Town of Atherton Response to Request for Proposals for Architectural Services for Civic Center Design December 10, 2014 12.10.14 City Clerk Town of Atherton 91 Ashfield Road Atherton, CA 94027 360 17th Street Suite 210 RE: Town of Atherton Request for Proposals for Civic Center Design Oakland, California 94612 | USA Dear Members of the Selection Committee, Harley Ellis Devereaux is pleased and excited to be on your shortlist for the second round of proposal for the t 510.385.2400 Atherton Civic Center. I am pleased to submit this detailed response together with the requested fee proposal under f 510.385.2410 separate cover. We applaud the careful process you have crafted to move through the master planning process and harleyellisdevereaux.com achieve community consensus and approval to move forward. As you look through the case studies used to illustrate our project understanding and approach, you will see that our team’s collective experience creates an excellent fit with your needs and goals. The key components of our submittal which relate particularly well to your brief include the following: • Our civic and education portfolio includes excellent examples of the complete range of facilities being contemplated by Atherton’s Civic Center Master Plan. • We have a great depth of experience in institutional design employing a highly interactive, consensus-based Planning design approach that includes meaningful input from your stakeholders. Architecture • Our design approach is highly contextual. We come to the table with an open mind about the character of Engineering the buildings that will grace the Civic Center: we are skilled at creating contemporary environments that fit Interior Architecture seamlessly and sensitively into heritage sites and their surrounding neighborhoods. Construction Services • We approach our projects holistically and sustainably, having produced some of the most cutting edge institutional projects, including LEED Platinum and Zero Net projects. • We design responsibly to create buildings that are on budget, are built to last and put the comfort and accommodation of the user first and foremost. • We have significant experience in preservation and restoration. A notable local project that illustrates this is the Green Library at Stanford University We look forward to the opportunity of interviewing in person, to present our ideas, experience and expertise and wish you the very best in your selection process. Yours sincerely, John Dale, FAIA, LEED AP Principal-in-Charge Civic & Education Studio Leader Oakland Harley Ellis Devereaux E: [email protected] Chicago M: 323.369.1049 Detroit 360 17th Street, Suite 210 Los Angeles Oakland, CA 94612 San Francisco San Diego page 1 page 2 Section 1 Design Team Section 2 Understanding of the Project Section 3 Work Plan Section 4 Project Schedule Section 5 Professional Fees Section 6 Architectural Agreement pagepage 3 3 page 4 Section 1 Design Team TOWN OF ATHERTON COUNCIL CITY MANAGER CITY ENGINEER PROJECT MANAGER CCAC GORDON SIEBERT MACK5 HARLEY ELLIS DEVEREAUX: ARCHITECTURAL & DESIGN SERVICES Diego Matzkin, AIA, LEED AP HARLEY ELLIS Project Manager DEVEREAUX Gerard Lee, AIA, LEED AP BD+C John R. Dale, FAIA, Project Architect LEED AP Principal-in-Charge Benjamin Caffey, AIA, LEED AP Designer Patsy Shigetomi, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP Interior Designer CIVIL STRUCTURAL MEP SECURITY/AV/TELECOMLANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE Ken Olcott, PE Holly Razzano, SE Tyler Bradshaw, PE KellyPeter Miller Larimer Marcia D. Vallier, ASLA Principal Manager, Team Lead Principal-in-Charge President/Principal Principal & CharlieMTW GroupMyatt Degenkolb Vallier Design Senior Project Manager SANDIS Engineers Integral Group Associates Inc. Guidepost Soluations PARKING GARAGE COST SIGNAGE ACOUSTICSLANDSCAPE WATERPROOFING Raju Nandwana, AIA, Ian Slight, CQS/CBS Kate Keating Eric L. Broadhurst,Peter Larimer PE Christopher P. Decareau, LEED AP Managing Sr. Estimator President/Principal Sr. ViceMTW President Group AIA, LEED Principal Vice President Leland Saylor Kate Keating Charles M. Salter Simpson Gumpertz & International Parking Associates Associates, Inc. Associates Inc. Heger Design page 5 Section 1 Design Team John has been involved in the master planning, programming and design of JOHN R. DALE, FAIA, institutional and commercial projects for more than twenty years. During this LEED AP time, he has developed a broad and diverse range of experience, as well as PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE the insight required to create design solutions that respond to highly diverse STUDIO LEADER client needs. His designs have been honored with numerous awards. