REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Design Contract for Caribbean Drive Parking and Trail Access Enhancements (F17-041)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract in the amount of $319,662 to Mark Thomas of San Jose, CA for professional design services associated with the Sunnyvale Clean Water Program (SCWP) Caribbean Drive Parking and Trail Access Enhancements project. Approval is also requested for a 10% for design contingency in the amount of $31,966.
EXISTING POLICY
Consistent with the provision of Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, contracts for this of professional design services are awarded pursuant to a Request for Proposals (RFP) best value process, unless otherwise exempt from competitive bidding.
In addition, the City evaluates civil engineering design proposals in conjunction with the Qualification Based Selection (QSB) process established in California Government Code section 4525 et. seq. This requires that consultants be evaluated on the basis of demonstrated competence before pricing is considered and negotiated.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This award is for the design phase and construction support services therefore the action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. However, it is expected that a CEQA technical memorandum will be prepared that assesses the Sunnyvale Clean Water Program's approved Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) (RTC No. 16-0663) and will determine if additional environmental review is required by CEQA for this project. It is anticipated that the project will have no effects beyond those analyzed in the PEIR and that no new environmental document or public notice will be required. If the CE...
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