TWO CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR RESIDENTIAL SOUNDPROOFING NEAR LAX
(Los Angeles, California – May 18, 2009) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded contracts to Karabuild Development, Inc. ofInglewood and Tron Construction, Inc. of Hawthorne for portions of the work being undertaken as part of Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX’s) Residential Soundproofing Program.
The contract to Karabuild Development, Inc. for $988,900 covers sound-insulation modifications on 51 dwelling units (16 single-family residences, 19 condominium units, one duplex, two triplexes and two four-unit apartments), all within Los Angeles City Council District 11.
The second contract, to Tron Construction, Inc. of Hawthorne for $1,541,100, covers 56 dwelling units (34 single-family residences, two duplexes, three triplexes, one four-unit apartment and one five-unit apartment) all within Los Angeles City Council District 8.
The overall LAX Residential Soundproofing Program includes more than 9,400 residences in the Los Angeles communities of Westchester, Playa del Rey and South Los Angeles with a recorded Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNL) 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 in a home’s interior.
The 107 dwelling units in these projects will bring the total units completed, under construction, or approved by the Board to date to 6,428. The remaining 2,972 units are either in the design phase, awaiting commencement of design, or the owners have not responded or declined to participate.
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.
