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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP FM15-084 and award contracts to Comprehensive Housing Services, Inc., of Fountain Valley, CA; Harris & Associates, Inc., of Irvine, CA; Pacifica Services, Inc., of Pasadena, CA; Padilla & Associates, Inc., of Santa Ana, CA; Perceptive Enterprises, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA; and Contractor Compliance Monitoring Inc., of San Mateo, CA, for as-needed professional compliance monitoring services, in an aggregate annual amount not to exceed $600,000, for a period of three 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 multiple contracts for as-needed compliance monitoring services. Services are used Citywide to fulfill the requirement for compliance monitoring, as necessary, for construction contracts awarded by the City. The City, in accordance with Section 3 of the Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act of 1968, is required to provide compliance monitoring on all construction projects funded by HUD Section 3. The City is also required to provide these services to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnership program. Additionally, the City is required to monitor labor compliance for all federally-funded construction projects, including Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and those covered by the Davis-Bacon Act (Federal prevailing wage legislation), as well as ensure compliance with State Prevailing Wage rates on projects not funded by the federal government.
The Department of Financial Management’s Business Services Bureau is responsible for coordination and oversight of all construction labor compliance monitoring. Services provided by the selected firms will assist the City in ensuring conformity to labor-related regulations and in providing data relative to local hiring provisions, while existing staff is responsible for the...
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