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File Number: 16-019 <br />City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: February 16, 2016 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: Keith Cooke <br />Engineering & Transportation Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW: David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE: RESOLUTION to Award a Construction Contract to Breneman, Inc. (Lowest <br />Bidder) for the Thrasher Park Play Equipment and Fence Project, Project No. <br />2006.0070, in the Amount of $192,218.50 from Park Development Fee and <br />Special Grant Funds for the Installation of a New Play Structure and Fence <br />Modifications; to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve <br />Individual Change Orders up to 10% of the Original Contract Amount; to <br />Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Cumulative Change <br />Orders up to 25% of the Original Contract Amount; to Transfer $75,000.00 of <br />Grant Funds to the Siempre Verde Park Renovation Project; and to Refund <br />$75,000.00 of General Funds from the Siempre Verde Park Renovation <br />Project to the General Fund Balance <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro did, on January 21, 2016 publicly open, examine <br />and declare all sealed proposals or bids for doing the work described in the bid documents for <br />the subject project; and <br />WHEREAS, said proposals were submitted to the Engineering and Transportation <br />Director who finds that the proposal hereinafter mentioned is the lowest responsive bid by a <br />responsible bidder for doing said work; and <br />WHEREAS, the subject project is categorically exempt from the California <br />Environmental Quality Act. <br />WHEREAS, change orders to clarify the work or respond to atypical existing conditions <br />are a normal aspect of public contracting and construction; and <br />WHEREAS, in order to expedite the delivery of public projects on schedule and on <br />budget, provide that subcontractors and workers are paid in a timely fashion, avoid as much <br />as possible costly delay claims, and insure that the City completes projects and products that <br />are to the City's highest standards, the City Council finds that providing authorization to <br />negotiate and approve change orders is in the best interest of public health, safety and <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 2110/2016 <br />