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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. ITB DV-14-078 REBID for the improvement of 14 commercial storefronts on Long Beach Boulevard at Anaheim Street; award the contract to Corral Construction and Development, Inc., of Commerce, CA, in the amount of $394,400; authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $59,160, for a total contract amount not to exceed $453,560; and authorize City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Corral Construction and Development, Inc., for the improvement of 14 commercial storefronts on Long Beach Boulevard. The City of Long Beach (City) implements a five-year Consolidated Plan (2012-2017) and an annual Action Plan, as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for the expenditure of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds. The Fiscal Year 2013-2014 (FY 14) Action Plan, approved by the City Council on July 16, 2013, identifies economic development as one of the City’s five priorities and Commercial Corridor Revitalization as a primary focus. Accordingly, staff has created the Façade Improvement Program (FIP) to upgrade the physical appearance of businesses located on commercial corridors within CDBG Target Areas.
The Department of Development Services (Department) has identified commercial areas that meet program criteria and selected the southeast corner of Long Beach Boulevard and Anaheim Street. The Department proposes to renovate four fully occupied commercial buildings located directly adjacent to the MTA Blue Line Anaheim Street Station, near the recently completed 200-unit Long Beach Senior Arts Colony. The buildings are owned by three participating property owners who have executed Owner Participation Agreements and Declarations of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions that provide ass...
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