DATE: December 18, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: AWARD OF A PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT FOR THE CROWN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER BUILDING REHABILITATION PROJECT AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve a budget appropriation in the amount of $2,053,795 from the General Fund Infrastructure account to award a Public Works Agreement (PWA) to Fordyce Construction, Inc. (Fordyce), in the amount of $3,247,358, for the construction of the Crown Heights Resource Center Building rehabilitation project; and authorize the City Engineer to execute Contract Change Orders up to 15% of the total contract value $487,104 for a total not to exceed amount of $3,734,462; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The City's Crown Heights Resource Center, located on 1210 Division Street, was designed by renowned Architect Irving Gill in 1930 and built in 1931. It originally housed an "Americanization School"; however, by the early 1990s the structure became vacant and dilapidated. In 1994, the building was renovated and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In July 2001, the building was transitioned into the Crown Heights Resource Center that stands today. The Crown Heights Resource Center serves as a vital hub within the neighborhood fostering social cohesion, providing resident support services, and enhancing the overall well-being of community members through a variety of events and programs offered by the City and other community groups such as food distributions, reading campaigns, community workshops and meetings, and computer labs.
Due to the age and condition of the structure, the proposed Crown Heights Rehabilitation Project (the "Project") was added to the City's Capital Improvement Program and identified in the Community Development Block Grant (...
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