Title
Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with Kitchell/CEM, INC. to Provide Construction Project Management Services for the Alameda Day Center Project, in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $244,262, including Contingency.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction). (Housing and Human Services 10021833)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Day Center and Safe Sheltering Program (Day Center) provides a safe indoor space to receive support and social services throughout the day as well as a 16-bed Emergency Overnight Shelter and adjacent 25-space Safe Parking for individuals living in their vehicles who also receive Day Center services. The program is currently located at 431 Stardust Place, an Alameda Point building owned by the City of Alameda (City) that is slated to be demolished as part of Phase 2 of the City Council approved development project, Rebuilding the Existing Supporting Housing of Alameda Point (RESHAP) Phase 2. The Day Center is being relocated to Alameda Point Building 2, Wing 3, located at 1041 W. Midway Ave. During the Day Center design process, Kitchell/CEM, Inc. (Kitchell) was contracted to provide project management services to assist with obtaining all required permits and manage the formal competitive construction bid process.
Staff is recommending that City Council authorize the Interim City Manager to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with Kitchell to continue project management services through construction and close out of the Day Center relocation project.
BACKGROUND
The Day Center is a safe and welcoming place for people who are unhoused and provides services, overnight emergency shelter an...
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