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COUNTY OF SACRAMENTOCALIFORNIA

For the Agenda of:May 19, 2009

10:45 AM

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Department Of Economic Development and Intergovernmental Affairs

Subject: Authorize Director Of Economic Development And Intergovernmental AffairsTo Enter Into Negotiations With Sares Regis/RAMCO Enterprises, JacksonProperties And RCH Group/West Coast Championship Sports For DevelopmentOf Mather Opportunity Sites

SupervisorialDistrict: Nottoli

Contact: Clark Whitten, Program Manager, 874-2555

Overview On December 17, 2008 the Board authorized the Department of Economic Development andIntergovernmental Affairs to issue a Request for Qualifications and Experience (RFQ) for development of Opportunity Sites at Mather. These sites are depicted in Attachment 1. TheDepartment advertised the RFQ in the Sacramento Business Journal, Wall Street Journal andon the National Association of Defense Communities website. The Department also providedthe RFQ to over one hundred regional, national and international firms.

Ten developers submitted written responses to the RFQ by the March 2, 2009 due date. Nineof the responses were deemed complete by staff. Following interviews on April 2 andApril 3, 2009, and evaluation of both written responses and performance during interviews, asix-member panel (panel members are identified in the Discussion Section of this report)recommended three of the nine development entities to enter into negotiations for development of eight sites. Approval of actions recommended in this report will authorize theDirector of Economic Development and Intergovernmental Affairs to enter into negotiationswith Sares Regis/RAMCO Enterprises, Jackson Properties and RCH Group/West CoastChampionship Sports (WCCS).

Recommendations 1. Approve the RFQ evaluation panels selection of Sares Regis/RAMCO Enterprises,

Jackson Properties and RCH Group/West Coast Championship Sports.2. Approve the attached Resolution authorizing the Director of Economic Development

and Intergovernmental Affairs to enter into negotiations with Sares Regis/RAMCOEnterprises, Jackson Properties and RCH Group/West Coast Championship Sports for development of Mather Opportunity Sites.

3. Direct staff to report back to the Board with Development Agreementrecommendations in three months for the Boards review and approval.

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Authorize Director Of Economic Development And Intergovernmental Affairs To Enter Into Negotiations With Sares Regis/RAMCO Enterprises, Jackson Properties And RCH Group/WestCoast Championship Sports For Development Of Mather Opportunity SitesPage 2

Measures/Evaluation Additional investment in Mather will increase County revenues, create jobs and increase thequality of life for the region.

Fiscal Impact These activities are funded with Mather funds managed by the Department. There is no impactto the General Fund.

BACKGROUND

On December 17, 2008 the Board authorized the Department of Economic Development &Intergovernmental Affairs to issue a Request for Qualifications and Experience (RFQ) for development of Mather Opportunity Sites.

Following Board approval, the Department released the RFQ. The RFQ was provided to over one hundred regional, national and international firms that either specifically requested a copy or were identified by the Department. In addition, advertisements were placed in the SacramentoBusiness Journal, Wall Street Journal and on the National Association of Defense Communitieswebsite.

Consistent with Board direction, the RFQ was designed to solicit submittals from firms or teamsthat have the necessary qualifications, experience, and financial resources to participate in and

bring equity investment to the development of the Mather Opportunity Sites. The RFQevaluation process was designed to narrow the field through a qualitative rather than quantitativereview process applying evaluation criteria to facilitate the opportunity for detailed discussion

between the County and the most qualified firms or teams. This approach was used to respectthe time and resources of both the development teams and the County.

DISCUSSION

Ten RFQ submittals were received by the March 2, 2009 due date. Nine responses, submitted bythe teams identified in Table 1 on page 4 of this report, were deemed complete by staff. Thetenth response, which was submitted by Forrest City, was rejected as being non-responsive to theRFQ requirements.

Evaluation and Selection Process

A six member evaluation panel was assembled to evaluate the responses and development teamsutilizing the criteria identified in the RFQ. The panel was comprised of the followingindividuals:

Jeanne Reaves, Board of Directors, River City Bank Robert Burris, Deputy Director, Sacramento Area Trade and Commerce Organization

(SACTO) Rob Leonard, Director, Economic Development and Intergovernmental Affairs

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Greg Wessel, Assistant Director, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency(SHRA)

Jill Ritzman, Deputy Director, Regional Parks Glen Rickelton, Program Manager, Sacramento County Airport System

On April 2 and April 3, 2009, the evaluation panel heard presentations and interviewed the ninedevelopment teams.

Evaluation Criteria and ScoringThe evaluation panel scored submittals based on developer responses to information requested inthe RFQ. Consideration was given to the written responses received and information provided

by and the performance of the developers during interviews with the panel on April 2 andApril 3, 2009. Information requested in the RFQ covered the following areas outlined in theRFQ.

Firms Qualifications and Experience Schedule Key Personnel Experience Fee Structure References Disclosures

Consistent with Board direction, developer responses for each parcel were scored separately bythe panel. Eighteen separate criteria were evaluated by panel members for each parcel. Eachcriterion had a maximum possible point value of five. A perfect individual panel member scorefor a parcel would be 90 points (5 points x 18 criterion). A perfect panel score for a parcelwould be 540 points (6 evaluators x 90 points). The 18 criteria are listed in Attachment 2.

