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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of Final Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Release a Request for Proposals for the City Yard HVAC Replacement Project.
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Meeting Date: June 24, 2024
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 [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (06/19/2024)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (06/03/2024) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the final plans and specifications and authorize the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the City Yard HVAC Replacement Project.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City Yard is home to the City's Park Maintenance, Environmental Programs and Operations, and Maintenance and Operations staff. The facility houses equipment, materials, tools and supplies that support the traffic signal, sewer, traffic sign, parking meter, graffiti abatement, pavement painting, facility maintenance, streetlight, electrical, asphalt and concrete crews.
The City Yard's existing Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) package units, exhaust fans, and natural gas Make Up Air (MUA) furnaces are over 25 years old, have become unreliable, and require replacing. The scope of work includes removing nine existing HVAC natural gas heating/electric cooling package units, five existing MUA furnaces, and 23 exhaust fans located inside the various shops and replacing them with 14 new HVAC all-electric heat pump package units and 23 new exhaust fans (the "Project").
Through a competitive process, the Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN) was awarded a contract with the County of Los Angeles to implem...
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