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CC - Approve an Agreement with wHY Architects in the Amount of $248,500 to 1) Prepare a Master Plan and Concept Design for the City Hall Landscaping Replacement and Centennial Garden Project; and 2) to Prepare Construction Documents to Complete Phase One of the Project.
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Meeting Date: March 26, 2018
Contact Person/Dept: Joe Susca/Public Works-Administration
Phone Number: 310-253-5636
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/21/18); wHY Architects (03/14/18)
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson 3/14/18
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council consider approval of an agreement with wHY Architects in the amount of $248,500 to prepare a Concept Design and Master Plan for the City Hall Landscaping Replacement and Centennial Garden Project and to prepare construction documents for Phase One of the project.
BACKGROUND
On November 28, 2016 the City Council formed an Ad Hoc Subcommittee (Subcommittee) comprised of Vice Mayor Small and Council Member Clarke to oversee a design competition amongst City architects to prepare plans for a Centennial Garden to memorialize the City's 100th year anniversary and to replace City Hall's landscaping with drought-tolerant plantings (the "Project").
On May 30, 2017 the City Council approved the content of a Request for Proposals (RFP) that required the firms to respond in the following two stages: In the first stage, all the firms were invited to submit conceptual plans for the Project. In the second stage, those selected as finalists were invited to submit a proposal that includes an implementation schedule and outlines the cost to execute their concept. The RFP required them to breakd...
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