CONTRACT AWARDED FOR RESIDENTIAL SOUNDPROOFING NEAR LAX

(Los Angeles, California – October 23, 2006) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded two contracts to AMD Construction Group, Inc., City of Orange, for a portion of the LAX Residential Soundproofing Program. The two contracts totaling $1,828,200 cover sound insulation modifications on six single-family dwellings, 76 condominium units and one 4-unit apartment located in 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 (CNEL) of 65 decibels or higher. Contractors install double-paned windows, solid-core doors, attic baffles, fireplace doors and dampers, insulation, and ventilation and air-conditioning systems to achieve a noise level reduction of approximately one-half in a home’s interior.

The combined 86 dwelling units in this project will bring the number of total units to date, either completed or under construction, to 5,234.

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.