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Consider recommendations regarding Amendments to the Agreements with Lash Construction Inc. and Bengal Engineering for the Santa Monica Debris Basin Operational Improvements Project, First District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Construction Agreement with Lash Construction, Inc. (a local vendor) for the Santa Monica Debris Basin Operational Improvements Project (BC 22-069), increasing the contract amount from $5,196,965.00 to a not to exceed limit of $5,569,317.37, an increase of $372,352.37;
b) Authorize an increase of $37,235.24 to the contingency amount of $272,348.25 to a total contingency amount of $309,583.49 to the Agreement for Services with Lash Construction, Inc. for additional work that may be needed to complete the project;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Bengal Engineering (a local vendor) to provide engineering support during construction services for the Santa Monica Debris Basin Operational Improvements Project (BC 22-070), extending the term to June 30, 2025 and increasing the contract amount from $132,775.00 to a not to exceed limit of $168,455.00, an increase of $35,680.00;
d) Authorize an increase of $3,568.00 to the contingency amount of $13,277.50 to a total contingency amount of $16,845.50 to the Agreement for Services with Bengal Engineering for additional work that may be needed to complete the project; and
e) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the actions are Amendments to contracts for an existing and ongoing project. The Santa Monica Debris Basin Operational Improvements Project, including the Agreement for construction services with Lash Construction, Inc. and for engine...
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