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Consider recommendations regarding construction of Cathedral Oaks Road Bridge Replacement at San Antonio Creek (Existing Br. No. 51C-001, New No. 51C-0373); Federal Project BRLSZD-5951(082); County Project No. 862274, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve plans and specifications for the Construction of Cathedral Oaks Road Bridge Replacement at San Antonio Creek (Existing Br. No. 51C-001, New No. 51C-0373); Federal Project BRLSZD-5951(082); County Project No. 862274, on file in the Public Works Department office;
b) Award the Construction Contract in the base amount of $2,999,911.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Granite Construction Company (a local vendor) P.O. Box 6744, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project, as required under California Law;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Contract, which has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives;
d) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to order the performance of itemized supplemental work, as provided in the Construction Contract, in an amount not to exceed $66,110.00 for the Cathedral Oaks Road Bridge Replacement at San Antonio Creek (Existing Br. No. 51C-001, New No. 51C-0373); Federal Project BRLSZD-5951(082); County Project No. 862274;
e) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve changes or additions to the work being performed under the Construction Contract in an amount not to exceed $165,801.00 for the Cathedral Oaks Road Bridge Replacement at San Antonio Creek (Existing Br. No. 51C-001, New No. 51C-0373); Federal Project BRLSZD-5951(082); County Project No. 862274;
f) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Professional Services Contract for Bridge Structure Representative Services, with MNS Engineering, Inc., (a local vendor) 201 N. Calle Cesar Chavez, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, in the base amount of $399,990.00, for the Construction of Cathedral Oaks Road Bridge Replacement at San Antonio Creek (Existing Br. No. 51C-001, New No. 51C-0373); Federal Project BRLSZD-5951(082); County Project No. 862274; which has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives;
g) Authorize the Director of Public Works to approve changes or additions to the professional services being performed under the Professional Services Contract with MNS Engineering, Inc. in an amount no to exceed $39,999.00; and
h) Find that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, 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 proposed actions are within the scope of the Mitigated Negative Declaration (11NGD 00000-00009) and Mitigation Monitoring Program adopted by the Board upon approval of the project on October 4, 2011, and that therefore no new environmental document is required.