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4. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - AWARD OF CONTRACT NO. 40020 TO JT\nTHORPE INDUSTRIAL, INC. FOR SCAFFOLDING RENTAL SERVICES\nSummary: Staff requests approval of Contract No. 40020 with JT Thorpe Industrial, Inc. (JT\nThorpe) of Phoenix, Arizona, for scaffolding rental services over a one-year period with two one-\nyear renewal options. The amount of this contract shall not exceed $735,000 for the initial year.\nIf the two renewal options are exercised, $455,000 will be authorized for the second year and\n$350,000 for the third year. The total contract amount would not exceed $1,540,000 over the\nthree years if the renewal options are exercised. The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department\n(Harbor Department) will be financially responsible for the payment of expenses incurred under\nthe proposed Contract.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) find that in accordance with Los Angeles City Charter Section 1022, work\nunder the subject contract can be performed more feasibly by independent contractors than by\nCity employees; (3) approve Contract No. 40020 with JT Thorpe for a term of one year with two\none-year renewal options with an annual compensation amount not to exceed $735,000 in the\nfirst year; not to exceed $455,000 in the first renewal option year; not to exceed $350,000 in the\nsecond renewal option year; for a total compensation amount not to exceed $1,540,000 if the\nrenewal options are exercised and authorize said expenditures; (4) authorize the Executive\nDirector to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the Contract; and (5) adopt Resolution\nNo.____________.\nEnvironmental Management