ST. LOUIS COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

FOR

GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND TESTING SERVICES

FOR THE FORMER JAMESTOWN MALL SITE IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY

Proposals Due:

April 24, 2020 by 3:00 PM

St. Louis County Port Authority

John Maupin, Chair

c/o St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

7733 Forsyth Blvd., Ste. 2200

St. Louis, MO 63105

hbean@stlpartnership.com

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JAMESTOWN MALL SITE

175 JAMESTOWN MALL

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI 63034

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INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

The St. Louis County Port Authority (the “Port”) was established pursuant to Chapter 68 of the

Missouri Revised Statutes for the purposes of promoting the general welfare of and within the

port district, which includes all of St. Louis County; advancing the economic interests of

residents; fostering increased employment opportunities; and promoting trade and industry in St.

Louis County, Missouri.

The Port seeks to retain the services of a qualified firm to perform a geotechnical investigation

and site evaluation related to the Port’s proposed sale and/or redevelopment of an approximately

140-acre property located at the former Jamestown Mall site in St. Louis County, Missouri

63034, identified as Lot A in the attached boundary adjustment plat (referenced herein as, the

“Property” or the “Jamestown Mall Site”). The Property is located at the intersection of North

Lindbergh Boulevard (US Highway 67) and Old Jamestown Road, one mile west of Missouri

Route 367.

The purpose of the requested investigation is to provide prospective redevelopers with a baseline

of information on the geotechnical conditions at the Jamestown Mall Site. The Port, however,

has not identified a specific use or uses or redevelopment project for the Property.

PROJECT AREA

The Property currently is improved with the now closed Jamestown Mall, which includes the

former Dillard’s, Macy’s, JC Penney, Sears and AMC Theater locations along with an in-line

mall, totaling approximately 1 million square feet “under roof.” The Property also contains

approximately 2 million square feet of asphalt paved surface parking along with undeveloped

buffer areas to the north and east and south. It should be noted that the waterlines on the Property

are active, and a number of leaks have occurred.

Note that the Jamestown Mall Site does not include the approximately 2-acre out-lot parcel,

identified as Lot B in the attached boundary adjustment plat.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

The selected firm will conduct a geotechnical survey at the Property, performing soil borings and

related tests and analysis in such number, at such locations, and with such depths and other

characteristics as are necessary, in the professional opinion of the firm, to identify the basic soil

and related characteristics of the Property and any other material features or limitations of the

Jamestown Mall Site that would be relevant to the future development or redevelopment of the

Property (the “Services”). Proposing firms acknowledge that the Port does not have a proposed

redevelopment plan or specific proposed future use for the Property but is seeking a general, but

comprehensive geotechnical investigation of the Jamestown Mall Site.

The selected firm shall provide a report to document its findings and recommendations, which

includes, but is not limited to:

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1. A property vicinity map;

2. Boring location plan;

3. Logs of borings;

4. Laboratory test results;

5. Findings regarding site, soil and groundwater conditions;

6. Conclusions regarding:

(a) Seismic design parameters;

(b) Bearing capacity;

(c) Expansive soil conditions;

(d) Suitability of on-site soils;

(e) Excavation conditions;

(f) Preliminary soils corrosion potential;

(g) Pavement subgrade qualities;

(h) Known or suspected sinkholes;

(h) Effect of groundwater on development; and

(i) Areas of the Jamestown Mall Site suitable and unsuitable for

development.

In connection with its Services, the selected firm shall meet with the Port and/or its staff as

necessary or as may be reasonably requested by the Port.

PERFORMANCE OF WORK AND SERVICES

All Services and work to complete the Services shall be coordinated through the project contact

designated by the Port. The selected firm shall:

Perform the work in a professional and timely manner;

Coordinate the work with all existing site constraints, such as buildings, utilities, and

underground construction;

Perform all testing according to ASTM Standards and classify soil samples in accordance

with ASTM D-2487;

Obtain the Port’s approval to gain access to the site;

Repair areas that are disturbed by field operations to the satisfaction of, and without cost

to, the Port;

Place additional compacted fill in boring holes if settlement occurs up to ninety (90) days

after completion of the borings; and

Remove any excess spoils from the Property.

PROPOSAL CONTENT

Proposals must include, at a minimum, the following information:

1. Experience of the Firm. Provide a detailed description of the firm's experience in

providing similar services. Include the type and number of clients served, as well as

the size, scope, and nature of the projects involved. Discuss representative clients and

projects where appropriate.

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2. Experience/Qualifications of Assigned Professional(s). Provide the qualifications for

each individual who may be assigned to provide the Services, and designate the

individual who would have primary responsibility for oversight of the project.

3. Statement of Project Understanding & Approach. Provide a summary of the firm’s

understanding of the Scope of Work and its plan and approach for accomplishing the

Services. Proponents should also identify any information or activities that they

deem to be pertinent but not specifically requested in this RFP and any suggestions

for innovative approaches for accomplishing the Services that should be considered.

