Agenda Item
i. RFP NO. 22-752-025, Program Management Services Contract Extension Approval - Year 1 of 4 to AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) and Corporate Environmental Risk Management (CERM) for an additional year (Not to exceed $3,167,131.20)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the contract extension for RFP No. 22-752-025 for Program Management Services to AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) and Corporate Environmental Risk Management (CERM) for an additional year in the amount not to exceed $3,167,131.20. This is the first of four (4) one-year (1-year) contract renewal options.
Why: This request is a contract extension for AECOM to maintain professional program management services for the SPLOST Capital Improvement Program. This request extends the agreement for an additional year through September 30, 2024.
Details: On November 14, 2022, the Board approved AECOM in partnership with CERM as the most advantageous vendor for program management services. As required by applicable law, an annual approval for extension of services under the Master Agreement for Program Management Services contract shall be presented to the Board of Education for each succeeding year. This contract was executed on November 14, 2022. AECOM is located at 1360 Peachtree Street, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30309. This recommendation is for the first of four (4) one-year (1-year) contract renewal options.
Financial impact: The total contract extension will be allocated from the E-SPLOST V cost code SP5MANG.60535.MGTADMIN ($1,876,278.78) and the E-SPLOST VI cost code 306.8013.90136.MGTADMIN ($1,290,852.52) for a total not to exceed $3,167,131.20 for Program Management Services.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1470
Mr. Richard Boyd, Director of Design and Construction, Division of Operations, 678.676.1483
Status: Approved by General Counsel
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
The Request for Proposal (RFP) for Program Management Services was issued on March 3, 2022.
On April 12, 2022, proposals were received from two (2) firms. All the proposals were responsive
and evaluated by a selection committee. Both firms were short-listed and recommended by the
selection committee to be interviewed. Interviews were conducted on May 19, 2022. AECOM
Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) in partnership with Corporate Environmental Risk Management
(CERM), submitted the most responsive and responsible proposal for program management
services.
At its business meeting on Monday, November 14, 2022, The DeKalb Board of Education
approved the award of RFP 22-752-025 for Program Management Services to AECOM in
partnership with CERM for an initial one-year term with four (4) one-year options to renew
subject to Board approval on a year-to-year basis.
This agenda item seeks the Board of Education’s approval to extend AECOM’s contract for the
first one-year extension period between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.