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Professional Landscape Architectural Services for Depot Park (B)
This item is submitted by the CRA, which is acting as the City's agent to develop Depot Park. City Commission approval is needed to affirm the landscape architect ranking, authorize the execution of the contract and approve the first work order under the contract.
Explanation
Selection of the Landscape Architect: In December 2008, the CRA issued a request for statement of qualifications to obtain professional landscape architecture services for the park and recreation elements at Depot Park. Eight firms responded to the RFQ, and on February 5, 2009, CRA staff met to evaluate and rank their written proposals. The top three ranked firms were then invited to present their qualifications to the selection committee on February 19th. From these presentations, CRA staff ranked the firms in order of qualifications. The firms are, in order of ranking, Carol R. Johnson and Associates, IBI Group and Perkins+Will. On March 16, 2009, the CRA approved the selection of Carol R. Johnson and Associates (CRJA) as the park landscape architect.
Description of the contract: The CRA will manage the CRJA contract for the City. To streamline the management of the various stages of the park design, the CRA will authorize CRJA to begin each design phase via a work order under the master contract. The design stages consist of conceptual design revisions, schematic design, design development and construction drawings. Conceptual design will validate the park program, which consists of the list of needs and site opportunities that can later be developed into a physical form. Items that have been deleted from the site plan such as the skate park and new proposed projects such as the Cade Museum will be reflected in the revised concept. Schematic design is the stage where general design direction, character, and spatial definition are resolved. In the design development stage, materials, specifications, loca...
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