Revitalization Commission Agenda and Packet 2025 02 12

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Revitalization Commission Minutes February 3, 2025 Page 2of3 Business Matters of Commission: Review. Discussion and Approval of Downtown Vision Plan Consultants The Director of Public Works presented the process to hire a consultant for the Downtown Vision Plan RFP. The presentation, RFP, and bid results were included in the meeting packet. Staff recommends approval of RVI as the consultant for the Downtown Vision Plan and requests LRC approval to move forward with an agreement with the consultant for this project. The Director of Public Works commented that the two biggest challenges this project will have include the railroad and the flood plain. Councilmember Dickinson made a motion to approve the choice of RVI as the consultant for phase 1 of the Downtown Vision Plan. Commissioner Iglesias seconded the motion. Roll call vote: unanimously approved. Commissioner Comments: Commissioner Tofte asked if the railroad and flood plain challenges will be money or timing issues. The Director of Public Works responded that they are both timing issues for the most part, depending on how well the railroad engages with the project. He added that RVI addressed these issues thoroughly in their bid. It was noted that this contract represents 100% build documents and includes construction management services. There was a discussion around this project not starting over from the beginning and identifying that this contract will take the concept plans already developed and start doing more detail design to create construction documents. There was a lengthy discussion around budget and how the CMGC approach is included in the budget. The Director of Public Works described the differences between Design Bid Build, Construction Manager At Risk, and Construction Manager General Contractor project approaches. There was a discussion around the process for implementation of this project. There was a discussion around the timing of bond issuance. Commissioner Iglesias asked what the difference was between the bid that came in at $1.2M and the other two bids. The Director of Public Works responded that the bid provided by MIG for $1.7M was based on a $14M project, which is not what our bid instructions stated. The City asked MIG to come back with another bid according to the scope presented in the bid instructions. There was a discussion around what contingency is for and when it gets expended. Commissioner Iglesias expressed support for the approval of RVI as the contractor for this project based on the work they did in Fort Collins. Commissioner Lipton commented that his assumption going into this phase is for the completion of design resulting in construction documents for the entire project, adding that he won't be satisfied with just including Front Street. He expressed the desire for a comprehensive design Agenda Packet P. 12