To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Julie Lucido, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Ian Heid, Associate Civil Engineer
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On-Call Architectural Consulting Services
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Authorize the Public Works Director to execute on behalf of the City agreements with two architectural consulting firms: (1) Interactive Resources, Inc. and (2) Jeff Katz Architectural Corporation for task-order based on-call architectural consulting services, each in an amount not to exceed $500,000.
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DISCUSSION:
The Engineering Division seeks to add architectural consulting to the City's design team to augment staff's design capabilities and technical expertise to effectively deliver projects within the Capital Improvement Program. This can be accomplished by using on-call architectural consulting services.
In June 2021 the City published a Request for Proposals, and in July 2021 the City received ten proposals from qualified firms, all of whom met the minimum qualifications presented in the Request for Proposals. The following firms submitted proposals (in alphabetical order): AXIA Architects; Interactive Resources, Inc.; Jeff Katz Architectural, Corporation; The KPA Group; LDA Partners, Inc.; Napa Design Partners, LLP; Page & Turnbull; RIM Architects (CA), LLP; SVA Architects, Inc.; and TLCD Architecture.
A selection committee comprised of Engineering Division and Operations Division staff evaluated and scored each of the submitted proposals. Each firm was evaluated based on the following criteria: thoroughness of proposal, consultant experience, contract understanding, firm's expertise/capabilities and proximity to the City of Napa. After thorough review and deliberation, the Selection Committee determined that (1) Interactive Resources, Inc., and (2) Jeff Katz Architectural Corporation scored as the top two firms, and recommended them to the Public Works Director for contract approval. Additionally, t...
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