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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PRM10-011 authorizing City Manager to execute contracts and any amendments thereto with RJM Design Group, Inc., of San Juan Capistrano, CA; MIG, Inc., of Fullerton, CA; Richard Fisher Associates, of Santa Ana, CA; Jon D. Cicchetti, of Long Beach, CA; and Cummings Curley and Associates, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for as-needed landscape architectural services in a total amount not to exceed $875,000 annually, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is being requested to enter into annual contracts for as-needed landscape architectural services that support the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine on various improvement projects. A multiple award is recommended due to the number and variety of projects throughout the City. These contracts are required to assist City staff with park and streetscape design, park renovation, water conservation and irrigation, and various other landscape architectural services as necessary. The requested annual amount of $875,000 is based on budgeted funding for the projects.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) for providing as-needed landscape architectural services was advertised in the Press-Telegram on January 12, 2010, and 114 potential bidders specializing in landscape architectural services were notified. Of those bidders, 87 downloaded the bid via our electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
. An RFP announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 30 local, minority and women’s business groups. Thirty-one proposals were received. Of those 31 bidders, six were Minority-owned Business Enterp...
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