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Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Construction Contract and Related Agreements for the 2815 San Diego Road Rehabilitation Project with a Project Budget of up to $502,700. (Housing 236)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (the City) owns a single-family home located at 2815 San Diego Road at Alameda Point. The home is currently uninhabitable due to a cracked foundation. In November 2017, the City Council approved $125,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to repair the foundation and make the house available for refugee families being resettled in Alameda. The Housing Authority developed a scope of work to replace the foundation and put the project out to bid. The total project cost is approximately $500,000. While the cost to repair the foundation is substantially higher than anticipated, staff recommends proceeding with the foundation replacement project and encumbering the property with a 15-year affordability agreement to ensure the affordability of the home. The funds are available in the Housing budget for the Substantial Rehabilitation program.
BACKGROUND
On November 21, 2017, the City Council allocated $125,000 to replace the foundation of the City-owned four-bedroom home at 2815 San Diego Road, so that it may be habitable and then leased to Shelter in Peace, an Alameda-based non-profit organization that was founded by members of the interfaith community. Shelter in Peace offers transitional housing and other services to refugee households being resettled in Alameda. The Housing Authority is the project manager for the project and, following Council's initial approval of the project, worked with a structural engineer to develop the project scope, draft a comprehensive construction budget, obtain permits, and prepare the Invitation for Bid (IFB). The project scope is to ele...
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