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Nacogdoches City council selects two firms to design bond-funded storm drainage projects
Summary
At its Oct. 15 meeting the Nacogdoches City Council voted to select 215 Consulting and KSA Engineers Inc. to negotiate design contracts for multiple bond-funded storm drainage improvement projects; staff said six firms responded to the RFQ and the two top scorers were chosen so the city can advance several designs in parallel.
Nacogdoches City Council on Oct. 15 selected 215 Consulting and KSA Engineers Inc. for negotiations on design contracts for bond-funded storm drainage improvements.
Case Oerman, identified in the transcript as director of Public Works and city engineer, told the council the city issued a request for qualifications and received six submissions. Staff evaluated firms on experience with similar projects, qualifications of project leaders, and cost-estimate accuracy, and recommended awarding work to two firms instead of one because of the number of projects that need design.
"We decided based on the number of the projects that we need to design that we would propose contract award for two design firms," Oerman said, adding that negotiated contracts would be brought back to the council for formal approval.
A council member moved to select 215 Consulting and KSA Engineers for professional engineering services for storm drainage improvement projects; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The council did not vote on final contracts tonight; staff will negotiate terms with each firm and return to the council for approval.
The agreement to pursue two firms is intended to allow the city to advance multiple design efforts concurrently under the bond program. Additional details about scopes, fees, contract terms and expected timelines were not specified in the meeting record and will be provided when negotiated contracts are placed on a future agenda.
