Purchasing Type: Request for Proposals (RFP)
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Purchasing & Contracting
AGENDA ITEM:
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Commission District(s): All
RFP - Request for Proposal No. 2025-122 Kensington LCI Master Plan Study Update. For use by the Department of Planning and Sustainability to obtain an update to the Kensington Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) master plan study. Recommend award to highest scoring proposer: Tunnell-Spangler & Associates: Amount Not to Exceed $250,000.00.
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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer
Phone Number: (404) 687-3581
PURPOSE:
Consists of developing the Kensington LCI Master Plan for the approximately 870-acre Kensington LCI area in unincorporated Decatur, Georgia beyond the 35-acre TOD area. The County seeks to refine and enhance recommendations from previous studies, creating a community-driven concept for land use and connectivity within the larger LCI area. Portions of the Atlanta Metropolitan Transportation Planning Area are in maintenance for both ozone and PM2.5 standards under the Clean Air Act under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Because of this designation, the region must look toward better development practices that support increased use of transportation modes other than single occupant vehicles (SOV) to help reduce emissions and meet air quality requirements. This plan seeks to provide the County with options to increase the use of alternatives to driving alone by developing transportation projects and other programs to improve accessibility, expand mixed-uses, utilize transit and support further development in the study area. Evaluation of the existing structure and development of likely scenarios should produce recommendations for future investment that support ARC’s Livable Centers Initiative Program. Improving safety and walkability will result in increases of the alternatives to driving alone. Ten (10) proposals were received.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend award to the highest scoring proposer:
Tunnell-Spangler & Associates, 1447 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30309
Amount Not to Exceed: $250,000.00
Evaluation Committee Scores:
Firm Score
Tunnell-Spangler & Associates 101.4 points
Toole Design Group, LLC 99.07 points
Perkins & Will 98.57 points
Pond & Company 98.44 points
NEOO Development LLC 98.07 points
HKS, Inc. 95.57 points
Plusurbia Design 95.41 points
Sizemore Group, LLC 90.83 points
MKSK 89.23 points
After evaluation of technical and cost proposals, the recommendation is to award to the highest scoring proposer who is responsive and responsible.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. Contract Effective Date: Contract Execution Date
2. Contract Expiration Date: October 31, 2027
3. Funding: General - CIP Line Item No 85110
4. Additional Proposer:
Kimley-Horn
1200 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30309
(Non-Responsive)