Spacesaver Dealer McMurray Stern Awarded the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services Storage Solutions Contract
Multiple High Density Mobile Systems Slated For The Vermont Manchester Administration Building

Los Angeles CA - [October 18, 2007] - McCarthy Construction has awarded their storage solution contract for the Los Angeles County Department of Social Services Vermont Manchester Administration Building to McMurray Stern, the exclusive Spacesaver Area Contractor for the Greater Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange County and Central Coast Areas. Multiple storage solutions, on multiple floors within the administration building have been designed providing more than three miles of storage.

"By selecting to install Spacesaver mobile systems, The Department of Public Social Services saved an impressive 4,000 square feet compared to conventional storage shelving, " said Matt Denburg, President of McMurray Stern. "In addition, McMurray Stern was able to meet McCarthy Construction's stringent time schedule because of our in-house factory trained crew."

The new administration building serves as a catalyst project for the 163-acre Vermont/Manchester Recovery Redevelopment Project. It is one of several redevelopment projects formed in response to the civil unrest of 1992. The Project Area generally encompasses the portions of Vermont Avenue between 79th and 89th streets, and Manchester Avenue between Van Ness Avenue and the Harbor Freeway. The four-story, Class A administration building will consist of 220,000 square feet of office space, a 6,000-square-foot employee child-care center, a 7,500-square-foot outdoor childcare play area and 4,000 square feet of retail space.

The Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) serves an ethnically and culturally diverse community through programs designed to both alleviate hardship and promote health, personal responsibility, and economic independence. The department's mission includes statements such as; ' We believe that we can help those we serve to enhance the quality of their lives, provide for themselves and their families, and make positive contributions to the community '. More information about The Department of Public Social Services can be found on their website at: http://www.ladpss.org .