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AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Village of Ruidoso

Consent Regular Item - 7.

To:
Mayor Crawford and Councilors 

Presenter(s):

Michael Martinez, Deputy Village Manager

Alex Koenig, Community Development Director

Christy Coker, Purchasing Agent

 

Meeting Date:

August  12, 2025
Re:

Approval of Award of RFP #2025-012P to Able City, LLC for Comprehensive Master Planning and Economic Analysis Services. 

Item Summary:

Approval of Award of RFP #2025-012P to Able City, LLC for Comprehensive Master Planning and Economic Analysis Services.

Financial Impact:

The Comprehensive Plan Update will set forth a vision and policy recommendations to guide the development of the Village to maintain the characteristics that have shaped Ruidoso while positioning the community for continued prosperity.  Along with the economic analysis for various development scenarios, the Comprehensive Plan will allow for current and future policymakers and investors to be informed on the consensus direction that the Village intends to pursue.

Item Discussion:

Legal Ads were placed in five (5) newspapers:  Ruidoso News, Roswell Daily Record, Las Cruces Sun News, Albuquerque Journal, and Lubbock Avalanche on May 8, 2025. 

 

Thirty-nine (39) firms drew down on the RFP from the Village of Ruidoso website.

 

A pre-proposal conference was held on May 15, 2025 at 10am at Village Hall and also via Zoom.

 

Six (6) firms submitted the Acknowledgement of Receipt Form indicating their intent to submit a proposal:  LEC Engineering, Inc. d/b/a LOI Engineers, Nine Degrees Architecture & Design, Inc., HDR Engineering Inc., Architectural Research Consultants, Inc., Wilson & Company Inc., and Sites Southwest LLC.

 

One (1) addendum was issued for this procurement.

 

The Proposal Submission Deadline was June 26, 2025.

 

Six (6) Proposals were received to be evaluated:

 

  • Able City, LLC
  • Architectural Research Consultants, Inc.
  • LEC Engineering, Inc. d/b/a LOI Engineers
  • Sites Southwest LLC
  • Urban Alchemy Collective
  • Wilson & Company Inc.

 

The Committee discussed the responses of each evaluation criteria and references provided, then collectively scored each proposal for Firm History and Experience, Key Personnel Experience, Understanding of Scope of Work & Existing Community Conditions, Proposed Public Engagement Plan, Economic Analysis Capabilities, Unique Design & Technical Capabilities, and References

Recommendations:

To Approve Award of RFP 2025-012P for Comprehensive Master Planning and Economic Analysis to Able City, LLC.

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
RFP 2025-12P Committee Report
RFP 2025-12P Scoring Summary