City Council

11. AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE FOREST PROMENADE PERMANENT\nCONVERSION\nRecommendations:\n1. Award and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Superb Engineering, in the amount of\n$5,549,964.85, for construction of the Forest Promenade Permanent Conversion project;\n2. Award and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Nexgen Design Builders Inc, in the\namount of $340,950, to provide construction management and inspection services and approve project-\nrelated expenses and change orders for additional construction management and inspection services\nthat may be required in an amount not-to-exceed $34,000, and direct the City Manager to execute the\nrequired documents as approved by the City Attorney;\n3. Authorize the City Manager to approve project-related expenses and contract change orders for\nunforeseen circumstances in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000;\n4. Approve the transfer of $4,409,629 in existing appropriations from other Capital Improvement Projects\nthat are inactive or not proceeding into construction during the current fiscal year, to fully fund the\nForest Promenade Permanent Conversion Project; and\n5. Find the proposed action statutorily exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant\nto Senate Bill (SB) 922/Public Resources Code Section 21080.25(b)(1), as the action implements the\npreviously approved Promenade on Forest project, which the City Council found to be statutorily\nexempt pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.25(b), as amended by Senate Bill 922 (SB\n922), on March 25, 2025.\nH. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NON APPEALS.    This section is for matters (other than appeals) that are structured as Public\nHearings.  Public hearings are different from regular business items in that there is a specific time period where a formal hearing\nis opened by the presiding officer, public comment is accepted from any member of the public, and the hearing is closed by the\npresiding officer.  Generally each public speaker has one opportunity to speak.  The City Council conducts all Public Hearings in\naccordance with the provisions of applicable Laguna Beach procedure and State law. The presiding officer shall have discretion\nto establish the time allocated for public comment.