Department of Housing
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT
WITH CHILDS DESIGNS, FOR PROJECT MANAGENT SERVICES
FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $400,000
Housing Department
June 17, 2025
Department of Housing
Background
• In January 2025, the Housing Department launched the next round of the Second Unit ADU Loan Program after securing funding from Permanent Local Housing Allocation ( PLHA) and CalHome totaling $5.18M.
• The program incentives homeowners to build an ADU on their property with leasing to Pasadena housing choice voucher holders for seven continuous years.
• Participants in the program are required to utilize
project/construction management services provided by the City for free.
• A request for proposal (RFP) was issued by the City on March 4, 2025, for project management services.
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Background
• A total of 88 vendors downloaded the RFP, and seven proposals were received by the deadline.
• It is recommended that Childs Designs be awarded the
contract for this project as they received the highest proposal score. The ADU Consultant will assist the homeowner at every stage from pre-design to permitting to bid preparation, and construction oversight.
3 # Proposer Score
1 Childs Designs 84
2 Hill Architects, PC 78
3 Office of: Office 74
4 San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity 72
5 Global Urban Strategies, Inc 68.7
6 HPP CARES, Inc. 63.9
7 Hollywood Handy Construction, Inc 44.2
Department of Housing
Fiscal Impact
The cost of this contract is $400,000 to complete 20 ADUs. It is anticipated that funds will be expended over the next three fiscal years. This contract has no impact on the general funds. 4 Department of Housing
Recommendation
1. Find that the recommended action is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15061 (b)(3), the “General Rule” that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment; and
2. Award contract to highest scoring bid date March 11, 2025, submitted by Childs Designs, in response to Project
Management for Pasadena ADU Loan Program, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for an amount not- to-exceed $400,000.
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