RESOLUTION NO. ____-2025
RESOLUTION OF THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH LUMOS & ASSOCIATES INC. FOR THE PUMP STATION REDESIGN FOR THE RAW WATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. WTR-00016 (AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $198,600.00) WHEREAS, on February 12, 2024, the City approved the contract with T&S Construction for the construction of the Raw Water Line Replacement Project, Project WTR-00016; and WHEREAS, said contract included a new pump station located at Newman Reservoir that required the contractor to procure the structural design for the retaining wall; and WHEREAS, on March 5, 2024, the Notice to Proceed was issued for construction; and WHEREAS, the current location of the pump station is not optimal and it was not designed for the larger loads that will be generated by the construction of 3 additional reservoirs, so a redesign is needed; and WHEREAS, the City has confirmed that Lumos & Associates has the proper license and experience and meets the requirements to complete the Project as proposed; and WHEREAS, funds in the amount of $9,810,487 have been budgeted for the overall project; and WHEREAS, final contractual approval is subject to City Manager and City Attorney approval of final contracts to form; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg does hereby approve a Professional Services Agreement with Lumos & Associates Inc. to provide engineering design services for the pump station redesign for the Raw Water Line Replacement Project, Project No. WTR-00016 and authorize the City Manager to execute the same (amount not to exceed $198,600.00) BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Agreement is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to (i) CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption in that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the approval of the Professional Services Agreement with Lumos & Associates Inc. to provide engineering design services may have a significant effect on the environment. None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemptions under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply.
The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember _____________, seconded by Councilmember ______________, and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg held on the 14th day of July 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
JASON GODEKE
Mayor
ATTEST:
Diana Paoli
City Clerk
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