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Consider recommendations regarding the Laguna County Sanitation District Recycled Water Distribution to Santa Maria Country Club Project Award, Fourth District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:
a) Approve plans and specifications for the Recycled Water Distribution to Santa Maria Country Club, project, No. RWDIS5, on file in the Laguna County Sanitation District office;
b) Award the construction contract in the base amount of $1,218,742.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Joseph Construction and Consulting, Incorporated, (a local vendor), 2351 North Thompson Way, Suite D, Santa Maria, CA 93455, subject to the provision of documents and certifications as set forth in the plan specifications applicable to the project, as required under California law;
c) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $75,000.00 for a total, not-to-exceed contract amount of $1,293,742.00;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Construction Contract with Joseph Construction and Consulting, Incorporated; and
e) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed or have occurred, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures and, therefore, the recommended actions pertaining to the Santa Maria Country Club Recycled Water Pipeline, project No. RWDPH5, are within the scope of the project analyzed in the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Santa Maria Country Club Recycled Water Pipeline, dated August 2023, adopted by the Board of Directors on November 28, 2023 and the Wastewater Reclamation Plant Facilities Master Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan Final Mitigated Negative Declaration, 17NGD-00000-00015 dated April 4, 2018, adopted by the Board of Directors on July 3, 2018, and no new environmental document shall be prepared for this project.