Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in La Mirada, California. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; sidewalk / parking lot; sidewalk / parking lot; and water / sewer project.

City Council of the City of La Mirada, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby invites seated bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment, and services for Capita! Improvement Project No. 2015-08, La Mirada Boulevard at Imperial Highway and Imperial Highway at Telegraph Road Turn Pockets Project pursuant to the Plans and Specifications for Capital Improvement Project No. 2015-08 and with the Instructions to Bidders on file in the office of the City Clerk, La Mirada City Hall, 13700 La Mirada Boulevard, California 90S38. Work includes: Sawcut and remove existing AC and PCC Pavement, sidewalk, curb and gutter, driveway, drainage catch basin, and CMU wall, remove existing tree and stump, cold mill AC, scarify and recompact subgrade, construct AC and PCC pavement over crushed miscellaneous base, PCC driveway, curb ramp, access ramp with handrail, PCC sidewalk, curb and gutter, CMU wall, adjust utilities to grade, modify landscaping and irrigation, curb opening catch basin, RCP storm drain and appurtenant structures, modify traffic signal, and new signing and striping in the City of La Mirada. In accordance with Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)], The contractor shall also comply with Sections 1771, 1774, 1775, 1778, 1777.5, 1813, and 1815 as required by the Caiifornia Labor Code. In accordance with Labor Code Section 1770, et seq., the Project is a "public work." The selected Bidder (Contractor) and any Subcontractors shall pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") regarding the prevailing rate of per diem wages. Copies of those rates are on file with the Director of Public Works, and are available to any interested party upon request. The Contractor shall post a copy of the DIR's determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Each Bid must be accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier's check, certified check or Bidders Bond issued by a Surety insurer, made payable to the City and in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total Bid submitted. Personal or company checks are not acceptable. Upon Contract award, the Contractor shall provide faithful performance and payment Bonds, each in a sum equal to the Contract Price. All Bonds must be issued by a California admitted Surety insurer using the forms set forth in the Contract Documents, or in any other form approved by the City Attorney. Failure to enter into the Contract with the City, including the submission of all required Bonds and insurance coverages, within fifteen (15) Days after the date of the mailing of written notice of contract award to the Bidder, shall subject the Bid security to forfeiture to the extent provided by law. Each Bidder shall possess a valid Class A, General Contractor's license issued by the California State Contractors License Board at the time of the Bid submission, unless this Project has any federal funding, in which case the successful Bidder must possess such a license at the time of Contract award. The successful Contractor must also possess a current City business license. 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 the 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 Project, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor. Alternatively, the Contractor may request that the City make payments of earned retentions directly to an escrow agent at the Contractor's expense. No such substitutions shall be accepted until all related documents are approved by the City Attorney. Requests to substitute an equivalent item for a brand or trade name item must be made by written request submitted no later than ten (10) calendar days before the Bid submission deadline. Requests received after this time shall not be considered. Requests shall clearly describe the product for which approval is requested, including all data necessary to demonstrate acceptability. The time of completion of contract shall be 90 working days as defined in the Standard Specifications for Public Works. Liquidated Damages, as defined in the referenced specifications, Section 8-9, shall be $1,000 per day All requests for information must be submitted in writing to the City Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on September 19, 2019. Requests for information received after that date may not be answered. Questions regarding the project should be directed to the Project Manager. The City reserves the right to reject any Bid or all Bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bid or in the bidding, as deemed to be in its best interest. Any modifications, limitations or unauthorized changes to the bid forms will render the bid unresponsive and may result In its rejection. Alterations of the required format of the proposal must be explained or noted in the proposai over the signature of the bidder.