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THE CITY OF RENTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DIVISION
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS (RFQ/P) PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY
(LONGACRES MASTER PLAN)
OVERVIEW
The City of Renton, Washington (“City”) is issuing this request for qualifications and proposal (RFQ/P) for a consultant with experience and expertise to develop a project Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the project listed below.
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Longacres Master Plan (PR23-000147 Longacres Redevelopment / PRE23-000236). These materials can be reviewed online on the City of Renton website at: https://edocs.rentonwa.gov/Documents/Browse.aspx?i
d=10607269&dbid=0&repo=CityofRenton.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Unico Properties is planning to develop the Longacres Campus into a mixed-use development. The Longacre Site totals approximately 158 acres and includes approximately 850,000 square
feet of existing office space, maintenance buildings, and landscaped area. The proposed Project Site would include approximately 85 acres of the main campus area. The project site is
zoned Commercial Office (CO) and industrial (IM) and is located within Urban Design District D and the Employment Area (EA) Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation. The master plan
proposes to add approximately 1,000,000 of additional commercial office space, approximately 3,000 new residential dwelling units, retail, day-care, restaurants and breweries, and associated
parking, outdoor spaces.
The proposed project site (Site) consists of 20 separate parcels (APNs 242304-9022, 088670-0010, -0020, -0030, -0040, 0050, -0060, -0070, -0080, -0110, -0120, -0130, -0140, -0200, -0210,
-0220, -0230, -0240, -0250, and -0260) and two tracts (Tract A (APN 0886700360) and Tract B (APN 0886700370) located at 1301 SW 16th St and 1901 Oakesdale Ave SW. In addition, the overall
Site includes five (5) industrial parcels that provide the power, heat, and cooling (APNs 2423049071, -9055, -9052, -9050, and -9048) located at 1300, 1316, 1412, 1404, and 1432 SW
16th St.
According to City of Renton (COR) Maps, the Site is mapped with high seismic hazard areas, special flood hazard areas (100-year flood) FEMA Zone AE, regulated shorelines, regulated slopes,
and wetlands.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
The City of Renton, as the SEPA lead agency, has made an early notice determination that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be required. Pursuant to RMC 4-9-070K, preparation
and content of draft and final EIS (DEIS and FEIS) are the responsibility of the City, and may be completed by a consultant selected by the City through this consultant selection process.
The project requires a full EIS and scoping process, including draft and final reports, in compliance with Washington state law. As a result of initial review, the City has identified
the following preliminary areas for discussion in the EIS: Earth, Air, Water, Critical Areas, Environmental Health – Noise, Parks and Recreation, Historic and Cultural Preservation,
and Transportation. It is anticipated that the scoping process will be used to adequately prepare the study, and may address areas not included in this RFQ/P.
REQUIRED SERVICES
Any proposal responding to this RFP should include the following:
Introduction and Project Understanding
The City will accept proposals from a consulting firm; to the extent subcontractors are needed, they should be identified in this proposal.
Provide an overview of the proposed services, your firm/team, and its ability to be able to complete the EIS process for the Project.
Experience and Approach
Experience:
Include a summary of past development-related EISs;
Provide three (3) references; and
Provide three (3) sample project descriptions.
Approach:
Provide a scope of work, services, and deliverables;
Identify proposed team members and leads responsible for each task; and
Identify timeline.
Cost Estimate
Provide a detailed cost for services broken into project phases and/or tasks;
Provide 2024 billing rates; and
Include all other related costs pertinent to the scope of work required for this project.
EVALUATION OF QUALIFICATIONS (Maximum: 100 points)
Each submittal will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
Experience and expertise of the firm’s project team in successful completion of EISs. Renton’s evaluation of the project teams’ qualifications may include checking with references (Maximum:
40 points).
Experience and expertise in similar development related projects (Maximum: 40 points).
Cost of the consultant’s services. While cost is a consideration of the evaluation, the City is not
required to select the proposal with the lowest cost (Maximum: 20 points).
PROPOSAL DUE
Submit four (4) hard copies of the proposal in time to be received by 5:00 p.m. PST, on March 8, 2024 to the following address: City of Renton, Department of Community & Economic Development
Planning Division, 6th Floor, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. All proposals must be in a sealed envelope and clearly marked “Longacres Master Plan EIS.”
By the date and time noted above, an optional electronic version of the response may also be submitted in PDF format, to Jill Ding at jding@rentonwa.gov. Include “RE: Longacres Master
Plan EIS” in the subject line and a file share link will be provided to upload the document(s).
No submittals will be accepted after date and time noted above.
No faxed or telephone proposals will be accepted.
Any questions regarding the submittal process may be referred to Jill Ding, Senior Planner, at 425- 430-6598 or jding@rentonwa.gov.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All materials and images developed during this project will belong to the City and will not be returned.
All submission materials are subject to requirements of the Washington State Public Records Act (RCW 42.56).
The City retains the right to reject any or all proposals and the right to waive any minor irregularities in the selection process.
The City reserves the right to request clarification of information submitted, to request additional information from the consultant, and to request an interview with the consultant.
Contract terms will be substantially equivalent to the sample provided in this RFQ/P, including anti-discrimination terms.
The City reserves the right to award the contract to the next most qualified consultant, if the successful consultant does not execute a contract within thirty (30) days after notification
of the award of the bid.
Any proposal may be withdrawn until the date and time set above for submittal of the proposal. Any proposal not so timely withdrawn shall constitute an irrevocable offer, for a period
of ninety (90) days, for the services described in the attached specification, or until one or more of the proposals have been approved by the City, whichever occurs first.
The City shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by the consultant in preparing, submitting, or presenting its response to this RFP.
In order to provide a consistent approach to the project, achieve economies of scale, and minimize disruption of City staff, the City expects to award this proposal to one consulting
firm or team.
Published: Daily Journal of Commerce February 9, 2024