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Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Maria Courthouse Hazard Mitigation Program, Project No. 8518, Fifth District, as follows:
a) Grant the low bidder’s, Color New Co., request for relief from their bid due to a clerical mistake, without forfeiture of bid bond;
b) Find that the bid of the second lowest bidder, Tomar Construction Inc., is non-responsive to the bidding documents;
c) Award a fixed price Construction Contract in the amount of $544,999.00 to the lowest responsive bidder, Diani Building Corp. of Santa Maria, CA (a local vendor), subject to the provisions of the Contract and the plans and specifications applicable to the project and as required by California Law;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Contract upon return of the Contractor’s executed contract documents, and the review and approval of the County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager or their authorized representatives; and
e) Authorize the Director of General Services or designee to approve change orders up to the limit specified in Public Contract Code Section 20142, or $39,750.00 for this Contract.