Title
Resolution Determining Counsilman/Hunsaker & Associates Inc. to be the Only Source Practicably Available from which to Procure Planning and Design Services Associated With the Aquatic Center and Authorizing the Negotiation and Execution of a Contract with Counsilman/Hunsaker & Associates Inc. as "Sole Source"
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
In 2013, Hampton City Council identified “sports tourism” as a strategic economic development initiative that had potential to grow and expand within our community. In May of 2014, the City Manager was authorized to pursue a high level feasibility study for a competition level aquatics center. National aquatics consulting firm Counsilman-Hunsaker was selected to perform this feasibility study. Working in partnership with Urban Design Associates, the feasibility study and concept designs were completed in January 2015. From 2015 to the present, Counsilman-Hunsaker has served as the City’s aquatics consultant as Hampton has evaluated and considered various options.
Counsilman-Hunsaker is one of leading aquatics consultant firms in the country with an extensive resume of aquatics projects of the scope and magnitude of the proposed Hampton facility. Their 4+years of experience with our project places them in a unique position to know and understand our local context, market and program for the facility. Hiring a new firm in this role would necessitate a substantial learning curve to review and understand all that has transpired with the City’s efforts to evaluate various options related to development of a competition aquatics center in our community.
City staff recommends City Council grant authorization to retain the services of Counsilman-Hunsaker as a “sole source” to represent the City’s interests as we proceed through the various next stages of the project development.
Recommendation:
Rec
Adopt the sole source resolution.
Body
WHEREAS, The City of Hampton has iden...
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