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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

Mr. B.R. Kirk January 8, 1992
City Administrator Riverfront Area Control Plan

Carlos Felip
Director of Planning

Riverfront Area Control Plan - Consultant Selection
Planning & Development Committee - January 7, 1992

RECOMMENDATION :

That this report be received for information.

BACKGROGND s

At the Coueil meeting of October 21, 1991, the Terms of Reference and a
budget of $40,000 were approved for a Consultant to be selected to prepare an
Area Control Plan for the City's riverfront south of the Lougheed Highway
Bridge.

S ‘LION PROCESS:

Requests for Expressions of Interest were sent out to all members of the
Planning Institute of B.C. A total of 24 responses were received from
planning consultants in private practice. From these, five firms with proven
experience and a multi-disciplinary team were selected to prepare detailed
proposals to undertake the study.

From the proposals, the estimated cost to complete the work ranged from
$34,000 to $43,400 (excluding GST). Interviews were held with several
Consultants to ascertain their understanding of and approach to the study.

DISCUSSION:

After thorough consideration, the project hag been awarded to
UMA Engineering Ltd. at a cost of $34,500 plus GST (th lowest bid), for a
total of $36,915.

A draft Riverfront Area Control Plan is anticipated towards the end of
March, 1992 with submission of the final report by the end of April, 1992.

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Carlos Felipy M. 4 “M.C.1.P,
Registered P “ner, Director of Planning

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