City Council

(12) 24­0298 CDs 6, 11 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to execute 10 proposed five­year Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs), with two one­year renewal options, covering planning and design services, on an as­needed basis, at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Van Nuys Airport (VNY), and Palmdale (PMD) Landholdings for an amount not­to­exceed $100 million. Recommendations for Council action: 1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners (Board) that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) of the City of Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines. 2. APPROVE the 10 proposed five­year MATOCs, each with two one­ year renewal options, between the LAWA and (1) Rivers & Christian, Inc.; (2) Paul Murdoch Architects, Inc.; (3) Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Friday Inc. DBA -JGM; April 5, (4)2024 City -Design Studio, LLC; (5)PAGE 12 Hart + Steinberg AE3 Partners LAWA MATOC Joint Venture; (6) HNTB Corporation; 1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners (Board) that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) of the City of Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines. 2. APPROVE the 10 proposed five­year MATOCs, each with two one­ year renewal options, between the LAWA and (1) Rivers & Christian, Inc.; (2) Paul Murdoch Architects, Inc.; (3) Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc. DBA JGM; (4) City Design Studio, LLC; (5) Steinberg Hart + AE3 Partners LAWA MATOC Joint Venture; (6) HNTB Corporation; (7) AECOM Technical Services, Inc.; (8) RS&H California, Inc.; (9) M. Arthur Gensler Jr. and Associates, Inc.; and (10) Burns and McDonnell Western Enterprises, Inc., for planning and design services at LAX, VNY and PMD Landholdings, for an amount not­to­ exceed $100 million. 3. CONCUR with the Board action on January 18, 2024, by Resolution 27883, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), LAWA, or designee, to execute said contracts, and further approved delegation of authority to the CEO, LAWA, or designee, to execute the two one­year renewal options for said contracts. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed MATOCs for planning and design services on an as­needed basis for five years, with two one­year renewal options, to (1) Rivers & Christian, Inc.; (2) Paul Murdoch Architects, Inc.; (3) Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc. DBA JGM; (4) City Design Studio, LLC; (5) Steinberg Hart + AE3 Partners LAWA MATOC Joint Venture; (6) HNTB Corporation; (7) AECOM Technical Services, Inc.; (8) RS&H California, Inc.; (9) M. Arthur Gensler Jr. and Associates, Inc.; and (10) Burns and McDonnell Western Enterprises, Inc., will have no impact on the City’s General Fund. The total contract value distributed across the 10 contracts is for an amount not­to­exceed $100 million. The LAWA may use a combination of operating and capital funds to pay for the costs incurred for the proposed contracts and related task orders. The projected costs associated with the on­call MATOCs are included in the LAWA’s 2018 and 2022 Capital Improvement Program. The recommendations in the report comply with the LAWA’s adopted Financial Policies.