There is herby established a design-build project procurement
and contracting approach.
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“Best value”
shall mean a value determined by objective criteria and may
include, but is not limited to, price, features, functions, life-cycle
costs, proposed terms and conditions of the contract and other criteria
deemed appropriate by the purchasing officer and/or the city council.
“Design-build”
shall mean a procurement process in which both the design
and construction of a public works project are procured in accordance
with this chapter.
“Design-build entity”
shall mean a source that is able to provide appropriately
licensed contracting, architectural, and/or engineering services as
needed pursuant to a design-build contract. The term “design-build
entity” shall additionally include a “design-assist entity.”
“Design-assist entity” shall mean a source that coordinates
with such appropriately licensed contracting, architectural, and/or
engineering services that are or will be under separate contract with
the city.
“Purchasing officer”
shall mean, for purposes of this chapter, the director of
the managing department as indicated in the request for qualifications
or proposal.
“Project development committee”
shall mean at least a five member committee generally comprised
of the purchasing officer, a project manager, a representative from
city department which oversees the project, one or more city representatives
designated by the purchasing officer or project manager, and the city
attorney or his or her delegee.
(Ord. 3809 § 2, 2002)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, contracts
for public works or services may be awarded by the city council to
the best value bidder in accordance with this chapter.
(Ord. 3809 § 2, 2002)
Design-build project procurement and contracting shall progress
generally as follows:
A. The
purchasing officer or designee shall prepare a set of documents setting
forth the nature and scope of the project.
B. Based on the project documents prepared in subsection
A, the purchasing officer or designee may either:
1. Request
project proposals from design-build entities; or
2. Request
qualifications of design-build entities demonstrating that the design-build
entity possesses the experience, competency, capability, and capacity
to complete projects of similar size, scope, or complexity. Based
on the project development committee’s evaluation of the responses
to the request for qualifications, the project development committee
shall determine which responding design-build entity, if any, will
be asked to submit a proposal.
C. The
project development committee shall evaluate each response to the
request for proposal and determine which, if any, are acceptable for
further inquiry and may seek to enter into discussions with such design-build
entities regarding, among other things, further refinement of the
project.
D. Those qualified for further inquiry under subsection
C may be asked to present an oral presentation to the project development committee outlining their proposal.
E. The
project development committee shall evaluate and rate each proposal
and determine which proposal, if any, should be submitted to the city
council for approval. Each proposal shall be evaluated to determine
whether it meets the requirements and standards specified in the request
for proposal and whether the proposal is the best value proposal.
Alternatively, the purchasing officer may reject all proposals.
F. The
contract may be awarded by the city council to the best value proposal.
(Ord. 3809 § 2, 2002)
Requests for proposals under Section
4.14.040(B)(1) or qualifications under 4.14.040(B)(2) shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation of the city not less than five days before the deadline for submission of proposals or qualifications, unless the city council declares by resolution that an emergency exists.
(Ord. 3809 § 2, 2002)
All subcontractor specialties that are not listed by the design-build
entity in the proposal or design-build contract may be awarded by
the design-build entity at a later time, unless stated otherwise in
the design-build contract.
(Ord. 3809 § 2, 2002)
The city manager or his or her delegee is authorized to develop
and implement rules and regulations necessary to carry out the intent
of this chapter.
(Ord. 3809 § 2, 2002)