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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of an Amendment to the Existing General Services Agreement with Southland Industries to Increase the Not-to-Exceed Amount from $1,150,367 to $1,335,381 to Perform Additional Work for the City Yard HVAC Replacement Project.
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Meeting Date: June 23, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Gary Wansley/Public Works-Maintenance/Operations
Joe Susca/Public Works-Administration
Phone Number: 310-253-6444
310-253-5636
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (06/19/2025); E-Mail: (05/21/2025) Southland Industries
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (06/2/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve an amendment to the general services agreement with Southland Industries to increase the not-to-exceed amount by $185,014 (from $1,150,367 to $1,335,381) to perform additional work on the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Replacement Project located at the City Yard, CIP No. PF-041 Public Works City Yard HVAC Replacement.
BACKGROUND
The City Yard is home to the City's Park Maintenance, Environmental Programs and Operations, and Maintenance and Operations staff. The facility contains many offices and shops and houses equipment, materials, tools and supplies that support the traffic signal, sewer, traffic sign, parking meter, graffiti abatement, pavement painting, facility maintenance, storm drain, park maintenance, streetlight, asphalt and concrete crews.
The useful life of a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) package unit is 15 to 20 years. The City Yard's existing HVAC package units, exhaust fans, and natural gas Make Up Air (MUA) furnaces are over 25 years old, have become unreliable, break down frequently, and require replacing. The scope of work in...
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