OHIO TURNPIKE COMMISSION
Resolution Awarding a Contract for
Project Management, Environmental Investigation and Remediation Services
at the Mahoning Valley and Glacier Hills Service Plazas
WHEREAS, on March 26, 2010, the Commission published notice of its Request for
Proposals (“RFP”) for Project Management, Environmental Investigation and Remediation
Services at the Mahoning Valley and Glacier Hills Service Plazas, located at Milepost 237.2 in
Mahoning County; and
WHEREAS, on April 12, 2010, Letters of Interest were received from fifteen firms
expressing their interest in serving as the Commission’s engineer on this Project; and
WHEREAS, an Evaluation Team consisting of members of the Commission’s
Maintenance Engineering staff reviewed the Letters of Interest and selected four qualified firms
to submit proposals in response to the RFP by May 10, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Team then reviewed the technical proposals submitted, and
concluded that the firm which submitted the best proposal and which is most qualified to provide
the aforementioned services is
Brownfield Restoration Group, LLC (“Brownfield
Restoration”)
of
Akron, Ohio
; and
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2010,
Brownfield Restoration
submitted a fee proposal for the
Project, which has been deemed to be reasonable and appropriate by the Maintenance Engineer,
who has, therefore, recommended that a Contract be awarded to Brownfield Restoration for the
Project Management, Environmental Investigation and Remediation Services at the Mahoning
Valley and Glacier Hills Service Plazas in the not-to-exceed amount of
$251,818.00
; and
WHEREAS, expenditures by the Commission under the Contract to be awarded to
Brownfield Restoration will exceed $150,000.00, and, therefore, in accordance with Article V,
Section 1.00 of the Commission's Code of Bylaws, the Commission must authorize the
Executive Director to enter into the Contract; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has been advised by its Director of Contracts
Administration that said RFP selection process and the selection of Brownfield Restoration
conformed with the requirements of Ohio Revised Code Sections 153.65 to 153.71, and that the
proposals were solicited on the basis of the same terms and conditions with respect to all
respondents and potential respondents; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director has also reviewed the recommendations submitted
by the Maintenance Engineer and the Director of Contracts Administration and concurs that the
Contract for the Environmental Investigation and Remediation Services should be awarded by
the Commission to Brownfield Restoration; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has duly considered such recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED that the Commission concurs that
Brownfield Restoration Group, LLC
of
Akron, Ohio
is most qualified to perform the Project Management, Environmental Investigation
and Remediation Services at the Mahoning Valley and Glacier Hills Service Plazas, and
authorizes the Executive Director and the Director of Contracts Administration to enter into a
Contract with Brownfield Restoration Group, LLC, all in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Commission’s RFP for said services, Brownfield Restoration’s response thereto
and its fee proposal dated June 30, 2010.
(Resolution No. 28-2010 adopted July 19, 2010)