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Consider recommendation regarding Santa Barbara Courthouse Project No. 23012, Award Construction Contract for Phase Two of the Roof Renovation and Exterior Envelope Restoration Project, First District, as follows:
a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Santa Barbara Courthouse Roof Renovation and Envelope Restoration Project on file in the General Services Capital Projects office;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract with the lowest responsible bidder, Plant Construction Company, L.P., in the base amount of $2,456,581.00, to rehabilitate the Phase Two portion of the Santa Barbara Courthouse roof and restore the exterior envelope, and to execute approved roofing and exterior allowances, if deemed necessary, in an amount not to exceed $185,010.00, for a combined amount of up to $2,641,591.00, subject to the provisions of the documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA, and as required by California Law;
c) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his designee, to approve change orders under the Contract in an aggregate amount not to exceed $144,579.55, as authorized under Public Contract Code Section 20142;
d) Approve a Percent for Art appropriation in the amount of $35,000.00 to be deposited into the County Arts Fund in accordance with Section 7A-3 of the County Code; and
e) Determine that the Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15331 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA which consists of projects limited to maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings.