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Commission debates five‑year engineering services recommendation for Olsson; vote deferred
Summary
Staff recommended a five‑year master agreement with Olsson for engineering services after an RFQ; Commissioner Koff criticized Olsson and the evaluation process, while the mayor and other reviewers defended the selection. No final vote occurred in the study session; the commission will consider the matter at the next regular meeting.
City staff recommended executing a five‑year master agreement with Olsson for engineering services based on a competitive RFQ. City Manager Marsh said a five‑year term reflects the multiyear timeline of large projects and the review committee recommended Olsson as the top‑scoring respondent.
Commissioner Koff strongly objected to the recommendation, citing past projects where he said the firm proposed larger‑scale solutions at higher costs and argued for exploring more local engineering firms. “I’m not going to vote in favor of Olsson on this project,” Koff said, criticizing the evaluation and expressing distrust in the objectivity of staff recommendations.
Mayor Ryan and other reviewers on the selection committee—Brandon Ryan, Brad Anderson and Cory Jones—said they independently reviewed the RFQ responses and reached similar conclusions, calling Olsson’s proposals thorough and appropriate for the city’s current projects. Mayor Ryan said the committee’s composite scores supported the recommendation.
Because this discussion took place in a study session, the commission did not take a formal vote and commissioners asked staff to place the item on the next regular meeting agenda, with requests to distribute individual evaluation forms to the full commission beforehand.
Next step: the commission will consider the Olsson master agreement at a future regular meeting where a formal vote may be taken.
