City Council

12. FINANCE COMMITTEE: AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE CONTRACT NO. 31537 WITH AMERICAN RECLAMATION INC., BY $1,673,568 AND ADD TWO ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR OPTIONS TO PROVIDE MATERIAL RECOVERY PROCESSING (Public Works Dept.) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) Find that the action in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment; (2) Authorize the City Manager to increase contract amount with American Reclamation Inc., by $141,024 for the second one-year option from March 4, 2024 to March 4, 2025; (3) Authorize the City Manager to add two additional one-year options from March 4, 2025 to March 4, 2027 in an amount by $766,272 for each of the one-year options; and (4) To the extent this transaction could be considered a separate procurement subject to the Competitive Selection Process, grant the proposed contract increase with American Reclamation Inc., an exemption from the Competitive Selection Process set forth in the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance pursuant to the Pasadena Municipal Code, Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City's best interests are served.