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FROM: Barton J. Gilbert, Director of General Services
DATE: January 19, 1999
SUBJECT: Demolition of Pittsburg Veterans Building, 855 East Street, Pittsburg (File No. 345-9408;
Authorization No. WH281F,G)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATIC3N
RECOMMENDATIONS)
A. ELECT to use the alternative bidding procedures of Public Contract Code Sections 20120-
20145
012020145 to expedite completion of the above demolition project.
B. DELEGATE to the Director of General Services the authority to proceed in the most
expeditious manner to complete the demolition project and to enter into one or more
contracts therefor.
C. DECLARE that the demolition project is exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act under Section 15301 of the State CEQA.Guidelines (Class 1d
categorical exemption).
D. DIRECT the Director of General Services to file a Notice of Exemption with the County
Clerk and to arrange for payment of the $25 filing fee.
E. DIRECT the Director of General Services to present to the Board of Supervisors, within
60 days after completion of the project, a written report listing all project costs.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There will be no impact to the General Fund. The project will be funded from funds previously
appropriated and savings generated through a refunding transaction completed in 1998. The City
of Pittsburg has indicated that, once the project is completed, the City will contribute up to
$655000.00 towards the project costs.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The County owns the Pittsburg Veterans Building, located at 855 East Street, Pittsburg, which
presently is in a dilapidated state. To make productive use of the property, the County plans to
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Contact: Gerald Bender, (925) 313-7200 SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Orifi. Dept.: General Services - Arch. Div.
cc: County Administrator
County Counsel
BY_j „_ DEPUTY
Demolition of Pittsburg Veterans Building, 855 East Street, Pittsburg
January 19, 1999
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS (continued)
demolish the building and associated facilities and then to transfer the property to the City of
Pittsburg for construction of low income housing.
The demolition project includes demolition of the building, abatement of asbestos and lead
containing materials, demolition and removal of an abandoned concrete 'swimming pool in the
basement, removal of an abandoned underground fuel tank, backfilling of the excavations, and
leveling of the ground. In order to expedite removal of the dilapidated building and to facilitate
timely transfer of the property to the City of Pittsburg, it is essential that the demolition projectbe
completed within seventy-five days.
In 1993, the County adopted the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act for County
construction projects (see Ordinance No. 93-60). Pursuant to County Ordinance Code Section
1108-3.210, the Act does not apply where other statutory authority is available and the County
elects to use such alternative procedures. Sections 20120-20145 of the Public Contract Code,
which normally apply to construction contracts let by counties, provide alternative authority and
procedures for the demolition project. In particular, Section 20121 would allow this demolition
project, which involves no construction work, to be completed without the necessity of public
bidding To accommodate the above project schedule, it is recommended that the Board elect to
use the alternative procedures of Sections 20124-20145.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVEACTION
The building would continue in its present dilapidated state, and the transfer of the property would
be delayed until the demolition project could be completed through standard bidding procedures.
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