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A pF•AEC9 <br /> - c <br /> u � <br /> ��LINO�Y <br /> December 18, 1997 <br /> PUBLIC WORKS MEMORANDUM <br /> NO. 97 - 408 <br /> MEMORANDIJM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> FROM: James L. Williams, Jr., City Manager �� <br /> Debora L. Bean, Acting Director of Community Development � <br /> Bruce A. McNabb, Director of Public Works �►t� <br /> Stephen P. Swanson, City Engineer�-�� P�� ��� <br /> SUBJECT: Wabash Park Improvements <br /> The Departments of Community Development and Public Works requested proposals from <br /> professional consulting firms interested in providing services for the Longview Neighborhood <br /> Redevelopment Project. The project area is the area generally bounded by Water Street on the <br /> west, Grand Avenue on the north, the Illinois Central Railroad on the east and Wabash Avenue on <br /> the south. The improvements are planned to consist of rehabilitating and upgrading the existing <br /> infrastructure (i.e., streets, sidewalks, water, sewer, parks, etc.) and constructing new <br /> improvements as determined in the design process. <br /> Four proposals were received in response to the City's request. Proposals were received, <br /> listed in alphabetical order, from: <br /> Bainbridge-Gee-Milanski&Associates, Inc. <br /> Blank, Wesselink, Cook& Associates, Inc. <br /> Homer L. Chastain& Associates <br /> Phillip W. Cochran, Consulting Engineer <br /> The proposals were reviewed by the selection committee of Stephen Swanson, City <br /> Engineer; Robert McQueen, Senior Planner; John Highcock, Rehabilitation Construction <br /> Specialist; and Douglas Ripley, former Transportation Planner. The selection panel interviewed <br /> all four firms based on the qualifications of each firm and the quality of their proposals. The firms <br />