Site work and paving for a sidewalk / parking lot in Upland, California. Completed plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

AWARD OF BID FOR CIVIC CENTER AREA PAVING AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS (BID NO. 2021-06) Approve the plans and specifications for the Civic Center Area Paving and ADA Improvements Project; award the construction contract to Gentry Brothers, Inc. in the amount of $369,993; and, approve a construction contingency in the amount of $55,007, for a total amount of $425,000. It is further recommended that the City Council appropriate $92,000 from American Rescue Plan Act funds to augment the CIP funding for this project. (Staff Person: Braden Yu) _______________________________________________________________________________ Bids received after said time shall be returned unopened. Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 calendar days after the Bid opening date. The work to be performed under this Contract generally consists of the removal and disposal of existing asphalt pavement surface, cold milling, grading, compaction, paving, striping, and marking. Work shall be split into phases as shown on the Contract Documents. The work also includes removal and reconstruction of Portland cement concrete (PCC) sidewalk; curb & gutter; ADA curb ramp; construction of PCC cross gutter, spandrel, and "V"-gutter; installation of drain pipe and drop inlets; adjustment of utility covers to new grade; traffic/pedestrian control; and all appurtenant work necessary for the proper construction of the contemplated improvements in accordance with the Plans and Specifications entitled Project No. 82336 & 74004, CIVIC CENTER AREA PAVING AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS. The Contractor will furnish all transportation, materials, tools, time, equipment, labor, and supplies to complete the improvements, together with the appurtenant work necessary or incidental to complete, in a workmanlike manner, the improvements as contemplated and as intended by the Plans and these Specifications. Bids must be submitted on City's Bid Forms. To the extent required by section 20103.7 of the Public Contract Code, upon request from a contractor plan room service, City shall provide an electronic copy of the Contract Documents at no charge to the contractor plan room. It is the responsibility of each prospective Bidder to download and print all Bid Documents for review and to verify the completeness of Bid Documents before submitting a bid. Any Addenda will be posted on website. It is the responsibility of each prospective Bidder to check the website on a daily basis through the close of Bids for any applicable Addenda or updates. City does not assume any liability or responsibility based on any defective or incomplete copying, excerpting, scanning, faxing, emailing, downloading or printing of the Bid Documents. Information on the website may change without notice to prospective Bidders. The Contract Documents shall supersede any information posted or transmitted by the website. The bid security shall be provided as a guarantee that within ten (10) days after City provides the successful bidder the Notice of Award, the successful Bidder will enter into a contract and provide the necessary bonds and certificates of insurance. The bid security will be declared forfeited if the successful Bidder fails to comply within said time. No interest will be paid on funds deposited with City. and consulting engineers, if any, will be present. All requests for information (RFI) responses shall be in written form and shall be directed and sent no later than November 23rd, 2021, by 2:00 p.m. to: Hector Gonzalez, Senior Engineer 1370 N. Benson Avenue Upland, CA 91786 (909) 291-2961 (909) 291- 2974 Fax hgonzalez@uplandca.gov The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Each bond shall be in the forms set forth herein, shall be secured from a surety company that meets all State of California bonding requirements, as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and that is a California admitted surety insurer. Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, the successful Bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by City to ensure its performance under the Contract. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773, City has obtained the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the prevailing wage rate for holiday and overtime work applicable in San Bernardino County from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute this contract. A copy of these prevailing wage rates may be obtained via the internet at website a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages is available at City's Office of the City Clerk and shall be made available to interested parties upon request. The successful Bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site. It shall be mandatory upon the Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the said specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor and debarment of contractors and subcontractors. Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, 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. 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 to perform public work. Shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contractor registration requirements mandated by Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 shall not apply to work performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this Project, it shall be the Bidder's sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its Bid. Unless otherwise provided in the Instructions for Bidders, each Bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to sections 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code in the following classification(s) throughout the time it submits its Bid and for the duration of the Contract: Class "A" License (General Engineering Contractor) Substitution requests shall be made within 35 calendar days after the award of the Contract. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), City may make findings designating that certain additional materials, methods or services by specific brand or trade name other than those listed in the Contract Documents be used for the Project. Such findings, if any, as well as the materials, methods or services and their specific brand or trade names that must be used for the Project may be found in the Special Conditions. Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 3400(b), if City has made any findings designating certain materials, products, things, or services by specific brand or trade name, such findings and the materials, products, things, or services and their specific brand or trade names will be set forth in the Special Conditions. City shall award the contract for the Project to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder as determined by City from the BASE BID ALONE. City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bids or in the bidding process. For further information, contact: Hector Gonzalez, Senior Engineer 1370 N. Benson Avenue Upland, CA 91786 (909) 291-2961 (909) 291-2974 Fax hgonzalez@uplandca.gov.