TITLE
Recommendation to authorize Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach (Housing Authority), or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend to Contract No. 35530 with Gillis & Panichapan Architects, Inc., of Costa Mesa, CA, for as-needed space-planning architectural services, furnishing and delivering of office furniture and equipment layout, to increase the contract amount by $500,000, for a revised amount not to exceed $1,700,000;
Adopt resolution authorizing Housing Authority, or designee, to execute a contract with AllSteel, Inc., of Muscatine, IA, for furnishing and delivering furniture, installation, and related services, on the same terms and conditions afforded to Region 4 Education Service Center, Contract No. R191802, through Omnia Partners, in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for as long as the Omnia Partners contract is in effect, at the discretion of the Housing Authority; and
DISCUSSION
On January 21, 2020, the City awarded a contract to Gillis & Panichapan Architects, Inc., of Costa Mesa, CA, for as-needed space-planning and architectural services, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 for a period of two years, with an option to renew for three additional one-year periods. On February 24, 2020, the Housing Authority signed a Lease for new office space located at 1500 Hughes Way, Long Beach. The Housing Authority is requesting to amend the contract by increasing the authorized amount by $500,000 to provide for the purchase and installation of furniture in the new leased space. The Housing Authority will transition within the next seven months.
Housing Authority approval is requested to enter into a contract with Allsteel, Inc. (Allsteel), for furnishing and delivering and installation of furniture and related products. Allsteel was selected pursuant to a competitive process conducted by cooperative purchasing group Omnia Partners. Staff requests the Housing Authority execut...
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