City Council

3. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH OUTSOURCE UTILITY CONTRACTOR, LLC FOR PATH TWO 35KV\nCABLE\nREPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR UP TO TWO YEARS FOR A GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $4,493,521 (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to\nState\nCEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities) and Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction); there are no features that\ndistinguish this project from\nothers in the exempt classes, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances; and\n(2) Award contract to lowest and best bid dated October 20, 2025, submitted by Outsource Utility Contractor, LLC (“Outsource”) in response to\nthe project plans and\nspecifications for Path Two 35kV Cable Replacement Project Construction, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for up to two\nyears for a grand total\namount not-to-exceed $4,493,521, which includes the base contract amount of $4,085,019 and a contingency of $408,502 to provide for any\nnecessary change orders.