Administer $100,000 in grant funds to oversee improvements at the Armenian Cultural Foundation’s Burbank Youth Center.

The City of Burbank is administering a $100,000 grant from the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Grants and Local Services, to fund critical safety, accessibility, and infrastructure improvements at the Armenian Cultural Foundation’s Beshir Mardirossian Burbank Youth Center located at 75 East Santa Anita Avenue within the BCCM Zone. The scope of work includes refinishing the gymnasium floor, performing structural maintenance on bleacher systems, repairing basketball hoops, upgrading commercial door hardware, and enhancing campus-wide security and communication through the installation of a public address system, video surveillance, and electronic access control. All work will be conducted on-site at the facility, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the project location. The funding originates from state resources under the State Natural Resources Agency and does not include federal contract clauses or detailed line-item pricing; instead, it operates as a grant administration arrangement with a fixed total value. The solicitation was posted on June 18, 2026, with proposals due by July 15, 2026, and must be submitted physically to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk, though electronic submission via email may also be accepted. The City of Burbank serves as the administering agency, with Dena Moon as the primary point of contact for administrative inquiries and Narek Mkrtoouman handling planning-related matters. While the project qualifies for a CEQA exemption under Class 1 as an existing facility improvement, no formal contract type, evaluation factors, payment instructions, or contractor certifications are specified in the documentation. No FAR clauses, CLINs, or special requirements such as security clearances or key personnel provisions are included, indicating this is an administrative grant oversight effort rather than a competitive federal procurement. The project’s success hinges on completing all improvements within the grant’s allocated budget without provision for additional funds or extensions.