African American Wellness Hub

Alameda County is preparing to demolish an existing structure at 1918 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Oakland, California, and replace it with a modern community wellness hub designed to serve the African American population. The project, identified as a forecast under the NAICS code 236220 for commercial and institutional building construction, is being managed by the County’s General Services Agency with Nivedita Gupta serving as the Sr. Project Manager and Kimberly Gasaway as the Director overseeing administration. The initiative has been determined to qualify for categorical exemptions under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), specifically Class 1 (15301) and Class 2 (15302), indicating that the demolition and construction activities represent a minor alteration or replacement of an existing facility without significant environmental impacts or expansion of operations. All environmental compliance documentation, including the Notice of Exemption and Environmental Declaration, has been filed with the County Clerk’s Office at 1106 Madison Street, Oakland, and physical submissions require five printed copies with self-addressed envelopes for return correspondence. The project site is the sole place of performance, and acceptance of work will be conducted by the County at that location, though no detailed construction specifications, quality standards, or inspection criteria beyond CEQA compliance have been outlined. Funding is drawn from the County’s General Services Agency with an internal agency code of 4ce6dbf6, and payments are to be made payable to Alameda County Clerk, with no federal appropriation, CLIN, or contract value disclosed. There is no identifiable contract type, solicitation number, or standardized federal acquisition regulation clauses included, as the procurement process remains at the local level without involvement of federal contracting systems, electronic invoicing, or federal representations such as UEI, CAGE, or socioeconomic certifications. The project is currently in a pre-award planning phase with no formal bid schedule, period of performance, or delivery timeline established.