Vernon

City Council

November 19, 2024 Item #11

Agenda Item 11

11. Contract with Oppenheimer National for Americans with Disabilities\nAct (ADA) Improvements and Street Tree Planting Along Santa Fe\nAvenue and Vernon Avenue\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that award of the proposed contract is categorically exempt under\nthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), part (c) (existing highways\nand streets), because the Project is merely to repair existing streets and\ninvolves no expansion of existing use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from Oppenheimer National as the lowest\nresponsive and responsible bidder, and reject all other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a contract with\nOppenheimer National for ADA Improvements and Street Tree Planting, in\nsubstantially the same form as submitted, in an amount not-to-exceed\n$657,000; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $65,700 in the\nevent of an unexpected changed condition in the Project, and grant\nauthority to the City Administrator to issue change orders for an amount up\nto the contingency amount, if necessary.\nNEW BUSINESS