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Consider recommendations regarding East Mountain Drive Rockfall Attenuator System Project, County Project No. 18104C, First District, as follows:
a) Approve plans and specifications for Construction of East Mountain Drive Rockfall Attenuator Project;
b) Award the construction contract in the amount of $187,607.50 to the lowest responsible bidder, Sunquest General Engineering, Inc. (not a local Vendor), 16128 Fruitvale Road, Valley Center, CA 92082, 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 by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives;
d) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $18,760.75 for the East Mountain Drive Rockfall Attenuator Project, for a total not to exceed authorization of $206,368.25; and
e) Determine the project was found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15269 (d) on November 6, 2018 (as the proposed project was undertaken, carried out, or approved by a public agency to maintain, repair, or restore an existing highway damaged by fire, flood, storm, earthquake, land subsidence, gradual earth movement, or landslide, and is initiated within one year of the damage occurring and that the proposed project is therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act), a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and the proposed action is within the scope of the above referenced Notice of Exemption.