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6.1C Page 1 REPORT To th~ Hon'orabte Mayor and City Oouncil From the OUy Manager . August 11, 2008 SUBJECT Agreement with Wagstaff and Associates for Environmental Consulting Services for the Stanford University Project RECOMMENDATION Approve an agreement for environmental consulting services with Wagstaff and Associates for preparation of the "Stanford in Redwood City" Environmental Impact Report (EIR). BACKGROUND Stanford University has submitted an application for a new "Stanford in Redwood City" campus. The Stanford University project would occupy a 35-acre portion of a larger 48-acre (former Mid- Point Technology Park) campus that is intersected by Broadway and generally bounded by Highway 101, Douglas Avenue, Bay Street and Second Avenue. The proposal includes replacement of 537,000 square feet of existing Research and Development (R&D) building space with approximately 1,525,000 square feet of administrative office space and to a lesser extent medical clinic and R&D uses. The proposed concept plan would triple the size of the existing campus with up to 12 commercial buildings requiring up to five parking structures and 5,000 parking spaces. Planning Services and the applicant have determined that an EIR is required. Staff recently issued Requests for Proposals (RFP) to nine environmental consulting firms. The RFP requested an analysis of the potential environmental impacts associated with the Stanford University project. Two qualifying environmental consulting firms responded to the RFP. The proposals were scored according to the following criteria: 1) understanding of the project scope; 2) experience; 3) project management; 4) budget and schedule; and 5) innovation. Wagstaff and Associates had the highest score in most of these categories and is staff's preferred consultant for this project. Their proposal, including sub-consultant work, is in the amount of $354,250. Additional consultant support not part of this agreement includes contract planning services with Lorraine Weiss Development Design and Review and urban design consulting and precise plan preparation with Bottomley and Associates. Both of these agreements are under $60,000 and therefore executed by the City Manager. Stanford has submitted funds to cover these expenses. It is anticipated that an agreement for fiscal and economic impact analyses will be forthcoming, possibly for Council consideration. ALTERNATIVE Do not authorize execution of an agreement with Wagstaff and Associates and direct staff to seek additional consultant proposals.