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Consider recommendations regarding the plans and specifications, and award the construction contract for East Mountain Drive Bridge Replacement Over Cold Springs Creek, about 1.4 Miles North of State Highway 192; County Project No. 862357; Federal Project No. BRLO-NBIL (526) to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, Papich Construction Company, Inc., First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the plans and specifications, on file in the Public Works Department, for construction of East Mountain Drive Bridge Replacement Over Cold Springs Creek;
b) Award the construction contract in the amount of $4,311,112.00 to the lowest responsive bidder, Papich Construction Company, Inc., 398 Sunrise Terrace, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications applicable to the project, as required under California law;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract, which has been reviewed and approved as to form by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives;
d) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $235,391.00 plus an additional amount of $146,715.00 for supplemental work items, for a total not to exceed authorization of $4,693,218.00, for the construction of East Mountain Drive Bridge Replacement Over Cold Springs Creek; and
e) Consider the whole record, including the environmental effects of the project as shown in the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (20NGD-00000-00012) dated September, 2021, adopted by the County of Santa Barbara on December 7, 2021, and find that pursuant to State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the project, and there are no substantial changes in the circumstances under which the project will be undertaken or new information of substantial im...
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