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Consider recommendations regarding the Sludge Drying Beds Upgrade Project, Third and Fourth Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:
a) Approve plans and specifications for the Sludge Drying Beds Upgrade; Project No. SOLID1, on file in the Public Works Department;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0006548 to appropriate $2,034,500.00 towards the project from District capital reserves;
c) Award the construction contract in the amount of $3,862,500.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Spiess Construction Company, Incorporated, (a local vendor), subject to the provision of documents and certifications as set forth in the plan's specifications applicable to the project, as required under California law;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract, which has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives;
e) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve change orders for supplemental work items in an amount up to $50,000.00 and a contingency amount up to $205,625.00 for the construction of Sludge Drying Beds Upgrade; Project No. SOLID1, for a total, not to exceed authorization of $4,118,125.00; and
f) Find that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the Laguna County Sanitation District Sludge Beds Upgrade project, or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures. Therefore, the work is within the scope of the project covered by the Mitigated Negative Declaration (13NGD-00000-0001) adopted by the Board of Directors on September 19, 2013 and the Wastewater Reclamation Plant Facilities Master Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (17NGD-00000-000-15) a...
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