2nd Avenue and Divarty Street Utility Improvement Project

The 2nd Avenue and Divarty Street Utility Improvement Project involves the in-ground installation of electrical utility lines using joint-trench pit methods and the upgrade of a 12-inch water main beneath Divarty Street in Seaside, California, with work extending onto land owned by California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB). The project is sponsored by Shea Homes, the developer of The Dunes at Monterey Bay master planned community, and is being executed under a CEQA categorical exemption, specifically invoking Sections 15301, 15302, and 15304, along with a common sense exemption under §15063(b)(3). All construction is confined to existing utility and roadway corridors, with no expansion of utility capacity, and requires full restoration of disturbed surfaces to pre-project conditions. Compliance is governed by the CSUMB Master Plan EIR Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and the Habitat Management Plan, including the implementation of Mitigation Measure MM-BIO-1a to protect the threatened Monterey spineflower, with coordination by a qualified biologist for species salvage activities. Inspection and acceptance occur at the project site and are overseen by CSUMB as the lead public agency, while Shea Homes is responsible for all construction activities. No formal contract number, solicitation details, pricing, evaluation factors, or FAR clauses are present, indicating this is not a standard federal procurement but rather a developer-sponsored infrastructure initiative subject to state environmental compliance and CSUMB oversight. There is no defined period of performance, delivery schedule, FOB terms, or contract value disclosed, and no federal representations, certifications, or socioeconomic classifications are provided or required.