Item 15 - Construction Contract for the Cypress Center Restoration

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Public Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 15 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report October 21, 2025 TOPIC: Construction Contract for the Cypress Center Restoration AGENDA TITLE Award a Construction Contract to Loengreen Inc. for the Cypress Center Restoration Project (No. 22-6023) (General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program to include an additional $394,340 in construction funds for the Cypress Center Restoration Project (No. 22-6023). 2. Approve the Project Cost Analysis for a total estimated construction delivery cost of$3,894,340, which includes $3,322,512 for the construction contract, $239,578 for contract administration, inspection, and testing, and a $332,250 for unanticipated or unforeseen work. 3. Award a construction contract to Loengreen, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in accordance with the base bid in the amount of$3,322,512, subject to change orders, for construction of the Cypress Center Restoration Project (No. 22-6023), for a term beginning October 21, 2025, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract. 4. Determine that, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt from further review. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2025-096 will be filed for this Project No. 22-6023. GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION The Cypress Center Restoration Project (No. 22-6023) consists of a rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the historic Santa Ana Fire Station #4 located at 625 Cypress Avenue in Santa Ana, California (Exhibit 1). The original building is approximately 3,500 square feet, with a later addition of a 500 square foot carport at the rear side of the building, and sits on an 8,000 square foot lot of a residential block in the Pacific Park neighborhood.