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 - May 5, 2016 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................8 Classifieds............................3 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................2, 5-7 Pets........................................8 Police Reports.....................7 Sports....................................4 Weekend Forecast Friday Mostly Cloudy 63˚/55˚ Saturday Mostly Cloudy 63˚/55˚ Sunday Mostly Cloudy 63˚/55˚ UCLA Track and Field Run Past the Competition UCLA Women’s 4X100 3rd leg Anglerne Annelus hands off to Anchor Leg Kylie Price in the Legends Invitational on April 1. The women’s 4X100 team finished in 1st place with a time of 44.38. Photo credit Jevone Moore /Full Image 360 Council Rejects Vincent Park Swimming Pool Tank Replacement Project Bids By Cristian Vasquez scope work will be added in the bid items,” All bids received by the City of Inglewood states the staff report. “Staff recommends that for the Vincent Park Swimming Pool Tank the City Council reject all bids and authorize Replacement Project have been rejected a call for rebid of the project.” by the City Council. Rebidding the project Edward Vincent Park Jr. is a 55-acre park has also been authorized pending specific with a wide range of facilities, including modifications to the bid itself. baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis “The Vincent Park Swimming Pool Tank courts soccer fields and swimming pools. Replacement Project provides an upgrade of the large pool tank, piping system, alignment of the pump and a few electrical modifications,” states the staff report signed by Parks, Recreation & Library Services Director Sabrina Barnes. Local publications and the city website were used to advertise the bidding process, as well as sending the invitation to bid to Sent To Bid America and the Inglewood Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 28. City staff also reached out to former park contractors to provide direct invitations for them to bid on this project. During the mandatory pre-bid meeting hosted on Feb. 4, there were seven contractors in attendance, including: California Waters Inc., California Commercial Pools, Inc., Carolino & Sons, Inc., Knork System, Inc., Minco Construction, MMC, Inc. and NADAR, Inc. The bidding process was opened on Feb. 29 and netted responses from the following four contractors: NADAR, Inc. at a price of $64,200; California Waters, Inc. at a price tag of $81,055; MMC, Inc. at $114,000 an Carolino & Sons, Inc. at $140,120. “After careful review of the bids submitted, staff determined that Community Business Enterprise [CBE] shall be used in lieu of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise [DBE] that was included in the bid specifications and some The park’s swimming pool complex, located on the Southeast section of the public space. However, several improvements were identified as necessary in order to keep and update the swimming pool based on the standards required by the Los Angeles County Health Department [LACHD]. “On February 20, 2015 the Mayor and Council Members authorized the use of contingency reserve funds in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for emergency repairs of the Vincent Park Swimming Pool,” states the staff report. “The Vincent Park Swimming Pool Pump Replacement Project included replacing small pumps, chlorine tanks and the electrical system.” In April of 2015 the project was started and completed by July 3 of the same year. Upon a final inspection by the LACHD it was discovered that the capacity of the large pool tank was undersized. Opening of the pool was approved for July 4, 2015 under the condition that the upgrade for the large pool tank takes place before the 2016 swimming season was opened. The pool is currently closed, but scheduled to open on July 3, 2016. On Jan. 6, 2016 the city received $103,000 from the Los Angeles County Proposition A, Maintenance and Servicing Funds to be used for repairs at the pool. “Following successful completion of the rebid, a budget amendment will be necessary to transfer the funds to the appropriate expenditure line,” states the staff report. “This will be done along with the award of the contract.” Community Invited to 68th Annual Memorial Day Service The City of Inglewood invites residents to be a part of the 68th Annual Memorial Day Service scheduled to take place on Monday, May 30 at 11 a.m. This event is hosted by the city to recognize past and present war heroes, in addition to honoring the men and women who sacrificed their lives as members of the United States Armed Forces. The national holiday, first named Decoration Day, was born in 1868 after the American Civil War. During the first Decoration Day General James Garfield delivered a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, while 5,000 attendees decorated the graves of the 20,000 soldiers, both form the Union and the Confederacy. Memorial Day would become the official national holiday in 1967. Inglewood’s Memorial Day event will be hosted in front of the Memorial Obelisk at Inglewood City Hall, located at One Manchester Boulevard. More information is available by contacting the Parks, Recreation and Library Services Department at (310) 412-8750. • “The Vincent Park Swimming Pool Pump Replacement Project included replacing small pumps, chlorine tanks and the electrical system.”
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