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Date: March 7, 2019
To: John Griffin, CFO; Daniel Kooken, Purchasing Manager
From: Sarah Marchant, Director Community Development Division
Re: Contract for Landscape Architectural Services for Renovation of the Library Courtyard
The Community Development Division in partnership with the Library issued RFP 0269-012219
to request proposals for design, engineering, and construction monitoring for the creation of an
innovative courtyard renovation to be completed the summer of 2020 for the multilevel plaza
area between the Library building and the adjacent city-owned building at 14 Court Street. We
received 5 proposals from CRJA-IBI, AECOM, Halvorson Design, TFM Deisgn and Urban
Associates.
A committee including Mayor Jim Donchess, Library Director Jennifer McCormack, Operations
Manager Mike Harris, and Sarah Marchant from City Staff and Marylou Blaisdell, Paul Shea,
Lisa Bissonnette, and Gail Moriarty from the community, reviewed the proposals and evaluated
each proposal based on the following criteria: 1. Qualifications and experience of project team,
2. Past performance and service on similar projects, 3. Proposed approach to scope of work, 4.
Overall quality of proposal, 5. Cost.
CRJA-IBI was chosen unanimously for their comprehensive proposal including design, public
process participation with 3-D views of proposed designs, professional civil and irrigation
personnel, relevant experience, focus on accessibility, phased design to allow project to stay on
budget and full construction monitoring included in proposal.
The Community Development Division recommends awarding the contract for renovation of the
Library Courtyard space to CRJA-IBI Consulting Services in the amount of $104,000.
