Site work for a water / sewer project in Encinitas, California. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Anticipated start date is January 6, 2019. Questions concerning this Request for Proposals should be directed in writing by email to: OLIVENHAIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT ATTN: Chad Williams Engineering Services Supervisor 1966 Olivenhain Road Encinitas, CA 92024 cwilliams@olivenhain.com Bids shall conform to and be responsive to the Contract Documents for the work. Copies of the Contract Documents will be open to public inspection during business hours in the office of the District. All questions relative to this project prior to the opening of bids shall be directed to the District (see enclosed Pre-Bid Question Form). It shall be understood that no specification interpretations will be made by telephone nor will any "or equal" products be considered for approval prior to award of the contract. Bidders are encouraged to submit their pre-bid questions as early as possible, in writing by fax or mail, so they can be answered in writing through an addendum if necessary. Questions may be taken verbally; however, written questions will be given priority, and verbal questions run the risk of not being answered. Each bid shall be submitted on the bid form furnished as part of the Contract Documents and must state the Contractor's applicable license classification, license number, license expiration date, name of license holder, and relationship to Bidder. The license classification required for this project is Class A General Engineering or Class C-12 Earthwork and Paving. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, a cashier's check, a certified check, or a bidder's bond executed by an admitted surety insurer. This proposal guarantee shall be in an amount of not less than 10 percent of the amount of the bid and made payable to the order of or for the benefit of the District. Each bid shall be sealed and delivered to District personnel at 1966 Olivenhain Road, Encinitas, CA 92024 on or before the day and hour set for the opening of bids. Bids not marked as being received by District personnel on or before the day and hour of bid opening will be rejected. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to ensure that the bid is received by District personnel on or before the day and hour of bid opening. Said cash, check, or bond shall be given as guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract with the District and furnish the required payment and performance bonds and insurance certificates and endorsements if awarded the work, and will be declared forfeited if the Bidder refuses to timely enter into said contract or furnish the required bonds or insurance certificates and endorsements if his bid is accepted. The proposal guarantee of unsuccessful bidders will be returned by the District no later than 60 calendar days following the date of award of contract. Bidders shall have a minimum of five (5) years of successful prior experience performing the type of work required by this contract. Where the Bidder is a corporation or partnership, the entity must demonstrate at least five (5) years of successful experience with the work required by the contract. Bidders failing to demonstrate this experience may be rejected as nonresponsive at the option of the District. Under the provisions of the California Public Works Apprenticeship Standards, Sections 1777.5, 1777.6, and 1777.7 of the Labor Code, a copy of the "Extract of Public Works Contract Award" has been included. This document will be filed with the California Department of Industrial Relations at the time of the award of the Contract. The Board of Directors has obtained from the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations a determination of the general prevailing rate of per diem, wages, and the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work in the locality in which said work is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed. Not less than the determined rates shall be paid to all workers employed in the performance of the contract. Such rates of wages are on the file with the Department of Industrial Relations and in the office of the District and are available to any interested party upon request. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, the Contractor may substitute equivalent securities for retention amounts which this Contract requires. However, the District reserves the right to solely determine the adequacy of the securities being proposed by the Contractor and the value of those securities. The District shall also be entitled to charge an administrative fee, as determined by the District in its sole discretion, for substituting equivalent securities for retention amounts. The Contractor agrees that the District's decision with respect to the administration of the provisions of Section 22300 shall be final and binding and not subject to subsequent litigation or arbitration of any kind as to acceptance of any securities being proposed, the value of these securities, the costs of administration and the determination of whether or not the administration should be accomplished by an independent agency or by the District. The District shall be entitled, at any time, to request the deposit of additional securities of a value designated by the District, in the District's sole discretion, to satisfy this requirement. If the District does not receive satisfactory securities within 12 calendar days of the date of the written request, the District shall be entitled to withhold amounts due Contractor until securities of satisfactory value to the District have been received. Pursuant to Section 995.710 of the Code of Civil Procedures, the Contractor may substitute any of the instruments specified in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.710 for the performance and payment bonds required by the Contract Documents. All such substitutions shall be subject to review and approval by the District. Contractor agrees to pay all attorney's fees and all other fees, costs, and expenses incurred by the District in reviewing substitutes proposed by the Contractor and in preparing and implementing any agreements determined appropriate by the District to adequately protect District. All bidders shall agree to obtain and maintain 'in full effect all required insurance with limits not less than the amounts indicated. Bidders who fail to comply with the insurance requirements of this contract may have their bids rejected as nonresponsive at the election of the District. Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 6705, the cost of sheeting, shoring, and bracing of trenches, or equivalent method, where part of the job, shall constitute a separate bid item under these contract documents. The Board of Directors of the District reserves the right to select the schedule(s) under which the bids are to be compared and contract(s) awarded, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any and all irregularities or defects in any bid. Pre-Bid Questions Due No later than Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. prebid@olivenhain.com