City Council

19. Contract with Hardy and Harper, Inc. for Street Improvements (Contract No. 20240122)\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that award of the proposed Capital Improvement Project at Gifford Avenue, 48th,\n49th, and 50th Street is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), part (c)\n(existing highways and streets), because the project is merely to repair existing streets and\ninvolves no expansion of existing use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from Hardy and Harper, Inc. as the lowest responsive and\nresponsible bidder for the Gifford Avenue, 48th, 49th, and 50th Street Improvements, City\nContract No. 20240122, and reject all other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a contract with Hardy and\nHarper, Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted, for street improvements on Gifford\nAvenue, 48th Street, 49th Street and 50th Street in an amount not-to-exceed $792,000; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $79,200 in the event of an\nunexpected changed condition in the project, and grant authority to the City Administrator to\nissue change orders for an amount up to the contingency amount, if necessary.\nORAL REPORTS