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

Bids are received by the City of Westminster for Storm Drain Improvements in Oasis and Milton Avenues. Bids shall be for furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials in accordance with the specifications. The bidder must also submit with their proposal a satisfactory certified or cashiers check certified by a responsible bank, cash, or bidders bond on the Citys bond form in favor of the City of Westminster, executed by an admitted surety insurer authorized to issue such bonds in the State of California and secured through an authorized agent with an officein California, subject to approval of the City Attorney, in an amount equal to at least 10% of the amount bid. Such bidders security to be forfeited to the City of Westminster should the successful bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to timely execute the contract and deliver the necessary bonds and insurance certificates and endorsements as specified in the contract documents. No contract will be awarded other than to a Contractor properly licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California, cited as the Contractors License Law. At the time the bid is submitted, the Contractor shall possess a valid Class A or C Contractors License. The City shall, before awarding a bid, verify that a Contractor was properly licensed when the Contractor submitted the bid. In the event of a dispute as to the classification of license required, the opinion of the Contractors State License Board shall prevail. City declares and bidder acknowledges that this is a public works project requiring the payment of prevailing wages for all work on the project required by state law to be done by contractors, subcontractors, or their employees, whether hired by the bidder pursuant to this project or provided for by agreement between the bidder and any other contractor or subcontractor. Bidder shall inform all subcontractors on the project in writing that each is obligated to pay prevailing wages and the bidder awarded the contract shall ensure that prevailing wages are paid on the project. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to Sections 1770 et seq. of the Labor Code of the State of California, the City Council of the City of Westminster incorporates herein by reference the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California. Copies of the prevailing wages are on file in the office of the City Engineer and will be made available to any interested party on request. In accordance with the Labor Code, no worker employed upon work under contract to the City shall be paid less than the above referenced prevailing wage rate. Any classification omitted therein shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage scale as established for similar work in the particular area. Sunday and holiday time shall be paid at the wage rates determined by the Director of Industrial Relations. In addition, bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to Section 1777.1 of the Labor Code, Contractors who are ineligible to bid or work on a Public Works project as determined by the Labor Commissioner, are prohibited to act as a subcontractor; prohibited to employ an ineligible subcontractor; and prohibited to submit a bid on this project. Pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code, contractor shall register with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or engage in the performance of any public works contract. The work shall be done in accordance with these plans and specifications. Any questions regarding these specifications should be addressed to the Project Engineer, Tuan Pham, at (714) 548-3456. The latest edition of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (Green Book), including any supplements, is included by reference as a part of the Specifications for this project. The City of Westminster reserves the right to accept or reject any bids presented, to waive any irregularity and informality in the bids and bid process, and to retain all bids and guarantees for a period of sixty (60) days for examination and comparison, all as specified in the contract documents. Veronica Johnson, Senior Administrative Assistant|Public Works/Engineering City of Westminster 8200 Westminster Boulevard Westminster, CA 92683 ( direct (714) 548-3463 and fax (714) 895-4499|