RESIDENTIAL SOUNDPROOFING CONTRACT AWARDED FOR WORK NEAR LAX

(Los Angeles, California – October 15, 2007) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded a contract to Professional Building Contractors, Inc. of El Segundo for a portion of the Los Angeles International Airport´s (LAX) Residential Soundproofing Program. The $843,370 contract covers sound insulation modifications on 34 dwelling units comprised of 25 condominiums, five single-family residences and two two-unit duplexes, all located within Los Angeles City Council District 11.

The overall LAX Residential Soundproofing Program includes more than 8,200 residences in the Los Angeles communities of Westchester, Playa del Rey and South Los Angeles with a recorded Community Noise Equivalent Level of 65 decibels or higher. Contractors typically install double-paned windows, solid-core doors, fireplace doors and dampers, attic baffles, insulation and heating-ventilation-air conditioning (HVAC) to achieve a noise level reduction of approximately one-half of a home’s interior.

The 34 dwelling units in this project will bring the total number of units either completed or under construction, and approved by the Board to 5,842. The remaining 2,358 are either in the design phase, awaiting commencement of design, or the owners have not responded or have declined to participate in the program.

The program is administered by the Los Angeles World Airports Residential Soundproofing Bureau. A community office at 8939 South Sepulveda Boulevard in Westchester is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Residents may call (310) 646-7444 for further information.