Title
Landscape Architect Consultant Team Selection - Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 & 2026 Mecklenburg County Park & Greenway Projects
Action
ACTION:
Authorize the County Manager to negotiate fees and terms and conditions to execute contracts with selected firms for Landscape Architectural/Engineering Services for FY25 & FY26 Mecklenburg County Park & Greenway Projects and in the event negotiations with any of the firms are unsuccessful, approve negotiations with the alternate firm.
Staff Contact: Jennifer Brooks, PLA, ASLA, Project Manager, Asset and Facility Management
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Mecklenburg County has the need to select and contract with professional design firms for the design of the following capital projects funded in FY25 & FY26:
Greenways:
McDowell Creek Greenway - Stratford Forest Connector
McMullen Creek Greenway - Reinvestment
McAlpine Creek Greenway - Reinvestment
Four Mile Creek Greenway - White Oak Connector
Irwin Creek Greenway @ Clanton Rd.
Irwin Creek Greenway @ Hamilton
LSC Greenway - Pine Valley Connector
Park Development/Renovation:
Bryant Park
MLK Park
Grier Heights Park
Rozelles Ferry & Haymarket Nature Preserve
Berryhill Nature Preserve
Waymer Park
Kilborne Park
Nevin Park
Colonel Francis Beatty Park
Sugaw Creek Park
Shuffletown Park
Renaissance Park
Idlewild Rd. Park
Robert L. Smith Park
Added Amenities at Multiple Combined Sites:
Pickleball Courts (combined)
Park Connections (combined)
Spraygrounds (combined)
Dog Parks (combined)
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was advertised on May 2, 2024, in the Charlotte Observer, the Charlotte Post, the GreaterDiversity.com newsletter, and the State of North Carolina Interactive Purchasing System web site. The selection of the consulting firms followed NC General Statute 143-64.31, which prescribes a qualifications-based selection process.
Per the Board's instructions, the Selection Committee submits the following report:
SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
George Dunlap, County Commissioner
Laura Meier, County Commissioner
Leslie Johnson, Deputy County Manager
Bert Lynn, Division Director, Park and Recreation Capital Planning
Mark Hahn, Department Director, AFM
Carl Godman, General Contractor Appointed by BOCC
Twenty (20) firms (listed below) submitted a Statement of Qualifications expressing an interest in the projects.
Alfred Benesch & Company
Bolton & Menk
Design Workshop
Dewberry Engineers
ESP Associates
Kimley-Horn
LaBella Associates
LandDesign Inc.
LandWorks Design Group
McAdams Company
McGill Associates
Pond & Company
Progressive AE
Site Collaborative
Stimmel Associates
Susan Hatchell Landscape Architecture
Timmons Group
Urban Design Partners
VHB Engineering
V3 Southeast (formerly BLOC)
On July 10, 2024, a shortlist selection committee composed of staff from the Park and Recreation and Asset and Facility Management departments short listed a total of 16 firms (listed below).
Alfred Benesch & Company
Bolton & Menk
Design Workshop
Dewberry Engineers
Kimley-Horn
Labella Associates
LandDesign Inc.
LandWorks Design Group
McAdams Company
Pond & Company
Progressive AE
Stimmel Associates
Susan Hatchell Landscape Architecture (SHLA)
Timmons Group
VHB Engineering
V3 Southeast (formerly BLOC)
Based on a staff presentation and the information provided in the written submittals, the Selection Committee selected the following firms and alternates for the respective projects shown:
|
Project/Project Grouping |
Selected Firm |
Alternate Firm |
|
McDowell Creek Greenway |
VHB Engineering |
Pond & Company |
|
McMullen Creek Greenway |
Kimley-Horn |
LandDesign Inc. |
|
McAlpine Creek Greenway |
Kimley-Horn |
LandDesign Inc. |
|
Four Mile Creek Greenway |
Dewberry Engineers |
VHB Engineering |
|
Irwin Creek Greenway @ Clanton |
LandDesign Inc. |
McAdams Company |
|
Irwin Creek Greenway @ Hamilton |
McAdams Company |
Kimley-Horn |
|
LSC Greenway - Pine Valley |
Pond & Company |
Dewberry Engineers |
|
|
|
|
|
Bryant Park |
LandDesign Inc. |
Bolton & Menk |
|
MLK Park |
Bolton & Menk |
LandDesign Inc. |
|
Grier Heights Park |
Stimmel Associates |
Design Workshop |
|
Rozelles Ferry & Haymarket Nature Preserve |
LandWorks Design Group |
Stimmel Associates |
|
Berryhill Nature Preserve |
Design Workshop |
LandWorks Design Group |
|
Waymer Park |
Bolton & Menk |
Landworks Design Group |
|
Kilborne Park |
Pond & Company |
V3 Southeast |
|
Nevin Park |
LandWorks Design Group |
Bolton & Menk |
|
Colonel Francis Beatty Park |
Bolton & Menk |
LandWorks Design Group |
|
Sugaw Creek Park |
V3 Southeast |
Pond & Company |
|
Shuffletown Park |
SHLA |
Progressive |
|
Renaissance Park |
Progressive AE |
SHLA |
|
Idlewild Rd. Park |
Progressive AE |
SHLA |
|
Robert L Smith Park |
Alfred Benesch & Company |
Kimley-Horn |
|
|
|
|
|
Pickleball Courts (combined) |
Kimley-Horn |
Alfred Benesch & Company |
|
Park Connections (combined) |
LaBella Associates |
Pond & Company |
|
Spraygrounds (combined) |
LandWorks Design Group |
Timmons Group |
|
Dog Parks (combined) |
Timmons Group |
LandWorks Design Group |
|
|
|
|
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Projects to be funded by Parks Capital Funding