Item 6: PH on Exemption from Competitive Bidding for East Broadway Projects

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Parking Facility. Granting the exemption for the direct selection of LCL as the general contractor allows the City to benefit from LCL’s past experience in value engineering on the project and to avoid the inefficiency, including cost increases, associated with bringing in a new general contractor. c.Market conditions – The construction industry is beginning to enter into its busy season when the availability of labor will decrease and the cost of both labor and materials will increase. The exemption for the direct selection of LCL ensures the City will be able to use LCL as the general contractor for the Parking Facility, allows the City to avoid the time delays associated with the competitive selection process, and allows the City to avoid such increased costs. d.Technical complexity – The construction of the Parking Facility, i.e., a multi- story, 260 space concrete parking structure that includes two commercial spaces, is a technically complex project and requires the contractor to understand the project and handle such technical complexities to construct the structure properly and within the required maximum cost and scheduling parameters. LCL has such familiarity and the requisite experience to complete the project on time and on budget, as further detailed below. e.Specialized expertise required – Because the construction of the Parking Facility is a technically complex project with a set completion date, the contractor must have sufficient specialized expertise in constructing such structures. LCL has successfully completed projects of similar size, complexity, type and cost and therefore has the specialized expertise necessary to act as the general contractor on the Parking Facility. f.Public safety – There are no public safety issues or findings associated with the exemptions for the Parking Project. g.Funding sources – To the extent possible, the City of Eugene Riverfront Urban Renewal Agency (the “Agency”), through an intergovernmental agreement between the City and the Agency, will pay for the majority of the cost of the Parking Facility and the remaining amount will be paid for by use of other city funds. These funds committed by the City and the Agency to the project will be included in the Fiscal Year 2005/2006 budget. h.Public benefits – The exemption for the direct selection of LCL as the general contractor provides many public benefits, including, but not limited to, cost savings, additional efficiency in constructing the Parking Facility, ensuring the construction is done correctly and by a contractor that has the necessary specialized expertise. 3. If granted, the exemptions will otherwise substantially promote the public interest in a manner that could not be practicably realized by complying with the competitive selection process. Direct procurement of personal services from B&H and authorizing B&H to directly select LCL as the general contractor for the Parking Project, including the Parking Facility, promotes efficiencies and cost savings in the completion of the Parking Project. This would allow the public to more quickly realize and enjoy the attendant revitalization of the development area, as well as benefit from the use of the new Parking Facility within the downtown area and the new Courthouse district. L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M060313\S0603137.doc