Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP AP18-033 and award a contract to Swinerton Builders, of Los Angeles, CA, for the design and construction of the Phase II Terminal Area Improvements at the Long Beach Airport, in the amount of $58,809,490, authorize a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $6,450,000 (based on construction value) for a total contract amount not to exceed $65,259,490; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a contract, including any necessary amendments; and Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund (EF 320) in the Airport Department by $32,572,824, offset by funds available. (District 5)
Motion carries. Thank you. Next up, please, is item number ten. Report from Long Beach Airport and Financial Management Recommendation to award a contract to Swinton Builders for Design and Construction of the Phase two terminal area improvements at Long Beach Airport for a total amount not to exceed 65,259,490. District five. Mr. West. Mr. Mayor. Council members. This is phase two of our airport improvements. Some time ago we completed phase one. That was the parking garage and the brand new terminal. Mr. Roemer, our airport director, is going to walk us through the phase two projects and what that entails. And this has been a long time coming, a long time in the making. And we're very, very proud of what these improvements could turn out to be. Just. Thank you, Mr. West. Good evening, Mayor. Vice Mayor, council members. We are going to get into a slide deck here. But before we do that, I want to just do a set up here to get a summary overview of what the project will entail. It is in the staff report. Just a reminder that this is comprised of nine components as part of the phase two best estimated base cost of $58.8 million, with a contingency that takes it up to a possible total of $65.2 million. Key features of this project include a new enclosed ticketing lobby, a new open air consolidated baggage claim area, new relocated in-line TSA checked baggage inspection system and bag maker facility as well. There are six other components that will help enhance both the wayfinding as well as traffic features of the airport, as well as providing a new avenue for rental transactions to occur inside of the historic terminal. The delivery method for this was procured through a design build, meaning there will be more efficiency through integrated coordination and contractor responsibility. This aspect of the project has been achieved through a competitive request for proposal process for proposals were submitted in response to the RFP that was put out on the street after a technical review and interviews . Three of those firms moved on to an interview for analysis of a cost component. So based on the panel's overall review of that, Swinton Builders was unanimously selected to be the best value overall for the city. It is important to note, and it'll be in the slide deck, that the earlier limitation relating to allowable square footage was abided by in the overall net new square footage. And it is within actually it is under the previously approved council limit. From a funding standpoint, this project will be paid for with airport cash and an amount of about $23.3 million passenger facility charges in an amount of about 20 and a half million dollars customer facility charges which are received through rental transactions of $7.6 million. And lastly, a TSA grant amount of $7.3 million. So before we get into the slide deck, I do wish to thank our engineering group that's headed by RB three. They've done a great job. It's been a heavy lift to get it to this point. Stephan Lum, who's the senior civil engineer. I've asked him to come up here with me in the event that there are some questions after the presentation that he may respond to. And Stefanie, going to one presenter is also been integral to this project. Our in or our contract consultant Jacobs Engineering and CG also have helped to get this project to this point. So I'll go ahead and get into the slide deck. So as Mr. West explained, you know, this phase one was completed in 2012 and comprised of improvement and development of a passenger concourse, the TSA screening facility, passenger screening facility, and the construction of a parking structure B, which folks will know from the main parking structures, are entering the airport off of Lakewood Boulevard. Phase two envisions us to really continue that enhancement. In the travel experience, we will be renovating and simplifying the security check in process through the new ticketing lobby. We will also rehabilitate the historic terminals, timeless and beauty, and restore its original functionality. In addition to some mechanical and building upgrades, we will be relocating the car rental transactions into this building. This was this process really involved in required us to engage with the community to make sure that this space was reused appropriately. Again, the what are the main goals for the terminal it's a historic criminal is to revitalize and streamline pedestrian and vehicular access in and around the terminal area. We did consider as paramount importance of the airport priorities. And of course, as we said, we wanted to make sure that this project was within the certified E.R. and then subsequent council approved limit of 89,995 square feet, which this is well within that limit is one of the mayor's eight by 28 projects for the Olympics initiative. This project itself accommodates existing activity, meaning that it's really to help the experience, the customer experience, the passenger experience for those coming to the airport, it's already a great airport. This will just take it to another level. There is no impact to the general fund in terms of expense for this project. And as a matter of fact, we will not be using any debt financing for this. It it'll be fully paid for through cash in fees that are collected at the airport. And really important for the community as well is this will not result in any additional flights as a result of undertaking this project. So this slide here shows an overview of the existing site plan for the terminal area. You can see there on the lower portion that is currently parking structure. And to the left is the rental car rental return, which is where possible. Our customers will pick up a drop off rental vehicles directly above that. Around the middle of the slide is the historic terminal, and immediately above that is the existing screening facility for