Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » Approval of Contract with General Contractor for Los Angeles Office Expansion

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Approval of Contract with General Contractor for Los Angeles Office Expansion


Resolution of the ICANN Board
Topic: 
Los Angeles Office Expansion
Summary: 

Board authorizes President and CEO to enter into an agreement between ICANN and Cannon Constructors Group South, Inc. for the construction of additional office space and to make all necessary disbursements in furtherance of the agreement.

Category: 
Administration and Budget
Meeting Date: 
Thu, 22 Aug 2013
Resolution Number: 
2013.08.22.03 – 2013.08.22.04
Resolution Text: 

Whereas, on 2 February 2013, the Board approved amending the lease for ICANN’s Los Angeles office to include an additional 5800 square feet.

Whereas, construction is required to make the additional square footage usable.

Whereas, ICANN has received a construction proposal that is in alignment with the design of the current office space.

 

Resolved (2013.08.22.03), the President and CEO, or his designee, is authorized to enter into an agreement between ICANN and Cannon Constructors Group South, Inc. in an amount not to exceed [redacted], and to make all disbursements over US$500,000, if necessary, in furtherance of the agreement.

 

Resolved (2013.08.22.04), pursuant to Article III, Section 5.2 of the ICANN Bylaws, portions of this resolution and rationale may be redacted and kept confidential until the President and CEO deems it is appropriate to release such redacted information. 

Rationale for Resolution: 

On 2 February 2013 the Board approved amending the lease for the ICANN office in Los Angeles to include an additional 5800 square feet, for a total of 35,000 square feet.  The Board noted in the rationale http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-02feb13-en.htm#1.c.rationale that long term staffing plans required the additional seating, that the current lease expires in June 2022 and that there are no current plans to relocate its headquarters.  Construction requiring a capital outlay is required to make this additional square footage usable for the remaining years of the lease.  A proposal has been received for the project that is in alignment with the design of the third floor.

 

Based on cost and their performance on the third floor build out, and in accordance with the terms of ICANN’s Procurement Guidelines (see http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/procurement-guidelines-21feb10-en.pdf), Cannon Constructors Group South, Inc. has been selected as the general contractor for the project.  The total amount of the proposed contract is [redacted].  This resolution is necessary because the contract amount is over US$500,000 and therefore requires Board approval in accordance with the ICANN Contracting and Disbursement Policy (see http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/signing-authority.)

 

The fiscal impact was anticipated and taken into account in the budget process for FY2014.  This decision will have no impact on the security, stability or resiliency of the domain name system.

 

This is an Organizational Administrative Function not requiring public comment.