Date 09/25/ Agenda Item No. 15. September 19, Sandra Tripp-iones. City Manager. City of Cambridge. 410 Academy Street. Cambridge, MD 21613

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1 September 19, 2017 lot Suàe Easton.MD IaN cq* ZCtLLENCZ Director of Conservation ML Sincerel Please feel free to contact me at or ext.1ss. Park and look forward to continuing our work together to help build a stronger Cambridge. accomplish together. We are excited to work with the City on the next stage of planning for Cannery pushed forward the City s acquisition of Cannery Park is a testament to the great work we can The ESLC, City of Cambridge, Dorchester County, and Department of Natural Resources partnership that places for the community. Packing House has great potential to activate this area and create meaningful recreation and gathering plan for Cannery Park. The relationship between Cannery Park, the inactive freight rail fine, and The providing a grant to ESLC to partner with the City of Cambridge and the community to create a concept In support of our efforts at The Packing House, and their intent to invest in Cambridge, Cross Street is mixed-use development designed to support the local food economy and the emerging industries Factory F ( The Packing House ), adjacent to the Cannery Park site. The building will become an active, create a concept plan for Cannery Park. As you know, Cross Street Partners (CSP), in partnership with the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC), is working to repurpose the Phillips Packing Company, related to food and farming. By way of this letter, lam sharing a draft Request for Proposals to select a landscape architecture firm to Dear Sandra: RE: Cannery Park 410 Academy Street City of Cambridge City Manager Sandra Tripp-iones Cambridge, MD I 4 S.Wnhingtan SL, Date 09/25/20 17 Concept Plan Request for Proposals Agenda Item No. 15

2 NI / RY street CAMBRIDGEJ line trail. Restoration, repurposing of the adjacent Packing House, and design/engineering of the rail number of other complimentary projects including the Cambridge Creek Stream The creation of a concept plan for Cannery Park will be completed collaboratively with a environmentally-sensitive Cannery Park design. PROJECT SUMMARY: individual or firm specializing in landscape architecture and park planning in conjunction with sustainability/green technology, to create a concept plan for a vibrant and Cross Street Partners, Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, and the City of Cambridge seeks an Request for Proposals Cannery Park, Cambridge Maryland cross PACKING HOUSE 41a

3 Natural Resources - Program Open Space, City of Cambridge, Dorchester County, and the the City of Cambridge in 2015 through partnership and funding from the Department of Cannery Park is the name given to this 6.6-acre parcel of land in Cambridge acquired by Eastern Shore Land Conservancy. The parcel is a former site of the Phillips Packing industrial section of Cambridge. It is the last remaining factory from the Phillips during World War II. The company closed in the 1960 s, and the building has been thousands of people in Cambridge and was responsible for supplying K rations to US troops Company s empire of vegetable and food packing businesses, which employed The Packing House is a 60,DD0 square foot vacant warehouse building in a neglected House ) adjacent to the Cannery Park site. The building will become an active, mixed-use The Packing House will bring together a robust network of growers, makers, distributors, help preserve the legacy of the Phillips Packing Company in Cambridge. of local food and beverage production, food business incubation, and food distribution. All nutrition needs in Cambridge. At the same time, the building will become an this historically significant building in a manner that celebrates its unique heritage will development designed to support the local food economy and the emerging industries related to food and farming. Building on the Eastern Shore s substantial farming resources, retailers, restaurateurs and marketers. In doing so, the building will become the epicenter ecosystem and supporting self-sustaining business success. Redeveloping entrepreneurial engine for the Cambridge community, nurturing the existing innovation food-related functions sustained at The Packing House will actively support local hunger and Is working to repurpose the historic Phillips Packing Company, Factory F ( The Packing Cross Street Partners, in partnership with the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC), Packing House an additional 2.4 acres to the park site, bringing the total to 9 acres. The northern third of to the west is a public pool operated by the Dorchester County Parks and Recreation. And State of Maryland to the City of Cambridge for creation of a trail. The rail line property adds includes a waterfront promenade that terminates just to the north of the site. Immediately be converted into active recreation. series of trails. The southern portions of the site are mostly bare compacted dirt, and could strengths that lend themselves to a high-quality park design. It is located adjacent to the the main downtown waterfront. The recently-built Deep Harbor townhouse development the Eastern boundary of the parcel is an inactive freight rail line that is being leased by the the site is forested, with Cambridge Creek running through it, and would be ideal for a The site is strategically located in the geographic center of the City, with many inherent Packing House along the headwaters of Cambridge Creek, just across Cedar Avenue from as a site for crushing concrete. large piece of equipment. For many years, the parcel was used by the N. E. Taylor company Company, of which little remains except for an old smokestack, a 1920 s storage shed, and a BACKGROUND & HISTORY

