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Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Maria Administrative Building Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) equipment with Building Energy Management System (BEMS) Upgrade (Project No. 23018), as follows:
a) Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, a General Construction Contract (Agreement) with Mesa Energy System, Inc. in the Base Contract Amount of $422,888.00, with a Contingency Amount not to exceed $33,645.00, for a Maximum Aggregate Contract Amount not to exceed $456,533.00, for construction and commissioning of new heating ventilation and air conditioning equipment with Building Energy Management System improvements at the Santa Maria Administration Building located at 511 Lakeside Avenue in Santa Maria, CA 93455;
b) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his designee, to approve change orders to the Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed $33,645.00; and
c) Determine that the project is statutorily exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Public Resources Code Sections 15301 (minor alterations to existing facilities) and 15303 (limited construction of small facilities) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.