Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Capital Planning Procurement topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Sunbury engineer condenses long project list; proposes QBS consultant roster and five-year CIP draft
Summary
City Engineer Carla Sodebrasky presented a condensed 11-item engineers’ update Aug. 6, described a proposed quality‑based selection (QBS) list for design consultants and said a draft five‑year capital improvement plan is being drafted with the finance director.
City Engineer Carla Sodebrasky presented a condensed “engineer’s update” to the Sunbury City services committee on Aug. 6, saying she reduced a previously long list of construction items down to 11 active capital projects and proposed a quality‑based selection process for design consultants.
The development matters because the QBS process and the capital improvement plan (CIP) will shape who the city can hire for design work and how staggered, multi‑year projects are budgeted and timed.
Sodebrasky said the condensed engineer’s list focuses staff attention on active capital projects and makes it easier to track consultant versus contractor work. She described the QBS approach as a way to pre‑qualify consultants across categories so that for smaller contracts (about $75,000 and less) the city could directly select from a prequalified list, while projects in the roughly $75,000–$200,000 range would use a short‑list of three or more firms. Sodebrasky said, “Quality based selection, this QBS process is something we've brought up a few times in here. It is commonly used by ODOT and is a best practice.”
She told the committee the city will still publicly advertise large projects (above the roughly $200,000 threshold) but that an internal prequalified list should speed procurement and allow more varied consultant participation on capital work.
Sodebrasky said she is preparing a draft capital improvement plan covering 2026–2030 to show target years for design and construction and to coordinate multi‑year appropriations with the finance director. The draft CIP, she said, will clarify which projects require multi‑year funding and which can be completed within a single budget year.
During committee discussion members asked for measures to track schedule performance across projects; Sodebrasky said a CIP and project tracking would allow the city to see which projects met target timelines and where delays occurred. She identified Walnut Street Stabilization, wastewater treatment plant expansion, JR Smith Park design and the 2026 street improvement program among active items where the city is following consultants and contractors through design and construction phases.
Committee members did not vote on a QBS policy; Sodebrasky said the QBS list and CIP draft will be circulated to staff and brought back when ready.
