Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Consent
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER AWARD AND APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MOUR GROUP ENGINEERING + DESIGN, INC. TO PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR COMMERCIAL FA?ADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
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I. SUMMARY
Staff issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for design review services on March 2, 2023 ("RFP No. 23-012") to provide architectural services for the city-wide Commercial Fa?ade Improvement Program ("Program"). The selected firm ("Architect") would be responsible for assisting Program participants through the fa?ade improvement development process. Specifically, the firm would be able to assist Program participants in all phases of development, from initial preliminary design recommendations to construction oversight and project completion. Two proposals were received by the RFP deadline of March 30, 2023. The firm recommended by the selection committee, Mour Group Engineering + Design, Inc, has a total fee of $200,000 over a five-year period as needed. Funding for the contract is paid from the $1 million in Program funds already budgeted for the Fiscal Year. This $200,000 budgeted contract amount is based on an industry standard whereby the approximate architectural costs is 10% of total improvement costs. When considering the required match by Program participants, the total cost of improvements undertaken under the overall Program would be $2 million ($1 million Program funds + $1 million required match from Program participants).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. AWARD and APPROVE a Contract Services Agreement with Mour Group Engineering + Design, Inc. to provide architectural services, at a cost not to exceed $200,000.00 for a five-year term.
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the agreement following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action that City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
The Com...
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