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Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for engineering services for the Sunken Gardens Habitat Enhancement and Historic Wall Repair project with HDR Engineering, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $850,000.
[Note: This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 6.71% MBE and 3.60% WBE participation].
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Managing Department
Capital Delivery Services.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $680,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Watershed Protection Department. Funding in the amount of $170,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Parks and Recreation Department.
Purchasing Language:
The Financial Services Department issued a Request For Qualifications (RFQS) 6100 CLMP352 for these services. The solicitation was issued on June 26, 2023, and closed on August 8, 2023. Of the two offers received, the recommended contractor submitted the best evaluated responsive offer. A complete solicitation package, including a log of offers received, is available for viewing on the City's Financial Services website, Austin Finance Online. Link: Solicitation Documents.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500. Respondents to the solicitation and their Agents should direct all questions to the Authorized Contact Person identified in the solicitation.
Additional Backup Information:
The Sunken Garden Spring, also known as Old Mill Spring, is one of four springs in the vicinity of the Barton Springs Pool in Zilker Park. Like the others, the spring supports populations of the endangered Barton Springs and Austin Blind salamanders. In 1937, the National Youth Administration constructed a masonry stru...
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