Bid Date Extended for Oakland Youth Center

OAKLAND, Calif. — The bid date on Alameda County’s Ashland Youth Center was extended to March 21.

 

The number of beds to be installed in the $14 million, 31,500-square-foot facility, which will be built in Oakland, has not been determined.

 

Only four bidders — Clark & Sullivan Construction, Hensel Phelps Construction, Turner Construction Co., and Vanir/Otto, a Joint Venture – who prequalified last September via the request for pre-qualification of design build entities are eligible to submit proposals.

 

The county will receive sealed proposals from pre-qualified bidders on March 21 at 2pm. Howard Johnson is serving as the county’s project manager.

 

The center will provide youth-oriented programs in arts, culture, recreation, education, career training and health and wellness. A community health clinic, library, child daycare facility, a multi-media room for the production and editing of music and video projects, a dance studio that can double as a performance/theater/gallery space, a fitness room, an arts room and a café will be included to enhance the programs.

 

The Alameda County Health Care Services Agency will manage the facility and will operate it in conjunction with numerous community partners and stakeholders providing services to youth. All community partners and stakeholders are involved in the master planning and schematic design discussions and are expected to continue their involvement during the design and construction meetings.