4. Project Timeline. Provide a proposed schedule from project initiation to completion,

with key tasks, milestones and deliverables with approximate dates for completion,

consistent with the Port’s goal of completion of the Services and issuance of a final

report within forty-five (45) days from the date of engagement.

5. Minority Participation. Provide a description of the firm’s approach to minority

participation in providing the Services.

6. Proposed Fees/Expenses. Proposals shall clearly state the total fees and expenses to

be charged for performance of the Services:

a. If based on an hourly rate, provide the hourly rates to be charged for each

individual who would be assigned to this engagement and a general

description of how billable hours will be allocated among key personnel.

b. Provide an explanation if fees will be calculated on any other basis. Itemize

the type of expenses (other than fees) for which your firm would seek

reimbursement.

c. A five percent (5%) proposal discount shall be applied to MBE firms

during the evaluation process. The proposal discount shall lower the

eligible MBE firm’s price proposal but shall not reduce the contract

award amount. In order to qualify for the proposal discount, the eligible

MBE firm shall include with its proposal a copy of a current MBE

certification approval letter issued by a federal, state, or local

governmental entity.

d. It is anticipated that a maximum not to exceed amount will be established for

these Services.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Proposals submitted will be reviewed by the Port’s staff for completeness and relevant

qualifications. Selection of a firm will be made on the basis of the following criteria:

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1. Expertise and experience of the firm in providing similar services;

2. Expertise and experience of the individuals assigned from the firm;

3. Project approach and understanding of the Services;

4. Timeliness of completing the Services;

5. Approach to minority participation;

6. Cost, after application of any applicable MBE discount, as described above; and

7. Responsiveness of the firm to the RFP categories.

The St. Louis County Port Authority actively encourages submission of proposals from

disadvantaged business enterprises and companies owned by minorities, women, immigrants,

and veterans. The Port does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex,

sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, national origin, disability, or veteran status in

consideration of this award. Equal Opportunity Employer.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The following terms and conditions apply to all proposals:

1. The Port reserves the right to reject any and all proposals submitted; to select one or more

responding parties; to void this RFP and the review process and/or terminate negotiations

at any time; to select separate responding parties for various components of the scope of

services; and to select a final party/parties from among the proposals received in response

to this RFP. Additionally, any and all RFP project elements, requirements and schedules

are subject to change and modification. The Port also reserves the unqualified right to

modify, suspend, or terminate at its sole discretion any and all aspects of this RFP

process, to obtain further information from any and all responding parties, and to waive

any defects as to form or content of the RFP or any responses by any party.

2. This RFP does not commit the Port to award a contract, defray any costs incurred in the

preparation of a response to this RFP, or contract for any services. All submitted

responses to this RFP become the property of the Port as public records. All proposals

may be subject to public review, on request, unless exempted as discussed elsewhere in

this RFP.

3. By accepting this RFP and/or submitting a proposal in response thereto, each responding

party agrees for itself, its successors and assigns, to hold the Port, the Partnership and its

affiliated entities, St. Louis County, the City of St. Louis, and all of their various agents,

commissioners, directors, consultants, attorneys, officers and employees harmless from

and against any and all claims and demands of whatever nature or type, which any such

responding company, its representatives, agents, contractors, successors or assigns may

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have against any of them as a result of issuing this RFP, revising this RFP, conducting the

selection process and subsequent negotiations, making a final recommendation, selecting

a responding party/parties or negotiating or executing an agreement incorporating the

commitments of the selected responding party.

4. By submitting responses, each responding party acknowledges having read this RFP in its

entirety and agrees to all terms and conditions set out in this RFP.

5. Responses shall be open and valid for a period of ninety (90) days from the due date of

this RFP.

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

To be considered, proposals must be received no later than Friday, April 24, 2020, at 3:00

PM CST. Proposals received after the deadline identified above will not be considered.

Please submit, via U.S. mail, three (3) hard copies of the proposal to the address listed below.

Also submit an electronic copy in PDF format to Howl Bean II at HBean@stlpartnership.com.

Receipt of the electronic copy by the deadline indicated above will be considered timely.

Address for hard copies of proposals:

St. Louis County Port Authority

ATTN: John Maupin, Chair

c/o St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

7733 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 2200

St. Louis, MO 63105

hbean@stlpartnership.com

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To: ST. LOUIS COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY

This is to certify that at the request of ST. LOUIS COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY, we have during the month of March and

April, 2018, executed a Property Boundary Survey in accordance with the current Missouri Standards for Property

Boundary Surveys as established by the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land

Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects and the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Division of Weights and

Measures and in a manner consistent with the degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the land

surveying profession currently practicing and in similar circumstances, on the tract of land shown and described hereon and

that the results of said survey are represented upon this plat. This survey meets the accuracy standards for an URBAN

property as defined in said Standards.

