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Consider recommendations regarding an award of Contract to Smith Electric Service for the Santa Barbara Social Services Center HVAC Project No. J02028, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Santa Barbara Social Services Center HVAC Project No. J02028. Plans and specifications for this project are available from General Services Facilities Division;
b) Award Brannon Inc., dba Smith Electric Service (a local vendor), a contract for $794,685.00 for the Santa Barbara Social Services Center HVAC Project;
c) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve Change Orders of an amount not to exceed 10% of the base amount of $250,000.00 plus 5% of the bid in excess of the base amount, or $52,234.00 for this contract; and
d) Find that the proposed action is for the operation, repair or maintenance of an existing public structure and its mechanical equipment, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists; that the proposed action is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15301; and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.