Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Department of Public Safety with DLZ Architecture, Inc. for a feasibility study that will conduct a professional space planning and programming services to evaluate the two-story, 65,282 square foot facility located at 757 Carolyn Avenue.
This project will determine the most efficient space utilization and stacking of the building to enhance communication and efficiency for the Department of Public Safety. The study will assess the facility's ability to meet the required needs of the location, including but not limited to a potential site for real time crime center, an emergency operations center, 911 Call Center and safety dispatching, a north office for the Division of Fire, and other options provided through the study.
The Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Public Safety, solicited Request for Proposals for a feasibility study that will conduct a professional space planning and programming services that will evaluate a two-story facility. The project was formally advertised on Vendor Services website. On December 17, 2020 the city received six (6) responses (0 AS1, 2 WBE, 1 MBE, 1 MBR) as listed. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated by the Evaluation Committee:
Company City AS1/FBE/MBE/WBE
DLZ Architecture, Inc. Columbus MBR
Abbot Studios Columbus EBOCC
BBCO Design Delaware WBE
Moody Nolan Columbus MBE
MS Consultants, Inc. Columbus EBOCC
Schooley Caldwell Columbus WBE
DLZ Architecture, Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and it is therefore recommended that they be awarded the feasibility study of the 757 Carolyn Avenue contract.
DLZ Architecture, Inc. Contract Compliance No. 31-1268980, expir...
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