Request for Proposals (RFP) to compile new land
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Request for Proposals (RFP) to compile new land
Request for Proposals (RFP) to compile new land development regulations for the Glynn Avenue Corridor in the City of Brunswick, Georgia Request for Proposals: City of Brunswick Planning and Development Department Project: Project Manager: Phone Number: Email: Date of Advertisement: Proposal Due Date: Glynn Avenue Corridor land development regulations Arne Glaeser 912.267.5502 [email protected] May 1, 2015 July 15, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. EST 1|Page Table of Contents Contents Section I: Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 3 Section II: Project Background ...................................................................................................................... 3 Section III: Project Scope............................................................................................................................... 4 Section IV: Scope of Services ........................................................................................................................ 6 Section V: Qualification Submission Requirements ...................................................................................... 8 Section VI: Submission of Proposals ............................................................................................................. 9 Section VII: Questions ................................................................................................................................... 9 Section VIII: Evaluation Process .................................................................................................................... 9 Section IX: Evaluation Criteria ....................................................................................................................... 9 2|Page Section I: Introduction The City of Brunswick (City) invites firms to submit proposals for consulting services to obtain public input and to compile regulations to guide redevelopment of the Glynn Avenue corridor. The development regulations may be in the form of a) design guidelines, b) form based codes, or c) other regulations that will improve the functional and aesthetic redevelopment of the corridor. A qualified design and/or planning team will be selected based on proven excellence in preparing regulations that encompass the following elements: Substantive community and stakeholder engagement Urban design and placemaking strategies Communication of technical issues to multiple audiences Cost estimating, implementation strategies Consultant services will be required from the date of a fully executed contract through the end of December 2015, or the date of successful completion of performing the tasks and work products defined in this RFP. Section II: Project Background Character Area Description: The US Highway 17 Corridor, also known as Glynn Avenue, serves not just as the gateway to the City of Brunswick, but also as the primary gateway to the Golden Isles of Georgia. The northern portion of the US Highway 17 Corridor that is located within the City of Brunswick is primarily comprised of low-density, highway-oriented commercial uses, while the southern portion is characterized by views of open space and marshlands. Some of the commercial areas along US Highway 17 are deteriorating and suffering from disinvestment. It is a critical time for the City because there is a window of opportunity to shape the character of future development along the corridor before it is re-developed. The City adopted an overlay district in 2004 that was intended to help shape the appearance of new development on US Highway 17, but community stakeholders believe more detailed design guidance is needed to ensure an appropriate character for this area in the future. The highway serves primarily as a commercial corridor with a mixture of retail, office, medical, hospitality, residential, and brownfield uses existing along the corridor. A majority of the buildings are more than 30 years old and there is a large amount of vacant and underutilized property in the corridor. The average daily traffic count along the busier sections of Glynn Avenue has remained relatively consistent over the past ten years and the busier sections now average about 33,000 trips per day. 3|Page Glynn Avenue AADT 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Glynn Avenue AADT The portion of Glynn Avenue from SPUR 25 down to Gloucester Street was widened a decade ago to three lanes in both directions and the configuration of this roadway is not expected to change in the near future as this roadway is a State route controlled by the Georgia Department of Transportation. Glynn Avenue Corridor Transportation Characteristics Total Corridor Length Approx. 4.7 miles Speed Limit 40 to 50 MPH Pavement Maintained by GDOT Landscape Maintained by City of Brunswick Number of Street Intersections 25 Number of Signalized Intersections 5 Number of Driveways Approx. 80 2013 AADT Volume (GDOT) 13,650 to 33,420 throughout corridor Zoning of Corridor: Many of the parcels along Glynn Avenue are zoned Highway Commercial while a smaller number are zoned planned development or industrial. This corridor also borders marsh areas that are zoned conservation-preservation. Section III: Project Scope The project boundaries include all parcels with frontage along Glynn Avenue for its entire length of Glynn Avenue that is located in the City of Brunswick. A map of the proposed study area is provided on the following page and the corridor is referenced as the U.S. 17 Commercial Corridor in the City of Brunswick Comprehensive Plan. The southern end of the study area is 4|Page the Sidney Lanier Bridge and the northern end is the last property with frontage along Glynn Avenue that is located in the City of Brunswick (just north of the intersection of Glynn Avenue and SPUR 25). The length of the corridor is approximately 4.6 miles in length. 