Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Lathrop, 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.

The City of Lathrop invites sealed bids for the construction of public improvements for CIP PS 18-01 Louise Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation Project,City of Lathrop, California. The scope of work to be performed under this contract is generally described as, but not necessarily limited to: removal and replacement of concrete sidewalk and curb & gutter, full depth reclamation and reconstruction of the road structural section and wearing course, and construction of a 12" water main within a 4,000-foot segment of Louise Avenue. DIR Registration. Each Bidder submitting a proposal to complete the work, labor, materials and/or services ("Work") subject to this procurement must be a Department of Industrial Relations registered contractor pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 ("DIR Registered Contractor"). A Bidder who is not a DIR Registered Contractor when submitting a proposal for Work is deemed"not qualified" and the proposal of such a Bidder will be rejected as non-responsive. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5, all Subcontractors identified in a Bidder's Subcontractors' List shall be DIR Registered Contractors. If awarded the Contract for the Work, at all times during performance of the Work, the Bidder and all Subcontractors, of any tier, shall be DIR Registered Contractors. All communications relative to the administration of this work shall be directed to Ken Reed, Senior Construction Manager, at kreed@ci.lathrop.ca.us, (209) 941-7363 or by calling our Public Works Department at (209) 941-7430 The Contractor shall commence work under this Contract on or before the ten working days after receiving written Notice to Proceed from the City and shall fully complete all work within 75 working days after the Notice to Proceed, subject to provisions contained in the Construction Documents relating to extension of time. The Contractor shall, at all times during the continuance of the Contract, prosecute the work with such force and equipment as are sufficient to complete it within the time specified. INTERPRETATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS If any person contemplating submitting a Bid is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the Construction Documents, or finds discrepancies in or omissions from the Construction Documents, he/she may submit to the City's Project Manager (as listed in Section 00002 Project Directory of these Specifications) a written request for an interpretation or correction thereof. All written requests must be received a minimum of 72 hours prior to bid opening; requests received after this time will not be accepted. The person submitting the request will be responsible for its prompt delivery. Any interpretation or correction of the Construction Documents will be made only by Addendum duly issued and a copy of such Addendum will be mailed or delivered to each person receiving a set of the Construction Documents. The City will not be responsible for any other explanations or interpretations of the Construction Documents. In the interest of providing information to plan holders quickly, Contractors are encouraged to provide email address(es) to the City. BID SECURITY, BONDS AND INSURANCE Each Bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check or an approved Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Total Bid Price payable to the City of Lathrop. Said check or bond shall be made payable to the City and shall be given as a guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the Work, will enter into a Contract with the City, and will furnish the necessary insurance certificates, Payment Bond, and Performance Bond; each of said bonds to be in the amount stated in the Contract. In case of refusal or failure to enter into said Contract, the check or Bid Bond, as the case may be, shall be forfeited to the City. If the Bidder elects to furnish a Bid Bond as its Bid security, the Bidder shall use the Bid Bond form bound herein, or one conforming substantially to it in form. The successful bidder shall furnish a Performance Bond (100%) and a Payment Bond (50%) of contract price. The Bond Company acknowledges that the Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and Maintenance (Guaranty) Bond will be separately enforceable until each is separately released by the City of Lathrop. The release of one bond shall not release the remaining bond(s), even if all bonds share the same bond number. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES If the Contractor fails to complete the Work within the time specified for Substantial Completion in the Contract, then the Contractor does hereby agree, as a part consideration for the awarding of this Contract, to pay to the City, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, the sum of $1,500 per day for each calendar day beyond the dates set forth in the Agreement that the Contractor fails to achieve Substantial Completion for the Project. The said amount is fixed and agreed on by and between the Contractor and the City because of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of fixing and ascertaining the true value of the damages which the City will sustain by failure of the Contractor to complete the Work on time, including damages, some of which are indefinite, said amount is agreed to be a reasonable estimate of the amount of damages which the City will sustain and said amount shall be deducted from any monies due or that may become due to the Contractor, and if said monies are insufficient to cover said damages, then the Contractor shall pay the amount of the difference.