TITLE
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP DV17-111 for a Building Resiliency Program; award a contract to Degenkolb Engineers, of San Francisco, CA, in the amount of $965,060, authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $144,759, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,109,819; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a contract, including any necessary amendments, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Development Services Fund (EF 337) in the Development Services Department (DV) by $1,109,819, offset by funds available. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Degenkolb Engineers (Degenkolb), for the development of a Building Resiliency Program (Program). Through a survey of existing buildings, the Program will focus on identifying and assessing which buildings are of the types of construction that are seen as potentially vulnerable to significant damage during a moderate to major earthquake. The citywide survey will focus on five seismic-prone building types:
· Soft, weak or open-front walls, wood frame buildings
· Reinforced concrete or masonry buildings with flexible diaphragm
· Non-ductile concrete buildings with masonry infill
· Non-ductile concrete buildings
· Steel Moment Frame (SMF) buildings pre-Northridge Earthquake
The expected result of the survey is a comprehensive database of buildings that can be incorporated into the City of Long Beach’s (City) GIS system.
The database will be used to develop and recommend retrofit programs expected to reduce the number of seismic hazards of the five building types identified above. The recommendations will include preliminary engineering cost, estimates for the necessary
mitigation for each building type, and a comparative analysis of the best approaches utilized b...
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