TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port City Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
SUBJECT: Approve Work Assignment 2023-03PZ with Pritchett Steinbeck Group Inc. for the Activity Center 3 (Gateway) Master Plan, Amount Not to Exceed $200,000.
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Recommended Action
Approve Work Assignment 2023-03PZ with Pritchett Steinbeck Group Inc. for the Activity Center 3 (Gateway) Master Plan, amount not to exceed $200,000.
Background Information
At its regular meeting on April 11, 2023, the City Commission directed staff to move forward with creating a project to prepare a master plan for Activity Center 3 (Gateway) in the area of the Sumter Blvd. and I-75 interchange. As directed, staff proceeded and worked to procure needed professional planning services for the project:
• August 15, 2023: Request for Letters of Interest (RLI) 2023-03 for the Activity Center 3 (Gateway Master Plan) to five firms under Continuing Contract 2022-13, General Planning Services, to secure professional planning services for the project.
• September 29, 2023: Two Letters of Interest were received.
• October 5, 2023: Letters of Interest were reviewed and evaluated by Development Services, Economic Development, and Public Works.
• October 19: Pritchett Steinbeck Group Inc. selected to proceed with the project under the fee schedule incorporated in their General Planning Services Contract 2022-13-03.
After careful review of the scope and fee for the project, Development Services recommends Pritchett Steinbeck Group Inc., be awarded Work Assignment 2023-03PZ for this project, in the amount not to exceed $200,000.
Strategic Plan
Quality of Life
Economic Development & Growth Management
Infrastructure and Facilities
Good Governance
Financial Impact
The amount of $200,000 is available in the account number below and budgeted in the respective project:
|
Account Number |
Project |
Available Amount |
|
001-0605-515.31-06 |
PZ23A3 |
$200,000 |
In addition, the City is expecting Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant for the Partial Funding of a Master Plan for Activity Center 3, the Gateway Activity Center, in the Amount of $75,000.00, execution of contract is pending.
Procurement
Continuing Contract No. 2022-13 was procured pursuant to Sec. 2-406 Professional services selection under Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), F.S. § 287.055. Work Assignment No. 2023-03PZ was issued under Continuing Contract No. 2022-13.
Attachments:
1. Work Assignment No. 2023-03 with Scope and Fee Schedule
2. RLI Response Review and Selection
3. Pritchett Steinbeck Group Inc. Submittal
4. Request for Letters of Interest 2023-03 (PZ)
5. Continuing Contract No. 2022-13-03
6. Florida Division of Corporations Documents
7. April 11, 2023, Regular City Commission Meeting Minutes
Prepared by: Lori Barnes, AICP, CPM, Assistant Director, Development Services
Department Director: Alaina Ray, AICP, Development Services Director