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Steering committee to seek consultants to update 10-year lake management plan
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Summary
Staff told the committee they plan to issue a qualifications-based solicitation (RFQ) in July'August, interview firms in August'September and expect to have a contract in place by September'October to revise the Integrated Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan for a 2027 update.
Committee members discussed the Integrated Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan (IVAMP), the district's guiding 10-year plan for vegetation and nutrient goals. Staff explained the procurement approach: they will issue a qualifications-based RFQ in July or August, interview qualified firms in August/September, and anticipate contracting in September or October (the work would inform a 2027 plan update).
A city staff member clarified the difference between an RFQ (which screens for qualifications without price) and an RFP (which solicits bids with price). "If your goal is to ensure that the person writing your plan is qualified, then you do an RFQ," a staff participant said. Members discussed participating in interviews and how the contracting phase would include scope-of-work and price negotiation once a firm is selected.
The committee also discussed reviewing the existing IVAMP and providing feedback between now and the RFQ so the consultant can revise goals rather than starting from scratch. Staff said the current IVAMP (issued April 1, 2016, by consultant Herrera) will be circulated and the group should come to the summer procurement with suggested updates.
