https://santabarbara.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=663983&GUID=76F74846-993B-4C4A-81B3-737F575E31E9Legistar15https://santabarbara.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=663983&GUID=76F74846-993B-4C4A-81B3-737F575E31E976F74846-993B-4C4A-81B3-737F575E31E9-2025-03-12-21-52-43Title: HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Maria Court Clerk’s Building, Project No. 8526, Award Construction Contract, Fifth District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Consent to the conditional withdrawal of the bid of Lewis C. Nelson and Sons, Inc. (LCN), without forfeiture of bid bond; b) Award a fixed price Construction Contract to low bidder Vernon Edwards Constructors, Inc., (Edwards) (a local vendor) in the amount of $3,569,098.00, subject to the provisions of the attached contract and the plans and specifications applicable to the project; c) Authorize the Director of General Services or his designee to approve change orders up to the limit specified in Public Contract Code Section 20142, or $150,000.00 for this Contract; d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Contract upon return of the Contractor’s executed contract documents, and the review and approval of the County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager or their authorized representatives; OR, as an alternative to the actions set forth above, e) Direct staWed, 12 Mar 2025 21:52:43 GMT