$130K contract to be considered for physical-condition analysis of Apache Junction facilities

Awarding a more than $130,000 contract to FM Solutions Management for a technical analysis of the physical condition of the city’s 19 facilities will be discussed by the Apache Junction City Council Tuesday.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 300 E. Superstition Blvd.

The city facility condition assessment utilizes a city of Phoenix cooperative contract in an amount not to exceed $131,694, according to the agenda.

The city of Apache Junction desires to retain a consultant to assist in a comprehensive analysis of the city’s facilities, the professional services agreement in the council packet states.

“The scope will consist of an objective and technical analysis of the physical condition of each facility within the project scope. This project scope is for 19 facilities located in the city of Apache Junction. FMS will identify the cost required to bring the buildings to a standard condition, addressing both the building deficiencies and necessary improvements, and develop an implementation strategy for improving, repairing and upgrading the buildings based on a prioritization of equipment and system-wide needs,” Heather Unger of FM Solutions Management LLC said in a letter to Trina Harrison, CIP program manager for the city of Apache Junction.

“The term ‘deficiencies’ is not a failure of staff; it is the industry standard term to identify the material physical deficiencies to a user,” Unger said in the letter. “The anticipated contract duration from notice to proceed is 120 days.”

The city of Apache Junction is to provide one public works building maintenance escort at each site with pre-coordinated access to all rooms/areas within the building — such as mechanical rooms, electrical rooms, roof, etc. The escorts will walk with the assessment team(s) throughout the on-site survey, it states under project assumptions.