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Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Monica Debris Basin Restoration Project - Phase 1, First District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve plans and specifications for the Santa Monica Debris Basin Restoration Project - Phase 1;
b) Award the construction contract for the Santa Monica Debris Basin Restoration Project - Phase 1, in the amount of $1,098,200.00 to the lowest responsible bidder Summer Construction, Inc. (a tri-county vendor), subject to the provisions of documents and certifications, as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project and as required by law;
c) 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;
d) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to order the performance of itemized supplemental work, as provided in the construction contract, in the amount not to exceed $35,000.00 for the Santa Monica Debris Basin Restoration Project - Phase 1;
e) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve changes or additions to the work being performed under the Construction Contract, in an amount not to exceed $67,410.00 for the Santa Monica Debris Basin Restoration Project - Phase 1;
f) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Filippin Engineering (a local vendor) to provide construction management and inspection services for the Santa Monica Debris Basin Restoration Project - Phase 1, for the period of June 19, 2018 through December 31, 2019 in an amount not to exceed $95,540.00;
g) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve amendments to the professional services agreement with Filippin Engineering in an amount not to exceed $9,554.00;
h) Determine that the Santa Monica Debris Basin Restoration Project - Phase 1 shall be carried out and determine that it is for the benefit of a single zone; and
i) For the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that:
i) These actions are within the scope of the Final Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Updated Routine Maintenance Program [State Clearinghouse No. 2001031043] and subsequent annual addendums which adequately describes this activity for the purposes of CEQA; and
ii) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15168(c)(2) and 15162(a), after considering the PEIR certified by the Board of Directors in November 2001, and subsequent annual addendums, that no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration is required because: i) no substantial changes are proposed which require major revisions of the PEIR; ii) no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which require major revisions of the PEIR; 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 PEIR was certified, has been received.