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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents to amend Contract No. 34204 with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, for additional community outreach related to the FIS Study, to make any changes necessary to the scope of work and extend the term for a six-month period ending March 30, 2017, and increase the contract amount by $20,442, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $370,287; and
Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund (EF 320) in the Airport Department (AP) by $20,442. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
On January 19, 2016, the City Council awarded a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Jacobs), in an amount not-to-exceed $349,845, to conduct the work necessary for a report to determine the feasibility, financial or otherwise, of a Federal Inspection Service facility (FIS Study) at the Long Beach Airport. The components of the FIS Study included market analysis, airport scope and capacity, financial feasibility, economic impact, assessment of environmental impact, and security risk assessment. Additionally, the scope of work included two community meetings, held in March and April 2016, to allow Jacobs to receive public input for the FIS Study. Contract No. 34204 was executed on March 7, 2016, and expired on September 30, 2016.
On August 9, 2016, the City Council approved a request to make the FIS Study publicly available on relevant City websites at least 15 days before any scheduled City Council action relative to the FIS Study. The request also included providing sufficient time before the scheduled City Council meeting to conduct community meetings for the purpose of receiving public input on the FIS Study. These community meetings are tentatively scheduled at the Airport Advisory Commission on October 20, 2016, and the Economic Development Commission on October 25, 2016.
In order to conduct the meetings, Jacobs will need to continue to provide support beyond ...
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