Item 13 - Agreement for Architectural Design Services for Downtown

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Public Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 13 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report February 18, 2025 TOPIC: Architectural Design Services for Santa Ana Downtown Parking Structures Improvements AGENDA TITLE Agreement with IDS Group for Architectural Design Services for Santa Ana Downtown Parking Structures Improvements (Project No. 25-9004) (Non -General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Approve an agreement with IDS Group for architectural design services for Santa Ana Downtown Parking Structures Improvements for an amount of $157,587 plus a 10% contingency of $15,759, for a total amount not to exceed $173,346, for a term beginning February 18, 2025 and expiring February 17, 2027, with a provision for a two-year extension without additional funds (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes DISCUSSION In 2022, the City applied to District 46 Congressman Luis Correa's Office to request an earmark grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Economic Development Initiative Community Project Funding & Miscellaneous Grants to fund the Downtown Business Improvement Initiative for the City of Santa Ana. The City was awarded $2,500,000 in grant funding for its Downtown Business Improvements Initiative. On August 6, 2024, Council approved an agreement with HUD to accept the grant funds and execute the projects focused specifically for parking structure improvements. The Public Works Agency, in collaboration with the Community Development Agency, released a Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 24-100A on September 26, 2024, by which it sought a qualified Consultant having special skills and knowledge in the field of engineering, architecture, and administrative services to develop and provide design plans for the city -owned Parking Structures Improvements. The City owns and operates three public parking structures in Downtown Santa Ana. These parking Structures were built between 1960 and the 1990's. The City -owned parking structures; Fiesta Parking Structure (300 E. 51h Street), Garage C Parking Structure (310 Birch Street), and Garage D Parking Structure (420 N Main Street)