The city spent $1.5 million on consultants in 2006. That's according to the city's self-analysis released Tuesday in a move that should make Sedgwick County's forthcoming consultant use analysis that much more interesting.
The city's release indicates their defensive stance shortly after county commissioners requested an analysis of consultant spending and after inquiries by The Eagle and KAKE-TV. The city's statements also seem to respond to several mayoral and council candidates who have taken jabs at what they perceive as too much consultant use.
But candidates, many of whom list reduce government spending as a top priority, aren't likely to cut back their anti-consultant rhetoric anytime soon.
Street engineering studies account for much of the outside firm hiring, but the city has also paid for outside analysis of their productivity, surveys, legal aid and recruiting of job candidates.
Although the council frequently asks why city staffers are asking for consultants, the council is usually satisfied with the results -- at least enough to almost always unanimously approve the consultant contracts either one-by-one or in bulk when they're under $25,000. And a lot of the fees are actually paid by particular neighborhoods via special assessments for paving or sewer projects.
"Consultants provide an independent and outside perspective required on some projects to comply with Federal and state regulations or City ordinances," according to a press release issued today.
"Consultants are utilized" it continues, "when the project is a nonrecurring one or if the City may be short of critical expertise. Some projects occur infrequently, or call for special skills that cannot be learned quickly or easily by staff. Other projects require a quick turnaround. During peak demands there is an economy of scale utilizing consultants; engaging a consultant is cost effective and will be less expensive in the long run than hiring new employees or manager."
| Fiscal | Document | Commodity | Purchase Order | |||
| Year | No. | Code | Document Title * | Vendor Name | Total ** | Comments *** |
| 2006 | PO600006 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS Reed's Cove 3rd | Baughman Company | $4,100.00 | CM 1/5/06 |
| 2006 | PO600056 | 91842 | Design Services for 13th & Broadway | Ruggles & Bohm PA | $24,730.00 | CC 1/10/06 |
| 2006 | PO600064 | 91842 | Supplemental Agreement #1 | Certified Engineering Design | $4,170.00 | CC12/12/05 |
| 2006 | PO600065 | 91849 | Supplemental Agreement #1 | ACSG Inc. | $4,950.00 | CC 12/28/05 |
| 2006 | PO600102 | 91842 | Design Services for University - Maple Lane & Arapaho | Certified Engineering Design | $5,858.00 | January Report |
| 2006 | PO600103 | 91842 | Design Services for Park Lot Planeview Park Football | Certified Engineering Design | $8,100.00 | January Report |
| 2006 | PO600117 | 91842 | Design Services for Lateral 5, Main 10, FMCS | Professional Engineering Consultants | $6,000.00 | CM 1/26/06 |
| 2006 | PO600200 | 91842 | Design Services for Mascot, 29th St N to 31 St N | Certified Engineering Design | $12,450.00 | January Report |
| 2006 | PO600217 | 91842 | Design Services for Hillside | Baughman Company | $17,325.00 | CC 2/7/06 |
| 2006 | PO600218 | 91842 | Design Services for Storm Water Drain #267 | Baughman Company | $13,625.00 | CC 2/7/06 |
| 2006 | PO600223 | 91842 | Design Services for Williamsgate | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $8,000.00 | CC 2/7/06 |
| 2006 | PO600225 | 95630 | Historical Studies and Services | Three Gables Preservation | $8,000.00 | February Report |
| 2006 | PO600242 | 91827 | Consultant Services for Redevelop Authority Structure | Michael Syphoe Consultant | $9,196.00 | February Report |
| 2006 | PO600244 | 91842 | Design Services for Parkdale | Professional Engineering Consultants | $15,000.00 | CC 2/7/06 |
| 2006 | PO600245 | 91842 | Design Services for Eberly Farm Office | Baughman Company | $10,400.00 | CC 2/7/06 |
| 2006 | PO600246 | 91842 | Design Services for MacArthur, Meridian to Seneca | Baughman Company | $14,400.00 | CC 2/7/06 |
