Site work for a playground / park / athletic field in Laguna Hills, California. Conceptual plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field.

Written Question Deadline: February 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Questions Answered/Addenda Issued: February 29, 2024 by 5:00 p.m. Proposed Effective Date of Professional Services Agreement: March 26, 2024 All questions or requests for interpretations shall be made in writing and delivered to Joe Ames, City of Laguna Hills, 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, or via email at james@lagunahillsca.gov by the date specified on the cover page of this RFP. The City is seeking a qualified professional design consultant to provide park design services for the rehabilitation of Cabot Park. The City has tentatively budgeted $417,000 for the rehabilitation of this park. The primary focus of the City is to replace the existing playground equipment and all rubber surfacing. However, the City Council also expressed an interest in rehabilitating other existing improvements based upon available budget and interests of the community, which will necessitate evaluating all of the other existing improvements at the park. The Consultant should exclude the baseball diamond areas from the evaluation. The City does not have a Parks Master Plan with park priorities from which to provide a framework for decision makers in prioritizing and planning these park rehabilitation projects. Therefore, the project includes community outreach efforts. The desired Scope of Services consists of the following components: 1. Inventory Existing Park Improvements 2. Community Outreach and Community Needs Assessment 3. Preliminary Design 4. Final Design Plans, Construction Documents, and Specifications 5. Optional: Construction Management and Contract Administration. Proposers are solely responsible for ensuring their submitted proposal is received by the City in accordance with the solicitation requirements, before the Submittal Deadline, and at the place specified. Postmarks will not be accepted in lieu of actual delivery. No oral, telegraphic, electronic mail, facsimile, or telephonic proposals or modifications will be considered unless specified. The City shall not be responsible for any delays in mail or by common carriers or by transmission errors or delays or mistaken delivery. Delivery of proposals shall be made at the office specified in this Request for Proposals. Deliveries made before the Submittal Deadline, but to the wrong City office, will be considered non-responsive unless re-delivery is made to the office specified before the Submittal Deadline. All proposals shall become the property of the City. Late proposals will not be accepted and will be returned to the Proposer unopened. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or any part of a proposal. The City reserves the right to reject the proposal of any Proposer who previously failed to perform adequately for the City or any other governmental agency. The City expressly reserves the right to reject the proposal of any Proposer who is in default on the payment of taxes, licenses or other monies due the City. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.