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Orinda Council authorizes Opticos contract for objective design standards, caps cost at $140,000
Summary
After discussion about single-bid risks and scopes, the Orinda City Council authorized the city manager to sign a contract with Opticos to prepare objective design standards, with a not-to-exceed amount of $140,000 and some tasks made optional.
The Orinda City Council on Feb. 18 authorized the city manager to enter into a contract with consultant Opticos to prepare objective design standards for parts of the city, setting a not-to-exceed cap of $140,000.
City staff and council members spent more than an hour discussing the single proposal the city received, whether the scope could be reduced or placed on a time-and-materials basis, and how quickly the city needs the standards in place for impending rezonings and for reporting to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
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