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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP CM 14-010 for as-needed Project Management Services; award contracts for such services to AndersonPenna Partners, Inc., of Newport Beach, CA (WBE, SBE); Harris & Associates, of Irvine, CA (not an MBE, WBE, SBE or Local); Simplus Management Corporation, of Los Alamitos, CA (SBE); Totum Corp, a Long Beach-based business (SBE, Local); and Vanir Construction Management, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA (not an MBE, WBE, SBE or Local), in an aggregate contract amount not to exceed $10,000,000, for a period of two years, with two consecutive one-year renewal options at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contracts, including any amendments thereto. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On October 9, 2013, a Request for Proposals was issued to identify and establish a list of professional as-needed Project Managers (Project Managers) to facilitate the delivery of capital improvement projects throughout the City. The as-needed Project Managers will provide critical support leading everyday efforts associated with the planning, entitlement, design and construction of assigned capital improvement projects. They will help direct the work of architectural and engineering design teams and construction managers. Currently the City has over $100 million in capital improvement projects. Project Managers are critical to the timely and successful completion of these projects.
Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to achieve specific goals as defined by the project specifications. The Project Managers will be tasked with achieving all of the project goals and objectives while honoring project constraints. Primary constraints for a project can be identified as scope, time, and budget. As such, the basic services identified in the RFP for which the Project Manager will be responsible for include representing the...
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