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Harada House Interpretive Center agreement2 their first American-born son, Jukichi and Ken sought a home with healthier conditions for their family. Aware of the 1913 California Alien Land Law prohibiting aliens from owning property, in December 1915, Jukichi Harada purchased the house at 3356 Lemon Street in the names of his three American-born children, Mine, Sumi, and Yoshizo. In 1918, Jukichi prevailed in a landmark court battle to retain the home. In 2014, the City purchased the adjacent home, Robinson House, with privately donated funds. The purpose of the purchase was to use the property as an interpretive center for Harada House. The original intent was to rehabilitate the house to function as the interpretive center, a structural engineering evaluation revealed that the structural integrity of Robinson House was compromised to an extent that demolition and reconstruction provided the best path forward. The architectural DISCUSSION: On October 21, 2020, the Museum presented a receive-and-file presentation to the Cultural Heritage Board regarding the plan to demolish and reconstruct according to the Secretary of the On July 15, 2021, the Purchasing Division posted Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 2111 on Planet Bids and received four submittals. Two of the proposals were deemed responsive and two were deemed as non-responsive due to not meeting the pre-requisites stated in the RFP. The evaluation team evaluated the responsive proposals and Stiegler Architects P.C., dba IS Architecture of La Jolla, California was the highest rated proposer. Staff then negotiated a fee reduction of $43,160. The fees as submitted by responsive proposes are shown in the table below: Evaluation Scores Consultant Name Location Fees As Proposed (Average) IS Architecture La Jolla, CA $253,488.00 934.59 Page & Turnbull San Francisco, CA $223,252.25 856.08 This agreement is for architectural design services for an interpretive center that will provide an appropriate environment for museum objects while maintaining the exterior of the facility as a contributor to the Heritage Square Historic District. The demolition of Robinson House and reconstruction of it as the Harada Interpretive Center will result in a facility to host exhibitions and public programs. The General Services Director concurs with this report. The Purchasing Manager concurs that the recommendation to approve the agreement is in compliance with Purchasing Resolution No. 23812. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT: The activities of the Museum of Riverside align with Strategic Priority No. 1 Arts, Culture and Recreation. The National Historic Landmark Harada House Interpretive Center project supports