City of Ventura - Mound Well No. 2 - Transmission Line - 2019-054

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids are invited to be received as described herein before 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2023, for the Well - Mound Well No. 2 - Transmission Line at which time they will be publicly opened and read.  Only bids that comply with all the requirements in this Notice and the accompanying “Instructions to Bidders” will be accepted.  Bids shall be valid for a period of 60 calendar days after the bid opening date.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project consists of the installation of an 18-inch transmission waterline from the Mound Well No. 2 site on South Hill Road to the 30" raw water line located adjacent to the Mound Well No. 1 site on Webster Street. and appurtenant work as shown on the project plans (Drawing No. 2019-D-054) and in accordance with the project specifications.  The Engineer's Estimate of cost is $866,000.

OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS

Bid documents are only available through the online service described in paragraph 1 of the “Instructions to Bidders”.

BID GUARANTEE REQUIRED 

No bid will be accepted that does not include a bid guarantee of not less than 10% of the bid amount.  Additional information can be found in paragraph 17 in the “Instructions to Bidders”.

PAYMENT PERFORMANCE BONDS

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price.  Each bond shall be in the forms set forth herein, shall be secured from a surety company that meets all State of California bonding requirements, as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and that is a California admitted surety insurer.

CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIRED

No bid will be accepted from a contractor who is not licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.  A Class A or C34 Contractor's License is required for this project.  Bids will not be accepted from contracts who do not have a Class A or C34 license.

PREVAILING WAGES 

Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773, City has obtained the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the prevailing wage rate for holiday and overtime work applicable in Ventura County from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute this contract. A copy of these prevailing wage rates may be obtained via the internet at: www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr.  A copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages is also available at the City’s Public Works Department and shall be made available to interested parties upon request.

The successful bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site.  It shall be mandatory upon the Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the said specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor and debarment of contractors and subcontractors.

CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations.  No Bid will be accepted, nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work.  If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contractor registration requirements mandated by Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 shall not apply to work performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1.

LABOR COMPLIANCE

This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.  In bidding on this Project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its Bid.

SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES 

Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, the successful Bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by City to ensure its performance under the contract.

CONTRACT AWARD 

City shall award the contract for the Project to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder as determined by the City from the BASE BID ALONE. City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. The contract is estimated to be awarded on 8/7/2023.  Additional information can be found in the “Instructions to Bidders”.

Contact the Project Manager, Alejandro Puga at (805) 654-7764 with technical questions.

Dated: 5/25/2023

CITY OF SAN BUENAVENTURA, CALIFORNIA