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Soledad council approves contracts to build interim modular shelter at 990 Los Coches
Summary
The City of Soledad approved two contracts totaling roughly $1.03 million to design, purchase and install modular units for a temporary interim shelter at 990 Los Coches Road, funded through county/state homeless response grants.
The Soledad City Council on Tuesday approved two contracts with AMIG Enterprises LLC to design and deliver modular units for an interim shelter at 990 Los Coches Road, authorizing a professional-services agreement of $207,100 and a unit purchase/installation contract of $820,081.98.
City staff said the work is funded through the county27s settlement/encampment-response grant and won27t come from the city27s general fund. The agreements cover site design, permitting and delivery and installation of furnished modular units that include dual-occupancy "sleeping cabins," accessible units and staff office and laundry/meal areas.
The council27s action matters because the city has been working with the county to respond to a local encampment and to provide temporary shelter options. City staff said the selected modular units are 8-by-20 feet and are designed for durability and future reuse; the vendor offered HVAC, fire-sprinkler systems and parts that can be maintained locally.
City staff presented the procurement as part of a county-funded program: the city has roughly $2.1 million in site-development grant funds for the interim shelter, staff said, and the AMIG contracts fall inside that allocation. Staff also said the contract price includes on-site labor to assemble and furnish the units, and that the units were chosen because they include integrated heating and cooling and are designed to be maintained with commonly available parts.
Council members asked questions about contingencies and long-term reuse. Staff said most contingency risk is in the site work and utility hookups (grading, sewer/water hookups and foundation work), and that the selected vendor27s units are intended to be repurposed after the temporary shelter period.
The two resolutions authorizing the contracts were adopted unanimously.
The council directed staff to continue coordinating with county finance and legal teams, and staff said community outreach materials explaining the project and progress will be prepared for residents.
