OHIO TURNPIKE COMMISSION
Resolution Rescinding Contract Award under Resolution No. 53-2008, and
Awarding a New Contract for Consulting Engineering Services
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.04 of the Master Trust Agreement dated February 15,
1994, between the Commission and Trustee, Huntington National Bank, the Commission
covenants that it will employ an independent engineer for the purpose of performing and
carrying out the duties imposed on the “Consulting Engineer” by the Master Trust Agreement,
and that such Consulting Engineer shall have a “nationwide and favorable repute” for skill and
experience in such work; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2008, the Commission published Notice of its Request for
Proposals (“RFP”) for Consulting Engineering Services in a newspaper of statewide circulation,
posted the Notice on the Commission’s website and the website of the International Bridge
Tunnel and Turnpike Association (“IBTTA”), and also sent the Notice to engineering firms
known to have an interest in performing these types of services; and
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2008, proposals were received from three firms
expressing an interest in serving as the Consulting Engineer to the Commission; and
WHEREAS, an Evaluation Team comprised of the Commission’s Chief Engineer, the
former Assistant Chief Engineer and Staff Construction Engineer evaluated the technical
proposals received from the three firms; and
WHEREAS, the Commission’s Evaluation Team previously recommended to the
Commission that, on the basis of the technical proposals,
HNTB Ohio, Inc.
of
Cleveland Ohio
(“HNTB”)
was the firm most qualified to perform the services required; and
WHEREAS, the Commission duly considered said recommendation and, by Resolution
No. 53-2008, authorized the Executive Director and the Director of Contracts Administration to
enter into a Contract with HNTB to provide Consulting Engineering Services to the
Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Engineer has reported to the Commission that a Contract has not
yet been executed with HNTB, and furthermore that, on February 23, 2009, HNTB notified the
Commission that revised personnel assignments to this Contract would be required due to
staffing reductions; and
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2009, HNTB provided a supplemental proposal detailing
the requested personnel substitutions; and
WHEREAS, an Evaluation Team comprised of the Chief Engineer, Assistant Chief
Engineer, and the Traffic Engineer has re-evaluated HNTB’s qualifications to serve as the
Commission’s Consulting Engineer based upon its amended staffing proposal; and
WHEREAS, based upon the second technical scoring of the HNTB proposal, the
Evaluation Team has modified its ranking of the proposals received for the Consulting Engineer
Contract, and
URS Corporation, Inc.
of
Ohio, Akron, Ohio
, (“URS”) now has the highest
technical rating; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Engineer has reviewed URS’ fee proposal dated March 4, 2009 to
perform the Consulting Engineering Services, and has recommended that a Contract be awarded
to URS for a five-year period commencing upon execution of a Contract, in accordance with the
following fee schedule, exclusive of major bridge inspection services:
Year
Lump Sum
Amount
Payment
Schedule
2009
$248,838.00
12 @ $20,736.50
2010
$287,316.00*
12 @ $23,943.00
2011
$263,988.00
12 @ $21,999.00
2012
$304,812.00*
12 @ $25,401.00
2013
$280,068.00
12 @ $23,339.00
Total
$1,385,022.00
*Includes overhead truss and cantilever sign structure inspections
WHEREAS, the Commission has been advised by its Director of Contracts
Administration that, based upon HNTB’s changes to its staffing proposal and the corresponding
change to its technical score, the Commission may legally rescind the authority previously
granted by Resolution No. 53-2008 to the Executive Director and the Director of Contracts
Administration to execute a Contract with HNTB Ohio, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director has reviewed the recommendations submitted by the
Chief Engineer and the Director of Contracts Administration, and concurs that Resolution No.
53-2008 should be rescinded and that the five-year Contract for Consulting Engineering Services
should instead be awarded by the Commission to URS Corporation, Inc. of Ohio based upon the
higher technical score given to its proposal as well as its favorable fee proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has duly considered such recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Executive Director and Director of Contracts
Administration are authorized to execute a five (5) year Contract with URS Corporation, Inc. of
Ohio to provide Consulting Engineering Services, all in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Commission’s Request for Proposals, URS’ response thereto, and its fee
proposal dated March 4, 2009.
(
Resolution No. 7-2009
adopted March 11, 2009)
RESOLVED that Resolution No. 53-2008 is hereby rescinded; and