Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project Governance Committee |
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Meeting Date: |
May 23, 2014 |
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Agenda Item: |
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Develop Recommendation to Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority
on Selection of Consultant to Conduct Value Engineering Analysis of CDM
Desalination Project Designs |
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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. |
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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. |
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Exhibits: |
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April 17,
2014 RFP for Preparation of a Value Engineering Study |
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Value
Management Solutions, Inc. Proposal for Services |
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Ad-Hoc
Selection Committee Proposal Ratings |
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Value
Management Solutions, Inc. Cost Proposal |
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