Inglewood News AND LENNOX CITIZEN The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - January 22, 2015 Inglewood High School to Found New Law Academy Inglewood High School recently received $35,000 in grand funding to help found Inglewood High Law School Academy to teach students critical thinking, writing, research, and debate. Photo by Osvin Suazo, oqoimages@gmail.com. Council Approves Agreement to Move Forward with Residential Sound Insulation By Cristian Vasquez The project will benefit seven singlefamily Inglewood’s Residential Sound Insulation homes in District No. 3, two duplex efforts continue to move forward as the council complexes in District No. 4, nine multi-family recently approved an agreement that would units in District No. 1 and eight in District benefit 26 homes with sound insulation. No. 4 for a total of 26 units throughout Through the recommendation of the the city. Work on the project will require Residential Sound Insulation Department, the DAB Construction Inc. to replace existing council approved an agreement with DAB windows as well as exterior doors made up Construction, awarding the construction firm of acoustic grade products. There will also be a contract as the lowest bidder, in the amount “attic insulation, modifications of vents and of $805,500 in order to complete RSI Phase baffles and other areas of sound transmission X, Group 11J of the city’s sound insulation as well as installation of heating, ventilation, efforts. The contract was approved with a 10 and air-conditioning systems” according to percent contingency fund in the amount of the staff report. $80,550. The council also adopted a resolution The recommended contractor, DAB amending the 2014-2015 fiscal year budget Construction, is experienced in residential for “R024 to include special expenses in the sound insulation work and has successfully amount of $12,038 for a total project cost of completed previous projects for City of $898,088 (Noise Mitigation Funds).” Inglewood’s Sound Insulation Program. The The city received only two bids for the City of Inglewood adopted performance goals project, the other coming from Karabuild for the RSI Program and is set to complete Development, Inc. based in Encino and with a sound insulation in up to 1,000 homes within price tag of $848,988. With DAB Construction a 12-month period until the program’s funding Inc. being the lowest “responsible bidder” to reaches its ends. have met the City’s requirements for public The agreement reached by the city and contracts, the city council decided to move DAB Construction incorporates a one-year forward with the Encino-based company. term from the date of the Notice to Proceed.” Consideration was given not only to the That makes the contractor responsible for bidder’s financial standing, but “also to the completing all of the contracted construction competence of the bidder for the performance work related to the RSI by Aug. 31. of the work covered by the proposal,” stated The agreement incorporates contract the staff report. provisions, the specification which includes The City of Inglewood is the recipient federal and state requirements, technical design of grant money from the Federal Aviation details for each home, the bid response as the Administration [FAA] and Los Angeles World agreed upon scope of work and performance Airports (LAWA) to administer Residential Sound Insulation (RSI) projects. The residential sound insulation projects are conducted through construction contracts for residential structure groups of a different variety. This group detailed in this report will provide attenuation for 26 residential structures. DAB Construction Inc. presented plans and specifications that met the advertised standards made by the City on Dec. 10, 2014, when the City Clerk opened bids. criteria for the contractor to follow. This contract is based on revised specifications incorporating adopted Disadvantaged Business Enterprise policies. Each contract conforms to federal regulations, including conformity to the state Government Code pertaining to public construction contracts. The contract is also been revised in order to specify all procedures and regulations associated with the work detailed in the agreement. The RSI construction staff was scheduled and ready to begin work on the project as soon as the contract was awarded, once field measurement verifications were conducted, as soon as materials were purchased and delivered, along with the approval of the project’s schedule. The actual construction work will start within 20 days after all of the above listed conditions were met. City Adopts Ordinance Establishing Parking Structure, Lot Permit Fees The Council approved and introduce an ordinance that allows the city to establish fees “by resolution” to use city parking structures and lots. The staff report indicates that the change will “streamline the process for approving parking structure and lot fees.” As of the adoption of the ordinance, it will become effective in 30 days. The intention is to “return to the city council and request approval for a parking lot permit fee for Arbor Vitae Street lots” where employees or owners of a business can purchase up to three parking permits at a cost of $100 each, per year, that would allow parking all day. • Inside This Issue Briefs.....................................3 Classifieds............................3 Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................6 Finance..................................2 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................4, 6-7 Looking Up...........................4 Pets........................................8 Police Reports.....................2 Seniors..................................7 Sports....................................5 Tech Talk...............................3 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 71˚/52˚ Saturday Sunny 76˚/53˚ Sunday Sunny 78˚/54˚ Hawthorne Boulevard Improvement Project Traffic Updates The final phase of the Hawthorne Boulevard Improvement Project was begun on Saturday, January 17th with the closure of the intersection at Rosecrans Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard to facilitate the paving of the roads. The installation of the thermoplastic lane dividers, striping, and markings for the new bike lanes will continue through the end of January. •
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