Title
West Newport Beach Sand Replenishment - Approval of Additional Construction Contingency for Contract No. 10239-1 with Jeremy Harris Construction (27H04)
Recommendation
a) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301(c), Class 1 (maintenance of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use) of the CEQA Guidelines, because this project has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment;
b) Increase the construction contract bid item amounts and contingency by $750,000 to $1,125,000 (approximately 75% of the contract award) with Jeremy Harris Construction for Contract No. 10239-1 to cover additional sand replenishment efforts; and
c) Approve Budget Amendment No. 27-039 appropriating $750,000 in increased expenditures in Account 10101-980000-27H04 from the unappropriated Tidelands Capital fund balance.