Centennial staff say Jacobs contract delivers value; council agrees to explore early renewal

Centennial City Council on (date not specified) heard staff findings from a review of the city’s Professional Services Agreement with Jacobs, a lump‑sum contract that provides the city’s public works, parks, facilities and code‑compliance services. Staff told council the independent review found Jacobs meeting industry standards and delivering value, and asked for council consensus to begin negotiations on a renewed agreement with built‑in protections and periodic performance checks.

The review traces the relationship back to the city’s 2007 transition from county service to a contractor model, with code compliance added in 2012 and other services folded into a 2017 master services agreement that currently terminates in 2028 after a 2021 extension. “We are here tonight to talk about our Professional Services Agreement with Jacobs,” staff member Alicia Thomas told council, summarizing staff’s reason for an early look: large, long contracts benefit from periodic evaluation of service quality, competitive pricing and continuity planning.

The consultant who performed the evaluation, Travis Scribe, said his review compared Centennial’s contracted structure to peer cities in the Denver…