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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract with Arup North America, Ltd., through its Los Angeles office, including any necessary amendments, without advertising for bids, for an assessment of the City’s development review process and real estate market potential, in a total contract amount not to exceed $241,950, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for an additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
In November 2016, the City issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a consultant to assess internal and external factors influencing real estate development within the City and how to capture growth opportunities during economic peaks. The RFP was unsuccessful, drawing only two proposals, one of which was withdrawn prior to the end of the evaluation period. The other proposal was not recommended for selection, because it did not fully incorporate an analysis of the City’s processes influencing development as requested in the RFP. It is important to capture this information so the City can capitalize on the current economic climate, so the City sought out a proposal from Arup North America, Ltd. (Arup), who is in a unique position to perform the needed services.
Arup has recently provided the City and Port of Long Beach with comprehensive P3 (public-private partnership) development services that integrated financial, commercial real estate, design, engineering, cost consulting, and community outreach for redevelopment of the Civic Center complex. BAE Urban Economics (BAE), a subcontractor to Arup on the Civic Center project and the proposed project, focused on the Civic Center project’s private real estate components, creating financial criteria and minimum deal terms for the private development.
Because of Arup’s and BAE’s technical qualifications, local knowledge and intimate familiarity with the City, they are in the unique position to e...
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