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Date: November 18, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Shant Megerdichian, General Services Director
By: Milton Sanabria, Administrative Services Manager | [email protected] Subject: General Services – Approve First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement for the Demolition of Building 8 at Charles H. Wilson Park. Expenditure: $50,000 (General Fund).
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation of the General Services Director that City Council approve a first amendment to the contract services agreement (C2025-187), with American Integrated Resources, for the Demolition of Building 8 at Charles H. Wilson Park, for a new contingency of $50,000, and extend the contract term to December 31, 2026.
FUNDING
Funding is available from the Wilson Park Redevelopment of Building 8 project (PRK0033-4030-BI0001).
DISCUSSION
On July 8, 2025, your Honorable Body approved a contract services agreement to American Integrated Resources in the amount of $428,599.50 with a 10% contingency of $42,859.95 for Demolition of Building 8 at Charles H. Wilson Park. The City-wide facility assessment determined the existing storage shed for demolition had reached the end of its useful life. The structure no longer met the City’s operational requirements or aesthetic standards and presented safety concerns due to its deterioration. Consequently, removal was determined to be the most reasonable approach, opening the opportunity for more functional and visually cohesive site use.
To streamline delivery and maintain high standards, Kitchell CEM was retained by leveraging the City’s existing master agreement for design and construction administration services. Kitchell was tasked with developing a demolition package to support both permit acquisition and contractor bidding. At the start of the project, they also generated new as-built records, as no existing documentation for the structure was available. Lastly, Kitchell assisted in the contractor vetting process and is providing on-site observation during the demolition phase.
During the course of the demolition, additional lead throughout the building was discovered through unforeseen conditions. Proper abatement testing highlighted the ceiling as testing positive for lead. Lead abatement and containment is a labor-intensive process and as a result the contract project contingency is fully exhausted from the lead paint stabilization that is required. 1 8B
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3 The first amendment will reset project contingency to provide a necessary buffer should further unforeseen conditions arise during the remainder of the project. This will help minimize potential delays in project activities by reducing the need for additional approvals. Funding for the amendment is available in the previously approved capital project budget. With council approval, the project contingency will be reset for any further unforeseen conditions, and the contract expiration will be extended to December 31, 2026.
ATTACHMENTS
1. First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement (C2025-187)
2. Contract Services Agreement (C2025-187)
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT C2025-187
This First Amendment to Agreement (C2025-187) (the “First Amendment”) is made and entered into as of November 4, 2025 , by and between the City of Torrance (“CITY”), a municipal corporation, and American Integrated Resources, a California corporation (“CONTRACTOR”).
RECITALS:
A. CITY and CONTRACTOR entered into an Agreement on July 22, 2025, whereby CONTRACTOR agreed to undertake the Charles H. Wilson Park Storage Building demolition.
B. CITY and CONTRACTOR wish to enter into a change order to address additional lead abatement that is required for the project and to the extend the term of the Agreement to allow for the additional work.
C. CITY and CONTRACTOR wish to amend the Agreement to allow for a new contingency of $50,000 to cover the change order.
AGREEMENT:
1. Paragraph 1, entitled SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED by CONTRACTOR, is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
“1. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACTOR
CONTRACTOR will provide the services and install those materials listed in the Plans and Specifications, which are on file in the Public Works Department. The NIB and the Plans and Specifications are made a part of this Agreement. A copy of the Bid is attached as Exhibit A. This Public Works Agreement is amended by this First Amendment to include Change Order No. 1, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference.”
2. Paragraph 3, COMPENSATION, subparagraph A, entitled CONTRACTOR’s Fee, is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
“For services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, CONTRACTOR will be paid in accordance with the CONTRACTOR’S Bid; provided, however, that in no event will the total amount of money paid the CONTRACTOR, for services initially contemplated by this Agreement, exceed the sum of 3 ATTACHMENT 1
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$471,489.95 (“Agreement Sum”) plus a contingency of $50,0000, if first approved in writing by the City.”
3. In all other respects, the Agreement dated July 22, 2025, between CITY and CONTRACTOR, is ratified and reaffirmed and remains in full force and effect.
CITY OF TORRANCE, American Integrated Resources, Inc.
a Municipal corporation a California corporation
By:____________________________ By:_________________________ George Chen, Mayor Tom Stevens
President
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Rebecca Poirier, MMC
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PATRICK Q. SULLIVAN
City Attorney
By:__________________________
Tatia Strader
Assistant City Attorney
Exhibits: Exhibit 1- Change Order No. 1
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2341 N Pacific St
Orange, CA 92865
American-Integrated.com
COR #1
City of Torrance 9/22/2025 R1
Milton Sanabria Additional Lead
310-781-7162
[email protected]
Project: Charles H. Wilson Park
Storage Building Demolition
2200 Crenshaw Blvd.
Torrance CA 90501
Additional Lead Abatement Required:
1. AIR will notify and obtain permits from OSHA and all agencies having jurisdiction or required by rules and regulations as it pertains to our scope.
2. AIR will provide California DHS certified lead workers/technicians with all required certificates and medical documentation as required by OSHA and DHS.
3. AIR will regulate work area as per all rules and regulations applicable using poly, duct tape, barrier tape, signs, and changing station.
4. AIR will use scaffolds, scissor lifts and ladders to access all the new found lead areas.
5. All waste will be properly characterized, packaged as required, transported and disposed to an authorized landfill.
6. This scope is based on the CAC on site performing additional LBP testing at the project and verifying that essentially the entire building substrates except the stucco and plaster have lead based paint that needs to be scraped, stabilized and encapsulated prior to demolition activities.
7. This additional work will add 8 – 10 working days to the schedule.
Lump sum: $42,500.00
Add 8 Work days to schedule
Will Guerrero
Vice President
(562)318-7641
[email protected]
AMERICAN INTEGRATED RESOURCES, INC
Accepted by: _______________________________________
Company: _________________________________________
Signature: _________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________________
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