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Coachella council extends preapproved engineering contracts and approves downtown lease for El Trandia restaurant
Summary
The City Council approved amendments to extend several preapproved engineering contracts (each with a $200,000 annual cap) and voted to lease a downtown city building to restaurateur Oscar Ventura (El Trandia) for a project staff described as the "Heart of Coachella." Council said most engineering costs will be billed to specific capital projects or grants rather than the general fund.
The Coachella City Council on Feb. 11 approved an amendment extending a set of preapproved engineering/consultant contracts and separately authorized a lease of a downtown city building to local restaurateur Oscar Ventura.
On‑call engineering contracts: staff described the item as an extension of preapproved consultant lists that the city uses to respond quickly to project needs. Staff said the pool — which includes firms such as Dudek, Michael Baker and TKE — originally…
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