TO: HARBOR COMMISSION
FROM: STEPHEN PROUD, WATERFRONT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE WORKING GROUP FOR THE PUBLIC AMENITIES PLAN FOR KING HARBOR
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BACKGROUND
On January 12, 2021, the Redondo Beach City Council directed staff to initiate the process of drafting a Request for Proposals ("RFP") for a qualified consultant, or consultant team, to prepare a public amenities plan for King Harbor. At the February 8, 2021 and March 8, 2021 meetings, the Harbor Commission reviewed and provided comments on a draft RFP prepared by staff. On March 16, 2021, the draft RFP was presented to the Redondo Beach City Council and the Council authorized issuance of the RFP.
The RFP was issued in mid-April and sent to approximately twenty-six (26) different consultants which included engineering firms, landscape architects, and multidisciplinary firms that have in-house planning and engineering services. In addition, the RFP was posted to LinkedIn, the American Planning Association RFQ/RFP Marketplace, and the City's website. Responses to the RFP were due on May 24, 2021. The City received five responses from the following firms/teams:
* CMG Landscape Architecture/Moffat and Nichol
* Groundworks Office/Anchor QEA
* Hirsch & Associates/Anchor QEA
* Moore Ruble Yudell/PSOMAS
* SWA/Anchor QEA
A selection committee comprised of representatives from the Waterfront and Economic Development Department, Public Works, Community Development, and the Chair of the Harbor Commission reviewed the proposals and selected three teams to participate in a oral interviews which were conducted on June 28th and June 29th. Following the interviews, the selection committee met to discuss the teams/proposals and unanimously selected the SWA Group for recommendation to the City Council.
As the lead, SWA demonstrated exceptional experience on projects of similar scope and scale and their de...
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