Monterey Park
City Council
9.H. Sewer Improvements at Garvey Avenue – Award of Contract
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 GRBCON, Inc., in the amount of $1,622,775 for the Sewer
Improvements at Various Locations (the “Project”);
2. Authorizing the Director of Public Works to approve change orders and contingency
up to $162,278 (10%) of the contract amount, for a total project cost of $1,785,053;
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 § Section 15303 (Class 3: New Construction or
Conversion of Small Structures) and Section 15304 (Class 4: Minor Alterations to Land) of
the California Code of Regulations. These sections cover the installation, repair, or removal
of pipelines less than one mile long in a public right-of-way. The proposed work will occur
entirely within the City street and is less than a mile. Accordingly, no further environmental
review is required.