City of Ventura - 588 Pressure Zone Expansion - 2023-042

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids are invited to be received as described

herein before 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2023, for the 588 Pressure Zone

Expansion in Ventura Hills Project 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 installing a below grade vault with

pressure reducing valves provided by owner, 8-inch PVC piping, service laterals, and

appurtenances all within existing right of way and appurtenant work as shown on the

project plans (Drawing No. 2023-D-042) and in accordance with the project

specifications. The Engineer's Estimate of cost is $423,000.

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 and 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 Contractor's License is required for this project. Bids will

not be accepted from contracts who do not have a Class A 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 7/10/23.

Additional information can be found in the “Instructions to Bidders”.

Contact Christina Awad, Project Manager at 805-677-3983 for technical questions

or Pam Baumgardner at (805) 654-7870 for administrative questions or

CyberCopyUSA.com to request plans and specifications.