| 2006 | PO600306 | 90607 | KS Aviation Museum Construction Engineer | Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey | $25,000.00 | CC 3/24/04 |
| 2006 | PO600308 | 91842 | Brooks Landfill Groundwater Remediation | Camp, Dresser, & McKee | $2,750.00 | CM 4/5/06 |
| 2006 | PO600332 | 91874 | Brooks Landfill Title V Air Permit Project | Camp, Dresser, & McKee | $12,500.00 | CC 1/24/06 |
| 2006 | PO600342 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS & SS to Auburn Hills 16th Addn. | Baughman Company | $21,210.00 | CC 2/28/06 |
| 2006 | PO600343 | 91842 | Design Services for 16" Water Line on 13th, 143rd to 159th | Professional Engineering Consultants | $5,500.00 | CC 2/28/06 |
| 2006 | PO600344 | 91842 | Design Services for Ridge & Maple Intersection | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $16,500.00 | CC 2/28/06 |
| 2006 | PO600345 | 90607 | ADA Compliant Restroom McAdams Park | Law/Kingdon Inc. | $11,400.00 | March Report |
| 2006 | PO600370 | 91842 | Construction Engineering Services for WDS Reed's Cove 3rd | Baughman Company | $1,490.00 | CM 3/8/06 |
| 2006 | PO600378 | 90779 | Topo Survey & Point Elevations-Brooks | Burns & McDonnell | $3,900.00 | CC 11/8/06 |
| 2006 | PO600397 | 92587 | Wellfield Waste Disposal Study | Certified Engineering Design | $4,922.00 | CM 2/22/06 |
| 2006 | PO600444 | 92597 | ASR Phase 1-Temporary Inspection Svcs | Poe & Associates of Kansas Inc. | $25,000.00 | CM 3/16/06 |
| 2006 | PO600469 | 91842 | Design Services for Paving to Krug North 2nd Addn | Baughman Company | $7,470.00 | CC 3/21/06 |
| 2006 | PO600472 | 91842 | Design Services for Paving to 21st St. Kid's & Family | Professional Engineering Consultants | $15,250.00 | CC 3/21/06 |
| 2006 | PO600473 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS & Paving for Woodland Lakes 3rd | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $15,600.00 | CC 3/21/06 |
| 2006 | PO600489 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS & Paving for Blue Sky Addn. | Certified Engineering Design | $8,600.00 | CM 3/27/06 |
| 2006 | PO600546 | 91886 | WaterWalk Design Services | Greteman Group | $14,912.75 | CC 3/28/06 |
| 2006 | PO600548 | 91842 | Engineering & Construction Services | Professional Engineering Consultants | $10,000.00 | April Report |
| 2006 | PO600549 | 91842 | Mechanical & Electrical Eng Services | Professional Engineering Consultants | $22,500.00 | April Report |
| 2006 | PO600552 | 91842 | Design Services for 11th St. Bridge & Hillside @ Gyp Creek | Cook, Flatt & Strobel Engineering | $13,660.00 | CC 2/14/06 |
| 2006 | PO600555 | 91842 | Independent Cost Estimate Supp #2 | ACSG Inc. | $2,000.00 | CM 3/9/06 |
| 2006 | PO600591 | 94612 | Actuarial Services | Hilb Rogal & Hobbs of Kansas Inc. | $15,000.00 | March Report |
| 2006 | PO600607 | 91551 | Serv Agreement-Flight Info Display System | ARINC Inc. | $13,392.00 | May Report |
| 2006 | PO600626 | 90607 | Architectural Services Kiosks @ Old Town | Spangenberg Phillips Inc. | $3,000.00 | May Report |
| 2006 | PO600627 | 91819 | Consult Serv Infrastructure Assessment | Terracon Consultants Inc. | $4,663.00 | May Report |
| 2006 | PO600632 | 96160 | Concessions Survey | Touchpoll Surveys | $2,470.00 | May Report |
| 2006 | PO600641 | 91812 | Wholesale Rate Study | Raftelis Financial Consultant | $14,268.00 | CM 4/25/06 |
| 2006 | PO600645 | 91842 | Design Zelta from Kellogg to Waterman | Cook, Flatt & Strobel Engineering | $19,812.00 | June Report |
| 2006 | PO600662 | 91842 | Design Services for 37th & Ridge Rd. | Baughman Company | $9,400.00 | CC 4/25/06 |
| 2006 | PO600697 | 91839 | Lynnette Woodard Elevator Feasibility Study | McCluggage Van Sickle & Perry | $14,942.35 | June Report |
| 2006 | PO600700 | 90607 | WaterWalk Change Lewis/Water Intersectio | Gossen Livingston Associates, Inc. | $4,800.00 | CM 5/18/06 |
| 2006 | PO600712 | 90607 | WaterWalker Redesign amphitheater | Gossen Livingston Associates, Inc. | $23,900.00 | CM 5/18/06 |
| 2006 | PO600714 | 91815 | Airport Administration Building Study | Richard B. Kraybill | $6,000.00 | June Report |
| 2006 | PO600740 | 91843 | Environmental Consult Services | Camp, Dresser, & McKee | $20,000.00 | CM 12/5/05 |
