Agenda Item: 13
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: August 23, 2022
SUBJECT: PREPARATION OF A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER
FEASIBILITY STUDY CONTRACT
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
PRESENTER: Phil Lantis
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Award a Professional Services Agreement in an amount not to exceed $89,744 to M. Goodwin Museum Planning, Inc., for the development of a feasibility study addressing a museum and cultural center in the City of Santa Clarita.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents, subject to the approval of the City Attorney.
BACKGROUND
In March 2016, the City Council adopted an Arts Master Plan (Plan) which has served as a long- term roadmap for cultural development throughout the community. One of the recommendations in the Plan, under the Old Town Newhall Arts and Entertainment District section, is as follows:
• Recommendation 2.2 - Explore planning for a museum in Old Town Newhall.
This recommendation was identified as a priority in the 2019 Arts Commission Work Plan, and incorporated as an action item in Santa Clarita 2025.
The City of Santa Clarita (City) conducted a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from qualified consulting firms to develop a feasibility study. The RFP was distributed to 806 vendors on May 24, 2022. There were 52 vendors who downloaded the RFP package, with 1 submitting a proposal. The proposal was reviewed by City staff based upon the following criteria:
• Contractor qualifications, Plan of Study/Scope of Work, Program Management • Experience on similar projects
• Thoroughness of proposal, approach to providing sound services, and ability to provide services to meet objectives and standards
• Cost of materials and services provided, as well as discounts offered A panel of four City staff members evaluated and scored the responsive proposal based on the above criteria. The results are shown below:
COMPANY LOCATION SCORE
M. Goodwin Museum Planning, Inc. Los Angeles, CA 93.5
Based on the results of the RFP evaluation, it is recommended that M. Goodwin Museum Planning, Inc., be selected to develop the feasibility study. The study will take approximately eight months to complete. The City Council will be provided with an update once the feasibility study is completed.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other actions as identified by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this project was approved through the budget process and made available in Expenditure Account F0006228-516101.
ATTACHMENTS
Museum and Cultural Ctr RFP (available in the City Clerk's Reading File) MGMP Response File (available in the City Clerk's Reading File) MGMP Cost File (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)