Following the panels evaluation of both written responses and performance during interviews panel members scored the responses. Total panel scoring by developer for each opportunity siteis summarized in Table 1 on page 4. Sares Regis/RAMCO scored the highest for Parcels 22, 24,46, Jackson Properties scored the highest for Parcels 20 and 23 and RCH Group/WCCS scoredthe highest for Parcels 30, 31 and 32.

Due to economic conditions impacting general aviation and the status of the Mather AirportMaster Plan Environmental Impact Report, it is recommended that Parcel 21 not be awarded atthis time. Parcel 21 is the 50 acres Corporate/General Aviation area located west of the Mather Airport Terminal Building. Development of this area will be pursued in the future.

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Table 1 - Panel Scoring For Opportunity Sites(Bold indicates highest total score from Panel for the site)

Opportunity SitesDeveloper 20 21 22 23 24 30 31 32 46Buzz Oates 426 426 426 426 426 426Fite Development 420 438 429 429 429 429Jackson Properties 458 458Kuratek Holzman 372Mather Development Group 455 455 455 455 455 420 420 420 455Petrovich 417RCH /WCCS 464 464 464

Sares Regis/RAMCO Ent. 492 492 492Stirling Enterprises 380 380 380 380 380 364 364 364 386

Developer Selection With the exception of Parcel 21, which was deleted from the RFQ evaluation as mentionedabove, the evaluation panel recommended the developers with the highest total score from the

panel to enter into negotiations for development of the eight sites. Each of the panel membersagreed with the outcome of the scoring. Based on the panels recommendations the Departmentis recommending that the Board: approve the RFQ evaluation panels selection of SaresRegis/RAMCO Enterprises (Sites 22, 24, 46), Jackson Properties (Sites 20, 23) and RCHGroup/West Coast Championship Sports (Sites 30, 31, 32); and authorize the Director of Economic Development and Intergovernmental Affairs Director to enter into negotiations withSares Regis/RAMCO Enterprises, Jackson Properties and RCH Group/West CoastChampionship Sports for development of Mather Opportunity Sites.

Additionally, the evaluation panel felt it would be beneficial for Sares Regis to act as the overallProgram Manager for Parcels 22, 22, 24, 30, 31, 32 and 46 due to their proximity to each other.As Program Manager, Sares Regis will serve as a single point of coordination for County staff indealing with common issues to development of the South Mather Parcels, including the 500acres that the County has been working with Centex/Stone and Youngberg to develop. Commonissues would primarily consist of various infrastructure and utility elements.

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Table 2 below identifies the members of each of the three recommended developer teams asrepresented in the final submittals, as well as the opportunity sites for which they submitted.

Table 2

Sares Regis/RAMCOParcels 22, 24, 46

RCH Group/WCCSParcels 30, 31, 32

Jackson PropertiesParcels 20, 23

Sares Regis Privately heldcompany nationallyrecognized for achievementsin development, acquisitionconstruction and managementof industrial, commercial andresidential properties.Provides a complete spectrumof real estate services fromsite selection and duediligence to commissioning,leasing and propertymanagement. They havedeveloped over 4 millionsquare feet of commercial

projects over the past 20 years.

RAMCO Enterprises Hascompleted numerous localoffice/industrial development

projects including Harbor Business Center, SouthportIndustrial Park, RiverPointMarketplace and MetroAirpark.

RCH Group Is part of theZilber Group of companies.RCH Group is experienced in

planning recreation, resort andentertainment-related venues.Having planned severalcommunity and regional parksand other recreationaldevelopments throughout theUnited States, RCH has theexperience necessary to takethe vision for a recreationdestination. In addition, RCHand West Coast ChampionshipSports (WCCS) teammembers have entitled andmanaged all facets of design,

development and constructionof multiple golf coursedevelopments throughout theSacramento Valley RegionWest Coast ChampionshipSports (WCCS) - Providesworld class sports facilitiesand events for national andinternational competition,college showcases andtournaments. WCCS has also

organized and managed avariety of regional baseballand soccer tournaments in thearea.

Jackson Properties Hasdeveloped more than 6 millionsquare feet of commercialoffice buildings in theSacramento region. Jacksonsconstruction volume ranges

between $30 million to $40million annually. Jackson also

provides propertymanagement services for its

portfolio of 2.3 million squarefeet of commercial andindustrial office space.

Wood Rogers Is amultidisciplinary engineering,

planning, surveying and

consulting firm.

Dreyfuss & Blackford Isone of Sacramentos premier design firms.

Cornish & Carey Leadingcommercial Real Estate

brokerage firm.

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MEASURES/EVALUATION

Additional investment in Mather will increase County revenues, secure jobs and increase thequality of life for the region.

FISCAL IMPACT

These activities are funded with Mather funds managed by the Department. There is no impactto the General Fund.

Respectfully submitted, APPROVED:

_________________________________ _____________________ ROBERT B. LEONARD, Director TERRY SCHUTTENDepartment of Economic Development County Executiveand Intergovernmental Affairs

Attachments: ResolutionAttachment 1 Mather Opportunity SitesAttachment 2 Mather RFQ Evaluation Criteria

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