REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract to BAE Urban Economics, Inc. for Economic Development Strategic Plan Preparation and Approval of Budget Modification No. 1 in the amount of $12,728 (F19-088)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract in the amount not to exceed $102,480 ($100,020 for base services and $2,460 for optional services) to BAE Urban Economics, Inc. of Berkeley for Economic Development Strategic Plan preparation. Approval is also requested for a 10% contingency in the amount of $10,248 and finally, approval of Budget Modification No. 1 to appropriate $12,728 for the project.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, contracts for this type of service are awarded pursuant to a Request for Proposals (RFP) best value process, unless otherwise exempt from the competitive bidding process. Additionally, City Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being consider 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 environmental.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
This project will address evolving trends in the retail, industrial, and office sectors. The rise of e-commerce, increasing demand for 'creative' industrial and office space, emergence of co-working and home-based businesses, new auto manufacturer design standards for dealerships, restructuring of medical services delivery, and changing mobility preferences all have big implications for how the City should approach economic development. The strategy will provide recommendations to preserve and enhance the City's auto dealerships that are major sales-tax generators. The plan will also...
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