Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DYETT & BHATIA TO PREPARE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE FOR A NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,110,194 (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On April 18, 2017, the City Council continued this item and requested staff to provide additional information regarding locations of the firms interviewed, contract amounts, and their rankings. In addition, the City Council requested the management staff to review the proposals to ensure the best consultant team is selected. Staff has provided the requested additional information in the staff report and has reviewed the proposals from the consultants. Staff's original recommendation to award the contract to Dyett & Bhatia remains the same.
The department heads related to the General Plan were asked to review the proposals and draw their own conclusions about the recommendations. The Community Development Director reviewed all of the materials related to the selection and looked at all of the proposals. All of the proposals had merit in different ways, and there was considerable overlap in the subcontractors such as the traffic engineers and the economic consultants. Dyett & Bhatia, however, appeared to do the most "homework" about Carson and presented the proposal that was most tailored to Carson's unique character, drawing on its experience working in industrial communities, and proposing a Sustainability & Health Element. Further, offering a principal of the firm, somebody with decades of experience in crafting General Plans in California, was another positive factor in their favor.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
AWARD a consulting services contract in the amount of $1,110,194 to Dyett & Bhatia.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
NONE
IV. BACKGROUND
In 2018 the City will celebrate its 50th anniversary as an incorporated City. To address the City's ambitions for the next several decades, the C...
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