City Council

15. Contract with Elka Construction, Inc. for 55th Street Recycle Center & Nursery – Soil &\nMiscellaneous Construction Material Removal\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (Minor\nAlterations to Land), part (a) (grading on land with a slope of less than 10 percent), because\nthe project is merely making minor alterations to the land and involves negligible or no\nexpansion of existing use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from Elka Construction, Inc. as the lowest responsive and\nresponsible bidder for the 55th Street Recycle Center & Nursery – Soil & Miscellaneous\nConstruction Material Removal, Contract No. 20250045 (20240407), and reject all other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Contract No. 20250045\n(20240407) with Elka Construction, Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted, for the\nsoil and miscellaneous construction material removal at 2221 E. 55th Street in an amount\nnot-to-exceed $850,000; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of twenty-five percent (25%) or $212,500 to cover\nnecessary disposal fees for materials collected at the site and/or to cover unanticipated\nexpenses in the event of an unexpected changed condition in the project; and grant authority\nto the City Administrator to issue change order(s) for an amount up to the contingency\namount, if necessary.