Update! On Tuesday, December 15, the Design Advisory Committee (DAC) selected the Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT) Design Team to assist the Mill Valley community in developing a Miller Avenue Streetscape Plan. The DAC will bring this recommendation to Council for consideration and approval at the January 19, 2010 City Council meeting. Special thanks to the fourteen design teams that submitted proposals to the City, DAC and community for review and consideration!
To review the WRT proposal, click here.
For more information contact Danielle Staude, (415) 388-4033 X106.
DAC Meetings Related to Consultant Selection Process
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DAC Meeting |
Topic |
Agenda Packets* & Information |
| #2: |
July 30, 2009
(4:30-6:30pm) |
Draft RFP |
Agenda Packet; Meeting Summary |
| #3: |
August 27, 2009
(6:00-8:00pm), Community Center |
RFP Process and Public Comment |
Agenda Packet; Detailed Follow-up Agenda; Meeting Summary |
| #4: |
September 17, 2009 (6:00-8:00pm), Community Center |
Finalize the Draft RFP for City Council Review |
Agenda Packet; Meeting Summary
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| CC |
City Council Meeting: October 5, 2009 |
Review and possible approval of the Draft RFP |
Agenda Packet, including the Final Draft of the RFP
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| #5: |
October 28, 2009 (4:30-6:00pm), Community Center |
Discussion of DAC and community review process for evaluating design team proposals |
Agenda Packet
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| #6: |
December 3, 2009 (6:00-8:00pm), Community Center |
Determination of the short list of design teams to interview |
Agenda, Memo, Meeting Summary
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| #7: |
December 15, 2009 (6:00-8:00pm),
Library |
Review and selection of design team for City Council to consider hiring
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Agenda, Meeting Summary
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| CC |
City Council Meeting: January 19, 2010 (7:30pm), City Hall |
Review DAC recommendation and approval of Design Team |
Staff Report |
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* Meeting Packets include agenda, draft meeting minutes, meeting materials and comments received (up to publicly releasing the meeting packet). Additional comments are posted separately for those comments received after publicly releasing the meeting packet. |
Questions & Answers - Consultant Selection Process
What is a Request for Proposal?
A request for proposal (referred to as RFP) is an invitation for consultants to submit a proposal on a specific service being requested. The RFP process brings structure to selection and hiring of consultant services. RFPs can also assist in clearly identifying a scope of work for the consulting services upfront.
Why is the City drafting an RFP for Miller Avenue?
The City is requesting proposals from qualified urban planning/landscape architecture design firms to prepare a conceptual roadway design and Streetscape Plan for Miller Avenue. The Miller Avenue Streetscape Plan will include those segments of Miller Avenue from Sunnyside Avenue to Almonte Avenue. The selected design team will work closely with City Staff, the Miller Avenue Design Advisory Committee (DAC), elected officials, and the community. As such, the design team needs to have proven expertise at working effectively with such constituencies, and needs to understand the history and character of Mill Valley as well as the utilization, function and relationship of Miller Avenue to Mill Valley as a whole.
What are the next steps in the RFP process?
The City of Mill Valley intends to use the creativity and innovation that suppliers build into their proposals to judge and evaluate suppliers against each other. These proposals will be posted on this webpage. Below is the proposed schedule for public review and selection of a design firm for the Miller Avenue Streetscape Plan:
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City Council final review of Draft RFP |
10/5/09 (Version 4) |
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Final RFP released for official bidding process to begin |
10/7/09 |
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Briefing session for design teams interested in submitting proposals |
10/15/09 (1:30-3:00pm) |
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Proposals due |
11/9/09 (12:00 pm) |
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Public comment period on proposals (posted on the web) |
11/10-12/1/09 |
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Public meeting to review of proposals and “short list” determined identifying design teams that will be interviewed. |
12/3/09 |
| Interviews for selected design firms with DAC-Subcommittee |
12/14/09 |
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Additional public comment and review of “short listed” design firm proposals (posted on the web) |
12/4-12/14 |
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Public meeting to identify and recommend design team that City Council should consider hiring |
12/15/09 |
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City Council review of DAC recommendation and selection of Design Firm to hire -- please note this meeting is on Tuesday due to the MLK holiday. |
1/19/10 |
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Contract negotiations |
January 2010 |
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Finalized Streetscape Plan expected 9 months from start of work.
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