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Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
Consider recommendations regarding the Montecito Creek Debris Basin Fish Passage Project, First District, as follows:
a) Find that the bid received from V. Lopez, Jr., and Sons, Inc., for the Montecito Creek Debris Basin Fish Passage Project is nonresponsive, and reject the bid on that basis;
b) Award of the Construction Contract for the Montecito Creek Debris Basin Fish Passage Project in the amount of $248,148.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Whitaker Construction Group, Inc., subject to the provisions of documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specification applicable to the project and as required by law;
c) 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;
d) Approve a contingency in the amount of $24,814.80 for the above subject project;
e) Approve plans and specifications for the project; and
f) Find that pursuant to CEQA Section 15162, no new effects will occur and no new mitigation measures would be required as a result of the project and therefore pursuant to CEQA Section 15168 (2) Program EIR, that the Montecito Debris Basin Fish Passage Modification is within the scope of the project covered by the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Updated Routine Maintenance Program (01-EIR-01) approved in 2001 and the Debris Basin Maintenance Plan, an addendum to the PEIR approved in 2003, and no new environmental document is required.