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City of Marquette, MI 300 West Baraga Avenue Marquette, MI 49855


Agenda Date: 3/25/2024 Consent Agenda Materials Testing Services for 2024 City Construction Projects

BACKGROUND:

Construction materials used on City projects often require testing to ensure conformance with project plans and specifications. City Engineering technicians complete a portion of this testing but some is beyond the scope of City owned equipment and expertise. The City has annually hired outside consulting firms for this type of testing.

A request for proposals for construction materials testing was advertised. Three firms responded and their proposal were evaluated and scored by Engineering staff. Average scores are summarized below.

Consultant Score (max 100)

GEI Consultants 93

Coleman Engineering 88

Benesch Engineering 68

FISCAL EFFECT:

$17,000 is included within the approved FY 2024 budget for this purpose. Sufficient funds for testing services are identified for each project.

RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the construction materials testing Professional Services Contract for 2024 construction projects with GEI Consultants of Michigan, P.C. for an amount not-to-exceed $17,000, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the contract.

ALTERNATIVES:

As determined by the Commission.

ATTACHMENTS:
	Description
	Professional Services Contract GEI
	Insurance
	RFP
	GEI Proposal
	Coleman Proposal
	Benesch Proposal