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Commissioner Fraley - Public Works - To Approve the Qualifications Based Selection of Gannett Fleming and Authorize the County Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement to Provide Planning and Design Services for the Tryon Courthouse Road Sidewalk (STIP# BL-0033)
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STAFF CONTACT
Dan Ziehm, PE - Public Works Director - 704-862-6795
BUDGET IMPACT
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No additional County funds.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
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BACKGROUND
The Gaston County Board of Commissioners approved Board Action 2022-399 to accept and appropriate Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Grant funding for the Tryon Courthouse Road Sidewalk (BL-0033). The grant will provide funding for the design and construction of a sidewalk connection from Creekside Manufactured Home Park to Tryon Courthouse Elementary.
North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) ?143-64.31 requires the initial solicitation and evaluation of firms to perform architectural, engineering, surveying, construction management-at-risk services, and design-build services (collectively "design services") to be based on qualifications and without regard to fee. The design fees for this CMAQ project will exceed the $50,000 cap for exemption, thereby requiring the engineer to be selected through the qualifications-based process. In addition, the qualification-based selection (QBS) process is required to comply with Uniform Guidance (UG) selection requirements. When federal funds are involved, waiver of QBS can only be considered when total cost is below $10,000 per Uniform Guidance.
Upon receiving authorization from NCDOT, a Request for Letters of Interest (RFLOI) for the project was publicly announced beginning on July 30, 2023. The RFLOI was added to NCDOT Connect page, HUBSCO, Gaston County's website, and Charlotte Observer. Submittals were received on August 17, 2023, from seven (7) firms. The local selection committee comprised of three (3) Public Works staff reviewed each of the LOI submissions and selected...
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