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Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara Court Complex Seismic Retrofit Project Construction Contract Amendment No. 1, County Project No. 8554, First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Contract with Western Group, Inc. (not a local vendor) for the Santa Barbara Court Complex Seismic Retrofit Project, County Project No. 8554, located at 1100 Anacapa Street in Santa Barbara, in the amount of $55,500.00, upon return of the Contractor's executed Contract Amendment and the review and approval of the County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager or their authorized representatives, for a total amended contract amount of $552,500.00, and;
b) Re-authorize the Director of General Services or his designee to approve additional changes to the Contract of an amount not to exceed 10% of the first $250,000.00 of the original Contract, plus 5% of the remaining contract amount, or $37,350.00 for this Contract.