Council Awards Contract for Renovation of Sierra Madre Room
By Sierra Madre Weekly
Published: Thursday, May 20th, 2010
At the regular meeting of May 11, 2010 the Sierra Madre City Council awarded a contract for the construction of Sierra Madre Room building improvements to CA Construction in an amount not to exceed $933,116.
The project includes the following improvements to the existing facility: new ceiling, energy efficient roofing and air conditioning, energy efficient recessed lighting, new entry and restroom additions to the Sierra Madre Room with ADA access, replacement of exterior doors at north side of room for ADA access, removal of the existing west side interior stairs and landing as well as replacing the existing ceiling and north doors of the Fireside Room and upgrades of the Fireside Room restrooms.
According to the bid documents, the project schedule includes 90 working days. Assuming necessary contract documents are in place and issuance of official Notice to Proceed takes place on June 1, 2010 the project is expected to be complete by approximately October 7th.
During the project, the Sierra Madre Room and adjoining Fireside Room will remain closed to the public. The remainder of the building, including the YAC, the Pool House, and the office spaces will remain open and in operation.
The Sierra Madre Room project is funded through grants from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $570,000 and Los Angeles County in the amount of $350,000. Additional Workforce Housing Reward Program funding was recently identified by staff and approved by the City Council for use in defraying design costs on the project in the amount of $13,116. Thus, the available funding for the project stands at $933,116.
The Sierra Madre Community Recreation Center was constructed in 1969. Initial public discussions about renovating the facility centered on demolishing the facility and replacing it. Unfortunately the costs for a project of that magnitude were more than the City could afford at that time. Consequently, a phased approach to renovating the facility has been taken; projects have been initiated and completed only as funding has become available. Previous remodel projects have rehabilitated the pool house, the staff offices and a portion of the Fireside Room, and added the second-story YAC. The remaining original sections of the building are showing the wear of their nearly 40 years of hard use.
The Sierra Madre Room project is the last phase of the renovation of the Sierra Madre Recreation Center. This portion of the Recreation Center includes the Sierra Madre Room, the un-renovated portion of the adjacent Fireside Room, the existing kitchen, and the existing (original) restrooms which serve the Fireside Room. The project does not include the second story of the building which is currently used as the Youth Activity Center.
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