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AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR COSTA MESA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER PROJECT
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: PATRICK BAUER, DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR (714) 754-5029
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for two years with two one-year renewals in the amount of $178,304 to ITZEN Architects, Inc., 1800 N. Bristol St., Santa Ana, CA 92706 for architectural and engineering design services.
2. Authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $17,800 for unforeseen costs related to the project.
3. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the PSA and any future amendments to the agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
The Costa Mesa Communications Center, located at 79 Fair Drive, is utilized for Fire and Police department communications. It was built in 1981 and is approximately 7,960 square feet, which 4,530 square feet of will be renovated by this project. The facility requires both internal and external remodeling and redesign to help meet the needs and accessibility of the staff. The proposed improvements include creating an open work space by removing the partition in the entry way of the main building, remodeling the work area room in the front office copy room, privatizing the two (2) existing managers' offices, renovating and reconfiguring the bathroom to accommodate accessible stalls as well as shower and locker rooms, constructing two (2) supervisor office spaces in the communications area, removing all carpet on walls, replacing floor carpet, replacing T-bar ceiling and lighting, installing exterior window(s), removing and replacing the exterior canopy outside of the break room, replacing all existing exterior windows, and installing nine (9) new dispatch consoles.
The consultant is required...
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