142-22 Correspondence - Award of contract Minish Park Improvements.pdf

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE 25 LAKESIDE AVENUE, WEST ORANGE, N.J. 07052 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ROBERT D. PARISI Tel: (973) 325-4160 Mayor Fax: (973) 669-9588 LEONARD R. LEPORE Director, Municipal Engineer Email: Engineering@westorange.org 142-22 May 18, 2022 Mayor and Township Council Municipal Building 66 Main Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052 RE: AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT MINISH PARK (AKA LANCASTER PARK) IMPROVEMENTS FOR NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN, BALLFIELD UPGRADES AND COVID-19 MEMORIAL Mayor Parisi, Council President Susan McCartney and Council Members, On Monday, May 2, 2022 the Township received two responses to the Request for Proposals issued April 6, 2022 for Minish Park (AKA Lancaster Park) Improvements for New Community Garden, Ballfield Upgrades and Covid-19 Memorial. A summary of the responses for the project is as follows: 1. CME Associates $43,000 1460 Route 9 South Howell, NJ 07731 2. Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc. $46,200 96 US Highway 206, Suite 101 Flanders, NJ 07836 3. Greenman- Pedersen Inc. No Response 301 Gibraltar Drive, Suite 2A Morris Plains, NJ 07050 4. Crew Engineers, Inc No Response 1250 Route 23 North Butler, NJ 07405

5. T&M No Response 1455 Broad Street, Suite 250 Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Based on my review of the responses from the two firms, I recommend you award a Professional Services Contract to CME Associates, 1460 Route 9 South, Howell, NJ 07731 in the amount of $43,000. CME Associates responded to the Townships RFQ for 2022 for Professional Services. Attached, is a Resolution awarding Professional Services Contracts to CME Associates, 1460 Route 9 South, Howell, NJ 07731 in the amount of $43,000 for services described in their proposal dated May 2, 2022. Please contact me if you have any questions. Copies of the RFP and a copy of the response are enclosed. Very truly yours, Leonard R. Lepore Leonard R. Lepore, Municipal Engineer Director of Public Works LRL/ZYC/az cc: John Gross CME Associates