Kibart Awarded City of Baltimore Consultant Services Contract

December 9, 2008

On December 3rd, the Office of Boards & Commissions/Department of Public Works, Bureau of General Services awarded Kibart, Inc., (one of three engineering design consultants) a contract to perform on-call mechanical/electrical engineering services for the City of Baltimore.

This contract consists of preparation of construction documents for repairs, renovations and new construction related to the mechanical/electrical systems in a variety of public buildings and miscellaneous structures, utilities and other facilities. The work also includes field investigation, feasibility studies, construction administration services and cost estimating. The contract may consist of analyzing existing systems for safety and code compliance and to prepare temporary and permanent corrective measures. A major project maybe included in lieu of several smaller projects.

Kibart successfully demonstrated the solid experience needed to receive a contract such as this, including:

• Designing energy efficient systems, including Green Building design methods.
• Preparing field investigations, feasibility studies, and reports.
• Ability to provide energy savings engineering studies.
• Familiarly with energy performance contracting, monitoring and verification methods for Energy Conservation Measures as related to Energy Performance Contracting and Guarantee Savings.
• Providing detailed, reliable cost estimates.
• Thorough knowledge of current federal, state and local building codes and regulations.
• Coordinated overall team approach.

Each contract is limited to maximum total fees of $750,000 and the duration will be two years or until the upset fee limit is reached.

We look forward to a long enjoyable relationship with Baltimore City and appreciate the opportunity to work with them.