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Approval to Select Kimley Horn & Associates, Inc. to Begin Scope Negotiations for the Comprehensive Community Visioning-Redevelopment Program
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SUBMITTED BY: Lisa Von Bargen, CED Director
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Expenditure Required: Unknown
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: TBD
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Approve selection of Kimley Horn & Associates, Inc. to begin scope negotiations for the Comprehensive Community Visioning-Redevelopment Program.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on June 9, 2016 searching for firms with qualifications for a Comprehensive Community Visioning-Redevelopment Program. The RFQ required a pre-submittal site meeting. On June 30, 2016, eleven representatives from different consulting firms participated in a full community tour and round table discussion.
Qualification submittals were due on July 14, 2016. The City received six responses from:
o Catapult Creative Labs
o DOWL
o Houseal-Lavigne Associates
o Kimley-Horn
o SMG Consulting
o Winter & Company Team
The Council appointed a review team including three Council members (Nate Smith, Ryan McCune, Lea Cockerham); three community members (Rick Wade, Jim Shirrell, Lee Hart); and one City staff member (Lisa Von Bargen). Using the criteria outlined in the RFQ document, the review team evaluated and ranked the submittals. The top four scoring were invited back to Valdez to give in-person presentation about more detailed qualification information. Those four firms were:
o DOWL
o Housel-Lavigne Associates
o Kimley-Horn
o Winter & Company Team
On August 11 & 12, 2016, the four teams of firms gave presentations before the review committee and the City Manager. The time with each firm lasted approximately two hours and included a formal presentation where specific topics were addressed and discussion between the review panel and the firm representatives.
The review panel met on Monday, August 15, 2016 to discuss the content of ...
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