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Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara Main Jail Renovation Project Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for Architectural Design Project No. 20041, Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the PSA with Nacht and Lewis, a Sacramento, CA corporation, to transition the Scope of Services from programming to design work for the Main Jail Renovation projects, to extend the Term of the Agreement until September 30, 2027, and to increase the maximum compensation available thereunder from $1,263,795.00 to $2,007,539.00 (a total increase of $743,744.00);
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to increase the contingency amount from $126,379.50 to $200,754.00 (a total increase of $74,375.00);
c) Authorize the General Services Director, or designee, to approve Supplemental Service Orders for a contingency amount up to $200,754.00, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $2,208,293.00;
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0008973, providing a not to exceed amount of $1,120,000.00 for temporary cashflow transfers from the Advance Construction Reserve in the General Fund; and
e) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(4) and (5), because they consist of administrative and fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and direct staff to file of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.