Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project Governance Committee

 

 

Meeting Date:

May 23, 2014

 

 

 

Agenda Item:

1.

Develop Recommendation to Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority on Selection of Consultant to Conduct Value Engineering Analysis of CDM Desalination Project Designs

 

 

 

 

Summary:

On April 17, 2014, a request for proposals for preparation of a value engineering study  (Exhibit 1-A) was distributed to nine firms: Separation Processes Inc., Smith Culp Consulting, Brown and Caldwell, Valentine Environmental Engineers, CH2M-Hill, Strategic Value Solutions, Value Management Strategies, Inc., Kennedy Jenks, and HDR Inc.  Proposals were received from Robinson, Stafford &Rude, Inc. (RSRI) and Value Management Strategies, Inc. (VMS)

 

The Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority (Authority) appointed an ad-hoc selection committee consisting of representatives from California American Water (Cal-Am), the City of Seaside, the City of Monterey, and the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.   The ad-hoc selection committee analyzed the proposals and recommended VMS as the most qualified firm for preparation of the value engineering study.

 

According to Rick Riedl, Chair of the ad-hoc selection committee, some overarching considerations in evaluating the proposals were;

 

 1)   The team leader for VMS is a Project Management Professional, a certification which requires knowledge of the application of a rigorous set of principles that are applied to bring a project to completion.   

 2)   RSRI includes team members from B&V, who were proposers on the        desal plant.  This may represent a conflict of interest since the        review may include some proprietary materials. 

 3)   Most of the RSRI team members are not registered professional        engineers in California.

 

Riedl also noted that contract documents should be revised to show the value engineering workshop during the week of July 7 when all team members and VMS representatives are available to meet.

 

Attached as Exhibits 1-B- through 1-D, respectively, are the VMS Proposal for Services, the ad-hoc review committee’s rating sheet, and the VMS cost proposal. 

 

 

Recommendation:

The Governance Committee should review the recommendation of the ad-hoc selection committee and consider adoption of a recommendation to the Authority that it negotiate a contract with VMS for preparation of the value engineering study.  If the Authority confirms the consultant selection, it will contract with VMS and seek reimbursement from Cal-Am for the cost of the study.

 

 

Exhibits:

 

1-A

April 17, 2014 RFP for Preparation of a Value Engineering Study

1-B

Value Management Solutions, Inc. Proposal for Services

1-C

Ad-Hoc Selection Committee Proposal Ratings

1-D

Value Management Solutions, Inc. Cost Proposal

 

 

 

 

 

 

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