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Agreement with Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, Inc. <br />April 19, 2022 <br />Page 2 <br />2 <br />6 <br />0 <br />3 <br />Firm City Rank <br />Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, Inc.San Francisco 1 <br />Johnson Favaro Culver 2 <br />Noll & Tam Architects Berkeley 3 <br />Domusstudio Architecture San Diego 4 <br />SVA Architects Santa Ana 5 <br />Hawkins\Brown Architects Culver City 6 <br />Little Diversified Architectural Consulting Newport Beach 7 <br />TR Design Group, Inc.Riverside 8 <br />Gruen Associates Los Angeles 9 <br />AEPC Group, LLC Santa Clarita 10 <br />YNG Architects Inc.Santa Ana 11 <br />Donald Krotee Partnership, Inc.Santa Ana 12 <br />Staff recommends awarding an agreement (Exhibit 1) to Group 4 Architecture, Research <br />+ Planning, Inc. to provide design services for the Main Library Transformation Project. <br />Their proposal demonstrated they have the necessary capacity and expertise to complete <br />the required services. The firm rates are reasonable and within industry standard, the <br />team qualifications are appropriate, and the proposal was determined to provide the best <br />value for the City following interviews with the top-three scoring proposers from the <br />preliminary evaluation. <br />In the hopes of expanding the scope of the project, the City Council approved a Resolution <br />on March 15, 2022 authorizing the submittal of a $10,000,000 grant application to the <br />California State Library to address critical maintenance and infrastructure needs. If <br />awarded, the grant would supplement the Revive Santa Ana funding and would be utilized <br />for critical maintenance and public safety projects that include replacement of fire <br />detection/alarm/sprinkler systems, ADA improvements, window restoration, restoration of <br />the exterior marble façade, etc. <br />The California State Library will announce grant awards in the Spring 2022. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with the action. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />The table below indicates the estimated expenditures per the contract. Any remaining <br />balances not expended at the end of the agreement term will be carried forward for <br />expenditure into subsequent years in the event the optional extension periods are <br />exercised. The base contract is $1,962,332 with a 10-percent contingency in the amount <br />of $196,233, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,158,565.