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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ AP22-002 and award a contract to RS&H California, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, for Engineering Design Services for the Taxilane K Reconstruction and Construct Taxilane U projects at the Long Beach Airport, in the amount of $604,492, with a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $90,674, for a total amount not to exceed $695,166, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contracts, including any necessary amendments; and
Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund Group in the Airport Department by $695,166, offset by funds available. (Districts 4,5)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with RS&H California, Inc. (RS&H), to provide engineering design services for the Taxilane K Reconstruction and Construct Taxilane U Projects (Projects) at the Long Beach Airport (Airport).
Airport Engineering staff are responsible for the maintaince of the airfield pavement including runways, taxiways, taxilanes and other necessary access points. Pavement condition surveys are completed approximately every three years to plan and prioitize areas based on need and criticality. Based on the recent survey completed in 2021, Airport staff identified a need for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Taxilane K, and construction of the proposed Taxilane U, utilizing an area formally part of decommissioned Runway 16R-34L, to provide enhanced access to the airfield. These projects are programmed into the Airport Capital Improvement Plan for Federal Fiscal Year 2023.
The Taxilane K Reconstruction project includes the reconstruction of approximately 71,500 sq. ft. of pavement and the rehabilitation of approximately 67,650 sq. ft. of pavement. A portion of Taxilane K is in poor condition and has reached its useful li...
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