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

City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any non-substantive irregularities. This procedure is intended to protect the health and safety of the public and City employees during the COVID-19 outbreak in Alameda County. In the event that Health Officer Order No. 20-14b is still in place, or extended, revised or superseded by future order, the City Clerk's Office will be available to accept and time stamp bids on the bid date from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in front of City Hall. To submit a bid on the bid date, bidders must be at City Hall in the designated area no later than 2:30 p.m. Bidders may submit bids earlier by emailing the City Clerk's Office at cityclerk@cityoflivermore.net to schedule an appointment. The bid opening will be a virtual meeting conducted using Zoom. The information for this virtual meeting is as follows: The Project is located approximately 200 north of the intersection of El Caminito and Stanley Boulevard, and is described as follows: repair and replacement of portion of damaged twin 48" CMP pipes and installation of two new storm drain manholes. The planned timeframe for Substantial Completion of construction of the Project is 60 Working Days after the commencement date stated in the Notice to Proceed. Final Completion of the Project is planned to be 10 Working Days after Substantial Completion. At the time of bid opening and for the duration of the Project, Contractor shall possess a valid California contractor's license for the following classification(s): Class A (General Engineering Contractor), C-8 (Concrete Contractor), or C-34 (Pipeline Contractor) (See also, Instructions for Bidders, Section 4, Licenses and DIR Registration.) A bid submitted by a bidder that does not possess any of these licenses at bid opening may render the bid non-responsive, barring award of the Contract to that bidder. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") to perform public work under Labor Code Section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. All Contract Documents are available through electronically free of charge, and can also be accessed from the City's portal Contractor must register, at no cost, as a prospective bidder. Ebidboard notifies all listed entities on the Prospective Bidders list regarding addendums and other posted information during the bid period. It is the responsibility of each prospective bidder to check the portal listed above on a daily basis through the close of bids for any applicable addenda or updates and print all bid documents for review and to verify the completeness of Bid Documents before submitting a bid. At the Bidder's request, and up until seven calendar days before the date set for opening Bids, the City will mail complete sets of the Contract Documents to the Bidder at a total cost of $125 for each set requested. The charge covers printing, handling, and mailing costs. No refund will be made of any charges for sets of Contract Documents. Questions regarding the Project, the bid procedures, or the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents must be submitted in writing to the Engineer at Tom Purcell, Project Engineer, City of Livermore 1052 South Livermore Ave., Livermore, Ca 94550 or email: thpurcell@cityoflivermore.net. Any responses deemed necessary by the Engineer will be provided in a written addendum to be posted on portal and the City's portal. Questions received less than seven days before the deadline for bid submission might not be answered. Only a written response issued in an addendum will become part of the Contract Documents. Oral responses will have no legal effect. Subject to the limitations of Public Contract Code, Section 4104.5, City reserves the right to issue addenda before the time of the bid opening. Each bid must be submitted using the Bid Proposal form contained as a part of the Contract Documents. Each Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier's or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included in the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after City issues the Apparent Low Bidder Notice ("ALB Notice"), the bidder must execute the Contract and submit payment and performance bonds, warranty bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, as required by the Contract Documents. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations, under Labor Code, Section 1771.4. 10.2. Rates. The prevailing rates are available through electronically. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. Performance, Payment, and Warranty Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds each in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price and a Warranty Bond in the amount of 15% of the Contract Price. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from Progress Payments is permitted under Public Contract Code, Section 22300 which requires use of the escrow agreement language provided at subsection (f) of Public Contract Code Section 22300, which is the Escrow Form included in the Appendix portion of the Contract documents. Each bidder must submit the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, and California Department of Industrial Relations registration number of each Subcontractor who will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor ("Subcontractor Services") in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents. The same requirement applies to each Subcontractor who will perform Subcontractor Services in excess of either one-half of one percent of the bid price or $10,000 for the construction of streets, highways or bridges.