Site work for a road / highway in Menifee, California. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

The work generally consists of but is not limited to building a new traffic signal complete, and including the installation of Controller Cabinet with Foundation, Service Cabinet, Video Detection System, Wireless Radios, Ethernet Switch, Poles with Foundation, Conduit, Pull Boxes, Detection Loops, Signing/Striping, and Pedestrian Curb Ramps, along with roadway improvements. The work to be constructed is located at the intersection of Menifee Road and Garbani Road in the City of Menifee. In conformance with State of California Assembly Bill 2036 complete bid sets will be available electronically, at no cost, at website. It shall be the responsibility of the prospective bidders to download and print the bid documents for review and bid preparation, as well as to obtain any addendums and responses to pre-bid requests for clarification that have been provided by the Agency. Bidders shall also check the website for addendums which will be posted no later than 72 hours prior to the bid opening. Each addendum will include a conformation sheet indicating receipt of the addendum. This sheet must be signed and included with the bid for each addendum issued. Bids, which do not include the confirmation sheet(s) for each addendum, if any, may be rejected. The Agency does not warrant, represent, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of information provided from any third party source. The Agency shall not be responsible or liable in any way whatsoever for any loss or damages of whatever kind, nature, or scope, including, but not limited to, time, money or goodwill arising from errors, inaccuracies, or omissions in any documents and/or information retrieved from any third party source. Prospective bidders are encouraged to review the official version of all documents upon which they plan to rely. For a complete set of bid documents or the applicable RFP, all interested parties are directed to The Agency's website. A Pre-Bid Conference will not be held for this project. Bids shall be written clearly and legibly in ink in conformance with the Instruction to Bidders. All bids shall be submitted to the Agency's front desk in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside with "SEALED BID FOR CIP No. 21-11, MENIFEE ROAD AND GARBANI ROAD TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL." If using Federal Express or other such service for bid submittal, the contents of the submittal must be noted on the outside of that envelope as stated above. Each bid must be accompanied a certified or cashier's check payable to the City of Menifee, or a satisfactory bid bond executed by the bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total aggregate bid amount. The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for performance and payment bonds acceptable to the Agency. The Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and any subcontractor under such Contractor, shall hereby ensure that minority and women business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids for subcontracts. Further, there shall be no discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, age, or sex in compliance with Government Code 12990. Attention is directed to the provisions of the Bid and Contract Documents, which require retention from payments to the Contractor to secure performance under the Contract. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300, and at the request and expense of the Contractor to whom the contract is awarded, acceptable securities (securities listed in Government Code Section 16430, bank or savings and loan, certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts or standby letters of credit) equivalent to the retention amount shall be permitted in substitution of money withheld by the Agency to ensure performance under the Contract. Such securities shall be deposited with the Agency or with a California or Federally chartered bank or savings and loan as escrow agent who shall return such securities, along with any interest thereon, to the Contractor upon satisfactory completion and acceptance of the Work by the Agency. The successful Bidder must comply with all prevailing wage laws applicable to the Project. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county, or counties, in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project are available at the California Department of Industrial Relations' Internet web site at website. In accordance with the provisions of the California Labor Code, contractors or subcontractors may not perform work on a public works project with a subcontractor who is ineligible to perform work on a public project pursuant to Section 1777.1 or Section 1777.17 of the California Labor Code. Any contract on a public works project entered into between a contractor and a debarred subcontractor is void as a matter of law. A debarred subcontractor may not receive any public money for performing work as a subcontractor on a public works contract. Any public money that is paid or may have been paid to a debarred subcontractor by a contractor on the Project shall be returned to the Agency. The Contractor shall be responsible for the payment of wages to workers of a debarred subcontractor who has been allowed to work on the Project. The Agency reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity(ies), and to take all bids under advisement for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the date the bids are publicly opened. All costs incurred by bidders as a result of preparing bids under this Notice Inviting Bids shall be the sole responsibility of each bidder. This Notice Inviting Bids neither creates nor imposes any obligation upon the Agency to enter into a contract. Liquidated damages are required by law and will apply to the Project in accordance with the Special Provisions. Bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the Business and Professions Code and shall be licensed in the appropriate classification(s) of contractor's license(s), for the work bid upon, and shall maintain the license throughout the duration of the Contract. Bidders must possess a current State of California "A and or C-10" Contractor's License. Agency will accept bids only from Bidders that (along with all subcontractors listed in the bid) are currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. Subject to Labor Code Sections 1771.1(c) and (d), any Bid from an unregistered Bidder or that includes an unregistered subcontractor shall be returned and not considered; provided that if Bidder is a joint venture (Business & Professions Code Section 7029.1) or if federal funds are involved in the Contract (Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)), Agency may accept a non-complying Bid provided that Bidder and all listed subcontractors are registered at the time of contract award. This is a 60 working day contract The Payment Bond (Material and Labor Bond) shall be for not less than 100 percent of the Contract Price, performance bond is not required for this contract Contractor Starts Construction December 27, 2021