Staff recommends the City Council award a contract for W.O. 21-33: Babcock Boulevard Drainage Area Improvements, to Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services (AE2S), LLC in the amount of $354,100.00.

W.O. 21-33: Babcock Boulevard Drainage Area Improvements, is a project that will complete drainage improvements within Babcock Boulevard from Bohl Avenue to Nutter Boulevard.  In addition, as the contributing drainage area for this roadway is large, upstream improvements will be evaluated to determine their feasibility of improving drainage on Babcock Boulevard.  This project is 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 improvements on Babcock Boulevard and within the overall Babcock Boulevard drainage basin to reduce flooding. Construction of the improvements identified by this contract will be completed in FY22.       

Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services (AE2S), LLC was selected for this project using the pre-qualified proposal process.  Seven other proposals were received from DOWL, KLJ Engineering, Morrison Maierle, Pioneer Technical, Sanderson Stewart, Stahly Engineering and Tetra Tech.  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. 21-33: Babcock Boulevard Drainage Area Improvements, to AE2S, LLC in the amount of $354,100.00; 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.