City Council

8E. Award a Construction Contract for the Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Project – Western Phase (CS19E). Contact Person: Principal Engineer Widelski Environmental Considerations: The project was determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempts projects characterized as minor alterations to existing public facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of the existing use.? The types of existing facilities include public streets where sidewalks, bicycle lanes, pedestrian crossings other similar alterations are proposed but do not create additional automobile lanes. Recommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract in substantial form, and any necessary amendments and time extensions in consultation with the City Attorney, with Tri-Group Construction Development, Inc., in the amount of $4,150,000 plus 15- percent contingency ($622,500) for a total not-to-exceed construction contract amount of $4,772,500 including any future contract amendments for construction of the Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Project – Western Phase (CS19E); 2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement in substantial form and any necessary amendments and time extensions, in consultation with the City Attorney, with Kleinfelder Construction Services, Inc., for construction support on the Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Project – Western Phase in the amount of $450,312 plus 15 percent contingency ($67,547) for a total not-to-exceed amount of $517,859; and 3) Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023-101, titled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget” to increase the Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Project – Western Phase (CS19E) project budget by $3,090,000. 2023-08-23 Item 08E Santa Fe West Contract Award