TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute listing agreements, and any other necessary documents with Blair Commercial Real Estate, Inc. (dba Coldwell Banker Commercial Blair Westmac), Cresa Partners of Los Angeles, Inc. (dba Cresa Los Angeles), Cushman & Wakefield of California, Inc., and Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. - South Bay (dba Lee & Associates-Los Angeles South Bay, Inc.), for the listing for sale of Successor Agency-owned property as needed, for a term not to exceed 12 months and for a commission amount not to exceed 6 percent of the gross sales price. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Historically, the former Redevelopment Agency (Agency) utilized outside firms on an as-needed basis to supplement Agency staff with necessary real estate broker services for the acquisition and disposition of property, as well as for the leasing of privately-owned property for use by Agency staff and programs. A Request for Proposals (RFP) process was conducted to secure qualified firms to provide these services in anticipation of the disposition of Successor Agency-owned properties as outlined in the Long Range Property Management Plan. A review committee comprised of Successor Agency and City staff evaluated the proposals based on the criteria set forth in the RFP document and determined that Blair Commercial Real Estate, Inc. (d/b/a Coldwell Banker Commercial Blair Westmac), Cresa Partners of Los Angeles, Inc. (d/b/a Cresa Los Angeles), Cushman & Wakefield of California, Inc., and Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. - South Bay (d/b/a Lee & Associates-Los Angeles South Bay, Inc.), were best qualified to provide the as-needed specialized professional services. These same brokers were approved by the City Council for use by the City on January 21, 2014; details of the selection process were provided at that time.
The Long Range Property Management Plan was recently approved by the State Department of F...
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