DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Amendments to Two On-Call Professional Services Agreements for Design of the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes amendments to two (2) on-call professional services agreements, to increase the original contract capacity of $2,000,000.00 by an additional $750,000.00 for a total of $2,750,000.00 with Bain Medina Bain, Inc. and to increase the original contract capacity of $1,100,000.00 by an additional $500,000.00 for a total of $1,600,000.00 with Terra Design Group, Inc. for architectural and engineering design services for the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Howard W. Peak Greenway Trail System has been funded through a portion of a 1/8-cent voter-approved sales tax since its inception in 2000. The objectives of the program are to acquire and preserve open space along San Antonio creekways and to develop multi-use hike and bike trails, trailheads, signage and associated amenities for use by San Antonio residents and visitors.
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process for architectural and engineering design services was conducted in late 2016 and early 2017, to which nine (9) firms submitted proposals. The proposals were evaluated and ranked by a selection committee, who recommended selection of Bain Medina Bain, Inc. and Terra Design Group, Inc. to be awarded on-call professional services agreements for design, permit preparation, bidding assistance, and construction administration.
On March 2, 2017, City Council approved professional services agreements with Bain Medina Bain, Inc. in an amount up to $2,000,000.00 and with Terra Design Group in an amount up to $1,100,000.00 through Ordinance 2017-03-02-0130. Both agreements were executed for a period of three years with optional 2-year extensions. Under these agreements, Bain Medina Bain, Inc. and Terra De...
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