21-1437ORDINANCE NO. 21-1437
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, A TEXAS HOME-RULE MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION, FOR THE APPROVAL OF A PRE-QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
LIST OF SPECIAL INSPECTION, GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, AND
MATERIALS TESTING INCLUDING SOIL & AGGREGATE, CONCRETE, MASONRY,
STEEL, AND ASPHALT MATERIALS RELATED TO VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS FOR THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE (RFQ 7703 – FOR THREE (3) YEARS, WITH THE OPTION FOR TWO (2)
ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR EXTENSIONS, IN THE TOTAL FIVE (5) YEAR TERM).
WHEREAS, the City of Denton, Texas (the “City”) desires to have a pool of professional
firms ready to serve as contractors to provide the City with engineering services on a continuing
contract basis; and
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2021, the City issued a Request for QualifIcations No. 7703, Pre-
QualifIed List for Materials Testing & Geotechnical Engineering Services for Vertical Capital
Construction Projects (“RFQ”), for the purpose of a list of special inspection, geotechnical
engineering services, and materials testing including soil & aggregate, concrete, masonry, steel, and
asphalt materials related to vertical construction projects for the Facilities Management Department,
as detailed in the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, in response to the RFQ, which was in accordance with the provisions of Texas
Government Code, Chapter 2254, the City evaluated each submission in accordance with selection
criteria in order to determine the most qualified firms to provide the services; and
WHEREAS, the City staff has prepared a list attached as Exhibit “A“ representing those
firms whose qualifications and references demonstrated to be the most advantageous to the City; and
WHEREAS, awards to a professional firm on the list, which exceed the City Manager’s
delegation authority, will be brought to the City Council in compliance with all procurement statutes
and local ordinances, considering the importance of price and other evaluation factors in the RFQ;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the selection of firms for the provision of services,
pursuant to the terms, conditions, and specifications contained in the RFQ, should be approved and
is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Denton; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby approves the selection
of professional contractors, which pre-qualified list is attached hereto as Exhibit “A“ and
incorporated by reference herein, for the provision of social services on a continuing contract basis
with the City of Denton, and pursuant to the Request for Qualibcat ions No. 7703, Pre-Quali#ed List
for Materials Testing & Geotechnical Engineering Services for Vertical Capital Construction
Projects.
SECTION 2. Any formal written agreement as a result of the acceptance, approval, and
awarding of the proposals from the RFQ must be done in accordance with the procurement statutes
and local ordinances; provided that, the City Manager, or their designee, may take any actions that
may be required or permitted to be performed within their previously delegated authority.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
The motion to approve this ordinance was made by 36<>L a’diF) and
seconded by TkO \ Me \ nd . This ordinance was passed and approved by thefollowing vote n - a :
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:
Vicki Byrd, District 1 :
Brian Beck. District 2:
Jesse Davis, District 3 :
Alison Maguire, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5 :
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the LotD day of
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ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
CATHERINE CLIFTON, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
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EXHIBIT A
RFQ 7703 - Respondent Sheet for Pre-Qualified List for Materials
Testing & Geotechnical Engineering Services for Vertical Capital
Construction Projects
Firm Name
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.
D & S Engineering Labs
HVJ Associates
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Alliance Geotechnical Group, Inc.
Fugro Consultants, Inc.
TSIT Engineering & Consulting, LLC
ECS Southwest, LLP
Raba Kistner, Inc.
Alpha Testing, Inc.
CMJ Engineering and Testing, Inc.
Location
Tyler, TX
Score
92.7
91.7
87.3
88.7
88.3
88.0
87.3
87.0
85.3
85.7
85.3
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