HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-25 Bruce Jacobson I I I Y OF PH I M 0 1 5 I P 1
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PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92260-2578
TEL: 760 346—o6n
FAX: 760 340-0574
info@palm-desert.org
February 25, 2008 SENT VIA E-MAIL: jwplans ,lightspeed.net
Bruce Jacobson
Jacobson &Wack
9530 Hageman Road, Suite "B" 205
Bakersfield, California 93312
Dear Mr. Jacobson:
RE: Request for Qualifications —Zoning Ordinance Update
This letter invites you to submit a Statement of Qualifications for professional
services for the update of the City's zoning ordinance as required by the State of
California. The selected consultant will be responsible for all steps necessary to
prepare and process the document, including data gathering, research,
preparation of text and graphics, making presentations to staff, the Planning
Commission, and City Council, and incorporating review comments to produce a
final document. The ideal consultant will have performed similar zoning
ordinance updates for a minimum of five agencies, using the same personnel as
are proposed for this project.
The City of Palm Desert last performed a comprehensive update of its zoning
ordinance in 1998, and its General Plan in March 2004. There will be three
areas of focus for the current project to update the zoning ordinance: adding
development standards to support new land uses defined in the 2004 General
Plan; reconciling internal inconsistencies that have resulted from ten years of
make-shift revisions; and enhancing the user-friendliness of the ordinance by
streamlining its organization and adding graphic illustrations to clarify concepts.
The City does not anticipate engaging a steering committee or public outreach
efforts in the scope of work for this project, and would like to adopt a revised
zoning ordinance within six months of engaging the consultant.
If you choose to submit a response to this request for qualifications, it must
contain the following information:
CITY OF PALM DESERT
REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
1. A general description of the firm and its resources, including number of
personnel, location of office(s), approximate annual volume of consulting
work performed, and number of years in business.
2. Names and resumes of proposed key staff members who will be assigned
to this project.
3. Description of five similar projects that the firm has completed in the past
five (5) years. Please include reference names and telephone numbers for
the clients.
4. A description of any considerations that make the firm particularly well
suited or well qualified for this project.
5. A current rate schedule and an estimate of the man-hours necessary to
complete the update of the zoning ordinance. (This is for information only,
and will not serve as criteria for selection.)
Please submit three originals of your written proposal to my attention at the
Department of Community Development / Planning no later than Friday, March
14, 2008. Selection will be made on the basis of qualifications; fee negotiations
with the top-ranked firm will commence promptly after evaluation of the
proposals.
If you have any questions concerning this project or the consultant selection
process, please call to discuss them. I can be reached at (760) 346-0611 ext.
481.
Sincerely,
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Director of Community Development
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