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AUTHORIZE THE USE OF SOURCEWELL'S NATIONAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH WHP TRAININGTOWERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A PRE-FABRICATED TRAINING TOWER AT FIRE STATION NO. 4
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: SEUNG YANG, P.E., CITY ENGINEER, (714) 754-5633
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Authorize the use of Sourcewell's National Cooperative Agreement No. 011822-JHK with WHP Trainingtowers for the purchase and installation of a pre-fabricated training tower at Fire Station No. 4 in the amount of $2,178,190.05.
2. Authorize an additional ten percent (10%) contingency of $217,819.05 for unforeseen costs.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. In addition, the proposed action is exempt under Section 15301 relating to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, and/or minor alteration of existing public facilities.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2022, the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) earmarked funding for Costa Mesa Fire and Rescue in the amount of $2,500,000. The purpose of this funding is to upgrade the existing training tower facility at Fire Station No. 4, located at 2300 Placentia Avenue, which has exceeded its useful life and is no longer compliant with current standards.
The funding has been allocated in the adopted FY 2022-23 City Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget, including $1,100,000 from the Capital Improvements fund. The site plan and schematic of the proposed training tower are shown in Attachment 2.
The project will replace the existing training tower facility built in 1966 with...
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