RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR PRELIMINARY AND CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS FOR CITY HALL COMMON AREA, AND DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE, FINALIZE, AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACT WITH SAFDIE RABINES ARCHITECTS Whereas, City staff has determined that improvements to the Civic Center common areas are necessary to resolve issues related to safety and accessibility, deteriorating infrastructure, inefficient facility layout, and obsolete design elements; and Whereas, The Fiscal Year 2025-26 Adopted Annual Operations and Capital Improvement Program Budget includes the design and drawings related to this project in the Real Property Management fund (605); and Whereas, architectural drawings are needed as part of regulatory permitting requirements; and Whereas, award of a sole-source contract for this work would result in cost and opportunity savings to the City by eliminating duplicate work and minimizing potential change orders; and WHEREAS, the proposal from Safdie Rabines Architect has been reviewed by IDS Real Estate Group acting in its capacity as the City’s real property management consultant and by City staff, and is recommended as meeting the needs of the City related to preliminary and conceptual architectural drawings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Marcos hereby awards a contract to Safdie Rabines Architects in an amount not-to-exceed $310,000 for Civic Center common area conceptual and preliminary architectural drawings, and authorizes the City Manager to negotiate, finalize, and execute contract documents.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of San Marcos, California, on the 24th of February, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Rebecca D. Jones, Mayor
City of San Marcos
ATTEST:
Phillip Scollick, City Clerk
City of San Marcos
Resolution No. 2023- XXXX