RESOLUTION NO. 24-181
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO PANTHEON DIVERSIFIED, INC. FOR LIFEGUARD TOWERS REPLACEMENT (FY 2024), CIP PROJECT NO. 22104, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH U.S. BUILDERS AND CONSULTANTS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $115,000, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CLASS 2 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15302 (REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING FACILITIES, 14 CCR SECTION 15302) WHEREAS, the City’s beaches are served from 11 lifeguard towers that are near the end of their useful life and are in need of repairs; and WHEREAS, the City originally conducted formal competitive bidding for four lifeguard towers replacements and received bids on November 28, 2023; and WHEREAS, after further evaluation, staff recommended a different scope of work: building large lifeguard towers versus small towers and inclusion of a work area near Marine Safety HQ Building for contractors to build the lifeguard towers on site, thus eliminating the transportation challenges and costs; and WHEREAS, on September 17, 2024, the City Council approved rejecting all bids received on November 28, 2023, and directed staff to re-bid the project with the modified scope of work; and WHEREAS, the City conducted formal competitive bidding for the Lifeguard Towers Replacement (FY 2024), CIP Project No. 22104 (Project), with the modified scope of work; and WHEREAS, on October 31, 2024, based on base bid, the City received three bids ranging from $79,450 to $141,700 for the Project; and WHEREAS, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder was Pantheon Diversified, Inc. of San Clemente, California, in the amount of $115,000, based on the low base bid and the alternate bid item.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. That based on the record as a whole, the Lifeguard Towers Replacement, Project No. 22104, is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction, 14 CCR section 15302) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it consists of replacing existing public structures or facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of an existing or former use and there is no possibility of a direct or foreseeable indirect significant impact on the environment.
SECTION 3. That the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the base bid was Pantheon Diversified, Inc., in the amount of $115,000, and the construction contract for the Lifeguard Towers Replacement (FY 2024) CIP Project No. 22104, is hereby awarded to Pantheon Diversified, Inc.
SECTION 4. That the City Manager is authorized and directed to execute a construction contract with Pantheon Diversified, Inc. in the amount of $115,000 for the Lifeguard Towers Replacement (FY 2024), CIP Project No. 22104, in a form substantially similar to that presented to the City Council on November 19, 2024.
SECTION 5. That a 15% project contingency in the amount of $17,250 is hereby approved.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of ____________________, 2024.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 24-181 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. ________________________ CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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