City Council

5. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND CONTRACT NO. 31789 WITH BLUSKY RESTORATION\nCONTRACTORS TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $900,000 FOR ASBESTOS\nABATEMENT AND REMEDIATION FOR A REVISED NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,600,000 FOR\nTHE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is not a project subject to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 21065, 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)\n(3),\nand 15378, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to amend Contract No. 31789 with BluSky Restoration Contractors, LLC\n(“BluSky”) to increase the contract amount by $900,000, thereby increasing the grand total to a not-to-\nexceed amount of $1,600,000, which includes the option for two additional one-year extensions, or an\namount not-to-exceed $500,000, whichever occurs first, at the discretion of the City Manager; and\n(3) To the extent the amendment to Contract No. 31789 could be considered a separate procurement\nsubject to the Competitive Selection Process, grant the contract an exemption pursuant to Pasadena\nMunicipal Code (PMC) Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served. This\ntransaction is exempt from competitive bidding per PMC Section 4.08.030 and City Charter Section 1002\nF) based on contracts for professional or unique services.\nTPA