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Council approves progressive design‑build strategy to implement $93.35M Measure FP bond
Summary
Council endorsed a progressive design‑build procurement approach for the $93.35 million Measure FP bond to replace two fire stations and rebuild/renovate police facilities; staff and the city's owner's representative outlined temporary facility plans and council sought tighter RFP deliverables and protections for critical dispatch services.
The Redondo Beach City Council on Monday approved a progressive design‑build (PDB) procurement approach to begin implementing Measure FP, the $93.35 million general‑obligation bond voters authorized to replace Fire Stations 1 and 2 and to rebuild and renovate the police headquarters and annex.
Luke Smooty, assistant to the city manager, summarized the Measure FP goals and introduced Griffin Structures, the city’s owner's representative. Griffin’s predevelopment manager, Dustin Alamo, described why the firm recommends PDB for this program: a two‑phase contract (collaborative design/preconstruction to roughly 60% and then a guaranteed maximum price for construction) that encourages early contractor involvement, allows early procurement of critical long‑lead items and gives the city an opportunity to approve a GMP only after design clarity.
Griffin and staff recommended separating the work into two packages: a combined procurement for Fire Stations 1 and 2 to preserve design consistency and staging efficiencies, and a second package for the police department and annex because the police work will include renovation, phased construction and complex temporary operations.
Council and department leaders discussed temporary facility options. Griffin proposed using modular trailers and nearby municipal lots for temporary operations while construction proceeds. Police and fire chiefs cautioned that moving or duplicating the communications/dispatch center, evidence storage and jail booking functions would be costly and operationally risky. Police Chief Hoffman said keeping police functions co‑located is a high priority and warned that relocating dispatch would be “a huge hole” in the budget and critical risk if not planned carefully.
Mayor Light and several council members pressed staff to tighten the RFQ/RFP deliverables and scoring approach before advertisement. The mayor asked for clearer, enforceable deliverables, formal design‑review milestones and a scoring matrix that allows apples‑to‑apples comparison between proposals while still encouraging creative technical solutions. Griffin’s team said they would refine the draft RFQPs, help score responses and return phase‑1 contracts for council approval.
Council voted to approve the progressive design‑build procurement strategy and directed staff to refine the RFQP documents and return contracts for council action. The motion carried unanimously.
What’s next: Staff will refine the RFQ/P documents with Griffin, bring a recommended RFQ/P package and an owner's‑rep contract amendment to council for approval, advertise the solicitation, evaluate teams, and return for phase‑1 contract awards and subsequent GMP approvals.