5|Page The City of Brunswick is seeking the cooperation of Glynn County to join the effort to compile and adopt development regulations along Glynn Avenue because a portion of the corridor is located in the unincorporated portion of Glynn County especially along the northern portions of the described corridor where the City/County boundary can be described as jagged or erratic. Section IV: Scope of Services PRIMARY WORK PRODUCT: This contract will result in a proposed set of development regulations that may be either a) design guidelines, b) a form-based code, or c) another type of regulation that significantly improves the functional and aesthetic redevelopment of the corridor. The new regulations are meant to supersede (either entirely or in part) the present zoning ordinance and other local land development regulations that apply to the Glynn Avenue corridor. 1. Initial review and analysis: a. Interviews. The Consultant will interview appropriate stakeholders involved with the project. These interviews will include groups and individuals including elected officials, nonprofit organization leaders, property owners, developers, business organizations, and municipal staff. b. Site Analysis. The Consultant will become familiar with the physical details of the Glynn Avenue corridor and the historic patterns of urbanism and architecture in the surrounding region. c. Media coverage. The Consultant will participate in a press conference with local officials and draft a press release to inform the local citizenry about the planning efforts to be undertaken. d. Website. The Consultant will provide information for City of Brunswick website. As officials deem appropriate, the Consultant will provide materials including text, photographs, maps, renderings, and other images for the web site. This material will describe the Consultant’s credentials and help explain the project’s process. 2. Public design process a. Generate necessary background maps. The City will provide all necessary base map information as needed by the Consultant. These documents will be used to produce the maps that will be used during the preparation of the new development regulations (design guidelines or form-based code). b. Public Workshop and/or Design Charrette. The Consultant will organize and lead design workshops or a full planning charrette to engage the community, gather ideas and goals, 6|Page and formulate implementation strategies. The Consultant will tailor the workshop or charrette to obtain maximum community input so as to produce the best possible development regulations. The workshop/charrette format will also take into consideration the findings of the initial site analysis, input from staff, and information obtained at previous meetings and interviews. While the end result will be new land development regulations, the public process will include discussions of alternatives for street design, street connectivity, and town planning strategies that create a vital corridor. At the conclusion of the workshop(s)/charrette, the Consultant will present the work generated to-date. Plans, renderings, and initial coding ideas that reflect ideas articulated in the workshops will be publicly presented and further feedback solicited from the community. It is essential that local government officials attend this presentation along with citizens, stakeholders and technicians. 3. Product The Consultant will submit the following information to the project manager: a. An urban design framework encompassing the specified areas within the corridor and which incorporates: urban design principles analysis (built form analysis, view analysis, built form and public realm design options); design of public and private spaces, including streetscapes; and other input toward incorporating this into an implementation strategy. b. A set of corridor design guidelines or a form based code for incorporating into the Brunswick zoning ordinance which includes design principles and guidelines (public and private spaces) for site development and new or renovated buildings located within the Glynn Avenue corridor. 4. Approval Process a. Public Hearing Presentations. The Consultant will make formal presentations to the Brunswick City Commission. b. Additional Revisions. The Consultant will be responsible for one round of revisions that may become necessary after the first public hearing presentation. The Consultant will be responsible for collecting comments, questions, and suggestions for these refinements from various sources and consolidating them into a series of action items for revision or responses. 5. Project Staffing: The Brunswick planning and development manager will serve as the project manager and other City staff will provide project insight and design feedback as necessary. 