Site work for a municipal facility in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Working plans call for site work for a municipal facility.

In general, the work comprises without limitation, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment and other incidental and appurtenant work necessary to install fences and gates to secure main entry points at two Nature Preserve properties (Portuguese Bend and Filiorum Reserve), 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. Work shall be completed Ten(10) working days from the start of the project. 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. 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. 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. The bidder must possess a current Class A or C45 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. 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. 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. There is a $350 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. 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.