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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to enter into a two-year contract with C & S Companies, in an amount not to exceed $450,000 for Phase One of the Residential Sound Attenuation Program; and to execute amendments to extend the term for up to one additional year for Phase One, and authorize additional services, if required, within the provisions of the contracts. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
On April 24, 2007, the City Council directed Airport staff to implement a Residential Sound Attenuation Program, including "end of block" treatment where residential structures fall within established 65 Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) contours.
Following preliminary studies in 2007, a Request for Proposals (RFP) process was conducted in March 2008, in accordance with Administrative Regulation 8-4, "Selecting Professional Services," and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements to secure professional services for the program.
The RFP was issued for program design, management and construction management services for a Residential Sound Attenuation Program (RSAP). Eight firms submitted proposals in response to the RFP. A review committee evaluated the proposals and determined that C & S Companies (C & S) was the best qualified to provide the necessary specialized professional services.
C & S is the firm responsible for managing the residential sound attenuation program for San Diego Lindbergh Airport, and conducting a preliminary analysis, based on State and Federal standards, of the residential areas eligible for sound attenuation in Long Beach in 2007. The C & S team includes subconsultants that will enable them to meet the City's Federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal, which was set at 6 percent. The team also includes the architectural design firm Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architects, Inc., a Long Beach based company.
This contract initially is for Phase One of the City's RSAP. Phase One will include development of the overall frame...
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