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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. RFP PW14-105 for architectural and engineering design services for the Houghton Park Community Center Project; award the contract to Studio Pali Fekete (SPF) Architects, of Culver City, CA, in the amount of $1,174,950, plus a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $176,242, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,351,192; and authorize City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto. (District 9)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Studio Pali Fekete Architects to provide architectural and engineering design services. Houghton Park Community Center (Center), located at 6301 Myrtle Avenue, is utilized for youth, teen, adult and senior programs year-round. Past studies and inspection of the Center have concluded that, in order to meet the needs of the community, a full replacement, rather than a renovation, is preferred. City Council appropriated $3 million in FY 14 from one-time funds to initiate design. It is recommended to move forward with designing a similar sized building, with shared spaces that can be programmed in a variety of ways and transformed easily into spaces of varying size. The final design will need to efficiently house staff and support services, improve site safety and sustainably provide for the needs of the community. As design costs will not require the entire $3 million budget, some of these funds will be available for the construction phase. Replacing the existing Center with a similar sized new building (approximately 20,000 square feet) would require approximately $10 million, inclusive of design, environmental and construction costs. Funding for the construction phase has not yet been identified.
To proceed with the design of this project, staff proposes to retain the services of a professional architectural and engineering services consultant...
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