Hermosa Beach hires owner’s-rep for city yard pre-construction work, NTE $565,000

The Hermosa Beach City Council voted Jan. 13 to contract an owner’s-representative firm to lead pre-construction planning for the City Yard consolidation project.

Public works staff recommended awarding pre-construction services to Coming Group with a time-and-materials not-to-exceed limit of $565,000. Joe (presentation staff) said the funds would buy technical support—about 135 labor hours per month—to help refine environmental assessments, programming, and procurement approaches. The contract is limited to pre-construction services to limit the city’s near-term exposure.

Matthew Feldhaus, the firm’s project lead, described a 3–6 month initial scope to conduct environmental site assessments, CEQA compliance work and initial architectural programming. He told council the team would return with a recommendation on delivery method — design-bid-build or alternative delivery — with a target decision point in July 2026.

Council members pressed on funding and timeline. Staff said roughly $1 million is appropriated in CIP and about $1 million in reserves to begin soft costs, and that the owner’s-rep contract will help clarify total project cost and funding strategy. Council approved staff’s recommendation to award the pre-construction services contract; the motion carried at the meeting.

What’s next: Owner’s-rep work will start the environmental and programming phase; staff will return with refined cost estimates, procurement recommendations and a proposed delivery method later in 2026.