SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a professional services agreement and work order to InVision Advisors, LLC, of Tampa, FL, per Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 51-21 for Owner’s Representative Services during construction of Imagine Clearwater (17-0031-EN) in the not-to-exceed amount of $240,000 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The Imagine Clearwater project includes redevelopment of the City’s 22-acre downtown waterfront park space to include a large bandshell, seating canopy cover, dockmaster’s building, public restrooms, an interactive water feature, walking paths, picnic pavilions, extensive landscaping, and a civic gateway connecting the park to Clearwater’s Downtown.
July 15, 2021, City Council approved Skanska’s GMP #3 for $55,370,250 to construct the Imagine Clearwater project, for a total construction cost of $69.5 million.
Demolition of the Imagine Clearwater Park is underway.
June 30, 2021, RFQ 51-21 was issued seeking a firm to provide owner’s representative services during the construction of Imagine Clearwater (17-0031-EN). The RFQ selection committee, consisting of representatives from Parks and Recreation and Engineering Departments met after independent review to discuss their ranking of ten firms that submitted qualifications. The selection committee selected InVision Advisors as the Owner’s Representative for Imagine Clearwater.
This professional services agreement and $240,000 work order authorizes InVision Advisors to provide owner’s representative services which will augment city staff to include overseeing progress on the project from the City’s perspective, coordinating strategies with the City, as well as managing budget, schedule, and the overall project on behalf of the City throughout the 24-month construction period.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
ENGF180013-CONS-PROSVC $240,000