Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Consent
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER AWARD AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT TO D. WOOLLEY ASSOCIATES FOR ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT (EIFD) LEGAL DESCRIPTION SERVICES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On September 15, 2020, the City Council directed staff to form the Carson Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) under new AB 116 procedures without initial County participation. The Council also adopted Resolution No. 20-140 to amend the City's budget for the purpose of forming the Carson EIFD. As part of the EIFD formation, a legal description of the EIFD area must be prepared by a qualified consulting firm. The City issued a Request for Proposal ("RFP") on June 18, 2020 seeking qualified firms. Four proposals were received by the RFP deadline of July 8. A selection committee reviewed the proposals and evaluated each firm on the criteria set forth in the RFP. The firm recommended by the selection committee, D. Woolley & Associates, has a fee of $55,412.00 that does not include the costs of obtaining title reports. The proposed contract agreement set asides an additional $25,000 for title report costs. All costs are included under the recently adopted budget amendment to form the Carson EIFD.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. AWARD and APPROVE the Contract Services Agreement to D. Woolley & Associates for EIFD legal description services for a not-to-exceed contract sum of $55,412, with an additional $25,000 set aside for title reports.
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 the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
On June 18, 2020, the City issued RFP No. 20-016 (Exhibit No. 1) seeking qualified consulting firms to assist the City in providing legal description services for the Carson Enhancement Infrastructure ...
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