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Continuation of interviews with Design Team Respondents to Town Request for Qualifications - 203 S. Greensboro Project
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to provide the Board with a second opportunity to meet with and interview two firms that responded to the Town's request for qualifications for professional architectural/engineering services and to consider directing the Town Manager to begin negotiations with a selected firm.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Manager, Planning, Finance
CONTACT INFORMATION: David Andrews 919-918-7315, dandrews@townofcarrboro.org; Patricia McGuire 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org; Arche McAdoo 919-918-7439, amcadoo@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: The Town released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for professional architectural/engineering services for the 203 S. Greensboro Project on November 19th. Background information on the project is available at http://www.townofcarrboro.org/1127/203-S-Greensboro-Project. Eight written responses were received by the December 5th deadline. Five firms were interviewed by a staff panel. Two firms made presentations and interviewed with the Board of Aldermen on February 13th (https://carrboro.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=571452&GUID=159AB6DF-7C1B-4FD1-A665-CBDE72879222&Options=&Search= ). The Town has invited both firms back for a second interview. Approximately 45 minutes is allocated for each of the two firms. The Board of Aldermen is expected to review and discuss the qualification of these respondents and consider directing the Town Manager to begin negotiations with the firm determined to be most qualified to carry out the work. A resolution that provides an opportunity for the Board to take that action has been prepared (Attachment A).
The schedule is as follows:
7:40 - 8:25 P + W
8:30 - 9:15 CRA
9:20 Board discussion
A list of questions and decision matrix will be provided at the meeting. The selection and contracting process for these profess...
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