Orange County to review proposals for Dana Point Harbor project

DANA POINT — Firms hoping to represent Dana Point Harbor’s business owners at the county level during the waterfront venue’s revitalization formally submitted their bids to O.C. Public Works and now begin waiting for officials to complete the review and deliberation process. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued in early February and potential respondents were asked to submit applications by March 6. Public Works staff began evaluating proposals March 15; respondent interviews are set for April 4 and contract negotiations are expected to begin the following day. Orange County’s Board of Supervisors will decide who would be awarded the contract, though a timeline for when the vote would occur has not yet been determined. Also yet to be determined is how much the selected firm would earn from the county once it is awarded the contract. Whoever is chosen would be responsible for representing the harbor’s vendor owners, monitoring and managing construction of the revitalization project and offering quality assurance consulting services, according to the RFP. Bidders must have managed at least two projects with a $25 million budget (or higher) within the past 10 years to be qualified as a potential owner’s representative and project manager. The RFP, issued publicly Feb. 6, differs from...