Renovation of a municipal facility in Lomita, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a 22,000-square-foot, two-story above grade municipal facility.

The City of Lomita is seeking proposals from qualified and experienced consulting firms to provide Consulting Services for Lomita City Hall HVAC Upgrade Project. The City of Lomita ("City") is issuing this Request for Proposals ("RFP") pursuant to California Government Code section 4217.10 et seq. to contract with one qualified firm1 to design and build a new Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) System at Lomita City Hall ("Project"). City officials aim to create lasting value for City facilities by upgrading the HVAC system for long-term energy and utility bill savings and efficiency. This underscores the City's commitment to minimize the region's carbon footprint. BACKGROUND The City of Lomita is an urban, densely populated 1.97 square miles (total area is 1,261 acres), located at the base of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Los Angeles Basin, Los Angeles County. The City of Lomita is in the southwestern part of Los Angeles County, 26 miles south of downtown Los Angeles and bounded by the City of Torrance on the north and west, the Harbor Region of Los Angeles to the east, and the City of Rolling Hill Estates on the southwest; and the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and unincorporated Los Angeles County area to the southeast. Lomita is almost completely developed with mostly residential neighborhoods and commercial units. Lomita City Hall, a two-story building, was constructed in 1973 and the HVAC system has not been updated since. The existing HVAC system is a double deck system, consisting of a hot deck and a cold deck. This system uses a gas furnace as the source of energy to cover air conditioning needs for approximately 22,000 square feet of office space. The current HVAC system includes pneumatic thermostats and pneumatic actuators located throughout the first and second floors of City Hall. The scope includes installation of thermostats in each room, as well as replacing the pneumatic thermostats with electrical ones. The HVAC Air Handler has been patched multiple times and is inside the electrical room on the second floor. The Air Handler has reached the end of its useful life and will need replacement. A 225-ton compressor is located on the roof of the City Hall building. It was last replaced approximately 15 years ago and requires replacement. If the ceiling tiles in the office space need to be temporarily removed for installation purposes, the selected firm shall restore the false ceiling after the new system is installed. This will require coordination with City staff throughout the duration of this project as City Hall will be occupied by City Staff on weekdays. Questions related to this RFP shall be emailed to the Public Works Department at: publicworks@lomitacity.com, and f.aboujaoude@lomitacity.com no later than Tuesday, April 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM. For general information pertaining to this RFP, Proposer shall contact the City via email: publicworks@lomitacity.com and f.aboujaoude@lomitacity.com. The Contract Administrator for this RFP and the resulting Contract is Frederic Aboujaoude, Principal Engineer at 310-304-4968 or f.aboujaoude@lomitacity.com. The Contract Administrator is the only individual authorized on behalf of the City to make any modifications via addenda or otherwise to this RFP and the resulting Contract, if any. The Proposer shall not rely upon any oral change from anyone, or a written request for change from someone other than the Contract Administrator. All changes/addenda must be in writing, signed by the Contract Administrator. All addenda issued by the Contract Administrator shall be incorporated into this RFP and a part herein as if originally set forth in this RFP. It is the Proposer's responsibility to stay up to date with project updates are posted online. Firms that are interested in being placed on the City's "Proposer's List" shall contact the City's Contract Administrator. The City will only issue updates/ addenda to those firms on the "Proposer's List" via email or facsimile. The Proposer's List will not be confidential and will be subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act. The estimated duration of Design shall be no more than 4 months. Similarly, the duration for construction shall be no more than 3 months which includes one month of punch list work. Addenda Due 5/06/2024 City Council Award* 6/04/2024 Proposals shall be sent by U.S. mail, hand delivery, or courier to the address indicated below. A facsimile submittal is not acceptable. Please send proposal to: Lomita City Hall, 24300 Narbonne Ave, Lomita, CA 90717