8D- Evaluation of Police Building Expansion and Remodeling Feasibility StudyCITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REI'ORT
AGENDA ITEM II RD
APR il . 14 ,20 14
AGENDA ITEM: Evaluation of Police Building Expansion and Remodeling Feasibility
Study (RFP #14~04)
SUBMITTED BY: Michael D. C l assei~-lchi ef of Police
DATE: March 11 ,2014
STRATEGIC PLAN LINK: 4. Poli.ce Bu ild ing
BACKGROUND: The C ity advertised a Request for Proposa ls (RFP) for Professional
Arc hitectural and Eng ineering Services to provide a fea sibility study regarding
improvements to the current Pub li c Safety Bui ldin g. 'TI1e C ity rece ived a total of 11
proposa ls. The firms that subm itted proposals were RQA W, Fisher Kopp , Little, VlA ,
PQH , AKEL Logan , POND , TTC Arch, Hutchins Arch , CRA Arch and ROB Arc h.
After staff evaluation, the top three firms were ranked in the following order:
J st -CRA Arch
2 nd -AKEL Logan
3rd -PQII
CRA Arch was th e top -ranked rum for several reasons. They were ranked at or ncar the
top in a ll three major grading criteria (professional qualifications and project team, past
similar experience and project approach). Their Project Team has designed 31 pub li c
safety facilities in just the la st 10 years . They hav e a strong foundation in government
project with 90% of the ir clients be in g publ ic agencies and over 87% of their business is
repeat clients . The have extensive experience with Disaster Recovery Operations and
Accreditation Standards.
BUDGET: The exact budget impact is currently not known , but may exceed $20,000. The
initial fundin g wil l come from the Poli ce Department budget which will be reimbursed by
the Government Capita l Fund with a midyear bud ge t ame ndment.
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize staff to begin negotiations with the top -ranked firm ,
CRA Arch, for architectura l and engineering services for the feasibi lity of the poli ce
build ing expansion and remod elin g
ATTACHMENT: Evaluation of Proposal s Rating Sheet
(Propo sa l s are on fi le at the City Clerk's Office)
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