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ADVERTISEMENT FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Town of Atherton is accepting proposals from qualified firms to perform comprehensive Architectural and Engineering Services (Consultant) for the programming, design and construction of a new library in accordance with the included specifications, terms, and conditions shown in this Request for Proposals (RFP). Request for Proposal documents can be found at: www.ci.atherton.ca.us under the “RFP/ Bid Solicitations” Proposal Format: The Town of Atherton seeks a proposal for Architectural and Engineering Services for the programming, design and construction of a new library. Responding individuals or firms must have demonstrated experience in managing the public process, design, and permitting of buildings for public entities. The Proposal should include the following: 1. FIRM OR PERSONS INTRODUCTION: including information such as length of time in business, office location(s), number of staff and a general summary of qualifications documenting the strengths of the firm or persons, areas of expertise and licensing. 2. SUB-CONSULTANTS INTRODUCTION: including information such as length of time in business, office location(s), number of staff and a general summary of qualifications documenting the strengths of the firm or persons, areas of expertise and licensing. Include what area of the project the sub-consultant will be providing services for and the percentage of overall project for each. 3. UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH TO SCOPE OF WORK: demonstrate understanding of the tasks and services requested and describe the approach to accomplish the services described in this RFP. 4. PROJECT EXPERIENCE: listing specific design experience that is related to the type of service required by the Atherton Library project. Project experience should list the type of work provided with the client contact information for each project. Project experience should not be limited to Library projects and should include other civic design projects. 5. DETAILED WORK PLANS with estimated hours by task or project stage. 6. BUDGET and SCHEDULE: describe methods to be used to maintain work product within budget and schedule and methods used to bring budget and schedule into compliance when they are out of compliance. 7. KEY STAFF: including the identification of the Principal-in-Charge and key staff, including sub-consultants. This section should identify the qualifications and related experience of key staff assigned to the project; and includes their resume showing experience providing similar design services. 8. SOFTWARE: List the software planned for use for scheduling, budget management and the schematic and construction documents. 9. LITIGATION: A list of any current litigation to which the firm or person are parties by virtue of their professional service, in addition to a list of any such litigation from the past ten years. 10. DISCLOSURE: of any past, ongoing, or potential conflicts of interest that the firm or person may have as a result of performing the anticipated work. 11. COMMENTS OR REQUESTED CHANGES TO CONTRACT: The Town of Atherton standard professional services contract is included as an attachment to the RFP. The proposing firm or persons shall identify any objections and/or requested changes to the Standard contract. 12. Proposals shall be printed double sided, submitted on 8-1/2” x 11” paper, with font size 11 pt minimum. Pages shall be numbered, tabbed, and presented in a three (3) ring binder or other bound format. Proposals shall not exceed fifty (50) pages (i.e., sheets of paper), including an organization chart, staff resumes, and introductory letter. Divider tabs do NOT count toward the 50 page limit. Submittal of Proposal: Proposals are due no later than 4:00 p.m. Monday, April 27, 2012. Submit one signed original, six (6) letter-sized copies, and a CD of the technical proposal to: Atherton City Clerk Town Of Atherton 91 Ashfield Road Atherton, CA 94027 14 N The Almanac N April 4, 2012
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Claude G. Alexander Services will be held on Saturday, April 14, for Claude G. (Alex) Alexander, who died March 17 in Redwood City from congestive heart failure. He was 87. The will services at 11 a.m. at Christ Church, 815 Portola Road in Portola Valley, with a reception to follow. Bor n in San Diego, he served in the Army in France during Claude World War II. Alexander After the war, he received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Oregon State University and a doctorate in zoology from UCLA in 1955. After accepting a faculty position at San Francisco State University, he and his family moved to the Bay Area, first living in Palo Alto, and then San Carlos, Woodside and, finally, Menlo Park. While at San Francisco State, he conducted research on the physiology and parasites of sharks, skates and rays from the Pacific Ocean, and the parasites of fresh water fish from lakes and streams from Canada through Baja California. Other research trips took him to Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, and to Enewetak, Marshall Islands. However, his great love was teaching and mentoring several generations of biology undergraduate and graduate students at San Francisco State until his retirement in 1987, the family said. He always thought of his students as colleagues and never held formal office hours. The doors to his office and lab were always open, even on nights and weekends, to accommodate his working students’ difficult schedules, family members said. He was an active sportsman all his life; he played basketball for the U.S. Army and Oregon State, and organized weekly pickup games (faculty vs. students) at San Francisco State. A high school track and field star, he continued to run or walk several miles a day, and participated in a couple of Bay to Breakers, several 10Ks and half-marathons, and one marathon. In retirement, he pursued his long-deferred interest in the arts by taking creative writing, art history and painting classes at Canada College. He served on the vestry and was an active member of the weekly men’s breakfast group at
Note: Obituaries are based on information provided by families and mortuaries. You can leave a remembrance on Lasting Memories: AlmanacNews.com/ obituaries. Christ Church, Portola Valley. In 2005, he and his wife, Betsy, bought a condo in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand and enjoyed many months with old and new friends in that country. He is survived by his wife, Betsy; his son, Mark; his daughters, Leigh and Kay; and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorial gifts be sent, payable to “UCorp SF State” with “BioAlexander” on the memo line, to Michael A. Goldman, Chair, Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132-1722.
Jeffry Leggett Jeffry Alan Leggett, who had a lifelong career in advertising and marketing, died March 17 at his home in Carmel Valley. He was 51. Mr. Leggett grew up in Atherton and graduated from MenloAtherton High School, where he was captain of the golf team. He graduated from the University of Oregon, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Following his early years in advertising agencies in San Francisco, he moved to Seattle to become brand manager at the Henry Weinhard Company. He later founded his own microbrew, Jet City Ale. Tra nsit ioning to newspaper advertising, he worked for the Palo Alto Jeffry Alan Daily News, Leggett then becoming branch manager of the Peninsula editions of the paper. He last worked in sales at the Monterey Herald newspaper. Some of Mr. Leggett’s hobbies were refurbishing vintage sports cars, remodeling his homes, barbecuing, and relaxing with his family and three cats, say family members. He is survived by his wife, Birgitt Leggett; his mother, Beverly Allen, children Maren and Ryan; and sister Christine Triska. Donations in Mr. Leggett’s memory may be made to Maren and Ryan’s education fund by contacting Todd Bergstrom at Edward Jones, 967-0450. Go to missionmortuary.com to leave messages in the online guest book.