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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7008 for the Perimeter Security Improvements at the Long Beach Airport; award the contract to Sully-Miller Contracting Company, of Brea, CA, in the amount of $6,496,839, and authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $974,526, for a total contract amount not to exceed $7,471,365; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto; and
Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund (EF 320) in the Airport Department (AP) by $7,066,535. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Sully-Miller Contracting Company, for Perimeter Security Improvements. The focus of airport security is to identify and reduce existing or potential risks, threats, targets and vulnerabilities to the facility. Appropriate protective measures vary dependent on the level of threat and the class of operator and airport. Airports Certificated under Part 139 must provide the following: (a) safeguards to prevent inadvertent entry to the movement area by unauthorized persons or vehicles; (b) reasonable protection of persons and property from aircraft jet blast or propeller wash; and (c) fencing that meets the requirements of applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security regulations in areas subject to these regulations. Additionally, airport facilities require protection from acts of vandalism. To provide a measure of protection, unauthorized persons must be precluded from having access to Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs) and Airport Tower Control (ATC) facilities. Perimeter fencing acts as a physical deterrent to preclude inadvertent entry of people or animals into the airport.
The improvement to the perimeter security will include removal of several thousand feet of deteriorating and/or inadequate perimeter fence and the installat...
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