REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 13, 2019
FROM: KEVIN R. MEIKLE, Director of Aviation
Airports Department
SUBJECT
Title
BILL - (For introduction) - Amending portions of the City Purchasing, Contracts and Sales Ordinance to update Chapter 4, Article 5 of the Fresno Municipal Code - Design Build Contracts to include qualification based methods of procurement.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council consider for introduction and adoption an Ordinance revising Section 4-502 of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC), Chapter 4, Article 5 - Design-Build Contracts.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The revised Ordinance will update the City's available procurement methods to include design-build entity selection based on qualifications (Section 4-502 (d)).
This competitive procurement method brings together a design-build team to work collaboratively with City early in the life of the project. This allows the City to progress towards a design and contract price with the team, which facilitates ownership and commitment by all parties involved, provides a high degree of cost and schedule certainty, and serves to maximize performance. Through this process the City defines its goals and selects the best design-build team to meet those goals through a solicitation process based on qualifications, capabilities and experience.
The selected team will then collaborate with the City to deliver the project in two distinct phases. Phase One includes budget-level design development, preconstruction services and the development of a firm contract price and schedule. Phase Two progresses through final design and construction for the agreed upon contract price and schedule.
BACKGROUND
Over the years, Design-build project delivery methods have evolved to provide a more collaborative project execution to improve cost and schedule uncertainty and quality. These changes include, (i) involving the contractor from the inception of the design phase of the project, (ii) alloc...
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