REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award a Contract to Kitchell CEM for Professional Design and Construction Support Services for Fire Station Master Plan (F19-157)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract in the amount of $134,386 ($100,676 base services, $33,710 optional services) to Kitchell CEM of Sacramento for the professional design and construction support services for the Fire Station Master Plan and for a 22% contingency in the amount of $29,565.
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
The advancement of fire service standards and continued population growth of the City establishes the recognition for the need to begin replacing or expanding older, smaller fire stations built in the 1960s. The current facilities are becoming functionally inadequate. In order to strategically address the needed improvements, staff determined the best approach was to develop a master plan. The master plan's recommendations will be utilized to develop a project plan which will be brought forward for consideration during the FY 2021/22 budget cycle.
The master plan study will utilize the Comprehensive Community Risk Assessment, Standards of Cover Study, and Station Location and Deployment Study completed by Citygate and Associate...
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