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Item #8 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF August 6, 2002 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Carolina P. Barrera, City Clerk SUBJECT: Agreement for Consultant Services for the Preservation of Historic Landmarks DATE: August 6, 2002 BACKGROUND: In August 2001, the City entered into a professional services contract with Archaeological Consulting Services ("ACS") to identify and evaluate historical resources within the City for potential designation as historic landmarks. These services were to be provided in support of the City of Colton Historic Designation Project, which is under the direction of the City's Historic Preservation Commission. This project is ongoing and requires the continuing services of a historic preservation consultant to assist in identifying and evaluating historic resources. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The original contract between the City and ACS for historic preservation consulting services was for identifying and evaluating a specified number of properties as potential historic landmarks. The Historic Preservation Commission has continued to receive applications for designating properties as historic landmarks. City staff anticipates that the Commission will continue to receive such applications over the next few years. Because the City requires highly specialized services to assist in evaluating the properties that are the subjects of these applications, City staff desires to continue the contractual relationship with ACS by entering into a new agreement for a term of three (3) years. The proposed agreement with ACS would be a sole source contract not requiring competitive bidding. ACS provides highly specialized services and possesses unique skills for completing the necessary tasks required by the City. In addition, ACS has already performed this type of work for the City and is uniquely familiar with the work that will be required under the proposed agreement. Further, ACS is the only consultant in the area with the required skill and experience to perform the needed services. Therefore, no competitive advantage to the City would result from seeking the required consultant services through competitive bidding. RVPUMNGS\636759 -1-