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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to execute an agreement and any amendments thereto with Brüel & Kjær EMS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, without advertising for bids for the Long Beach Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System (ANOMS) in an amount not to exceed $856,306;
Authorize City Manager to execute a Noise Office Services Agreement with Brüel & Kjær EMS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for the maintenance, upgrade and support of the Long Beach Airport ANOMS for a period of approximately one year (with two additional one-year renewal options) at the initial annual base rate of approximately $227,384 plus an annual CPI increase and a $50,000 annual contingency for additional services for a total amount not to exceed $856,306 for the proposed three-year total term; and
Authorize City Manager to execute subsequent amendments to the Agreement to extend the term of such agreement, and authorize additional services, if required, within the provisions of the agreement and adjust the fee schedules for inflation. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Airport utilizes the ANOMS to enforce the City’s Noise Compatibility Ordinance (LBMC Chapter 16.43). The City’s Noise Ordinance, enacted in 1995, is recognized as one of the strictest in the country and the administration of the ordinance requires specialized, unique and custom data processing and reporting programs. The California Airport Noise Standards (California Code of Regulations, Title 21, Section 5000 et seq.) apply to any airport that is determined to have a noise problem by the local County Board of Supervisors in accordance with the provisions in the regulation.
ANOMS, first installed in 1991, enables Airport staff to ensure flight data accuracy and completeness for monitoring and compiling the Annual Noise Analysis Budget, Los Angeles County Quarterly Reporting, complaint entry investigations, community reports, tenant and user fly-quiet procedures and reports fo...
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