Consent 1.D.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 08/11/2014
- TITLE
- Approval of Professional Services Agreement with LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc.
- PRESENTED BY:
- Tom Binford
- Department:
- Transit
Presentation:
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
The Aviation and Transit Department regularly undertakes local and Federally funded planning projects which require professional transit consulting services. In the past, these services have included a comprehensive evaluation of rates and schedules, a Transit route costing study, performance measurements of existing routes, and a service reduction option study. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was advertised in the Billings Times on May 8 and 15, and was posted on the City's Website, for a qualified transit planning firm/team to provide, as in the past, general expertise in a broad range of services in transit planning and development issues and other transit related projects to include:
- Systems Planning
- Economic Analysis
- Special Studies
The term of this professional service agreement is for a five-year period. Two proposals were received, one from LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc., and one from Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates. An RFP Selection Committee was formed to evaluate and rate the two proposals based on the firm's planning process and qualifications. The group voted unanimously to award the five-year agreement to the LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. planning team.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
The City Council may:
- Approve the award of a five-year Transit Planning and Development Services Agreement to LSC Transportation Consulting, Inc.; or
- Decline to approve the award of a five-year Transit Planning and Development Services Agreement to LSC Transportation Consulting, Inc., and provide staff with guidance on how to proceed.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total hourly involvement would be negotiated and approved by staff for each specific project or scope of work, and the contract will be amended and formally approved to reflect the work. The size of the amendment will determine if Council action or City Administrator action will be needed to approve the amendment. Funding is available for consulting services in the MET's FY15 budget.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve the award of a five-year Transit Planning Development Services Agreement to LSC Transportation Consulting, Inc., and to authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement between the City and LSC.