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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of Final Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Publish a Notice Inviting Bids for the Police Station Windows Replacement Project.
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Meeting Date: March 11, 2024
Contact/Dept.: Joe Susca/Public Works-Administration
Phone Number: 310-253-5636
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: E-Mail: Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/05/2024)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Director of Public Works/City Engineer (02/19/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the final plans and specifications and authorize the publication of a notice inviting bids for the Police Station Windows Replacement Project, CIP No. PF-039.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The original Police Station was built in 1977, however, its building footprint was expanded in 1997 to include an adjacent surface parking lot. The expansion project also included installation of a mosaic and a new fa?ade that spans the entire Duquesne Avenue frontage to visually tie the old and expanded sections of the building together.
Los Angeles Fire Station Numbers 43 and 94 are located just outside the boundaries of the City, and several times per day engines travel along Duquesne Avenue to pass through the City when responding to emergency calls. The high frequency of their sirens blaring has proven disruptive to Police Department operations. The primary purpose of the Police Station Windows Replacement Project (Project) is to significantly reduce the amount of exterior noise that penetrates the interior of the building through removal of the existing single-pane windows and replacing them with double-pane windows. A side benefit will be less energy use as the amount of cool or warm air from the outside that penetrates the interior will be reduced; resulting in less cost to heat and cool the b...
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