PW 23-13R OWTP Fuel Management System Replacement Project (Rebid)

Starting January 1, 2024, all construction contracts and construction work for the City of Oxnard involving the use of off-road diesel-fueled vehicles will require contractors to provide evidence of their current and valid California Air Resources Board (CARB) Certificate of Reported Compliance for their fleets, any rental fleets and all subcontractors. CARB Certificates must be submitted within three (3) Working Days after the bid opening.

No bid will be accepted without verification of the contractor’s and subcontractor’s CARB compliance numbers, nor any contract entered into without proof of the Certificates being valid and current at the time of bid opening unless the contractor confirms that no equipment subject to the regulation will be used to execute the contract work.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Oxnard, California invites sealed Bids for the Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant Fuel Management System Replacement Project (Rebid). The City will receive such Bids at Oxnard City Hall, 300 West Third Street, Fourth Floor, Oxnard, California 93030, attention: City Clerk, until 2:00 p.m. on March 21, 2024. There will be a public bid opening immediately afterwards at 305 West Third Street, First Floor, Oxnard, California 93030 at the City Council Chambers.

SCOPE OF WORK.

The 2018 edition of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction and the 2019 Errata No. 1 to the Standard Specification for Public Works Construction 2018 Edition (collectively the “Greenbook”) is incorporated by this reference. As more specifically described in the Contract Documents, the Project includes furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment and other incidental and appurtenant Work to replace the existing fuel management system at the Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant and updated pumps and piping.

OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS.

All Bidders must be plan holders of record to submit a Bid to the City, which entails purchasing copies of all Contract Documents at CyberCopy’s Plan Room, located at https://www.cybercopyplanroom.com/jobs/public. Printed copies will also be available at City Hall for the same price.

PREVAILING WAGES.

This Project is a “public work” subject to the requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code and Title 8, Division 1, Chapter 8 of the California Code of Regulations (“CCR”). The Contractor and all Subcontractors shall pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the DIR. Copies of these rates are on file with the Project Coordinator at City Hall and will be made available to any interested party on request. They are also available at http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Prevailing-Wage.html. The Contractor shall post a copy of the DIR’s rates at each job site. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The Contractor shall furnish certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner. Contractor and all Subcontractors are not qualified to bid on, be listed in a Bid proposal, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in Labor Code Sections 1720 through 1861, unless registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 at the time of Bid submission.

BONDS.

Each Bid must be accompanied by Bid security as described in the Instructions to Bidders in the Contract Documents. Upon Contract award, the successful Bidder shall provide both Payment and Performance Bonds—each at 100% of the Contract Price—to the City Clerk or his or her designee in accordance with Greenbook Section 1-7.2 and the Contract Documents. The Performance Bond shall include a one-year warranty period. Bonds must be on the forms in the Contract Documents unless other forms meet all of the City’s requirements including that the Bond limit be automatically increased if the Contract amount is increased after execution of the Contract, and the City Attorney at his or her discretion approves the Surety’s form. Whenever Bonds are submitted for this Project, Bidder must also submit a photocopy of each Bond.

LICENSES.

Each Bidder shall possess a valid Class A Contractor’s license issued by California

Contractors State License Board at the time of Bid submission and a current City business license at the time of Contract award.

RETENTION.

The City shall withhold five percent (5%) of any progress payment as retention.

TRADE NAMES OR EQUALS.

Requests to substitute an equivalent material, product, thing or service for a brand or trade name material, product, thing or service must be made by written request submitted no later than fifteen (15) Calendar Days following the award of Contract. Requests received after this time shall not be considered. Requests must clearly describe the product for which approval is requested, including all data necessary to demonstrate acceptability.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.

Contractor must complete all Work within ninety (90) Working Days of the City’s Notice to Proceed. There will be a $250 assessment for each Calendar Day that Work remains incomplete beyond the Project completion deadline.

Inquiries regarding this Notice Inviting bids may be directed to renee.hatcher@oxnard.org