| 2006 | PO600743 | 92597 | Supplemental Agreement#2 Water Master Pl | Burns & McDonnell | $9,073.00 | CC 4/4/06 |
| 2006 | PO600765 | 91842 | Design Services for 11th St Bridge | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $15,180.00 | CC 5/23/06 |
| 2006 | PO600786 | 91885 | Search Firm Chief Info Officer Recruitment | Slavin Management Consultants | $21,601.28 | June Report |
| 2006 | PO600787 | 91817 | Air Service Consulting Services | Sabre Inc. | $25,000.00 | CC 4/11/06 |
| 2006 | PO600793 | 91842 | Design Services for Storm Water Sewer #621- Pawnee Mesa | Poe & Associates of Kansas Inc. | $4,989.00 | CC 6/6/06 |
| 2006 | PO600796 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS,SS, & Paving for Timberland Lakes | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $18,400.00 | CC 6/6/06 |
| 2006 | PO600797 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS for Krug North 2nd Addition | Baughman Company | $10,300.00 | CC 6/6/06 |
| 2006 | PO600826 | 91842 | Consultant Service to Rehab Hanger 16 | Hanney and Associates Architects | $8,000.00 | July Report |
| 2006 | PO600884 | 92597 | Revision Risk Management Plan EPA regulation | Black & Veatch Corporation | $21,600.00 | CM 6/12/06 |
| 2006 | PO600887 | 91842 | Design Services for 13th- 119th to 135th | Schwab-Eaton, PA | $2,750.00 | CC 6/20/06 |
| 2006 | PO600888 | 91842 | Design Services for Sanitary Sewer on Oliver, Harry to Kellogg | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $4,600.00 | CC 6/6/06 |
| 2006 | PO600889 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS & SS for Central & Oliver | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $6,750.00 | CC 6/6/06 |
| 2006 | PO600890 | 91842 | Design Services for Main 4 NW Interceptor | Ruggles & Bohm PA | $12,039.50 | CC 6/20/06 |
| 2006 | PO600891 | 91842 | Design Services for Parking Lot Planeview Park | Certified Engineering Design | $15,600.00 | CC 6/20/06 |
| 2006 | PO600914 | 91876 | Consulting Services Lawrence Dumont | SRL Consulting, LLC | $9,900.00 | July Report |
| 2006 | PO600924 | 91842 | Fairway Storm Water Improvements | Baughman Company | $7,200.00 | July Report |
| 2006 | PO600935 | 91842 | Design Services for 21st & Valleyview SWS & Channel | Baughman Company | $8,200.00 | July Report |
| 2006 | PO600936 | 91842 | Design Services for Maple St & Maple Dunes SWS | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $9,000.00 | July Report |
| 2006 | PO600938 | 91842 | Design Services for 32nd & Porter Storm Water Sewer | DuBois Consultants, Inc. | $6,900.00 | July Report |
| 2006 | PO600939 | 91526 | Electronic Data Interchange Services | XEBEC Data Corporation | $4,800.00 | July Report |
| 2006 | PO600956 | 90735 | Cowskin Creek Water Quality Reclamation | Professional Engineering Consultants | $19,800.00 | CM 6/25/06 |
| 2006 | PO600958 | 91842 | Design Services for E Kellogg San Sewer Modifications | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $11,480.00 | CC 7/11/06 |
| 2006 | PO600960 | 91842 | Design Services for 35th & Payne Storm Water Improvements | KE Miller Engineering PA | $7,500.00 | CM 7/13/06 |
| 2006 | PO600992 | 96150 | Expert Witness Service | Dr. Will Yancey CPA | $10,000.00 | CM 7/20/06 |
| 2006 | PO601038 | 91812 | Historic Central Busines District Survey | Brenda A. Spencer | $19,800.00 | CM 6/2/06 |
| 2006 | PO601053 | 90607 | Arch & Eng Serv Impro Lawrence Dumont | Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey | $17,250.00 | CC |
| 2006 | PO601054 | 90680 | Supplemental Agreement # 4 | Professional Engineering Consultants | $21,650.00 | CC 4/8/03 |
| 2006 | PO601076 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS, SS, & Paving for Brighton Courts | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $23,400.00 | CC 8/1/06 |
| 2006 | PO601078 | 91842 | Design Services for Paving Wilson Estates Court | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $23,800.00 | CC 8/15/06 |
| 2006 | PO601081 | 91842 | Design Services | Ruggles & Bohm PA | $9,000.00 | CC 8/15/06 |
| 2006 | PO601133 | 91842 | Design Merton, East of Seneca | Baughman Company | $12,500.00 | CC 8/15/06 |
