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Funding of Master Plan Consultant for the Area Surrounding Depot Park (NB)
Explanation
The City Commission has established a goal of creating a master plan for the area surrounding Depot Park, including the potential GRU development site. The majority of the Depot Park/GRU area lies within the College Park University Heights, Downtown, and Eastside CRA areas. Staff, therefore, recommended in 2006 that the CRA request the City Commission to allow the CRA to take the lead on this project, as the development surrounding the park within the CRA districts will be crucial to the success of the CRA and the surrounding area. Each of the CRA Advisory Boards involved with this project have recommended funding as part of their FY 2007 budgets. Further, the adopted redevelopment plans for each affected CRA district support this type of planning activity. Representatives of GRU and City Planning staff have participated on the consultant evaluation team and would also be included on the project team as work goes forward. However, there are portions of the project area that do not fall within the CRA and will require funding.
The RFP was issued on November 3, 2006 with a deadline for receipt of January 19, 2007; a pre-bid meeting was held on December 1, 2006. Ten proposals were received with one being disqualified for lack of pricing. A meeting to evaluate and rank the written proposals was held on February 16, 2007. The four top ranked firms were: Folsom Group, Genesis Group, Pizzuti Solutions and Wood & Partners, Inc. Oral presentations were held on March 20, 2007. Wood & Partners, Inc. was selected for the proposal.
Fiscal Note
The CRA approved funding in the Fiscal Year 2007 budget for three redevelopment districts; CPUH (618-790-W736-5520) $50,000; Downtown (610-790-W736-5520) $25,000; and Eastside (621-790-W736-5520) $10,000. The funding is based on how much of the redevelopment area falls within the proposed projects...
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