Renovation of a water / sewer project in San Rafael, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

As of September 15, 2021, the project has not yet been awarded. A timeline for award not yet been established. The Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (District) hereby invites informal bids for the GRIT SCREW CONVEYOR SYSTEMS REPLACEMENT Project pursuant to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (UPCCAA) Alternative Bidding Procedures established under Public Contract Code 22000 et seq. and other applicable law, and the following: Interested bidders must be prequalified by the District prior to submitting an informal bid. Failure to do so will disqualify the bidder. If you would like your company prequalified, please review, complete, and sign a Contractor's Pre-Qualification Application available at websitand submit to the District before the bid opening shown below. Electronic copies are acceptable if followed by a phone call to the District at 415-472-1734 confirming receipt prior to the bid opening time. Email to: Michael P. Cortez at mcortez@lgvsd.org and cc: Irene Huang at ihuang@lgvsd.org no later than the date and time shown above for consideration. SCOPE OF WORK. The scope of work is generally described as: Concrete walls repair and coating and replacement of two grit screw conveyor systems. Questions regarding the bid package should be directed in writing as soon as possible (but no later than five (5) working days prior to the opening of bids to: Irene Huang, PE at ihuang@lgvsd.org or 415-472-1734. Where appropriate, the District may respond to such questions by addenda transmitted to all bid package recipients. The Project Contractor shall furnish all tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, labor and material necessary to perform and complete in a good and workmanlike manner the construction of the GRIT SCREW CONVEYOR SYSTEMS REPLACEMENT Project as shown in the Project Technical Specifications and Drawings and in accordance with the Contract Documents within 60 calendar days of the Project commencement date specified in the Notice to Proceed for the Project. In accordance with California Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15, all Project work must be performed by properly licensed contractors and subcontractors with active licenses in good standing as of the date and time specified for bid opening. A Class A General Contractors license would be required. In accordance with California Labor Code Section 1771, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the project is to be performed, and not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for holiday and overtime work fixed as provided in the California Labor Code shall be paid to all workers engaged in performing the project. In accordance with California Labor Code Section 1770 and following, the Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing wage per diem rates for work in the locality in which the project is to be performed. In accordance with California Labor Code Section 1773, the District has obtained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the project is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the project. A copy of wage rates is available online at website. In accordance with California Labor Code Section 1777.1, contractors and subcontractors that are found guilty of willfully violating Chapter 1 of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code (except for Section 1777.5), or that are found guilty of such violations with intent to defraud, and entities in which such contractors or subcontractors have any interest, may be ineligible to bid on, be awarded, or perform Project work as a subcontractor. Department of Industrial Relations Registration of Contractors & Subcontractors: a. Beginning on March 1, 2015, pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1772 and 1771.1(b) - all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. b. No bid will be accepted, nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor's and subcontractors' current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations. c. Beginning on April 1, 2015, pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 - no Contractor or subcontractor may work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. d. Pursuant to Labor Code Section1771.4(a)(1) - all contractors and subcontractors must furnish Certified Payroll Records (CPRs) weekly to the Agency they are contracted with and file electronic 5 certified payroll records weekly directly to the Labor Commissioner, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE). e. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1776(c) - the certified payroll records shall be on forms provided by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement or forms that contain the same information as the forms provided by the division. f. Pursuant to Labor Code 1771.5 - the awarding agency shall withhold contract payments when payroll records are delinquent or inadequate. g. Pursuant to Title 8 California Code of Regulations Section 16451(d)/Labor Code Section 1771.4(a) (2) - the contractor must post job Posters and Notices as required by Department of Industrial Relations and as required by other State agencies. h. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773.3 - the Public Agency must file a PWC 100 Form with the DIR within 5 days of the award of a public works project. PWC Form 100 will be amended to reflect changes in contract time. The DIR will also be notified within 5 days of the completion of project. In bidding on this Project, it shall be the Bidders sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law(s) in the Project bid. Pursuant to Section 1777.1 of the Labor Code, the Labor Commissioner publishes and distributes a list of contractors who are ineligible to perform work either as a contractor or subcontractor on a public works project. This list of debarred contractors is available from the Department of Industrial Relations at website. Prior to starting work, the Contractor must furnish the following: a. Faithful Performance Bond in an amount not less than 100% of the amount of the contract. b. Labor and Material Bond in the sum of not less than 100% of the amount of the contract. c. A certificate of Worker's Compensation Insurance with waiver of subrogation in favor of the District. d. Commercial general liability insurance coverage is $2 million each occurrence Bodily Injury and $10 million each occurrence Property Damage, with defense costs payable in addition to policy limits. e. Automobile liability insurance is $2 million each person Bodily Injury, $2 million each occurrence Bodily Injury and $2 million each occurrence Property Damage. f. Insurance policies shall contain an endorsement naming the District, their employees, representatives, and agents as additional insureds, but only with respect to liability arising out of the activities of the named insured. g. The policies shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought except with respect to the limits of the company's liability. h. Written notice of cancellation or of any limits reduction or change in said policy shall be mailed to the District and the Project Manager thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date thereof. Insurance policies shall contain a Notice of Cancellation endorsement. i. Contractor's insurance shall be primary insurance and no other insurance or self-insured retention carried or held by District shall be called upon to contribute to a loss covered by insurance for the named insured. All bids will remain valid for sixty (60) calendar days after the bid opening. Except as permitted by law and subject to all applicable remedies, including forfeiture of bidder's security, bidders may not withdraw their bid during the sixty (60) day period after the bid opening. *60 CD