TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Award of Professional Services Contract for the 2024 - 2025 National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) Program to Willett Hoffmann & Assoc. in the amount of $27,720.00
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BACKGROUND:
The Surface Transportation Act of 1978 requires that all bridge structures be inspected and evaluated for their load carrying capacity at two-year intervals. The 2024 budget allotted funds to perform these inspections. The City requested proposals from four (4) consulting firms. The Public Service Committee reviewed this memo at the January 2, 2024 meeting and recommended for approval by full Council.
CONCLUSION:
On Thursday, December 21, 2023, one (1) sealed proposal was received for the 2024 - 2025 National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) Program. The proposal summary is as follows:
LUMP SUM
CONSULTANT PROPOSAL AMOUNT
Willett Hofmann & Assoc. $27,720.00
HBK formerly, Rempe-Sharpe & Associates, Inc. No Bid
Engineering Resourse Associates, Inc. No Bid
Alfred Benesch & Company, No Bid
Section 2-438 of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinance states that purchases over twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be awarded without written specifications under certain circumstances. Two (2) of these circumstances apply:
(f) Purchases when authorized by a concurring vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Mayor and City Council;
(g) Purchases of professional services.
Funds will be charged to the Public Works Technical Services Funds / Bridge Inspections (Org 09027000, Object 523400, $27,720.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council award a contract for the 2024 - 2025 National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) Program, in the amount of $27,720.00, to Willett Hofmann & Assoc.
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