46-20 AWARD DESIGN SERVICES NEW ROOFS FIRE HEADQUARTERS FIRE STATION NO.2 MUNICIPAL BUILDING.pdf

46-20 February 21, 2020 Mayor and Township Council Municipal Building 66 Main Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052 RE: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES NEW ROOFS FIRE HEADQUARTERS, FIRE STATION NO.2, MUNICIPAL BUILDING Mayor Parisi, Council President Casalino and Council Members: By letter dated February 3, 2020, I requested proposals from five architectural firms to provide Professional Design Services for New Roofs for Fire Headquarters, Fire Station No.2, and the Municipal Building. Those firms responded to the Township's Request for Qualifications. Of the five only three submitted a proposal: Herbst Musciano of Boonton, New Jersey, Netta Architects of Mountainside, New Jersey, and Settembrino Architects of Red Bank, New Jersey. PS&S of Warren, New Jersey and Arcari + Iovino Architects PC of Little Ferry, New Jersey did not respond. A copy of the RFP and the responses of Herbst Musciano, Netta Architects and Settembrino Architects are enclosed. Based on the review of the proposals, all three firms were responsive to the proposal. However, the fees of Herbst Musciano are much lower than those of Netta Architects and Settembrino Architects: $45,636.00, $70,000.00 and $79,500.00 respectively. Consequently, I recommend a Professional Services Contract be awarded to the firm of Herbst Musciano, 611 Main Street, Second Floor, Boonton, New Jersey 07005 to provide professional architectural and engineering services in accordance with their proposal dated February 19, 2020 for a fee not to exceed $45,636.00. They provided architectural services for West Orange on other projects, and their work is very good. Very truly yours, Leonard R. Lepore Leonard R. Lepore, Municipal Engineer Director of Public Works LRL/tb cc: John K. Sayers John Gross Gary Musciano file:Award Professional Design Services Architectural Services New Roofs Fire Headquarters Fire Station No.2 Municipal Building