Site work and paving for a civil project in Downey, California. Working plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

Per owner bids have been rejected and will re-bid in November. Capital Improvement Project No.15-21 - Wilderness Park Pond Restoration Project. The Scope of Work to be performed under this Contract for Wilderness Park Pond consists of restoring 2/5 acres of wetlands habitat at two existing ponds at Wilderness park, which is adjacent to the San Gabriel River. The project will improve the ponds by replacing invasive plant species with natives, installing a 40 ml. pond liner, naturalized hardened shoreline and a new aeration system to improve water quality, restoring wetland habitat for native species, animal wildlife and providing respite for migratory birds. Further, this project includes new trail segments with a pedestrian bridge that will enhance assess to the adjacent 28-mile San Gabriel River Trail and new educational wayfinding signage to facility wetlands and native habitat awareness; and other miscellaneous related work BIDS MUST BE MADE ON THE PROPOSAL FORM INCLUDED IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 15-21. Each bid shall be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier's check or by a corporate surety bond issued by a surety company, admitted to do business in the State of California, on the form furnished by the City as guarantee that bidder will, if an award is made to him in accordance with the terms of his bid, promptly secure Workers' Compensation insurance, and liability insurance, execute a contract in the required form, and furnish satisfactory bonds for the faithful performance of the Contract ("Performance Bond") and for the payment of claims of materialmen and laborers thereunder ("Payment Bond"). Said cash, check or bidder's bond shall be in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid. The Performance and Payment Bond shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the bid price named in the contract. Only bonds issued by companies admitted to do business in the State of California will be accepted in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.311. Failure to submit acceptable Payment and Performance Bonds as required shall result in a rejection of the bid and a forfeiture of the proposal guarantee. The Contractor shall abide by the provisions of the California Labor Code 1770-1781, et seq. In accordance with the provisions of the California Labor Code 1773, the general prevailing rates of per diem wages and holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the work is to be performed has been obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Downey and will be made available to any interested party upon request. The Contractor shall post a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at the job site. The Contractor, and any Subcontractor under him, shall pay not less than the specified prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed in the execution of the contract. All projects require the successful bidder to possess a valid State of California Contractor's License at the time of Contract Award, in accordance with Section 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code. Pursuant to Section 3300 of the Public Contract Code, the City has determined that the Contractor to whom the subject contract is awarded shall possess a valid State of California Contractor's License in the Classification of A. In accordance with California Labor Code Section 1771.1, no Contractor or Subcontractor shall be qualified to (a) bid on or be listed in a bid proposal on or after March 1, 2015, or (b) engage in the performance of this Work after April 1, 2015, unless registered and qualified to perform the Work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. Contractor's performance of the Work described in this Notice Inviting Bids is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations. Each Contractor submitting a proposal or bid for his work shall complete and submit with the proposal all of the forms included therein, including the Bidder's Qualifications Statement, Designation of Subcontractors, the Non-Collusion Affidavit, the Pre-Bid Site Inspection Certification and the Signature Page. Failure to include any of these documents with the proposal may disqualify the proposal. The City of Downey reserves the right, after opening bids, to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in any bid received, and to be the sole judge of the merits of the respective bids received. The award of the Contract, if it is awarded, will be to the lowest responsible Bidder whose bid complies with all the requirements prescribed. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code 22300, the Contractor at his sole cost and expense, may substitute authorized securities for any monies withheld by the City to ensure performance under the Contract. All Pre-Bid Requests for Information (RFI) shall be submitted ONLY from listed Mandatory Bid Walk attendee-general contractors and shall be in written form only and emailed to: Melanie Cazin - Project Controls Manager Email: mcazin@edencoinc.com Pre-Bid RFI's shall NOT be accepted later than 5:00 pm on September 20, 2019 and shall NOT be responded to. Pre-Bid RFI's submitted from general contractors not included on the Mandatory Bid Walk Attendee List shall not be responded to. Phone inquiries shall not be accepted. The City may issue a clarification Addendum responding to the appropriately submitted Pre-Bid RFI's. The estimated construction costs are $3,000,000.00 for Wilderness Park Pond Restoration Project. No late bids will be accepted.