Progress Payment #5 in the amount of $2,090,367.47 due to Martinez Landscape Co., Inc of Sylmar, CA for City of Hawthorne New City Yard (Project #24-02).
 

Staff recommends that the City Council approve this Progress Payment #5 to Martinez Landscape Co. Inc of Sylmar, CA.

The work for the project includes adequate parking spaces for large and regular vehicles, a two-story building, a fuel-pumping station for gas and diesel vehicles, an above-ground propane tank, a mechanic station, wash down bays, hazardous material storage, welding area, general storage, employee restroom, and storage space for large city vehicles. Vehicle parking spaces will have a photovoltaic canopy above, as well as on all building rooftops. The two-story administration building will contain ground level storage, a public-facing entrance/vestibule, elevator, office, restrooms, and elevator equipment room. The second story will include City offices, training rooms, conference rooms, mail intake and sorting, and staff restrooms. The roof of the administration building will also hold a new radio tower and drone pad. Additionally, new sidewalks will be installed that are ADA compliant, along with driveways that provide entrance and exit to the facility. This project also consists of multiple trades, from low voltage electrical work to fueling station design & construction. This requires the awarding contractor to have multiple subcontractors for various works which include but not limited to: low voltage electrical work for communication/security system, elevator construction and installation, mechanical lifts and pressure systems, fueling station design and installation, hazardous material storage construction, fire suppression system, standard plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems, ADA sidewalk construction, landscaping, etc. Any and all other additional, reduced or removed work will be made through negotiated change orders after the projects contract has been awarded in accordance with the bid documents.

The scope of work completed to date is as follows: the CMU perimeter wall erected, Building B2 exterior walls erected, and roof beams welded along with load-supporting vertical metal columns. Building B2 metal roof deck has been welded and inspected, building A1 interior steel beams/grade beams are installed and interior CMU walls are being formed, and building A2 column pads have been trenched, rebar placed and concrete poured to support the steel beams. A1 steel beams have been welded and inspected and are currently working on the elevator pit and steel column next to the elevator pit/stairs. Stair drawings are being finalized and steel manufacturing for stairs to commence. Building A2 lift pit to be trenched and installed this month (December 2025).
 

This project is a result of the City working closely with funding and regulatory agencies to support and improve our infrastructure.

None. Funds for this progress payment in the amount of $2,090,367.47 will be funded through the issuance of 2024 Lease Revenue Bonds (the “2024 Bonds”), Equipment Funds, Sewer Funds, Proposition A & C, and allocated funds from the 2024-2025 budget.

72 hours posted notice pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act