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File #: 25-533    Version: 1
Type: Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/29/2025 In control: REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*
On agenda: 10/21/2025 Final action:
Title: AWARD OF THE KETCHUM-LIBOLT PARK EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 25-07, AND FINDING OF CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. 1. Bid Results, 3. 2. PWA
TITLE:
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AWARD OF THE KETCHUM-LIBOLT PARK EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 25-07, AND FINDING OF CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR

CONTACT INFORMATION: SEUNG YANG, P.E., CITY ENGINEER (714) 754-5335

RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:

1. Make a finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301.

2. Adopt plans, specifications, and working details for the Ketchum-Libolt Park Expansion and Improvement Project, City Project No. 25-07.

3. Award a Public Works Agreement (PWA) for construction to Elegant Construction, Inc., 15375 Barranca Parkway, Suite J-103, Irvine, California 92618, in the amount of $2,527,737 (base bid only) and authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $252,774 for unforeseen costs related to this project.

4. Authorize the Interim City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the PWA with Elegant Construction, Inc., and future amendments to the agreement within Council authorized limits.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:

The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. In addition, the proposed action is exempt under section 15301 relating to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, and/or minor alteration of existing public facilities.

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BACKGROUND:
Ketchum-Libolt Park, located at 2150 Maple Street, was originally constructed in August 2005 as a tribute to fallen Costa Mesa Police Officers James "Dave" Ketchum and John "Mike" Libolt, whose lives were lost in a helicopter crash on March 10, 1987. Measuring less than half an acre, the current park includ...

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