CONTRACT AWARDED FOR RESIDENTIAL SOUNDPROOFING NEAR LAX

(Los Angeles, California – September 18, 2006) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded a contract to IMEX Construction & Development, Inc., Los Angeles, for a portion of the LAX Residential Soundproofing Program. The $920,656 contract covers sound insulation modifications on 27 single-family dwelling units located in Los Angeles City Council District 8.

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 27 dwelling units in this project will bring the number of total units to date, either completed or under construction, to 5,148.

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.