative from qualified Engineers and/or Architects independent of project Architect and CMAR.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	TBD
Funding Source:	2020A Bond Series
Balance:	TBD
Financial Impact:
2020A Bond Series

Attachments
Evaluation Summary RFQ 2020-009 Owner's Rep. Fairgrounds