Title
Adopt City Council Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Parker Lucas & Associates (DBA Community Development Services) for Community Development Block Grant Funded Business Loan Services and Authorizing City Manager to Execute Same (Amount Not to Exceed $52,000; Account No. 315-4869-0631)
Summary
On May 9, 2016, City Council approved a Scope of Work for consultant services to assist the City with its CDBG-funded business loan programs. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was released on June 23, 2016, to a list of eighteen consultants. Of the eighteen consultants, six were provided by the CDBG Business Assistance Underwriting Consultant List; seven additional firms were contacted from the CALED (California Association for Local Economic Development) member list, and five were local and regional firms including a clearing house that had requested to be contacted about City RFPs. In addition, the RFP was posted at the City’s website and the RFP link was distributed to 127 interested parties on the City’s RFP notification list. Only one response was received by the proposal due date of July 15, 2016, from Parker Lucas & Associates DBA Community Development Services (CDS). A City team comprised of the Community Development Associate Planner, Finance Director, and CDD Administrative Assistant reviewed the proposal, and a recommendation was made to issue a contract to CDS based on responsiveness to the Scope of Work, depth of CDBG experience, and experience and background in the Mendocino County region. Due to receipt of only one response, staff requested Sole Source Procurement authorization from CDBG, and approval for the contract was received from CDBG on September 6, 2016. CDS is a highly experienced CDBG business loan consultant and is on the CDBG list of qualified specialized contractors. The City has successfully worked with CDS to enter in to several CDBG business loans in the past.