REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract in the Amount of $12,169,123 to Suarez & Munoz Construction, Inc. for the Community Center Grounds Renovation, Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemptions Classes 1, 2, and 30, and Approve Budget Modification No. 3 in the Amount of $1,654,107 (PW24-18)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $12,169,123 to Suarez & Munoz Construction, Inc of Hayward, CA for the Community Center Grounds Renovation and for approval of a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $1,216,912. Staff is also recommending approval of Budget Modification No. 3 in the amount of $1,654,107 to fund the project.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.09.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for awards of public works contracts exceeding $250,000.
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by a motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose or another, or to appropriate available revenue included in the budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
As discussed in the CEQA Memorandum (Attachment 4), the proposed project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the following CEQA exemptions: Class 1 (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(d)), which applies to repairs, maintenance or minor alterations of existing facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing use; Class 2 (CEQA Guidelines Section 15302), which applies to the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures involving negligible or no expansion of capacity; and Class 30 (CEQA Guidelines Section 15330) which applies to the removal of contaminated soils and water from the lower pond. None of the factors listed in CEQA Guidelines Section 1530...
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