checked bags. A little bit above that and to the to the left is the passenger screening facility, which was developed in 2012, along with the concourse areas which are at the upper part just below the the aircraft parking positions. The large rectangle to the right is where we will redevelop and have I mean, right now it's the valet storage and aircraft parking that will be redeveloped. It will show you that in the next slide here. So this one here shows in the after condition once this project is completed. So these are some of the big changes of note. As you know, the terminal facility itself will open up into the plaza because we will be relocating and constructing the baggage screening baggage facility that will be off to the west and to the south, along with the new ticketing lobby there as well to the to the south of the terminal, the consolidated baggage facility I'm sorry, consolidated baggage claim, which is now currently three, will be consolidated into one facility there to the to the north of the checked to the security passenger security area and then the new rental car storage, which will be service storage and ready return. So the function that currently takes place in the the parking lot right across from the terminal will move over to the north. And that area, which is currently part of the ready return, will be reprogramed and repurposed into a ground transportation center where we will have the taxicabs, rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft, as well as other commercial carriers that they will stage in there in being one location that's convenient to the terminal complex. So the following slides were really show kind of before and after what we're envisioning. And this right here is a shot on the left is the current or the existing historic terminal where people will check in and either get their boarding passes or check their baggage before they go out to be screened in. Going on to the concourse area, you can see that it's a very compressed and tight space during peak times. It's actually much more crowded than this. So what we're envisioning through the new ticketing lobby is a much more open space. There'll be much more opportunity for folks to use the self-check in kiosks, of which we have a few, but we will see many more deployed in the new facility. This is an elevation showing the western side of the historic terminal. So on the left, you can see it at the bottom of the terminal elevation there, the screened area, which actually hides the checked baggage facility building that was put in there, I think 2006. So on the right shows that it's gone. And it shows that open flow from the plaza so that folks are deplaning and heading out toward either to rent a vehicle or going out to be picked up, that they'll be able to go straight into the historic terminal. This is another view here on the left that shows that it's looking southeast and shows a portion of that fence that that that hides the the checked baggage facility. And on the right where it's removed, that that will become seating area. And again, to make the plaza much more inviting for builders and greeters, as well as anybody else who works at the airport and wants to relax and hang out in a nice space. This next one here shows the rendering of where we envision to be the the baggage claim facility. So on the left recurrently, it's just a wall that hides some areas behind that, which are our staging areas for for airlines. And on the right, you can see the left or the left part of that rendering shows the baggage claim carousel and to the right of that, some concession space that we expect to develop. So this is a view again. This is the historic terminal on the left. And part of our plan is to repurpose it and have the rental car companies do their transactions in the space. So this is a view looking to the south. It's the same terminal building. There are that left photo. Again, it's a very tight compressed space. And what we will do is open it up and relocate counters and make it much more friendly so that people who are coming in from flights, they can go directly into this building and transact and with their preferred rental car company . And this is just another view that shows looking to the West again, that this really highlights that opening out into the plaza area, so that one of the features will be that you could actually go from the front of the curb, straight through the doors, main doors in flow, if you want to go straight out into the plaza. And one of the components we talked about here, this is an overview showing on the left is the existing ready return or the car rental operation there where folks will both rent their vehicles as well as return and pick those up that will be relocated to the north. And then this space will be converted into the ground transportation center, which will have basically staging for cabs, shared ride busses and other commercial operators. Project entitlements again, going over that, you know, we went took this through a process. We were very mindful to engage the community. We had outreach sessions so that we could make sure that people understood what it is that we were attempting to achieve, which again, is overall an improvement to the facilities and not an expansion of the airport. On April 5th this year, the Planning Commission approved the addendum to the previous IIR and they also approved Phase two site plan review. On April 9th this year, the Cultural Heritage Commission approved and issued a certificate of appropriateness for the renovation of the historic terminal building. And then the table below really just shows what the council originally approved as part of the IIR 97,400 545 square feet. It was later reduced down to 89,995. So the post phase one square footage resulted in 70,000 square feet or thereabouts. And with phase two, with the reduction of some space and an addition of some space, you could see that results in 89,929 square feet. So that's well within the envelope of what is what is permissible in the air. So tonight, as we said earlier, we're we're requesting council approval. This is a design build contract in an amount of up to $65.2 million, initial funding to support the major three components that we would like to deliver within the next 12 to 18 months. 32 million. 32. 