Item 28 - Construction Management for the State Building Demolition Project

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1 3.3 CEQA Catauadcet_Exem tp ion The proposed project is likely exempt from CEQA under Class 32: In -Fill Development Projects (CEQA Guidelines Section 15332). The City of Santa Ana would serve as the CEQA Lead Agency. The Consultant will prepare the Exemption Form from Appendix E of the CEQA Guidelines. This form will be filed at the Orange County Clerk's office and the State Clearinghouse. A receipt for the filing will be obtained from both of these entities. 1.4 HISTORICAL ANALYSIS An architectural historian, meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards for architectural history, will conduct an architectural history evaluation of the "State Building" at 28 Civic Center Drive Plaza in Santa Ana, California. This study will be conducted pursuant to compliance with CEQA and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its implementing regulations in 36 CFR 800, for the evaluation of a historic -age building. The evaluation will also be prepared pursuant to the City of Santa Ana's requirements for historical resources under CEQA. The Consultant will complete a records search with the South Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC) of the California Historical Resources Information System to determine if the building has been previously recorded or evaluated. If the building has been previously recorded and evaluated, the Consultant will prepare an update to the record and evaluation as appropriate to ensure the eligibility of the building is current and the building maintains integrity. The Consultant will next conduct a site visit to document the building on appropriate DPR 523 series forms pursuant to the Office of Historic Preservations guidelines for documenting historic properties. The Consultant will conduct archival research, using sources including county records, historical aerials, historical USGS topographic maps, and assessor property records in an attempt to gather historical property and building information relevant to the construction and use of the building. Archival research may also be conducted at local museums, archives, or historical societies identified during initial research which may contain significant relevant information pertaining to the building or its use through history. In addition, archival research may be conducted at the California State Archives, which maintains thousands of State government records, and may contain records for the State Building, The Consultant will utilize information gathered from the site visit and archival research to prepare a significance evaluation of the building. The evaluation technical report will contain appropriate historic and regulatory context, an outline of the methods for archival research and evaluation, a detailed description of the building, and a recommendation of eligibility of the building for the NRHP and CRHR, as well as consideration under Local eligibility criteria. The Consultant's Senior Architectural Historian will also participate in project meetings, offer historical resources support, and additional assistance as requested. 1.5 ELEVATED PLAZA STRUCTURAL ASCE 41 TIER 1 AND TIER 2 ANALYSIS: The Consultant wilt provide an ASCE 41 Tier 1 and Tier 2 analysis for the determination of the ability for the intended plaza structure to be partially removed and to determine what potential strengthening would be required. 1.6 SCOPING Utilizing as -built plans provided by the City, the Consultant shall prepare project base drawings of the State Building to be demolished and the Plaza within the limit of work. Base drawings will consist of floor plans, RCPs, and exterior elevations. Consultant shall prepare a site demolition plan. Consultant shall prepare up to three alternate site layouts for now interim parking, vehicular, pedestrian circulation, and landscape for review and selection of the preferred alternative by the Working Client Group. Consultant shall meet with the AHJs. along with Bernards to scope out the permit procedures and submission requirements. 1.6.2 Civil Scope: Consultant shall prepare Site Utility Demolition Plan, Site Control Plan with parking lot striping, pavement details, and ADA designated parking stalls for preliminary parking Lot with approximated 24,000 sf. (183ft by 131 ft). RFQ NO.: 24-032 1 State Building Demolition Project