TITLE
Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6985 for the construction of the North Branch Library; award the contract to Woodcliff Corporation, of Los Angeles, CA, in the amount of $11,537,750, plus a 10 percent contingency of $1,153,775 for a total contract amount not to exceed $12,691,525; and authorize City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract and any necessary amendments thereto; and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Public Works Department (PW) by $8,860,000. (District 9)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Woodcliff Corporation, of Los Angeles, CA, for the construction of the North Branch Library. The City identified the need for a new North Branch Library and Community Center to replace the existing library, located at 5571 Orange Avenue. The existing North Library is nearly 65 years old and does not have adequate capacity to serve the needs and demands of the surrounding community. The former Redevelopment Agency assembled a site on the 5800 block of Atlantic Avenue, including the site of the former Atlantic Theatre, for the new North Branch Library and provided bond financing.
The new North Branch Library will be a state of the art 24,655-square-foot single-story facility, which will include areas for children, teens and adults, as well as three public community meeting spaces. The new building will feature artistic glass walls and green foliage to face residences on Lime Avenue, and incorporate a reproduction of the former Atlantic Theatre's iconic tower into a glass roof accenting the children's section. The proposed building will be certified as Silver through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Program. The project will also include undergrounding of utility lines that currently bisect the project site and conflict with the proposed facility. A vicinity map is attached.
The project was adver...
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