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Council approves police locker-room and dispatch center upgrade; one abstention
Summary
The council awarded a construction contract for a police locker-room and dispatch center upgrade to AFL General Construction and authorized the project; councilors discussed bid-bond practice, grant support and equipment purchases and the item passed with one abstention.
The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday approved a contract to upgrade the police department locker room and bathroom and to build an expanded dispatch communications center, awarding the work to the lowest responsible bidder, AFL General Construction.
City Manager Dan Creighton and staff reported six bids were received and the apparently lowest responsible bidder was AFL General Construction. Staff said the dispatch area will be refurbished in the same location, will be slightly expanded for functionality and will require new dispatch equipment; no new holding cells will be added.
Council members questioned the bid-bond and procurement structure. Russell Darius explained that "each every contractor is required to put down a 10% bond on their bids," and the council discussed whether bid-bond requirements discourage some contractors and contribute to single-bid results. A council member noted the city had received a grant of $355,000 toward the project.
Councilor votes were recorded when the council adopted the resolution: Council member Bridal — yes; Council member Lester — abstain; Council member Reinhart — yes; Vice President Miyamura — yes; President Finn — yes.
Staff said equipment purchases for the dispatch upgrade will be brought back to the council under a separate resolution and that the city can use the OEM center on the same floor for emergency coordination if needed during major events rather than consolidating police and fire dispatch into a single center.
