Torrance Daily Breeze, DB 4-19 Engineers Estimate: $ 1,837,150 NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES BIDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: 10:30 a.m., April 26, 2016 BIDS TO BE OPENED SHORTLY AFTER: 10:30a.m., April 26, 2016 PLACE OF BID RECEIPT: Office of the Director of Public Works City Hall, 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, County of Los Angeles, California, will receive up to, but not later than the time set forth above, sealed contract bids for the award of a contract for the Residential Street Rehabilitation Project, Phase I, PCC Improvements and AC Repairs. All bids shall be made on the form furnished by the City and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated time at the place of bid identified above. Sealed bids must be placed in a sealed package with the project name and identification number typed or clearly printed on the lower left corner of the package. PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NAME: RESIDENTIAL STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT, PHASE I AREA 2 PCC IMPROVEMENTS AND AC REPAIRS BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION OF WORK: In general, the work comprises without limitation, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment and other incidental and appurtenant Work necessary to remove and replace sidewalk, ramps, driveway aprons, curb & gutter, crack routing and sealing, and AC dig-outs at various locations throughout the City, as more clearly described in the Contract Documents. This work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents, permits from regulatory agencies with jurisdiction, and applicable regulations. The quantity of work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximate only, being given as a basis for the comparison of Bids. Actual quantities of work to be performed may vary at the discretion of the Director of Public Works. COMPLETION OF WORK: Work shall be completed within ninety (90) calendars days from the start of the project. OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS: Potential Bidders may obtain the Contract Documents for the Project at Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd, Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275 for a non-refundable fee of $45.00 per set, or $60.00 per set if mailed. The City must receive payment before the Contract Documents will be provided. Interested parties may also download the Contract Documents free of charge from the City's website, http://www.rpvca.gov/bids.aspx. Potential Bidders who purchase Contract Documents from City Hall will be placed on the list of Plan Holders at the time of purchase. Only those firms on the list of Plan Holders will be informed of any and all subsequent project information prior to bid opening, including Addenda. Addenda will be issued only to a Plan Holder. Those downloading documents who want to be placed on the list of Plan Holders will need to contact the Public Works office at publicworks@rpvca.gov or 310-544-5252 and ask to be registered as a Plan Holder for the specified project. Potential Bidders must provide company contact information including company name, address, telephone and facsimile numbers, email address, and the project number and title as it appears on this Notice along with their request to be registered. FACSIMILE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS: Anyone obtaining Contract Documents must immediately supply the Director of Public Works with a facsimile number and email address such that Addenda and other information may be transmitted as rapidly as possible. Failure to provide such a facsimile number and email address may result in late notification. In any case, City does not guarantee Addenda will be faxed or emailed, and Bidder shall be responsible for all Addenda regardless of whether Bidder received any such fax or email. REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION: If you discover any error, omission, ambiguity or conflict in the Plans or Specifications and wish to have a clarification, please fax or email your request for clarification to the Director of Public Works at publicworks@rpvca.gov such that it is received by him/her no later than close of business on April 14, 2016. Requests for clarification received after this date will be disregarded. Please indicate the Project in your request for clarification. PREVAILING WAGES: Pursuant to the Labor Code of the State of California, the Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of wages and employer payments for health and welfare, vacation, pension and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. This rate and scale are on file with the Director of Public Works and copies will be made available to any interested party on request. The Contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and the subcontractors under him must pay not less than these rates for this area to all workers employed in the execution of this contract. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. BONDS: Each Bid must be accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier's check, certified check or Bidder's Bond issued by a Surety insurer, each of which must be made payable to the City, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total Bid submitted. Personal or company checks are not acceptable. Upon award of Contract, Contractor shall provide faithful performance and payment Bonds, each in a sum equal to the Contract Price. Before acceptance of the Project, Contractor shall submit warranty/maintenance Bonds that are valid for one year from acceptance, in the amount of one hundred percentage (100 %) of the Contract Price; in lieu of the warranty Bond, Contractor may submit proof from the Surety that the performance Bond has been extended for the appropriate duration of time. All Bonds must be issued by a California admitted Surety insurer and submitted using the required forms, which are in the Contract Documents, or in any other form approved by the City Attorney. Failure to enter into a valid Contract, including the submission of all required Bonds and insurance coverages, with the City within ten (10) Days after the date of the delivery of the Contract forms to the Bidder, shall constitute a material breach and subject the Bid security to forfeiture to the extent provided by law. LICENSE: The bidder must possess a current Class A Contractor's license issued by the California State License Board at the time of the Bid submission. No contract will be awarded to any bidder who is not a properly licensed California contractor as required by the California Business and Professions Code. The successful Contractor must also possess a current City business license. REGISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: The Contractor's attention is directed to Labor Code Section 1725.5, which provides that a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a Bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code Section 4104, or engage in the performance of any contract that is subject to Labor Code Section 1720 et seq., unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. RETENTION SUBSTITION: Five percent (5%) of any progress payment will be withheld as retention. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, and at the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld may be deposited with City or with a State or federally chartered bank as escrow agent, which shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor. Alternatively, Contractor may request that the City make payments of earned retentions directly to an escrow agent at Contractor's expense. No such substitutions shall be accepted until all related documents are approved by the City Attorney. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: There is a $1,400 per day assessment for liquidated damages for each calendar day that work remains incomplete beyond the time specified for the completion of the work. Refer to the bid specifications and contract documents for further details. BIDDING PROCESS: The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any parts thereof and waive any irregularities or informalities in any bid or in the bidding and to make awards in all or part in the best interest of the City. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the date set for the opening bids. CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES By: Michael Throne, P.E. Director of Public Works Published: April 6, 13, 2016
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