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January 3, 2019 <br />Don Pennell <br />Public Works Director <br />City of La Porte <br />rd <br />2963 North 23Street <br />La Porte, Texas 77571 <br />Reference:Public Works Service Center <br />Subject:Proposal for Facility Needs Assessment <br />Dear Mr. Pennell, <br />Huitt-Zollars, Inc. (Huitt-Zollars) appreciates the opportunity to provide this proposal for professional <br />architectural and engineering services to the City of La Porte (City) forpreparation ofa needs <br />rd <br />assessment for the Public Works Service Center located on 23Street in La Porte, Texas (Project). Our <br />proposal is based upon the following scopeof services, compensation, schedule and terms and <br />conditions. <br />SCOPE OF SERVICES: <br />1.0Basic Services: <br />A.Task A-Programming Questionnaire: Huitt-Zollars shall prepare a programming questionnaire for <br />completion by selected City’s staff. Upon receipt of the completed questionnaires, Huitt-Zollars will <br />prepare a space program spreadsheet for the building and the site. <br />B.Task B-Conduct a site visit to assess the condition of the facility(Architecture, MEP & Structure), <br />review utilization of existing spaces and observe operations. <br />C.Task C-Conduct program validation interviews with selected City’s staff. During this meeting,we <br />will discuss the responses to the questionnaires and review the space program spreadsheet to fully <br />understand and evaluate a range of options before making critical decisions that will impact the design. <br />The purpose of this meeting is to: <br />1)Obtain input on the overall design concepts for the Project <br />2)Identify best land use and maximize useable space <br />3)Review the projected needs of the City <br />4)Identify and evaluate opportunities to improve operational efficiency <br />5)Review requirements for offices, plants, shops, storage, and other maintenance functions <br />6)Review administrative activities and requirements <br />7)Review public access <br />8)Review existing operational philosophy and policies, procedures, and techniques <br />9)Review contracted activities and requirements <br />10)Review communications (voice and data) and IT requirements <br />11)Review facility maintenance requirements that may affect material selection, plumbing, electrical, <br />heating, ventilation, and air conditioning <br />12)Review site and building security requirements <br />13)Review relationships and required adjacencies between functional areas <br /> <br />