City Council

13.p AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO VANCE CORPORATION 497\nFOR THE EL PASEO STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT, PROJECT\nNo. CST00024 – CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)\nDETERMINATION\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Make a finding that the project is categorically exempt from further\nreview under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines, pursuant to Class 1, Section 15301 (Existing\nFacilities), and authorize the City Engineer to submit a Notice of\nExemption.\n2. Award a construction contract, including Bid Alternates 1 and 2, to\nVance Corporation of Beaumont, CA, in the amount of\n$4,803,488.92 for the El Paseo Street Rehabilitation Project\n(Project No. CST00024 / Project ID 2025-IFB-182).\n3. Authorize an appropriation in the amount of $1,493,489 from\nUnobligated Gas Tax Funds to Account No. 2114314-4400200,\nand in the amount of $250,000 from Unobligated Capital Bond\nFunds to Account No. 4514679-5000102.\n4. Authorize the Director of Finance to set aside 10% contingency in\nthe amount of $480,000.\n5. Authorize the City Attorney to make any non-monetary changes to\nthe agreement.\n6. Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any\nwritten requests for change orders up to the contingency amount,\namendments, and any other documents necessary to effectuate\nthis action, in accordance with Palm Desert Municipal Code\nSection 3.30.170(B).\n7. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Notice of Completion\n(NOC) and the City Clerk to file the NOC upon satisfactory\ncompletion of the project.