Annual Consulting Services

The vendor required to provide annual consultants in the areas of engineering, planning, permitting, for natural gas, plan review and management.
- Develop an agreement with one (1) or more consulting firm to meet specific needs in project design services, construction services, plan review, and project management, for the natural gas department.
- The city occasionally has needs for “on-call” services for planning, permitting, studies, survey, engineering, design, management, and construction phase services in support of capital improvement programs and inhouse repair and maintenance projects, and technical assistance related to natural gas facilities and customers.
- The city has needs for “on-going” services for review of development site plans specific to natural gas projects, proposed customers, and capacities.
- Consulting services
1. Natural gas
•    Topographic and aerial surveys: surveys stamped by a state-registered land surveyor in
•    Support of engineering and construction
•    Ecological and environmental permitting.
•    Writing technical memorandums
•    Building and site architecture: regulator and metering stations, project design and line sizing.
•    Natural gas infrastructure design (basic engineering, design, services during construction) dot permitting
•    GIS and asset management: assist in development of GIS and asset management program
•    Policy assistance: develop and review system ordinances and update of standards
•    Bid proposals, project management, design, and other tasks as needed.
•    Conceptual and preliminary engineering studies
•    Policy assistance: develop and review system ordinances and update of standards conceptual and preliminary engineering design
•    Writing technical memorandums
•    Project management and administration
•    Right of way acquisition owner representative services
•    Owner’s representative: review alternatives and cost proposals from any construction manager.
•    Cost estimating: 3rd party assistance in evaluating proposed construction costs.
•    Value engineering: 3rd party assistance in review of concepts and associated costs bidding services
•    Construction administration 3rd party: administration of project documentation.
•    Construction observation 3rd party: onsite project representative, inspections.

- Contract Period/Term: 5 years