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Recommendation to Award Three Separate Contracts in the Amount of $150,000 Each (Total Expenditure of $450,000) to the Following Providers: Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Muller & Caulfield Architects, and Shah Kawasaki Architects, for On-Call Architectural Consulting Services. (Public Works 310)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Interim City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Award Three Separate Contracts in the Amount of $150,000 Each (Total Expenditure of $450,000) to the Following Providers: Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Muller & Caulfield Architects, and Shah Kawasaki Architects, for On-Call Architectural Consulting Services
BACKGROUND
On March 27, 2015, Public Works issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for on-call architectural consulting services. Staff recommends awarding contracts to three separate consultants: Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Muller & Caulfield Architects, and Shah Kawasaki to provide on-call work during FY15-16 that includes in-house or subconsultant capabilities in architecture, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, asbestos and lead abatement, landscape architecture, and LEED certification.
DISCUSSION
To solicit the maximum number of proposals and most competitive price, the RFP was provided to 23 separate builders' exchanges throughout the Bay Area. Notices were also sent to consultants on the Public Works Department Consultant List. In addition, notices were placed on the City's web page and published in the Alameda Journal. The RFPs were opened on April 20, 2015. After a period of 21 days, 16 consultants submitted proposals. The results are as follows with the last five being non-responsive:
Proposer
Location
Brown Reynolds Watford Architects
San Francisco
Muller & Caulfield Architects
Oakland
Shah Kawasaki
Oakland
Interactive Resources Architects and Engineers
Richmond
Choi + Robles Architecture
Alameda
Kwan Henmi Architecture/...
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