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2. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - INCREASE CONTRACT AUTHORITY AMOUNT\nFOR ANNUAL PURCHASE ORDER NO. 39961-23 WITH TELL STEEL\nSummary: Staff requests approval of Change No. 1 to Purchase Order No. 39961-23 with Tell\nSteel of Long Beach, CA which will increase the annual contract authority from $149,000 to\n$298,000 per year. The Harbor Department utilizes this Purchase Order to acquire ferrous and\nnon-ferrous metal as may be required for both maintenance and construction projects throughout\nthe Port of Los Angeles. The requested increase is necessary to complete current and planned\ncapital and maintenance projects. Purchase Order No. 39961-23 was executed in February 2022\nwith a one-year term and two one-year renewal options. Under the proposed Change Order,\nthe spending authority for the first and second option period will increase by $298,000 in\naggregate from $298,000 currently to $596,000 over two years. The Harbor Department will\ncontinue to be financially responsible for the payment of expenses incurred under the Purchase\nOrder.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles\nCity CEQA Guidelines; (2) approve Purchase Order Change No. 1 to Purchase Order No. 39961-\n23 with Tell Steel to increase the annual expenditure authority from $149,000 to $298,000 for\nthe first option period and the second option period (3) authorize the Executive Director to\nexecute and the Board Secretary to attest to said purchase order change; and (4) adopt\nResolution No.____________.\nExecutive Office