7|Page Section V: Qualification Submission Requirements Please submit a digital copy of the response document in an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) in addition to 5 complete sets of the submittal. Complete responses to proposal requirements shall be organized as follows: A. Organization of Consultant Team Provide a list of all firms and specific staff proposed for this project. Provide the responsibilities to be fulfilled by each team member assigned to the project. The consultant shall provide an e-Verify submission for all staff and subconsultant staff involved with the project. B. Project Personnel Qualifications Provide detailed resumes for proposed staff. C. Firm Experience Summary of at least three (3) projects of similar scope for which the consultant was primarily responsible within the last seven (7) years. Each of the project summaries shall include the following: a. Description of the project including size and scope. b. Project schedule (initial schedule and actual/final schedule), including an explanation of any delays. c. Initial project budget and final project cost. d. Description of services rendered by the consultant and degree of involvement (primary consultant or subconsultant). e. Associate firms involved and their assigned responsibilities. Project references including current names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses. g. Familiarity and relationship with the Georgia Department of Transportation D. Project Approach and Schedule a. Process for identification of base conditions, creation of design/engineering alternatives, evaluation of alternatives. b. Management tools, techniques, and procedures used to maintain project schedules. c. Anticipated project schedule. E. Experience with public involvement including conducting public meetings, social media, online process, public facilitation techniques, and other innovative public process involvement. F. Billing Rate Structure. The billing rate for all personnel who will work on the project. Compensation will be negotiated with the selected consultant. G. Legal Issues 8|Page Listing of any pending or settled lawsuits in which the consultant was involved during the past five (5) years. Section VI: Submission of Proposals One (1) electronic copy in a PDF format and five (5) copies of the entire submittal must be received at the following address by July 15, 2015 prior to 4:00 p.m. EST: Responses received after this time and date will not be considered. Postal Service address building address City of Brunswick City of Brunswick Attn: Arne Glaeser Attn: Arne Glaeser PO Box 550 503 Mansfield Street Brunswick, GA 31521 Brunswick, GA 31520 Section VII: Questions All questions must be received in writing by 4:00 PM EST on June 17, 2015, after this date, no further questions will be accepted. Requests for information and questions should be submitted to [email protected]. All respondents will be provided access to or a copy of all received written inquiries and the City of Brunswick’s written responses to those inquiries by 4:00 PM EST on June 24, 2015. Informal verbal communications during site visit, by any person other than the meeting organizer, shall be considered unofficial and the City shall have no responsibility to verify any information that is not contained in this RFP or future addenda. Section VIII: Evaluation Process A committee composed of staff from the City of Brunswick and the possible addition of up to two City Commissioners will review and score the proposals submitted based upon the evaluation criteria noted below in Section IX of this document. Interviews may be conducted. Depending upon the number and quality of responses, the City staff may request additional information or schedule presentations from some or all respondents. Next steps will be determined by City staff and the City Commission at the appropriate time. Final selection will be determined by evaluation of offers which are determined by the City to be in its best interests and a contract will be awarded by the City Commission. Section IX: Evaluation Criteria The following criteria will be the basis on which consultants will be selected for further consideration (in no particular order): 9|Page 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Team organization and structure Project personnel qualifications Demonstration of an understanding of the area and context of the project location Specialized or appropriate expertise in the type of project Past performance of the lead consulting firm, subconsultants, and members of the project team on similar projects 6. Demonstrated experience in facilitating public meetings 7. Recent experience with successfully maintaining project schedules and budgets 8. Current workload and capacity 9. Proposed design approach for the project 10. Demonstration of a project record free of significant technical problems and litigation resulting from errors or omission 11. Experience with GDOT 12. Other factors that may be relevant to the project. All responses and supporting materials as well as correspondence relating to this RFP become property of the City of Brunswick when received. Any proprietary information contained in the response should be so indicated. However, a general indication that the entire content, or a major portion of the proposal is proprietary will not be honored. The following terms and conditions shall also apply: A. All applicable Federal and State of Georgia laws, City of Brunswick and Glynn County ordinances, licenses and regulations of all agencies having jurisdiction shall apply to the respondents throughout and incorporated herein. B. Professionals requiring special licenses must be licenses in the State of Georgia, and shall be responsible for those portions of the work as may be required by law. C. No Response shall be accepted from, and no contract will be awarded to, any person, firm or corporation that (i) is in arrears to the City with respect to any debt, (ii) is in default with respect to any obligation to the City, or (iii) is deemed irresponsible or unreliable by the City. D. The City shall be able to request of the respondents’ satisfactory evidence that they have the necessary financial resources to accomplish the developments as contemplated in the RFP. 10 | P a g e
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