Award
Avondale 143893
PW 25-034 Wastewater Systems Professional Engineering Services (On-Call)
Recipient
Carollo Engineers, Inc.
Awarded
July 21, 2025
Identifier
143893
The City of Avondale, Arizona, through its Public Works Department, awarded a professional services agreement to Carollo Engineers, Inc., a California corporation with a local office in Phoenix, AZ, for on-call wastewater systems professional engineering services. The contract number is 25-312C. Carollo Engineers will provide a wide range of engineering services related to the City's wastewater systems, including planning, modeling, studies, conceptual and detailed design, construction administration, surveying, drafting, estimating, inspection, and other technical services. The contract is an indefinite quantity and indefinite delivery agreement, with services provided only upon City authorization via work orders. The initial term is from July 20, 2025, to July 19, 2026, with automatic renewal options for up to four additional one-year terms, extending the final expiration to July 19, 2030. Key personnel include Lisa Freestone (Senior Vice President and On-Call Services Project Manager), Jessica Dresang (Wastewater Treatment Facilities Project Manager), Kelly Siggins (Treatment/Process Engineer), Gordon Thelin (Collection System Project Manager), Carlos Lopez (Process Modeling), Kirk Gardiner (Lift Stations Mechanical Engineer), Brian Yeary (Civil Engineer), and Richard Humpherys (System Modeling). The contract requires compliance with OSHA and other safety standards, maintenance of all necessary licenses and insurance, indemnification of the City, and adherence to confidentiality and audit provisions. Carollo Engineers has demonstrated extensive experience with similar projects for various Arizona municipalities, including the City of Phoenix, Scottsdale, Peoria, and Fountain Hills Sanitary District. The contract includes a detailed fee schedule with hourly rates for various professional roles. Notable contract requirements include the City's right to terminate for convenience or cause, compliance with E-verify and anti-boycott laws, and provisions for cooperative purchasing by eligible political subdivisions. The place of performance is primarily the City of Avondale, Arizona, with Carollo's local office in Phoenix serving as the main service location. The contract does not guarantee any minimum or maximum amount of services but establishes a framework for on-call professional engineering support for wastewater system projects.
Description
The City issued a Request for Qualifications seeking proposals from vendors for providing on-call wastewater systems professional engineering services.