City Council

9.I. Award of Contract to Ferguson Enterprises for Advanced Metering Infrastructure\nProject\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n1. Adopting a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a design/build\nagreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC\ndba Ferguson Waterworks in the amount of $9,826,029 for the Advanced Metering\nInfrastructure (“AMI”) Project;\n2. Authorizing the Director of Public Works to approve change orders and contingency\nup to $453,149, or 5% of the contract amount, for a total project cost of $9,826,029;\nand\n3. Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.\nCEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):\nThe proposed project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations § 15301 as\na Class 1 categorical exemption (Existing Facilities). The Project results in minor alterations\nto existing public facilities involving no significant expansion of the existing use. The Project\nis not anticipated to have any significant impacts with regard to traffic, noise, air quality or\nwater quality.