Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Stockton has begun the process of relocating City departments to the new permanent City Hall (CH) at the Waterfront Towers (WT), 501 and 509 West Weber Avenue, located along the south shore of the downtown waterfront. In preparation for this endeavor, the City is soliciting proposals from professionally qualified firms to provide services for Phase I of the project which consists of space needs assessment & planning, initial design concepts, and cost estimates for the architectural design and engineering phase (Phase II) of the project. Proponents shall develop a work plan and schedule which delineates the approach to be undertaken to complete the professional services. The proponent shall include in the proposal their professional experience regarding services and the impact of project deliverability, schedule, costs, etc. Previous experience with a project similar to the City’s proposed project shall be submitted in the proposal. The scope of the RFP shall include the following: A. Space Needs Assessment & Planning: The proposal shall consider the City’s organizational structure and relationships, existing staffing/programs and future planning, space allocation criteria, building codes and access, furniture standards, circulation and work flow, design considerations, security, technology requirements, and accommodations for future growth needs. The selected firm will inventory current and future space needs provided by the City and work with staff to generate the information required to create the initial design concept. B. Initial Design Concepts The selected firm will prepare an initial design concept for all floors of the two WT, as well as the conceptual design of a new Council Chambers. The design will utilize existing structures totaling approximately 102,000 sf, plus an option of constructing a new adjacent Council Chambers, meeting the City’s needs and expectations. C. Cost Estimating After the selected firm establishes the Planning and Design concepts, the firm will then prepare a total project cost estimate for the architectural design and engineering phase (Phase II) of the project. The required cost should include, but are not limited to the following: 1) “Soft” project costs (include but not limited to): architectural and engineering, environmental clearance, permitting and regulatory approvals, third-party testing/consulting, etc. 2) Cost estimates to construct the improvements