Title
Citywide Demographic Study (Ordinance S-43692)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Applied Economics, LLC, to provide consulting services on a Citywide Demographic Study for the Water Services and Planning and Development departments. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The services provided under the Citywide Demographic Study project are a citywide effort to provide assistance with preparing medium- and long-range socio-economic projections, including: population and employment, land-use development, vacancy rates of existing residential and commercial space, and trends associated with different types of residential and commercial development. This will be a joint project with the Water Services (WSD) and Planning and Development departments (PDD), with WSD as the lead department for project administration.
The study will provide critical information on trends of residential and commercial customers, as well as anticipated water use and wastewater generation under various scenarios. This information will be the basis of the City’s water and wastewater master plans, Water Resource Plan, and capital improvement programs. PDD requires detailed and accurate population, employment, and development projections to make citywide and area-specific land-use plans, facility capital programs, and financial revenue projections related to infrastructure financing plans.
Procurement Information
Solicitation 84-17-024-RFP-8416 was conducted in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10. Three offers were received from Applied Economics, LLC, Elliott Pollack and Co., and Rounds Consulting Group. All offers were determined responsive. The offers were scored by a three-member evaluation committee based on the qualifications and experience of the firm as well as the pricing schedule. The offerors and their final scores are as follows:
Applied Economics, LLC: 917
Elliott Pollack & Co.: 669
Rounds Consulting Group: 673
The Water Services Department Director recommends that the offer from Applied Economics, LLC, be accepted as the responsive and responsible offeror, being the most advantageous to the City.
Contract Term
The contract term will begin on or about July 1, 2017, with an end date of June 30, 2018.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value will not exceed $142,679.35 (including applicable taxes). Funding will be split between WSD (60 percent) and PDD (40 percent). These funds are available from WSD's and PDD’s operating budgets.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was heard at the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee meeting on June 13, 2017, and approval was recommended by a vote of 4-0.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Karen Peters and Mario Paniagua, and the Water Services and Planning and Development departments.