32 and a half million dollars. Those will include the ticketing lobby, consolidated baggage claim and the in-line screening facility. As I said earlier, funding sources for this or airport cash that we have on hand. Passenger facility charges, which are those fees that are attached to tickets for people who are departing the airport, customer facility charges, which are fees that are attached to rental transactions and a TSA grant that we applied for and have been provisionally awarded by the federal government. It stays progression that our overall goal will be to maintain airline passenger operations throughout the term of the construction and control of the contract may be terminated at any point. Should financial conditions or anything else emerge that we would have to take pause and rethink the route, the balance of the project. So with that, that concludes the presentation, and we're here to answer any questions you may have. Thank you. And a very impressive presentation from the staff. And you guys did a really, really great job. I know this is a long time coming and an important improvement that the community has been asking for at the airport. Let me first turn this over to Councilman Austin. Thank you. I only have a couple of questions. This is a it's a very impressive presentation. And and I'm glad to see that it's stays within the parameters of the air that was approved by council before us. That that said, when how long do you foresee this project taking? I'm not sure if I heard that in the press. Yes, I'm sorry accounts, but this is a program for a three year period. So from the commencement of doing the work, which we expect, I mean, to commencing the work which we expect to be later this year, probably in the in the beginning of the fourth quarter of it, we would expect it to take three years to complete. Because their priority in terms of what projects will go first. Yes. As noted on one of the slides, you know, the the the priority projects include the new ticketing lobby, the new TSA bag screening facility and the baggage claim device. And this project does fall under the project labor agreement. Is that correct? Yes, it does. All right. Thank you so much. Looking forward to it. Thank you, Councilman. Councilwoman Mango. Thank you. I just want to thank the airport staff and the community for this great opportunity. We've come together and it will be amazing. And so it will continue to be the best airport in America. Thank you, Vice Mayor Richardson. Thank you. I just wanted to congratulate you on a great design, I think. And what I noticed about the new terminal versus the old terminal is how bright it seems when you walk outside. There's like outdoor firepits and it's bright inside the actual was that concourse or whatever it is and the original building seems a little dim , has always seemed dim to me. You walk in at the original building, goes from daylight to dimness, and then a scene here is much brighter. So I guess my question is, what are what are they? What do we did? We did they add more lighting? Did they open the windows or something? The rendering looks very, very bright on the inside. How do we do that? Well, I'm going to take a stab at it on a high level. Then I'm not turn to Mr. Lum to give more detail. But, you know, one of the main features is, as we pointed out, is the restoration of the doors leading out on the western side of the building. I think that's going to help quite a bit in the fact that the the existing ticket counter areas, those will all be removed. I think the lighting that that exists beyond behind that through the windows would probably help quite a bit. But Stephan, is there anything else I'm missing? Jess You're correct. The back side or the whole west side face of the building, it's actually has a whole bank of windows that are currently blocked by the airline offices and in front of that, the ticketing counter. So when we renovate the first floor, all that will be cleared out and and opened up into a more open environment. Great. Thank you. Let me just say two comments. The first is that, of course, I think this is really impressive. I'm very excited about these improvements. We've been talking about them for a while and the second piece gestures to make a note for your team. Two things I've mentioned before I just want to reiterate publicly. One is we need to please look at the possibility of the parking lot for the transportation plaza and or other opportunities that are outdoor for solar. I think what I think, you know, Cal State, Long Beach has set a great model on their parking lots and how they're using solar to power the facility. And so at least we should at least explore that as an opportunity. And then I just want to make sure that part of this improvement that we don't forget, of course, the lighting that I'm talking about to make lighting, just to make sure that as we're that we bring in a expert in night lighting and so that we are appropriately lighting the historic terminal as well as the rest of the facility in a way that is more interesting than what we currently do, which seems a little bit hokey sometimes. So I look forward to that lighting plan. Any public comment? This is certainly a commendable project. Really the lighting. It's a shame, though, that the one drawback is that people come into this city. And I'm sure in time, particularly when in the next year or so, two years or so, they'll realize they're coming into a venue, a city where it has one of the most corrupt mayors in the history of Long Beach and. Excuse me in this state. And all they would have to do is look at the tape of the comments of the mayor less than 10 minutes ago when I referenced the fact that he will be spending time in prison. And he mocked that by saying, well, I have been saying mayors have been corrupt in this city for 24 years. I have lived in the city. I think it's 40 years and never once, never once, never once. Have I ever said we had a mayor that was corrupt? We have some that were dubious in terms of projects and mental capacity, but none were dishonest and corrupt, as is Robert Garcia. And that and even that I haven't been saying it for his full term. That corruption started a little over three and a half years ago with the criminal complicity of raising the Marine Stadium support structure to its period. The tape of this meeting, of course, will go to the U.S. attorney's comments. In fact, I sent you a memo of that just now. An email will go to the U.S. attorney tomorrow morning. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. should here. I'll be happy to send the tape myself. Area of in a second. Please go ahead and cast your votes. Motion carries. Great. Excellent. Good work. Next up is item 12.