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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6999 for the East Division Police Substation, award the Base Bid and Alternates 2, 3, 4 and 5 to Robert Clapper Construction Services, Inc., of Rialto, CA, in the amount of $5,617,736, and authorize a contingency in the amount of $498,774, for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,116,510; authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto, and adopt and accept Mitigated Negative Declaration No. MND 02-13;
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Public Works Department (PW) by $7,063,951; and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) by $226,348, increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) by $132,762, and increase appropriations in the General Fund (GF) by $660,000, all in the Police Department (PD). (District 5)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Robert Clapper Construction Services, Inc., for construction of the East Division Police (PD) Substation.
On June 17, 2014, the City Council authorized the conveyance of the property located at 3800 East Willow Street, formerly known as Schroeder Hall, from the United States of America to the City of Long Beach. As background, Schroeder Hall was declared surplus by the Federal Government under the provisions of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) Commission. The City was recognized as the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) responsible for reuse planning for the site. Following BRAC guidelines, a Citizen Advisory Committee developed a reuse plan for the site for use as a new East Division Police Substation. On December 18, 2007, the reuse plan was approved by the City Council acting as the LRA. On August 26, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice approved the plan as a public benefit conveyance.
On March 19, 2013, the City Council authorized the acquisition o...
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