RFP 190924 On-Call Urban Planning Services

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  "title": "RFP 190924 On-Call Urban Planning Services",
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  "summary": "<div><p><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The City of Palo Alto invites proposals from qualified vendors to provide on-call services for urban planning, environmental review, and land use economics services for its Planning and Development Services Department. This solicitation is for a contract period of four years, with the possibility of two additional one-year extensions. The scope of services includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:</span></p></div><div><ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha;\" role=\"list\" start=\"1\"><li role=\"listitem\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,3],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"6\" data-font=\"\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\"><p><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Urban Planning</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;</span></p></li></ol></div><div><ul><li><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Historic Preservation</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;</span></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Wireless Policy and Standards</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;</span></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Current Planning Development Review</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;</span></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Long-Range Planning Policy and Strategies</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;</span></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Urban Design Services</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;</span></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Zoning Code Amendment Services</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;</span></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Community Development Block Grant</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;</span></li></ul></div><div><ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha;\" role=\"list\" start=\"2\"><li role=\"listitem\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,3],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"6\" data-font=\"\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\"><p><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Environmental Review&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;</span></p></li></ol></div><div><ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha;\" role=\"list\" start=\"3\"><li role=\"listitem\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,3],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"6\" data-font=\"\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\"><p><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Land Use Economics</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;</span></p></li></ol></div><div><ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha;\" role=\"list\" start=\"4\"><li role=\"listitem\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,3],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"6\" data-font=\"\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\"><p><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Acoustical Engineering and Consulting</span></p><p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">Interested parties are requested to submit a response letter, specifying the service areas they are applying for (e.g., A, A1, A2, B, C). The submission should detail your firm's qualifications, including a portfolio of projects with other municipalities, curriculum vitae of principal staff, and any other supporting documents that demonstrate your expertise in the required service areas. Firms should have five or more years of professional planning work experience in the public sector. Additionally, please provide a rate sheet for the year 2024, listing job titles and their corresponding hourly billing rates.</p><p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;</p><p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">The City aims to award multiple contracts, sharing a combined not to exceed contract authority. Proposals should include anticipated rate adjustments for all billable services, with the understanding that annual increases will not exceed 5% or the current year's Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase for the San Francisco Bay Area, whichever is lower. This information should be included separately in Attachment E &ndash; Cost Proposal.</p><p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;</p><p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">All vendors engaging directly with project applicants must complete a Form 700, Statement of Economic Interests, in alignment with the City of Palo Alto&rsquo;s Conflict of Interest Code and the California Political Reform Act. The form is available at <a style=\"color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http://www.fppc.ca.gov/Form700.html\">http://www.fppc.ca.gov/Form700.html</a>.</p><p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;</p><p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">We encourage potential vendors to thoroughly review all related documents, including the sample Professional Services Agreement Contract, accompanying this Request for Proposals (RFP). Should there be any queries or points of clarification needed regarding the agreement's terms, please address them within your response letter.</p><p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;</p><p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">City expects that consultants will be able to:</p><p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;</p><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;\"><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">write well-organized reports regarding complex planning issues, professionally facilitate meetings, attend, and gives presentations at meetings with applicants, consultants, and the public as needed, including public hearings.</li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">make professional presentations to the Council, City Commissions, and Boards.</li></ul><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;\"><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">Coordinate with Planning staff and staff of other city departments, consultants, and outside agencies during project reviews and processing; and responds to public inquiries.</li></ul><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;\"><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">work independently, follow direction, seek clarification prior to completion of work assignment, analyze quantitative data and qualitative information, and think creatively and critically.</li></ul><p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;</p><p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;\">&nbsp;</p></li></ol></div>",
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  "created_at": "2024-03-25T22:39:18.159Z",
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  "closeOutReason": "Letter of rescission sent to all vendors. RFP to be reissued in September.",
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  "proposalDeadline": "2024-04-17T22:00:00.000Z",
  "releaseProjectDate": "2024-03-26T22:57:27.093Z"
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