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Consider recommendations regarding the Northern Branch Jail Project, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Northern Branch Jail AB900 Bid Package 1, and Bid Package 2;
b) Award, contingent upon State approval, the contract with SJ Amoroso Construction Co., Inc. of Costa Mesa, CA in the amount of $77,720,000.00 for the construction of the AB900 Northern Branch Jail Project Bid Package 1 and authorize and direct Chair to execute the contract;
c) Authorize the Director of General Services to execute the escrow agreement for security deposits in lieu of retention in accordance with section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code;
d) Authorize the General Services Director or designee to approve individual change orders for up to $210,000.00, up to an aggregate amount of $3,898,500.00, for the construction of the AB900 Northern Branch Jail Project Bid Package 1 for a project authorization of $81,618,500.00;
e) Award, contingent upon State approval, the contract with Spiess Construction Co., Inc. of Santa Maria, CA in the amount of $2,911,645.00 for the construction of the AB900 Northern Branch Jail Project Bid Package 2 and authorize the Chair to execute the contract;
f) Authorize the General Services Director or designee to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $158,082.00 for the construction of the AB900 Northern Branch Jail Project Bid Package 2 for a project authorization of $3,069,727.00;
g) Award, contingent upon State approval, the contract with Earth Systems, Inc. of Ventura, CA not to exceed $517,944.90 for Construction Testing and Special Inspection Services for Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail Project No. 8600, and authorize the Chair to execute the contract;
h) Award, contingent upon State approval, the contract with Tyr, Inc. of Lakewood, CA not to exceed $566,400.00 for Inspector of Record Services for Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail Project No. 8600, and authorize the Chair to execute the contract;
i) Receive and file the letter as an update from General Services on the status of the Northern Branch Jail AB900 Phase II Project and the total estimated project costs of $110,860,000.00 which includes the additional funds previously set aside in the adopted 2016-2018 budget; and
j) After considering the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), State Clearinghouse No. 2007111099, that the Board certified on March 11, 2008, the December 6, 2011 SEIR addendum, and the October 8, 2013 SEIR addendum, determine pursuant to 14 CCR Section15162(a) that no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration is required for this project because: i) No substantial changes are proposed in the project which require major revisions of the 2008 Final Subsequent EIR; ii) No substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which require major revisions of the 2008 Final Subsequent EIR; and iii) No new information of substantial importance concerning the project’s significant effects or mitigation measures, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time that the Final Subsequent EIR was certified in 2008, has been received.