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Consider recommendations regarding a Construction Agreement for the Calle Real Water Loop Improvements Phase 2; County Project No. 19012; Second District, as follows:
a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Calle Real Water Loop, Phase 2 Project on file in the General Services Capital Projects office;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Agreement in the Base Bid amount of $744,254.00, plus Additive Bid Item 2, in the amount of $786,696.00 for a total contract amount of $1,550,930.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Tierra Contracting, Inc. (a local vendor), 5484 Overpass Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 for the Calle Real Water Loop Phase 2 project;
c) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his Assistant Director or Capital Division Chief designee, to approve change orders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $90,046.50, as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142(b); and
d) Find that this contract is determined by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 14 CCR 15302(c) because it consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or structures where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.