City Council

1. AWARD OF FIRE STATION NO. 4 TRAINING TOWER AND SITE 24-098 IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 23-04, AND FINDING OF A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council: 1. Find that the Fire Station No. 4 Training Tower and Site Improvements Project, City Project No. 23-04, is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines Section 15301. 2. Adopt plans, specifications, and working details for the Fire Station No. 4 Training Tower and Site Improvements Project, City Project No. 23-04. 3. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute a Public Works Agreement (PWA) in a not to exceed amount of $3.5 million and future contract amendments as approved by the City Attorney within City Council authorized limits to Caliba, Inc., 8031 Main Street, Stanton, California 90680. 4. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) in the amount of $347,241 and future contract amendments as approved by the City Attorney and within City Council authorized limits to STV Construction, Inc., 1055 West 7th Street, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, California 90017. 5. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate change orders, as needed, to split the project into phases based on available funding, and explore financing options, including bond financing, with final bond documents to be brought to the City Council for final adoption, to fund the remaining unfunded portion of the project’s construction costs currently totaling $1.5 million for the second phase of the project. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical change in the environment. In addition, the proposed action is exempt under Section 15301 relating to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, and/or minor alteration of existing public facilities. AUTHORITY* Attachments: 1. Bid Abstract 2. Kazoni's Bid Protest 3. Caliba's Response 4. STV's Proposal AUTHORITY*