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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary for an agreement with Richard J. Mendoza, Inc., a California corporation, doing business as Mendoza & Associates, for consulting services for construction management of the Phase 1 Terminal Improvements at the Long Beach Airport for an initial 42-month term in an amount not to exceed $3,500,000; and execute any amendments to extend the term for up to one additional year and authorize additional services within the provisions of the contract. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
On April 24, 2007, the City Council authorized the preparation of final plans and specifications, cost estimates and a financing plan for construction of the Airport Terminal Improvement Project (Project). On April 12, 2010, the Long Beach Cultural Heritage Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for the terminal component of the Project, the Phase I Terminal Improvements. On April 15, 2010, the Long Beach Planning Commission approved the site plan for the Phase I Terminal Improvements, which will replace the existing temporary trailer facilities with permanent holdrooms and concession facilities.
The City has historically used consultants on an as-needed basis for capital improvement projects related to the Airport in an effort to augment available staff in the Airport’s engineering division. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was conducted in accordance with Administrative Regulation 8-4, “Selecting Professional Services,” as well as Federal Aviation Administration requirements, for consulting services for construction management for the Phase I Terminal Improvements. The RFQ was released via the City’s Purchasing website and 13 firms submitted qualifications in response to the RFQ, including two firms from Long Beach. Not all of the firms were able to provide evidence of experience in aviation construction projects. The selection committee evaluated each RFQ and, based on qualifications and propo...
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