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE County of Riverside, Cabazon, CA • Library, Civic Center and Child Development Center, New Construction and Renovation Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA • Library, Recreation Center Facility, Master Plan and Renovation Grossmont Union High School District, La Mesa, CA • Santana High School, Library, Renovation; Science Building and Industrial Technology Building, New Construction Education Master of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Los Angeles Central Library, Los Angeles, CA Technology • Masterplan Bachelor of Architecture, University of Toronto San Diego Community College District, San Diego, CA • Child Development Center Study Registrations Registered Architect, California, C21131 Mississaugua City Hall Competition, Mississaugua, Ontario – third place* LEED Accredited Professional Art Gallery of Ontario, Stage III Expansion, Toronto* Professional Memberships AIA Committee on Architecture for Education, Phoenix Municipal Center Program and Master Plan, Phoenix, AZ* Member of Advisory Group CEFPI, Vice President of California Nevada Chapter New Jersey Performing Arts Center Urban Design Guidelines, NJ* AIA California Council - Member, K-12 Committee of National Gallery of Canada Competition, Ottawa – finalist* Capital Forum AIA / LA Board of Directors, 2004 President Trinity Square Competition, Toronto – winning entry* Recent Design Awards Santa Ana College Child UNLV School of Architecture Competition, Las Vegas, -winning entry* Development Center, Architectural Portfolio Award Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District 2012 David Saperstein Middle • Facilities Master Plan School, CEFPI Distinction • Olympic High School, Library Renovation Award 2011 Mothers’ Club Family Learning Center, AIA/CAE Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Los Angeles, CA Citation Award 2011 • Two schools - one of which is historic - Renovation and New Construction Santana High School, C.A.S.H. Honor Award 2010 • Parking Structure - New Construction *Prior experience before joining Harley Ellis Devereaux page 6 Section 1 Design Team Diego has managed the development of several community and civic DIEGO MATZKIN, AIA, projects of various scales. His experience ranges from the early stages of LEED AP master planning, programming and community outreach through design, PROJECT MANAGER construction documents and construction administration. His approach is focused on establishing lines of communication and cooperation among the various project stakeholders to achieve successful results. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE City of Calabasas, Calabasas Civic Center and Library • 28,000 sf two-story Library and Assembly Hall, New Construction • 26,000 sf two-story City Hall, New Construction • 250-seat Outdoor Public Amphitheater, New Construction City of Gilroy, CA • Replacement community library including enhancements to the site amenities and landscaping Manhattan Beach Library, Manhattan Beach, CA • 21,000 sf Library, New Construction City of San Marino, Crowell Public Library • 30,000 sf community library, New Construction Education Master of Architecture, Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes, CA University of California, Los • Space planning and programming analysis of existing library, Renovation Angeles, Bachelor of Arts in University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Architecture, • Doheny Memorial Library, Seismic Retrofit and Historic Preservation University of California, Berkeley, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA • Norton Clapp Library, Recreation Center Facility, Master Plan and Registrations Licensed Architect, CA, Renovation #C-27962 LEED Accredited Professional County of Los Angeles, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, CA • Two historic buildings in El Pueblo Historic District, Restoration and seismic upgrade Department of Parks and Recreation, Will Rogers State Historic, Pacific Palisades, CA • Construction documentation and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance review for this historic ranch residence building and site listed on the National Register of Historic Places U.S. Port of Entry, Tecate Border Station, Tecate, CA • Discovery report to General Services Administration Los Angeles Community College District, Los Angeles, CA • Trade Tech College, Learning Resource Center, addition and renovation • Los Angeles City College, Student Union, New Construction • West Los Angeles College, Heldman Learning Resource Center, renovation • Los Angeles City College, Da Vinici Hall, Renovation page 7 Section 1 Design Team Gerard is a senior architect with over 20 years of design, production, project GERARD LEE, AIA, LEED AP management and construction administration excellence. He has a track BD+C record of successful projects and has worked on many diverse project types PROJECT ARCHITECT with a significant emphasis on sustainable public projects. Gerard’s has a reputation for successfully delivering challenging projects with tight