Statement of Qualifications to Provide Professional Engineering Services for Regional Integrated Water Resources Plan May 2009
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Statement of Qualifications to Provide Professional Engineering Services for Regional Integrated Water Resources Plan May 2009 May 7, 2009 Mr. Mark Hilty Water Management Department Director City of Franklin Administrative Offices City Hall Mall 109 Third Avenue South, Suite 103 Franklin, TN 37064 City of Franklin, Tennessee Request for Qualifications Regional Integrated Water Resources Plan Dear Mr. Hilty: Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc. is pleased to submit our Qualifications in response to the above referenced request for qualifications (RFQ) for engineering services to the City of Franklin. We have reviewed the RFQ documents and confirm that we understand the intent of the RFQ documents. Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell is a nationally recognized engineering, architectural and construction services firm with a regional office located in Atlanta, Georgia. Burns & McDonnell also has an office in Knoxville, Tennessee, from which this project with the City will be managed. Burns & McDonnell is ranked 29th on Engineering News-Record’s list of the top 500 U.S. design firms, and in the top third of the leading design/build firms. Our company was founded to provide water, power and sewerage facilities to municipalities throughout the Midwest. By the 1930s, we were serving the forerunner of the Knoxville Utilities Board in Tennessee. Today we have hundreds of professionals solely dedicated to providing municipal services to clients across the United States. It is no surprise to the employee-owners of Burns & McDonnell that the company was recently named as one of FORTUNE Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. We believe strongly that the success of our company can be directly related to our employee-owners’ ability and desire to fulfill our mission: “Make Our Clients Successful.” With a rich 110 year history and broad base of services and capabilities, Burns & McDonnell is committed to exceeding the expectations of our clients. Teaming with Burns & McDonnell for this project are the following firms and individuals: Fisher & Arnold, Inc. - Fisher & Arnold provides a comprehensive range of water resources services for municipal clients and will provide as significant local presence to the Burns & McDonnell team from its Nashville office, with additional support from its Memphis headquarters. Fisher & Arnold will provide technical support to the overall team and assist in the coordination and communication with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, as required in the development of the City’s Plan. LimnoTech - LimnoTech is one of the country's cutting-edge water science and engineering consulting firms and will provide the required expertise in the development of stream and watershed modeling required to properly develop the Integrated Water 1000 Mansell Exchange West Suite 300 Alpharetta, GA 30022 Telephone: 770-587-4776 Fax: 770-587-4772 www.burnsmcd.com Ms. Debbie Dillon April 20, 2009 Page 2 Resources Plan. The Burns & McDonnell team understands the importance of developing a holistic understanding of the cause-and-effect relationships pertaining to water quality and quantity within the Harpeth River watershed. Management decisions for water supply, wastewater treatment, and stormwater are interrelated and need to be informed through a comprehensive yet efficient analysis. LimnoTech will provide the expertise and tools to make a truly effective decision model for the City of Franklin. Varallo Public Relations – Deborah Varallo and Peggy Hickman of Varallo Public Relations will participate in the public involvement portions of the project. Both are very experienced in working with public agencies in developing and implementing public participation and public outreach programs. For this assignment, they will assist the Burns & McDonnell team and the City of Franklin in preparing and implementing public outreach and education as well as assist in any public forums or assemblies associated with the development of the Integrated Water Resources Plan. Varallo will work closely with the City’s Communication Division to ensure a consistent message to the citizens of Franklin and the public in general. J. Brian Echols – Stites and Harbison, PLLC – Bryan has worked extensively with the City of Franklin, TN in the past and will be used to assist in the review of City ordinances and assist in making recommendations on revisions identified to assist in the development of the overall Integrated Water Resources Plan. The Statement of Qualifications contains the following sections, tabbed for your easy reference: ¾ Business Organization – This section includes information about Burns & McDonnell as the lead firm for this project as well as information requested on each of the subconsultant firms. ¾ Project Team – This section describes the project team, including a proposed organizational chart. Resumes of all key personnel are included in the Appendix. We include the available time commitments for individuals and billing rates for each person identified. ¾ Proposed Scope of Services – This section describes the approach that the Burns & McDonnell team will take to tackle this project with the City of Franklin. While this description is our best understanding of the City’s goals, we would expect that the final scope of the project work be better defined after firm selection and further discussions with City staff and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, if desired. ¾ Project Schedule – This section is a draft of the schedule we would expect to follow is executing this project. This will be better defined as the final scope of work is defined. ¾ Prior Relevant Experience - This section describes Burns & McDonnell team’s breadth of experience in water resources projects, including planning studies such as this Integrated Water Resources Plan. We describe projects that are similar to this project by the City of Franklin and give critical information on each, including scopes of service and public and community involvement. These projects are examples of the successes that you will experience as a Burns & McDonnell client. 9400 Ward Parkway From our statement of qualifications, you will see that the Burns & McDonnell team is an Kansas City, Missouri 64114 Telephone: 816-333-9400 Fax: 816-822-3414 www.burnsmcd.com Ms. Debbie Dillon April 20, 2009 Page 3 outstanding choice to provide consulting services to the City of Franklin for a Regional Integrated Water Resources Plan. Our team provides: • Qualified project team ready to tackle work tasks immediately. • Local engineering expertise assisted by personnel with nationwide experience in developing a Plan that position the City of Franklin to be a sustainable city. • Innovative approaches that will help Franklin select the most viable, economical and sustainable planning policies and meet the needs of its citizens and customers. • Proven ability to deliver an implementable strategy in an efficient and timely manner. • Engineering services priced competitively for today’s market. The Burns & McDonnell team is ready to serve the City of Franklin. We sincerely appreciate your thoughtful consideration of our team’s Statement of Qualifications for these services and look forward to beginning a mutually beneficial business relationship. If you should have any questions or comments regarding our proposal, please feel free to contact us at (865) 246-8566. Sincerely, James L. Foil, P.E. Senior Vice President Thomas A. Dittmaier, P.E. Project Manager Enclosure 9400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, Missouri 64114 Telephone: 816-333-9400 Fax: 816-822-3414 www.burnsmcd.com Table of Contents Regional Integrated Water Resources Plan City of Franklin, Tennessee Business Organization .....................................................................................6 Pages Attachment A (Affidavit) ........................................................................................................... 1 Page Project Team......................................................................................................3 Pages Proposed Scope of Services..........................................................................10 Pages Project Schedule .................................................................................................1 Page Prior Relevant Experience..............................................................................16 Pages Appendix Resumes Additional Information Total Page Count.............................................................................................37 Pages Business Organization Business Organization Regional Integrated Water Resources Plan City of Franklin, Tennessee History Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. is an internationally recognized architectural/engineering firm, incorporated in the United States, in the State of Missouri, with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm maintains nine regional offices and several project offices throughout the United States. As the firm grew over the years, Burns & McDonnell successfully added services as the needs of our clients changed. The firm added roadway and civil works planning and design services, as our clients began to pave the roads and provide flood protection in their communities. As the aviation age moved from its infancy into the war years of WWII, Burns & McDonnell branched out into serving the aviation industry. Today works at airports and for leading firms in the aviation industry around the world. We have also evolved in how