CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
INTERDEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
TO: Erik Walsh, City Manager
FROM: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S., Director/City Engineer, Public Works
COPIES: Audit and Accountability Committee; Ben Gorzell, Jr., CPA, Chief Financial Officer; Kevin Barthold, City Auditor; Roderick J. Sanchez, AICP, CBO, Assistant City Manager; Luis Maltos, Assistant Director, Public Works; Dr. Colleen Bridger, Assistant City Manager; Melody Woosley, Director, Department of Human Services; Troy Elliott, CPA, Deputy Chief Financial Officer
SUBJECT: Post-Solicitation Briefing for the District 9 Senior Center
DATE: October 20, 2020
The Public Works Department will present a post-solicitation briefing on the procurement process for the District 9 Senior Center, a 2017 Bond Program project approved by voters on May 6, 2017.
The project is located at 840 W. Rhapsody Dr., adjacent to the south entrance to Walker Ranch Park. The new 26,330 square foot facility will consist of a satellite Council Office, multi-purpose rooms, classrooms for arts, crafts and computers, dining room, warming kitchen, exercise and dance facilities, meeting rooms, staff offices and health screening and lounge areas. The site improvements outside will include parking for approximately 260 vehicles of which 38 will be ADA accessible and up to 10 electric vehicle charging spaces, sidewalks, access drives, turning lanes and vehicular drop off areas, low impact design features, landscaping, and outdoor activity spaces.
The project was solicited as a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposal on April 29, 2020 and proposals were due on June 19, 2020. A total of ten firms submitted proposals in response to this solicitation; however, six responses were deemed non-responsive for not meeting the SBEDA subcontracting requirements. The evaluation committee representatives were Roderick J. Sanchez, Assistant City Manager, City Manager’s Office; Melody Woosley, Director, Department of Human Services; Gopinath Akalkotkar, City Architect, Public Works Department; Cathleen Crabb, Senior Architect, Public Works Department; Eric Teague, Special Projects Manager, Department of Human Services; and Laura Hall, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Member, Ford Powell & Carson Architects.
The evaluation committee met to discuss and score the four responsive proposals on July 31, 2020, based on the published criteria which included: experience, background and qualifications of the firm, key personnel, key sub-consultants; understanding of the project and proposed management plan; experience with issues in the San Antonio region and past experiences with the City of San Antonio; and price. In discussion, the evaluation committee determined to not conduct interviews. The committee recommends awarding the contract to the highest-ranked firm. The value of the contract is estimated at $9.45 Million.
This item is scheduled for Council consideration in December 2020. The new Senior Center construction is estimated to be completed by May 2022.