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Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to the agreement for services of independent contractor for design and environmental permitting for the replacement of the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator Facility, First District, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute an amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Geosyntec Consultants, (tri-county vendor) for Design and Environmental Permitting for the replacement of the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator Facility (Project No. WA8231), increasing the amount from $393,000.00 to a not to exceed amount of $538,477.00, an increase of $145,477.00;
b) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to make amendments to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Geosyntec Consultants for any additional work that may be needed to complete the project and approve an increase of $14,547.70 to the contingency amount of $39,300.00 for a total contingency amount of $53,847.70; and
c) Find that the proposed contract approval, does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(5) (Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment).