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Page 3 of 6 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org ANALYSIS A Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued on February 6, 2026, for community engagement and master planning services for the Waterfront Park Project. The RFP solicited consultant services to develop and implement a community engagement plan that fosters and collaboration among stakeholders, businesses, and residents, then uses their findings to develop the preliminary design of the park. On March 24, 2026, the RFP closed. Five (5) proposals were received. In accordance with City procurement, the proposals were evaluated based on expertise, project approach, team qualifications, project management abilities, and quality of the proposal. Table 1 summarizes the results of the evaluation along with each consultant’s proposal value. The top three ranked firms were invited to participate in an oral presentation and interview. Bionic Landscape Inc.’s waterfront park experience, such as successful reimagination of India Basin Waterfront Park in San Francisco, and proposed approach with creative community engagement options best fits the City’s and the project’s needs. Pursuant to Redwood City Municipal Code Chapter 2, Section 2.66.1, award of professional services contract is “made on the basis of demonstrated competence and on the professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required” and not on cost. Staff negotiated the final scope of work and budget (Attachment D – Agreement for Services). The scope of work includes optional tasks of a full Environmental Impact Report for the project, extended title investigation and research to resolve title complexities, full design level topographic and bathymetric survey, and stormwater pump station assessment and analysis. As shown in Table #1, even with the optional tasks, the value of the highest ranked contract is lower than the next three highest ranked consultants, indicating significant value and savings Table #1: Consultant Ranking and Proposal Value Firm Ranking Proposal Value Bionic Landscape Inc.1 $1,328,487* Conger Moss Guillard 2 $2,014,766 Wallce Roberts & Todd, LLC 3 $1,664,127 Verde Design, Inc.4 $1,434,255 Westwood Professional Services, Inc.5 $674,064 *Negotiated value of contract, inclusive of optional scopes that other firms do not have The base scope of this agreement is organized into two phases, Community Outreach and Master Planning. Majority of the optional tasks will be performed as part of the two phases with the exception of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance task, which will be performed at the end, after completion of the master planning process and preliminary design. Community Outreach A robust public outreach process would guide the design of Waterfront Park. The process would include multiple open houses and community workshops, stakeholder meetings, an updated project webpage, a social media campaign, and community surveys. The community engagement process is expected to take one year. It is expected that the community outreach process will begin in the Fall. 7.F. - Page 3 of 82 312