TITLE
Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7113 for the Houghton Park Community Center Project; award the contract to USS Cal Builders, Inc., of Stanton, CA, in the amount of $4,997,831 authorize a five percent contingency in the amount of $249,892 for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,247,723; 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 USS Cal Builders, Inc. to provide construction services for the Houghton Park Community Center (Project).
The Project is located at the Houghton Park Community Center located at 6301 Myrtle Avenue in north Long Beach (Community Center). The Community Center complex was built in three phases. The first part of the Community Center was constructed in the 1930s, then a second portion was added in the 1950s on the northside and extended in the 1980s. The scope of this project is to construct an approximately 6,500-square-foot building to the east of the Community Center, and partially renovate the existing Community Center building. The partial renovation to the existing building will realign the entry of the Community Center from the north end of the property to the east facing direction of the parking lot to create a prominent entrance to the Community Center.
The new building adjacent to the Community Center would create a courtyard with hardscape and landscape improvements that spans between the existing Community Center building. This courtyard would be enclosed by a decorative fence on the south end, making it a programmable space for use by the public as part of the Community Center. The new building would house two large multipurpose rooms where one can be divided further into two rooms by a retractable wall. A set of restrooms that open to a small reception area would be centrally located in the new b...
Click here for full text