City Council

3-F. BRUGGEMEYER LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS – AWARD OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT TO U.S. BUILDERS AND CONSULTANTS INC. It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Authorizing the City Manager to execute a public works contract, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with U.S. Builders and Consultants Inc. in the contract amount of $109,650 for the Bruggemeyer Library Improvements Project; (2) Authorizing the Director of Public Works to approve change orders not to exceed $3,800 over the total contract amount; and (3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act): The City reviewed the environmental impacts of the proposed Ordinance pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq. “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regs. §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”). CEQA Guideline § 15301(c) (Existing Facilities) exempts the operation, repair, maintenance, alteration of existing public or private structures which involve negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The proposed work will occur entirely within an existing structure. Accordingly, no further environmental review is required.