City Council

8J. Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Project - Eastern Phase (CS19E) Construction Award Package. 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. Contact Person: Engineer I Suleiman 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 $2,550,989, plus 10- percent contingency ($255,098) for a total not-to-exceed construction contract amount of $2,806,087 including any future contract amendments for construction of the Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Project - Eastern Phase (CS19E); 2) Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024-99, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget" to increase the Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Project (CS19E) project budget by $1,405,516 by returning available project budget from El Portal Undercrossing (CS16F), Annual Pavement Rehabilitation (CS22A/CS23A), Pacific View Improvements (CF20D), and appropriating Available Traffic Mitigation Fees (233) and General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance; and 3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute contract Amendment No. 2 in substantial form, in consultation with the City Attorney, to the Contract with Kleinfelder Construction Services, Inc., for construction support on the Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Project for $899,429. There is prior contract capacity, and the request is in the amount of $783,354, which would increase the original not-to-exceed contract amount of $517,859 to a new not-to-exceed contract amount of $1,301,213. 2024-08-28 Item 08J Contract Award Santa Fe East