OHIO TURNPIKE COMMISSION
Resolution Authorizing Construction Management Services Agreement with
Hill International, Inc. (Project No. 71-10-03)
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2010, in conformance with the requirements set forth in Ohio Revised
Code Section 9.331, the Commission published notice of its Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for Project
No. 71-10-03 to select a pre-qualified firm to provide Construction Management Services during the
demolition and reconstruction of the Mahoning Valley and Glacier Hills Service Plazas located at
Milepost 237.2 in Mahoning County, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, on July 28, 2010, Letters of Interest were received from ten firms expressing their
interest in serving as the Commission’s Construction Manager, of which four were deemed qualified and
invited to submit Technical Proposals in response to the Construction Management Services RFP by
August 25, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Commission’s Engineering staff reviewed the Technical Proposals submitted and
concluded that two of the firms had submitted Proposals demonstrating they were equally the most
qualified to perform the above described services, namely,
Hill International, Inc.
of
North Canton,
Ohio
, and
Gilbane Building Company
of
Cleveland, Ohio
;
and
WHEREAS, The Commission’s procedures contemplate that, in the unlikely event two (2)
Technical Proposals receive an equal ranking as most qualified, Fee Proposals will be solicited from both
firms to determine which is the best Proposal; and
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2010, Hill International submitted the most competitive Fee Proposal
for performance of the Construction Management Services in the not-to-exceed amount of
$1,498,649.00
,
which Fee Proposal has been deemed to be appropriate and reasonable by the Chief Engineer who,
therefore, recommends that the Agreement for Project No. 71-10-03 be awarded to Hill International; and
WHEREAS, the total not-to-exceed amount of the Construction Management Services Agreement
will be in excess of the $150,000.00 spending authority granted the Executive Director under the
Commission’s Bylaws and, therefore, the Agreement requires Commission approval; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has been advised by its Director of Contracts Administration that
the RFP selection process and the selection of Hill International conformed with the requirements of Ohio
Revised Code Section 9.331, and Sections 153.65 to 153.71, and that 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 reviewed the recommendation submitted by the Chief
Engineer and concurs that the Agreement for Construction Management Services during the demolition
and reconstruction of the Mahoning Valley and Glacier Hills Service Plazas should be awarded by the
Commission to Hill International; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has duly considered such recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED that the Commission concurs that
Hill International, Inc.
of
North Canton, Ohio
is most qualified and has submitted the best Fee Proposal to perform the Construction Management
Services contemplated under Project No. 71-10-03, and authorizes the Executive Director and the
Director of Contracts Administration to execute an Agreement for Construction Management Services
with Hill International in the not-to-exceed amount of
$1,498,649.00
, all in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Commission’s Request for Proposals and Hill International’s response thereto.
(Resolution No. 41-2010 adopted October 25, 2010)