Accept recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award as-needed price agreements for Construction Inspection, Electrical and Engineering Support Capital Improvement Project Personnel Augmentation Services

The Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) requires professional services to support ongoing needs of the Transportation Capital Improvement Program. PBOT does not have sufficient available inspection and project support capacity in construction, engineering services, street lighting, traffic signal to accomplish the work. Price agreements for engineering services facilitate long-range planning, increase control of project delivery and provide for an uninterrupted supply of needed services to accomplish the Bureau's Capital Improvement Program. Specific project requirements have not been completely determined at this time. The proposed legislation does not change any current City policies. This ordinance does, however, provide a robust approach to provide opportunities to firms certified as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Minority-owned Business Enterprises, Woman-owned Business Enterprises, Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises and Emerging Small Businesses by the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID). There are currently four expiring price agreement contracts which resulted from a similar RFP number 00000241, advertised on March 3, 2016, that are proven, effective and efficient means of completing projects of this type and are routinely utilized by the City.

No budget appropriation is needed in the current fiscal year for these price agreements. The construction funding will come from each individual budgeted CIP project when the project is established. Negative impacts if not approved. If this report is not approved, PBOT will not have the inspectors and technicians needed to accomplish safety improvements and the other capital improvement projects currently in the queue. Furthermore, the enhanced opportunities provided by this ordinance for COBID certified participants would not be as forthcoming as anticipated. Additionally, PBOT would need to solicit for each new identified new project, expanding project timelines greatly, and resulting in needed safety improvements and other transportation projects being unnecessarily delayed.

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The projects delivered through these price agreements help to build a stronger accessible transportation system that gives people the ability to go where they want to safely and easily. Our capital project delivery supports Portlanders’ access to jobs, education, culture and recreation. It makes it easier to get from place to place and thus build community and the culture of the City. PBOT recognizes that our country, City and agencies have not always delivered on transportation’s promise in an equitable or sustainable way. Our new Strategic Plan’s focus on transportation justice ensures that when we invest in transportation infrastructure, we do so in a way that supports more and better access for communities of color, low-income communities, and people with disabilities.