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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Five, Five-Year Service Provider Agreements in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $750,000 Each to Advance Design Consultants; DSK Architects; Interactive Resources Architects + Engineers; Shah Kawasaki Architects; and Siegel & Strain Architects, for On-Call Architectural Services.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities). (Public Works C41000)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this report is to authorize approval of agreements with five architectural firms, to provide on-call architectural services, for a total five-year term, not-to-exceed amount of $750,000 each. All work executed under these agreements will be restricted to funds appropriated and available for the specific project for which the work is assigned. The agreements are on-call and therefore the work performed will be based on actual need over the term of the agreement. If the demand and available funding is not there, the services will not be requested.
BACKGROUND
On-call consultant service agreements are used for services requiring expertise that City of Alameda (City) staff does not have and/or to supplement City staff during periods of peak work demand. Currently, there is a need for architectural services for various capital projects.
Anticipated work includes the full range of architectural, engineering and design services for the renovation of public buildings, including design, permitting, bidding, construction administration, and preparing reports that summarize observations, present recommendations, estimate costs of implementation, and make conclusions.
DISCUSSION
On March 17, 2025, the City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for on-call consulting services for architec...
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