| 2006 | PO601135 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS & SS for Copper Gate North Addn. | Baughman Company | $20,300.00 | CC 8/15/06 |
| 2006 | PO601157 | 91842 | Design Sanitary Sewer Serve N of 31st N | KE Miller Engineering PA | $3,500.00 | September Report |
| 2006 | PO601158 | 91842 | Design Sanitary Sewer Serve N Pawnee | Certified Engineering Design | $2,495.00 | September Report |
| 2006 | PO601159 | 96121 | Cost Allocation Plan | Maximus, Inc. | $9,500.00 | September Report |
| 2006 | PO601167 | 91842 | Design Services for Storm Water Drain #296 Fontana | Professional Engineering Consultants | $3,500.00 | September Report |
| 2006 | PO601168 | 91842 | Design Services for paving Michelle;Tara Falls 3rd | Ruggles & Bohm PA | $4,300.00 | September Report |
| 2006 | PO601169 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS for Santa Fe Industrial Addn. | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $3,600.00 | September Report |
| 2006 | PO601201 | 96150 | Assist with statistical analysis | The Tasa Group Inc. | $25,000.00 | CM 8/30/06 |
| 2006 | PO601202 | 91842 | FAA Consultation Agreement | Federal Aviation Administration | $22,926.00 | CM 8/22/06 |
| 2006 | PO601251 | 91842 | Design Services for a Water Line in Hoover, N. of Zoo Blvd | Transystems Corporation | $1,000.00 | CC 9/12/06 |
| 2006 | PO601252 | 91842 | Design Services for Lateral 4, Main 20 SWI | Baughman Company | $6,500.00 | September Report |
| 2006 | PO601271 | 91842 | Design Services for Harry & Mead Storm Water Sewer Imprv | Transystems Corporation | $9,800.00 | CC 9/19/06 |
| 2006 | PO601272 | 91842 | Design Services for paving Grove & 63rd St S. | Certified Engineering Design | $20,850.00 | CC 9/12/06 |
| 2006 | PO601282 | 92523 | Cheney Settlement & Deflection Survey | Carlson-Baughman | $8,175.00 | November Report |
| 2006 | PO601305 | 91842 | Design Services for Main 4 NWI | Ruggles & Bohm PA | $5,516.50 | CC 10/3/06 |
| 2006 | PO601338 | 91842 | Structural Engineering Services | Mauler Engineering LLC | $10,000.00 | October Report |
| 2006 | PO601373 | 91842 | Design Services for Pawnee Ct-Water Main Replcmnt | KE Miller Engineering PA | $3,500.00 | October Report |
| 2006 | PO601374 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS for Harrison Pk 3rd | Baughman Company | $4,700.00 | October Report |
| 2006 | PO601375 | 91842 | Design Services for Lateral 401, FMCS | Baughman Company | $2,600.00 | October Report |
| 2006 | PO601391 | 91842 | Design Water Main Repalcement Estelle | Cook, Flatt & Strobel Engineering | $16,440.00 | October Report |
| 2006 | PO601392 | 91842 | Design 16" Water Supply Line 45th St | Baughman Company | $18,000.00 | October Report |
| 2006 | PO601405 | 92685 | Geotechnical Service Fire Train Facility | Allied Laboratories | $2,500.00 | November Report |
| 2006 | PO601406 | 91842 | Design Services for Governeour & Osie Cir S. of Harry | Baughman Company | $15,800.00 | CC 10/24/06 |
| 2006 | PO601410 | 91849 | Consulting for professional baseball | HVS International Convention Sports | $11,250.00 | CM 10/31/06 |
| 2006 | PO601470 | 91842 | Design Services for Dry Creek Channel Improvements | Black & Veatch Special | $15,000.00 | cc 10/17/06 |
| 2006 | PO601471 | 91842 | Design Services for paving 135th St. W, Maple-Central | Schwab-Eaton, PA | $9,300.00 | cc 10/17/06 |
| 2006 | PO601472 | 91842 | Design Services for Gypsum Crk Channel Improvements | HNTB Corporation | $10,000.00 | cc 10/17/06 |
| 2006 | PO601475 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS Merton Park | Baughman Company | $3,000.00 | November Report |
| 2006 | PO601489 | 91843 | Consult Serv Fuel Farms Study @ Airports | Burns & McDonnell | $19,855.00 | November Report |
| 2006 | PO601490 | 91842 | Design concrete bridge rail repair | Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade | $15,000.00 | November Report |
| 2006 | PO601522 | 91842 | Design Services for Storm Water Drain #296 | Professional Engineering Consultants | $15,400.00 | November Report |
| 2006 | PO601523 | 91842 | Design Services for paving Brookside Pkwy | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $16,100.00 | November Report |
