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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Thompson General Construction Doing Business As Rubicon Builders to Perform Upgrades to the Exterior Security of Alameda Point Building 17, Located at 700 W. Essex Drive, in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $198,450, Including Contingency.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities). (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061822)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) issued a competitive bid for the Building 17 Board Up Project, BRED No. 2025-07, on August 1, 2025. The project aims to improve safety, security, and preserve the structure. Staff recommends City Council award the proposed construction agreement to Thompson General Construction DBA Rubicon Builders in an amount not-to-exceed $198,450, including contingency (Exhibit 1).
BACKGROUND
Alameda Unified School District (District) acquired in fee certain real property (Property) and buildings located at Alameda Point under a joint settlement agreement executed in 2014 between the City, Alameda Housing Authority and District. As part of this settlement agreement, the City provided certain limited exterior property management services for a fixed period of ten years. City Council approved a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) with the District on May 6, 2025. The MOU extended the City's duty to provide limited property management services on the Property by another ten (10) years. There are a number of vacant buildings located on the Property, including the largest, known as Building 17, located at 700 W. Essex Drive.
Building 17, the former Bachelor Officer's Quarters, is a two-story structure with approximately 144,133 square feet of interior space. The existing building conditio...
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