MASSMANN & ASSOCIATES, LLC

By _____________________________________

William F. Massmann Jr. PLS - 1702 (agent)

"JAMESTON MALL PLAT TWO", according the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book

322 pages 57 and 58 of the St. Louis County Records.

True Title Company, LLC, agent for Chicago Title Insurance Company, Informational

Commitment File No. CL170813, having an effective date of April 14, 2017, File No. CL170814 having an effective date of

April 11, 2017, File No. CL170815 having an effective date of April 11, 2017, File No. CL170816 having an effective date of

April 11, 2017, File No. CL170817 having an effective date of April 11, 2017, File No. CL170819 having an effective date of

April 11, 2017, File No. CL170822 having an effective date of April 11, 2017, File No. CL170823 having an effective date of

April 11, 2017, File No. CL170824 having an effective date of April 11, 2017 and File No. CL170825 having an effective

date of April 11, 2017.

Special Warranty Deeds recorded in Book 22332 Page 1852, Book 22840 page 3947,

Book 21486 page 368, Book 22838 page 2758, Book 22842 page 912, Book 22842 page 920, Book 22840 page 3952,

Book 22842 page 916, Book 22156 page 953, Book 22840 page 2604, Book 22840 page 3956, Book 22840 page 2608

and Book 22944 page 3264 of the St. Louis County, Missouri Records.

St. Louis County Port Authority

7733 Forsyth Boulevard

Clayton, MO 63105

Sheila Sweeney

A land disturbance permit for any new construction on this site may be required. Boundary Adjustment Plat approval is not

to be construed as approval of a land disturbance permit.

This Boundary Adjustment Plat does not vacate existing easements. Some easements, restrictive covenants and operating

agreements have been terminated by the “Termination and Release of Easements, Restrictive Covenants and Operating

Agreements” according to the document recorded in Book 22859 page 0464 of the St. Louis County Records.

Property subject to - Underground Gas Storage Leases, easements and agreements granted to Laclede Gas Company by

instruments recorded in Book 4792 Page 578, Book 4913 Page 585, Book 6606 Page 1479 and Book 6700 Page 1315, as

partially released by Partial Release of Rights under Underground Gas Storage Easement Deed recorded in Book 6700

Page 1312 of the Saint Louis County Records, but cannot be plotted.

The structures and zoning uses on this site are in compliance with the Site Development Plan (SDP) approved by the

Department of Planning. Approval of the Boundary Adjustment Plat doesn’t amend the SDP of existing approve uses on

this site. The existing building(s) shown on Lot A previously were used as retail facilities in the Jamestown Mall shopping

mall.

All structures on Lot A will be removed. Structures on Lot B will remain.

Locator/Tax ID Numbers and Addresses for Parcels of This Boundary Adjustment Plat

06F420156

100 Jamestown Mall

Lot 1

06F510170

714 Jamestown Mall

Lot 2

06F230263

750 Jamestown Mall

Lot 3

06F510169

246 Jamestown Mall

Lot 4

06F230252

500 Jamestown Mall

Lot 5

06F140241

101 Jamestown Mall

Lot 5A

06F140223

400 Jamestown Mall

Lot 5B

06F120322

406 Jamestown Mall

Lot 6

06F120313

444 Jamestown Mall

Lot 7

06F120296

480 Jamestown Mall

Lot 8

06F120304

450 Jamestown Mall

Lot 9

06F510158

702 Jamestown Mall

Lot 10

06F110231

14178 Old Jamestown

We, the undersigned owners of the tract of land platted and further described in the foregoing Surveyor's Certification have

caused the same to be surveyed and subdivided in the manner shown on this plat, which subdivision shall hereafter be known as

"BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT PLAT OF ALL OF JAMESTOWN MALL PLAT TWO PB 322 PGS 57 AND 58 AND A TRACT OF

LAND IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, SECTION 17 TOWNSHIP 47 NORTH RANGE 7 EAST"

In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hand this ____ day of ______________, 2018.

All known easements are shown.

, a political subdivision of the State of Missouri

By ___________________________

STATE OF MISSOURI)

) SS

CITY OF ST. LOUIS )

On this ______ day of ___________ 2018, before me appeared ______________________________ to me personally

known, who, being by me duly sworn did say that he/she is the ______________________ of

, a political subdivision of the State of Missouri, organized under the laws of the State of Missouri, and that the

foregoing instrument was signed by him in behalf of , and he/she acknowledged said

instrument to be the free act and deed of said political subdivision.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal in the County and State aforesaid, the day

and year first above written.

My Term Expires:

_____________________

Notary Public

This Boundary Adjustment Plat has been reviewed under Section 1005.360 Boundary Adjustment Exceptions of the St. Louis

County Subdivision Ordinance (Chapter 1005) and approved by the St. Louis County Department of Planning on this _________

day of __________________, 2018.

By___________________________________

Justin P. Carney, Director of Planning

Date: ______________

Zoning Districts C-8, FPC-8, R-2, and FPR-2