Staff recommends the City Council award a contract for W.O. 21-32: Bitterroot Drive and Wicks Lane Corridor Drainage Improvements, to Performance Engineering, LLC in the amount of $255,690.00.

W.O. 21-32: Bitterroot Drive and Wicks Lane Corridor Drainage Improvements, is a project that will complete drainage improvements within Bitterroot Drive from Wicks Lane to North Cherry Creek Loop.  In addition, this project includes a potential addition of drainage improvements within Wicks Lane from Hawthorne Lane to Bitterroot Drive pending available budget.  These projects are in accordance with the City's Stormwater Master Plan Implementation process. The purpose of this contract is to provide design and construction administration services for both the Bitterroot Drive and Wicks Lane corridors. Construction of the improvements identified by this contract will be completed in FY22.       

Performance Engineering, LLC was selected for this project using the proposal process.  Nine other proposals were received from AE2S, DOWL, Great West Engineering, HDR, Herrera, KLJ Engineering, Morrison Maierle, Pioneer Technical, and Sanderson Stewart.  The selection was based on project team and availability; project approach; and firm qualifications and experience as related to project needs.

City Council may:

• Award W.O. 21-32: Bitterroot Drive and Wicks Lane Corridor Drainage Improvements, to Performance Engineering, LLC in the amount of $255,690.00; or;
• Do not award a contract. If the contract is not awarded, construction of the improvements will be delayed.

A contract for design and construction administration of this project was budgeted in FY21 using stormwater funds.  Construction of the improvements will occur in FY22 with FY22 stormwater funds.  There are sufficient funds to award this contract.