REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract to the Metropolitan Planning Group for Consultant Services to Update the Precise Plan for El Camino Real (F15-64)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract to Metropolitan Planning Group (M-Group) of Mountain View in the amount of $533,638 for professional services to update the Precise Plan for El Camino Real, including the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Approval is also requested for a contract contingency in the amount of $53,362.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The award of a contract for professional services to update the Precise Plan is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). However, part of the M-Group's work scope is to prepare an EIR in conjunction with the Plan update.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City Council combined and highly ranked two study issues (CDD 14-09 and CDD 14-14) in January 2014 to update and clarify policies in the Precise Plan for El Camino Real in order to effectively guide development. The Precise Plan for El Camino Real, originally adopted in 1993, was updated in 2007 in an effort to enhance the vision for the Plan area and provide guidelines for more efficient, sustainable and pedestrian-oriented development.
In April 2014, the City applied for a Priority Development Area Planning Grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to secure funding for the Precise Plan Update, and was notified in May 2014 that funding in the amount of $587,000 had been approved. Council authorized the acceptance of the grant in December 2014 (RTC No. 14-0974).
Request for Proposal (RFP) specifications were prepared by Community Development and Purchasing staff, and RFP No. F15-64 was directly distributed to six urban planning firms and posted on the Demandstar public procurement network. Thirty-six firms requested the RFP documents. Three responsive proposals were received ...
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