Site work for a water / sewer project in Alhambra, California. Working plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

**As of November 4, 2022, bids received were rejected due to over the budget. The project will be revised and re-advertised next year.** The PROJECT will replace existing 8", 10", 12" and 18" diameter sewer mains in Main Street, Fourth Street and Mission Road. It will be comprised of approximately 5,000 linear feet of 10", 18" and 21" diameter Extra Strength VCP sewer main and related appurtenances including lined standard and drop manholes, sewer chimneys, etc. The downstream end of the new sewer main will connect to Los Angeles County Sanitation District's sewer manhole at the intersection of Mission Road and Garfield Avenue. Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate the provisions of the State Labor Code. Compliance with the prevailing rates of wages and apprenticeships employment standards established by the State Director of Industrial Relations and the Federal government will be required. The City hereby notifies all qualified bidders that it will affirmatively insure that minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion or handicap in any consideration for an award. Shall conform to the provisions of Section 1777.5 (Chapter 1411, Statutes of 1968) and 1777.5 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor shall not allow discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion or handicap. The City will deduct five percent (5%) retention from all progress payments. In entering into a public works contract, or a subcontract, to supply goods, services, or materials pursuant to a public works contract, the Contractor, or subcontractors, offers and agrees to assign to the awarding 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. Section 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 [commencing with Section 16700] of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, services, or materials pursuant to the public work's contract or subcontract. This assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the awarding body tenders final payment to the Contractor, without further acknowledgment by the parties. Bids must be prepared on the approved Proposal forms in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders and submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside. Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond, made payable to the City of Alhambra for an amount no less than ten (10) percent of the amount bid. No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Business and Professions Code. The successful Contractor and his subcontractors will be required to possess business licenses from the City. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity, and to take all bids under advisement for a period of sixty (60) calendar days. For the purpose of determining the lowest responsible bidder the City will reduce the total amount of any bid submitted by an amount equal to one (1) percent of that portion of the bid which is subject to sales or use tax if it is determined that the City would receive a refund of sales or use tax on that portion of the bid. Payment, however, will conform to the provisions of Section 7 of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, 2018 Edition (GREENBOOK) and will not be reduced by the aforementioned one (1) percent. This project shall comply with the requirements of the COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT (CWA) by and between the City of Alhambra and Los Angeles / Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and The Signatory Craft Council and Local Unions. Under California Labor Code, Section 1771.1, as amended by SB 854, unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), a contractor may not bid, nor be listed as a subcontractor, for any bid proposal submitted or for public work on or after March 1, 2015. Additionally, a public entity cannot award a public works contract to a non-registered contractor, effective April 1, 2015. Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice shall become effective or enforceable against the City of Alhambra only when the formal written contract has been duly executed by the appropriate officers of the City. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY (270) CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CITY'S NOTICE TO PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION. Pre-Bid Inquiries shall be received in written form by the City contact no later than 4:00 pm, on September 8, 2022. No questions received after this date shall be considered. For questions regarding this project, please contact: Thomas Amare Engineering Associate Utilities Department City of Alhambra 111 S. First Street. Alhambra, California 91801 tamare@cityofalhambra.org (626) 300-1562 BY ORDER of the City of Alhambra, California