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

The work is comprised of providing a 40-foot deep vertical raw water intake facility near the District's existing raw water intake facility at the Nacimiento River. The Work includes drilling of the intake facility, development and completion, disposal of cuttings, management/disposal of development water, and all other work to make the vertical raw water facility complete and functional as specified, and as specified herein and as shown on the Contract Documents. The work is located in Heritage Ranch, California, and more specifically at District's Water Treatment Plant site. Each proposal must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier's check, or bidder's bond on the prescribed form and made payable to the OWNER for an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the amount of the Bid, such guaranty to be forfeited should the apparent successful bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to furnish the required bonds and insurance certificates, and enter into contract with the OWNER within the time stated in the Proposal requirements. Proposals cannot be withdrawn for the period of time specified in Article 10 of the Instructions to Bidders. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond and faithful performance bond in the full amount of the Contract price, and insurance with certificates and endorsements of insurance, as provided in the Contract Documents. The required bonds must be provided only by a surety insurer who is in good standing with the State of California Department of Insurance. The OWNER intends to award a contract to the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder to the bid schedule delineated in these contract documents. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to bid opening but not afterward. In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the OWNER has determined that the contractor shall possess a valid C-57 Well Drilling Contractor license at the time of bid issuance. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the Bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award of the Contract to any bidder not possessing said license at the time of award. In the event of dispute over classification of the license required, the opinion of the contractor's State License Board shall prevail. In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1770,1773, 1773.1, 1773.6 and 1773.7 as amended, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 1773 for the locality in which the work is to be performed. A copy of said wage rates is on file at the office of the OWNER. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the work is awarded and upon any subcontractor under the contractor to pay not less than said specified rates to all workmen employed by them in the execution of the work. In accordance with Section 4552 of the California Government Code, the bidder shall conform to the following requirements: In submitting a bid to a public purchasing body, the bidder offers and agrees that if the bid is accepted, it will assign to the purchasing body all rights, title, and interest in and to all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act 15 U.S.C. 15, or under the Cartwright Act, Chapter 2. All bids submitted shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Contract Documents and the OWNER may waive any minor irregularities or reject any and all bids.