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Consider recommendations regarding Intake and Reception Center (IRC) Expansion and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvements Project related to the Main Jail Complex located in South County and the award agreement for construction; County Project No. 20041, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve the plans and specifications for the County of Santa Barbara IRC Expansion and ADA Improvements, County Project No. 20041 (Project) on file in the General Services Capital Projects office;
b) Award, approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Contract (Contract) with ProWest PCM, Inc. dba ProWest Constructors (Contractor) in the Base Contract Amount of $6,024,246.00, plus a Contingency Amount not to exceed $313,712.30 (Contingency Amount), for a Maximum Aggregate Contract Amount not to exceed $6,337,958.30;
c) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his Assistant Director or Capital Division Chief designee, to approve and execute Change Orders in an Aggregate Amount not to exceed the Contingency Amount, provided that no Change Order shall exceed $210,000.00, in accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 20142(b); and
d) Determine that, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the project as covered by the Notice of Exemption (NOE) (GSD-030624-20041-0001) approved and adopted by the Board for this project on March 6, 2024 (NOE), and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore these actions are within the scope of the NOE, and determine that therefore no new environmental document is required.