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Council OKs on‑call plan‑review contracts, awards community‑center gas repairs and advances City Yard planning steps
Summary
The council awarded two five‑year on‑call plan‑review contracts (TRB & Associates; Willdan Engineering), approved a $254,916 construction contract to replace community center gas piping, and authorized staff to move forward with an owner's‑representative RFQ and project programming steps for the City Yard project.
On Sept. 9 the Hermosa Beach City Council approved a set of capital and professional‑services actions to support ongoing development review capacity and building repairs.
After a competitive solicitation (RFP 2045), staff recommended and the council awarded on‑call development plan review and staff augmentation agreements to TRB & Associates, Inc., and Willdan Engineering. The agreements are five‑year contracts with an annual not‑to‑exceed amount of $200,000 per firm (cumulative $1,000,000 cap over five years). The City’s presentation said the firms demonstrated relevant municipal experience, cost competitiveness and positive references; council approved the awards unanimously.
The council also awarded a construction contract to the apparent low bidder for the Community Center gas repair project. The recommended contractor (New Power Contracting and Building Mechanicals) submitted the low bid of $254,916 to run new piping from the meter and re‑route interior gas lines that had been failing and required the city to shut off service. Staff requested a 20% contingency; the project remains within the previously appropriated CIP amount (about $350,000). Staff said work will begin in October and run roughly 35 working days.
Separately, the council approved staff's recommendation to proceed with critical next steps on the long‑running City Yard replacement project. Staff will issue an RFQ for an owner’s representative (OR) — a construction‑management/architectural advisor — and proceed with project programming and updated environmental assessments. City staff said these three critical‑path tasks (owner’s rep, programming, environmental updates) will allow the city to better define costs and then return to council with funding and delivery‑method recommendations. The council approved moving forward with the RFQ and programming steps.
Councilmembers emphasized the operational importance of the plan‑review contracts to speed permit processing and the need to restore safe, permanent gas service at the community center. Staff also noted the broader fee‑study work underway to align permit fees with the actual cost of service.
The contract awards and City Yard authorization were approved by roll call; votes were unanimous.
