HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-09-23; City Council; Resolution 2025-212Exhibit 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-212
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE BIDS, AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT TO LOS ANGELES AIR CONDITIONING, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $471,920 FOR THE POLICE & FIRE HEADQUARTERS CENTRAL
PLANT REPAIR PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATION OF $36,000 FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR AND
REPLACEMENT FUND
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined it necessary,
desirable and in the public interest to construct the Police & Fire Headquarters Central Plant Repair
Project, Capital Improvement Program, or CIP, Project No. 4770, or Project; and
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-124, adopting the
plans, specifications and contract documents for the Project and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise
the construction documents for bidding; and
WHEREAS, on July 15, 2025, staff received six bids for construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the bids and found Los Angeles Air Conditioning, Inc. to be a
responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid in an amount not to exceed $471,920; and
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Municipal Code, or CMC, Sections 3.28.080(C) and 3.28.080(I)(6)
require the City Council to award all formally bid contracts when the value exceeds $220,000, and
therefore, the Project is subject to this requirement; and
WHEREAS, CMC Section 3.28.040(C)(5) authorizes the City Manager or designee to approve
change orders in an amount equal to the contingency set at the time of Project award, which is $47,000;
and
WHEREAS, because the anticipated project costs exceed previous estimates, staff are
requesting the City Council authorize additional appropriation in an amount of $36,000 from the
Infrastructure Repair and Replacement Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the City Council has determined that the proposed action for replacement of an
existing 100-ton chiller at the Police & Fire Headquarters central plant is categorically
exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, or
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CEQA, Guidelines Section 15301 because it involves the maintenance, repair or minor
alteration of existing facilities with negligible or no expansion of the existing or former
use. No exceptions to the categorical exemption as set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section
15300.2 or Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 19.04.070(C) apply.
3.That the bid submitted by Los Angeles Air Conditioning, Inc. in an amount not to exceed
$471,920 for construction of the Police & Fire Headquarters Central Plant Repair Project,
CIP Project No. 4770, is accepted, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a
contract with Los Angeles Air Conditioning, Inc., subject to the contract’s review and
approval as to form by the City Attorney’s Office.
4.That the City Manager or designee is authorized to approve construction change orders
for the Police & Fire Headquarters Central Plant Repair Project, CIP Project No. 4770, up
to an amount not to exceed $47,000.
5.That the City Manager or designee is authorized to appropriate an additional $36,000
from the Infrastructure Repair and Replacement Fund to fund the Project.
6.That the City Manager or designee is authorized to sign all other documents necessary
for regulatory compliance, to extend funding opportunities, or to otherwise implement
and finalize the Project, subject to the review and approval as to form by the City
Attorney’s Office.
7.That the award of this contract is contingent upon Los Angeles Air Conditioning, Inc.
executing the required contract and submitting the required bonds and insurance
policies, as described in the contract, within 20 calendar days after adoption of this
Resolution. The City Manager may grant reasonable extensions of time to execute the
contract and assemble the required bonds and insurance policies.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad on the 23rd day of September, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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