| 2006 | PO601586 | 91812 | North Air Cargo Pavement Study | Applied Pavement Technology | $4,590.00 | CC 11/7/2006 |
| 2006 | PO601614 | 91885 | Recruitment for HR Director | The Par Group Paul A Reaume Ltd | $13,650.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601636 | 96149 | Outside legal services | Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP | $5,500.00 | CC 9/12/06 |
| 2006 | PO601647 | 91846 | Architect Serv Airport Concession Utility | Richard B. Kraybill | $2,400.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601648 | 91819 | Tenant building upgrade option study | Richard B. Kraybill | $2,400.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601652 | 91839 | Facilitation Serv Hilltop Neighborhood | The Austin Peters Group, Inc. | $12,500.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601653 | 91889 | Architectural Study 2204 S Tyler Rd | Terracon Consultants Inc. | $4,297.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601666 | 91843 | Environmental Consulting | Camp, Dresser, & McKee | $17,000.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601667 | 91843 | Environmental Consulting | Camp, Dresser, & McKee | $12,250.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601697 | 92464 | Focus Group Study | Center for Economic & Development | $3,525.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601743 | 91842 | Design Services for Main 22 | Poe & Associates of Kansas Inc. | $5,200.00 | CC 11/21/06 |
| 2006 | PO601749 | 91842 | Design Services for paving Jardine Dr/21st St Kids | Professional Engineering Consultants | $16,000.00 | CC 11/21/06 |
| 2006 | PO601752 | 96150 | Legal Services City's Worker's Comp | Edward D. Heath Jr. | $25,000.00 | CC 2/1/06 |
| 2006 | PO601757 | 91842 | Design Services for Lateral 7, Main 15, SS #23 | Ruggles & Bohm PA | $9,200.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601758 | 91842 | Design Services for paving 143rd St E, 21st- 24th | Baughman Company | $15,200.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601759 | 91842 | Design Services for paving Cambell's Addn | MKEC Engineering Consultants | $3,120.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601773 | 91842 | Supplemental Agreement # 3 | ACSG Inc. | $4,900.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601774 | 96150 | Legal Services | Hite Fanning & Honeyman LLP | $10,000.00 | December Report |
| 2006 | PO601871 | 91842 | Design Services for WDS and paving Sycamore Pond Addn. | Ruggles & Bohm PA | $22,600.00 | CC 12/19/06 |
| 2006 | PO601872 | 91842 | Design Services for Pawnee & McLean | Ruggles & Bohm PA | $4,828.00 | CC 12/19/06 |
| 2006 | AV606587 | Professional Data Processing Analysis | Bruce Benaway | $10,000.00 | October Report | |
| 2006 | DP607674 | Consulting Multi Function Print Devices | Gloria Williams | $2,650.00 | October Report | |
| 2006 | PO601431 | I-135 Tunnel Repair Cost | CH2M Hill | $8,200.00 | November Report | |
| 2006 | DP608098 | Sewer Bond Issue | Burns & McDonnell | $4,929.50 | November Report | |
| 2006 | DP608153 | Design Services for Arena Storm Water Drainage | Allied Environmental Consultants | $1,275.00 | November Report | |
| 2006 | Canyon Research Southwest | The Star Bond Marketing Study | $6,000.00 | December Report | ||
| Total | $1,518,800.88 | |||||
| * The majority of design contracts listed on this report are neighborhood or development type projects, or charged to specific | ||||||
| homeowners through special assessments. The original intent for outsourcing these design contracts was to minimize | ||||||
| construction time for public improvements through efficient office and field coordination, thereby reducing inconvenience | ||||||
| to the public, and lowering interest costs. | ||||||
| ** Purchase Order dollar amount designated is the not to exceed amount for the contract and not the amount that was paid | ||||||
| to the vendor. | ||||||
| *** Contracts that have December Report under Comments will go to City Council on February 13, 2007. | ||||||
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