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Professional Services Agreement for Public Realm Plans <br />February 6, 2024 <br />Page 2 <br />and street design needed to facilitate the advancement and implementation of the <br />General Plan vision by creating a sense of place, designing for walkability, sustainability <br />and health, making complete neighborhoods, and acting as a catalyst for continued <br />development and reinvestment. Lastly, the Public Realm Plans will be environmentally <br />and economically sustainable, link to previous successes, and connect to funding <br />mechanisms that will facilitate future growth and development. <br />Background and Selection <br />Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 23-011 to solicit services for Public Realm Plans was <br />advertised on February 21, 2023 on the City's online bid and management publication <br />system, PlanetBids, inviting qualified consulting firms with relevant experience to submit <br />their proposals to the City. A summary of RFP vendor participation and results is as <br />follows: <br />• Vendors notified: 362 <br />• Vendors based in Santa Ana: 21 <br />• Vendors downloaded the bid packet: 57 <br />• Bids Received: 5 <br />• Bids received from Santa Ana vendors: <br />Five proposals were submitted by the RFP deadline and all were determined to be <br />responsive. The City formed a selection committee consisting of staff members from the <br />City Manager's Office, Planning and Building Agency, Public Works Agency, and <br />Community Development Agency. The selection committee evaluated the proposals <br />and interviewed the firms prior to making the final selection. The selected firm, Torti <br />Gallas + Partners, Inc. (TGP), located in Los Angeles, has a unique approach to <br />neighborhood design and placemaking among planning firms, which makes them ideally <br />suited for this effort. Their completed projects have demonstrated the inextricable link <br />between architecture and urban design and have consistently produced plans that lead <br />to great neighborhoods. TGP will prepare five (5) public realm plans, technical studies, <br />and associated environmental documents required under the California Environmental <br />Quality Act (CEQA). <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funding is available in the FY 2023-24 budget in the following accounts for the January <br />through June payments: <br />Fiscal <br />Accounting Unit- <br />Fund <br />Accounting Unit, Account <br />Amount <br />Year <br />Account No. <br />Description <br />Description <br />FY 23-24 <br />01116510-62300 <br />General <br />Planning & Building, Planning, <br />$197,992 <br />Fund <br />Contract Services — Professional <br />FY 23-24 <br />15816501-62300 <br />Housing & <br />PBA Leap Program <br />$601,290 <br />Community <br />Dev Grants <br />Total <br />$799,282 <br />