4 Stream Restoration Neighborhood. pay particular attention to phasing tasks in the project, relative costs of implementation, proposed designs will be developed by the Landscape Architect. The concept designs will RESPONSIBIUTIES & DELIVERABLES: After an initial meeting with the Management Committee, concept drawings for the design. presented to the City Commissioners for their decision upon completion of the project Recommendations and guidance points will be made by the Committee by consensus and implementable and scalable project. what constitutes an acceptable design and defining the process steps in order to develop an design and planning process, including establishing performance standards and criteria for City of Cambridge and Dorchester County. This Management Committee will oversee the consisting of representatives from Cross Street Partners, Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Overall project management will be provided by a Management Committee (Committee), for the design and engineering of the trail. include a multi-use trail in the urban setting. The landscaping will complement the Landscape Architect selected will be required to work collaboratively with the firm selected established foliage within the park and stream restoration area, while adding shade to the access point for rail transportation to the Phillips Packing Co. The plans for the rail bed elements of the path. Space for bike racks and benches will be included in the path. The Running between Factory F and Cannery Park is an inactive freight rail line that was once Trail by the students at the Dorchester County Technology Center located in Cambridge. native plants to be installed for the living shoreline and some buffer areas are being grown stormwater management for most of the Cannery Park property was planned for in the design will consist of a series of cascading pools that will filter the water before it enters into the main channel of Cambridge Creek. In programming the scope for that project, stream restoration project will provide large old-growth tree retention, clearing of invasive undertaking a $1.8 million stream restoration of the headwaters of Cambridge Creek. The undergrowth, and the introduction of healthy waters for native species retention. The stream restoration design. As an educational piece of the Stream Restoration project, the The City of Cambridge, through funding from the Department of Natural Resources, is called the Packing District, which includes Cannery Park and the historic Pine Street deteriorating for decades. The Packing House is located in a targeted revitalization area

5 Landscape Architect Responsibilities project that is tailored for phased implementation. City, readily available funding sources, and future potential funding sources to develop a October 2017-December 2017: Hold two community meetings to discuss the park design. First meeting go back to the community with conceptual design. meeting, briefly show students designs, get community input on design elements. Second Proposed Schedule: TIMELINE: BUDGET: Funding for this project is provided by Cross Street Partners. Concept/Master Plan for Cannery Park Design Spacial programming - Additional requirements shall be determined during the community outreach process; Two concept renderings; Site Plan and Perspective High resolution images of all site studies, design work and process details; High resolution images of consolidated final schematic site plan and supporting; Coordination of the trail and stream restoration grading plans to be integrated into the park design. Schedules for installations; rehabilitation/repurpose of existing factory equipment, smoke stack and pavilion. required inclusions are skate plaza, nature interactive play area, Cost estimate; Project deliverables developed by the Landscape Architect will include: drawings. Plan should include text recommendations and programmatic elements; DELIVERABLES: design solutions and present selected designs, discuss community feedback and finalize design plans specifics) Develop phasing recommendations for implementation Integrate Packing House work with complete concept plan Assist Committee in identifying potential funding matches Attend up to three (3) Management Committee meetings to determine appropriate Write summary on design process and recommendations for implementation Present designs to community and City Council (with Committee) Develop conceptual design, including graphics and details (see Deliverables section for Committee. The goal of the concept design phase is to utilize the current strengths of the potential funding sources, and other factors to be determined via the Management

6 All proposals shall include the following information: Form of Proposal: with any of the firms submitting proposal, or to cancel all or part of this RFP without penalty. date, accepting or rejecting any or all proposals received in response to this RFP, or to negotiate Issuance of this RFP and receipt of proposals does not commit the Cross Street Partners or the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy to award a contract. We reserve the right to postpone receipt kparkseslc.org or ext.155. Any questions regarding this request for proposal shall be directed to Katie Parks White at interviews with one or more of the architects submitting favorable proposals. As part of the selection process, the Management Committee may choose to conduct Experience and qualifications of firm and staff to be assigned to project Quality and quantity of performances on similar projects Proposed Fee with an emphasis on previous experience with park concepts. Project approach Schedule Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria: EVALUATION AND AWARD PROCESS: S. Washington Street, Suite 101, Easton, MD 21601, no later than 4:00 p.m. on October 25, Three (3) copies of the proposal shall be submitted to the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, 114 key personnel to be assigned to this project. amount of project. name of the project, name and phone# of client contact person and dollar List of similar work the firm has completed in the last five years including the List of all consultants which will be part of the team including resumes of Cost/fees to perform the Scope of Work described above. Anticipated schedule to complete Proposals shall be marked Proposal for Cannery Park. Name, address and brief history of the firm. Description of Project Approach. Master Plan/Concept Plan documents. January 2018-February 2018: Present Conceptual Design to City Council for input. Prepare the