A Request for Qualification Statements (RQS) for the subject project was issued on September 2, 2014.   On November 11, 2014, City staff ranked shortlisted Respondents after presentations, and on December 8, 2014, City Council approved that ranking and authorized staff to commence negotiations for a contract with the top-ranked respondent, Woolpert, Inc. The subject contract is the result of those negotiations.

The initial work under this contract is for the Preliminary Engineering and Design Phase in the amount of $192,285.65.  Other services will be negotiated after the Preliminary Design Report is completed.

Since the Preliminary Engineering Phase will consist of data collection, review, analysis and comparative preliminary design alternatives, the MBE Office indicates that M/WBE participation is limited.  However, based on that Office’s interaction with Woolpert, Inc., and the review of proposed information provided to subcontract with the firms listed below, it finds good faith efforts substantiated and proposed information sufficient.