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File #: ID 25-1416    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 10/8/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/30/2025 Final action: 10/30/2025
Title: Actions pertaining to Lafayette Park Improvements Project (Bid File 12600060) (Council District 7): 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff's determinations, pursuant to Section 15301/Class 1 and section 15302/Class 2 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Environmental Assessment No. PC00354, for the Lafayette Park Improvements Project; 2. Award a construction contract in the amount of $469,836.58 to Rakkar Development and Construction, of Fresno, California, as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Lafayette Park Improvements Project.
Sponsors: Capital Projects Department, Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Serv
Attachments: 1. 25-1416 Enviromental Assesment.pdf, 2. 25-1416 Formal Procurement Evaluation Form.pdf, 3. 25-1416 Standardized Contract.pdf, 4. 25-1416 Vicinity Map.pdf, 5. 25-1416 Location Map.pdf
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


FROM: DENIX D. ANBIAH, PE, Director
Capital Projects Department

AARON A. AGUIRRE, Director
Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services Department

BY: FRANCISCO V. MAGOS II, PE, Assistant Director
Capital Projects Department, Utilities and On-Site Project Management Division

KIMBERLY ALVARADO VEGA, Engineer II
Capital Projects Department, Utilities and On-Site Project Management Division

SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Lafayette Park Improvements Project (Bid File 12600060) (Council District 7):
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff's determinations, pursuant to Section 15301/Class 1 and section 15302/Class 2 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Environmental Assessment No. PC00354, for the Lafayette Park Improvements Project;
2. Award a construction contract in the amount of $469,836.58 to Rakkar Development and Construction, of Fresno, California, as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Lafayette Park Improvements Project.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

Staff recommends that the City Council (1) adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff's determination, pursuant to Section 15301/Class 1 and 15302/Class 2 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Environmental Assessment No. PC00354, (2) award a construction contract to Rakkar Development and Construction, of Fresno, California, in the amount of $469,836.58 as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Lafayette Park Improvements Project (Project), and authorize the Capital Projects Director or designee to sign the construction contract on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Capital Projects Department seeks to award a construction contract to Rakkar Development and Construction following a competitive bidding process which identified them as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in the amount of $469,836.58. The project will impro...

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