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Recommendation to adopt Specification No. ITB HE16-111 and award contracts to Performance Abatement Services, Inc., of Fullerton, CA; Vizion’s West, Inc., of Menifee, CA; and Watson Painting Corporation, of Riverside, CA, for providing lead-based paint removal and mitigation services, in an annual aggregate amount not to exceed $600,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into contracts with Performance Abatement Services, Inc., Vizion’s West, Inc., and Watson Painting Corporation, for providing lead-based paint removal and mitigation services to ensure U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) compliance for the City’s Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department). The Health Department has received cost-reimbursement grants from HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, which will provide total funding for the removal and control of lead-based paint within affordable housing occupied by low-income residents. The grants also include support for tenant relocation, lab analysis, health education, and risk assessment.
The bid was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on August 22, 2016, and 8,359 potential bidders specializing in lead abatement were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 43 downloaded the bid via the City’s electronic bid system. The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing. A bid announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 22 local, minority, and women-owned business groups. Three bids were received on September 7, 2016. Of those three bidders, none were Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), none were Women-owned Busine...
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