The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood Daily News on a Weekly Basis - Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - March 16, 2017 Centinela Hospital Unveils New Emergency Room A ribbon-cutting ceremony and community open house took place on March 8 to celebrate the newly expanded emergency room at Centinela Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) as part of a $100 million campus-wide expansion and renovation effort. Hospital executives and Inglewood elected officials participated in the ribbon-cutting. In the photo from left to right: Dr. Robert Chesne--Chief of Staff and Governing Board member, CHMC; Dr. Emmanuel Mba--OB/GYN and Governing Board member, CHMC; Linda Bradley, RN, JD--Chief Executive Officer, CHMC; Mayor James T. Butts, Jr; Councilman George Dotson, District 1; Councilman Ralph Franklin, District 4; and Councilman Alex Padilla, District 2. (Photo by Craig T. Mathew/Mathew Imaging) New Well Construction Bids Rejected; Staff to Re-Bid Project By Cristian Vasquez The Inglewood City Council this week rejected eight bids received by the City of Inglewood for the Well No. 7 Installation Project and the project ordered for re-bidding due to each proposal surpassing the engineer’s estimated cost of $2.1 million. Staff will re-bid the project in two different bids, rather than one. One bid will seek a contractor to drill the new well and install casing, concrete, pumps, motor assemblies, pipes to the water main, and electrical control equipment. The second bid will address the removal of two trees, demolition and removal of pavement, construction of new wastewater discharge line, a new fire service line, addition of new concrete pavement, a gravel pavement, driveway widening, installation of new Southern California Edison permanent power lines, and a 10-foot high fence. The City received bids from MMC Inc. ($2.6 million), Layne ($2.7 million) and Cora Constructors ($2.8 million), but none were within the expected price range. Inglewood’s water production is viable due to four groundwater wells and the Sanford T. Anderson Water Treatment Plant. Of the City’s 8,900 acre-feet of potable water production, 1,700 acre-feet are produced by the wells. Located at 101 W. Arbor Vitae, the groundwater well’s construction was determined to have minimal impact on the surrounding area by the California Environmental Quality Act. “Due to the age of the wells, constructed between 1974 and 1990, the City’s groundwater production has decreased,” states the staff report signed by Public Works Director Louis A. Atwell. “The City can improve its groundwater production and reduce its annual expenditure on imported water by constructing a new well.” Council Moves Forward With City Hall Water Fountain Art Restoration The Council went forward with a recommendation by the Parks, Recreation and Library Services Department to award a contract to Rosa Lowinger and Associates (RLA) in the amount of $229,600 for the restoration of Skedans--a piece of art that sits in front of City Hall. The Council also adopted a resolution that amends the 2016-2017 budget in order to make the funds available for the restoration efforts. Located outside the main entrance to City Hall (La Brea Avenue) is a work of art designed and completed by artist Tony Delap in 1975 as part of the building’s original plan. The 50-foot sculpture known as Skedans has been altered with paint and tiles that were outside of the artist’s and architect’s design concept. Furthermore, there have been no official efforts to restore the sculpture since its installation more than 40 years ago. Requests For Proposals to restore the sculpture were sent out on November 2, 2016, leading to a bid delivered by RLA, which met all of the requirements outlined by Parks, Recreation and Library Services Department Director Sabrina Barnes. “In the late ‘90s, the fountain was taken out of service in an effort to conserve energy,” states the staff report. “Due to the age and lack of use, the fountain’s pump and electrical and water lines eventually failed and were removed around 2008.” RLA’s proposal addressed the key steps to completing the project: restoration supervision and treatment, structural engineering and materials testing, and treatment support along with labor. The project’s restoration and treatment phase will consist of oversight and research to develop a surface treatment that can replace the original electroplated copper surface. This phase, consisting of 31 percent of the budget, will also seek a method to properly remove tile and paint while working alongside the artist. The second phase (13 percent of the budget), structural engineering and materials testing, will study the base of the fountain, which the staff report reveals has not been assessed since the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The final phase, treatment support and labor, will cover costs associated with building and maintaining the scaffolding that will surround the sculpture for three months and facilitate the restoration effort. In addition, it will include all of the labor involved with restoring the structure while ensuring that surrounding buildings and the general public are safe while work is being done. RLA specializes in the conservation of art, architecture, museum collections, and public spaces. Since 2008 RLA, which describes itself as “a recognized international expert in conservation,” has specialized in carrying out conservation, cultural resource documentation, restoration and historic remediation projects for architecture, public art, and sculpture in stone, masonry, concrete, metals, ceramic tile, terracotta, wood, plastic, plaster, terrazzo, linoleum and mosaics. “The project will be funded through the Public Art Fund, which is funded by development fees. There is no impact to the general fund,” concludes the staff report. • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Classifieds............................3 Community Briefs...............4 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals................................ 6-7 Pets........................................8 Police Reports.....................2 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 70˚/57˚ Saturday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 65˚/56˚ Sunday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 66˚/55˚
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