City Council

(13) 23-0550-S1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a First Amendment to Contract DA-5620 with Hensel Phelps Construction Co. for design and construction services for the Central Terminal Area Curbside Improvement Program Project at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Recommendations for Council action: 1. CONCUR with the Board of Airport Commissioners’ (BOAC) adoption of the determination that the action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements pursuant to Article III Class 1(1), Article III, Class 1(6), and Article III, Class 1(12) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. 2. APPROVE the First Amendment to Contract DA-5620 with Hensel Phelps Construction Co. to add $13,840,500 in contract authority, for new total of $26,908,019, covering design and construction services for the Central Terminal Area Curbside Improvement Program Project at LAX. 3. CONCUR with the BOAC’s action on November 7, 2024, by Resolution No. 28052, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, or designee, to execute the proposed First Amendment upon approval as to form by the City Attorney and approval by the Council. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed First Amendment to Contract No. DA-5620 with Hensel Phelps Construction Co. for the design and construction of three additional scopes of work for the Central Terminal Area Curbside Improvement Program Project at Los Angeles International Airport will have no impact on the City’s General Fund. The proposed Amendment increases the maximum not-to-exceed contract authority by $13,840,500, from $13,067,519 to $26,908,019. There is no change to the term. In addition, LAWA anticipates $460,000 in estimated revenue per year as a result of the creation of 32 additional public parking spaces. Funding is programmed in LAWA’s 2024-25 Capital Improvement Plan. The recommendations in this report comply with the Los Angeles Airports’ adopted Financial Policies.