Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approve Waiving Bidding for NUE Urban Concepts, LLC to Prepare a Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee Study
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Submitted By: Teresa Lamar-Sarno, AICP, Deputy City Manager
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Teresa Lamar-Sarno, AICP, Deputy City Manager.
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and NUE Urban Concepts, LLC.
3. Purpose: On January 26, 2021, the City Council heard a presentation on Mobility fees by Jonathan B. Paul, Principal of NUE Urban Concepts, LLC. The Council directed that the City engage the consultant to prepare a Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee ordinance to become effective October 1, 2021. Staff was to return with a contract and plan to accomplish the Mobility fee work project in order to meet the October 1, 2021 effective date. This agenda item requests Council permission to waive the bidding requirement for this contract.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New.
5. Duration: 150 days.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: : The City benefits by establishing a mobility fee which allows funding of multi-modal projects in accordance with an approved Mobility Plan. The City benefits in contracting with NUE Urban Concepts, LLC because the firm has produced Mobility fees for various municipalities and counties. Additionally, the scope proposed to accomplish the mobility fee study in 6 months in order to adopt a Mobility Fee Ordinancy by October 1, 2021.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): The costs associated with this request is $227,500 for Phase 1.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council waive the bidding process and approve a contract with NUE Urban Concepts, LLC in the amount of $227,500 for Phase 1.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and waive the bidding process and approve a contract with NUE Ne...
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