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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Construction Contract Award for the Lompoc Animal Shelter Renovation, Project No. 8592, Fourth District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)
a) Consider the protest by Tomar Construction, Inc. against the low bid submitted by STC Development, Inc., for the Lompoc Animal Shelter Renovation;
b) Find the protest by Tomar Construction, Inc., to be without merit;
c) Consider the protest by K.J. Cain Co., Inc., against the low bid submitted by STC Development, Inc., for the Lompoc Animal Shelter Renovation;
d) Find the protest by K.J. Cain Co., Inc., to be without merit; and
e) Approve the request of STC Development, Inc. to substitute J.R. Barto in place of their listed HVAC subcontractor, Western Mechanical;
f) Find that STC Development, Inc., is the lowest responsible bidder;
g) Approve the award of a fixed price Construction Contract in the amount of $209,300.00 to the lowest responsive bidder, STC Development, Inc., of Shingle Springs, California, subject to the provisions of the attached contract and the plans and specifications applicable to the project and as required by California Law;
h) 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;
i) Authorize the Director of General Services or designee to approve change orders up to the limit specified in Public Contract Code Section 20142, or $20,930.00 for this contract; and
j) Find that a Notice of Exemption under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301was approved by the Board for this construction project on January 17, 2012, and that the award of a contract for the previously-approved project is therefore an administrative activity not constituting a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality ...
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