Vernon

City Council

March 21, 2023 Item #10

Agenda Item 10

10.\nChange Order No. 18 to Amended and Restated Services Agreement with Siemens\nEnergy, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that approval of the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, because it is a government fiscal activity that will not result in\ndirect or indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a\n“project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378; to the extent the Services\nAgreement with Siemens Energy provides for facility and equipment maintenance or\nrepairs, such work is categorically exempt from CEQA review, in accordance with CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15301, because the project consists of the maintenance, repair or minor\nalteration of existing structures, facilities, or equipment, and involves negligible or no\nexpansion of an existing use;\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Change Order No. 18 to the\nAmended and Restated Services Agreement with Siemens Energy, Inc. (Siemens Energy),\nin substantially the same form as submitted, to perform an L4 generator inspection and\nmaintenance overhaul on the combustion turbine generators and post outage Life\nExpectancy Analysis Program testing; and\nC. Authorize a contingency amount of $45,000 in the event of unforeseen changes in the\nproject and grant authority to the City Administrator to issue Change Orders for an amount\nup to the contingency amount, if necessary.