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Consider recommendations regarding Construction of Project No. 820757 Pellham Drive Road Rehabilitation and 820758 Steele Street and Ballard Canyon Road Rehabilitation, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve specifications for County Project No. 820757 Pellham Drive Road Rehabilitation; and County Project No. 820758 Steele Street and Ballard Canyon Road Rehabilitation to mill, repave, and stripe approximately 2 lane miles in the Third District, on file in the Public Works Department office;
b) Award the construction contract for County Project No. 820757 in the amount of $295,224.50 to the lowest responsible bidder, Souza Construction, Inc (a tri-county vendor), 4027 Santa Fe Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications applicable to the project, as required under California Law;
c) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works or designee, to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $27,761.23 and supplemental items of $10,000.00 for the Pellham Drive Pavement Rehabilitation Project, for a total not to exceed authorization of $332,985.73;
d) Award the construction contract for County Project No. 820758 in the amount of $190,880.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, CalPortland Construction, Inc., (a local vendor), 1625 E. Donavan Road, Santa Maria, CA 93454, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications applicable to the project, as required under California Law;
e) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $20,316.80 and supplemental items of $12,288.00 for the Steele Street and Ballard Canyon Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project, for a total not to exceed authorization of $223,484.80;
f) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contracts, which has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives; and
g) Find that Project No. 820757 Pellham Road Rehabilitation and Project No. 820758 Steele Street and Ballard Canyon Road Rehabilitation are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c) (as the proposed project(s) consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing, including but not limited to existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities), and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.