Site work and paving for a road / highway in Azusa, California. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

SCOPE OF WORK: The work to be performed or executed under these specifications consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor, and incidentals as required by the contract documents to construct the above stated project. It is the intent of this contract to have the contractor perform the ARROW HIGHWAY STREET RESURFACING AND HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT , and other appurtenances in accordance with Contract No. 07-LA-0-AZU; Federal-Funded Project # HSIPL-5112 (019). The work is located within the City of Azusa, City of Covina and Los Angeles County jurisdiction. The City of Azusa is the lead agency on this project. Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 calendar days after the Bid opening date. Each Bid shall be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier s check, or Bid Bond secured from a surety company satisfactory to the City Council, the amount of which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price, made payable to City of Azusa as bid security. The bid security shall be provided as a guarantee that within five (5) working days after the City provides the successful bidder the Notice of Award, the successful Bidder will enter into a contract and provide the necessary bonds and certificates of insurance. The bid security will be declared forfeited if the successful Bidder fails to comply within said time. No interest will be paid on funds deposited with City. Pursuant to Federal law, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements shall include all DBEs, as described in the Specifications. This project is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code Section 12990, and in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, DBEs will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation. The DBE contract goal for this project is 6%. 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. 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. PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS: Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1770, 1773, 1773.1, 1773.6, and 1773.7, as amended, the applicable prevailing wages for this project have been determined. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded and upon any subcontractor under him to pay not less than the higher of the Federal and the State prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract. The applicable Federal prevailing wage rates are those that are in effect ten (10) calendar days prior to bid opening; they are set forth on the U.S. General Services Department Lower State wage rates for work classifications not specifically listed in the Federal wage decision are not acceptable. The applicable State prevailing wage rates are set forth on the California Department of Industrial Relations website 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. All questions relative to this project prior to the opening of bids shall be directed to Miguel Cabanas and Christina Curiel (see Instructions to Bidders). Bidders are encouraged to submit their pre-bid questions as early as possible, in writing by email, so they can be answered in writing through an addendum if necessary. Pre-bid questions will be received up to 5:00 PM on December 12, 2022, after which they will not be answered.