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Consider recommendations regarding a Contract for the Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring for Foothill Road Low Water Crossing Bridge Replacement Over the Cuyama River, Bridge No. 51C-0381, Federal-Aid No. BRLO-5951(184), County Project No. 862438, First District, as follows:
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office for the Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring for Foothill Road Low Water Crossing Bridge Replacement over the Cuyama River;
b) Award the construction contract for County Project No. 862438 in the amount of $693,670.00 to the lowest responsive and sole bidder, Quincon Inc.;
c) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to approve change orders for the Project, for a contingency amount up to $47,184.00 for a total not to exceed authorization of $740,854.00;
d) 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; and
e) Find that pursuant to the 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 Proposed Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (16NGD-00000-00008) and Mitigation Monitoring Program adopted by the Board upon approval of the project on December 13, 2016, and therefore no new environmental document is required.