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5 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 19, 1995 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVAL: abar nriqu anager FROM: d . a Community De elopment irector SUBJECT: Consideration to Award Professional Services Contract to Topping Jaquess Consultants, Inc., for the Capital Infrastructure Study DATE: September 11, 1995 BACKGROUND: In 1994, while negotiating development costs for the medical center with the County of San Bernardino, staff advised the City Council that the City needed to have a comprehensive capital infrastructure development fee ordinance in place, before significant development occurs in the area surrounding the hospital and in other developing areas of the City. The Council was further informed that in order to determine the kind of capital improvements and public service needs that would be created by new development within the City, a Capital Infrastructure Study should be conducted. Based on the foregoing information, the City Council authorized staff to prepare and circulate a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Capital Infrastructure Study. Staff prepared a comprehensive five page RFP and mailed it to over 45 professional consulting firms. Staff received four responses to the RFP. Attached as Exhibit "A" is a list of the consulting firms that submitted proposals, along with their proposed service fee for the study. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: At the direction of the City Manager, staff interviewed and attempted to negotiate a lower service fee with The Korve Team. Unfortunately, the consultant was unable to reduce their fee to an acceptable amount. Staff was then requested to interview URS Consultants, Inc., and Topping Jaquess Consultants. Both firms were requested to review the original proposal and to determine which study tasks could be deleted without affecting the primary objective of the study. Additionally, they were requested to resubmit revised proposals along with reduced service fees. On September 6, staff reviewed the revised proposals and conducted separate interviews with both consultants. Based on staffs analysis of the revised proposals, the products to be achieved, and responses to interview questions, staff recommends that Topping Jaquess Consultants, Inc., be selected to conduct the capital infrastructure study for the City, in the amount of $77,365. Attached, as Exhibit "B", is a copy of the revised proposal submitted by Topping Jaquess Consultants. i ��