Site work and paving for a road / highway in Bell Gardens, California. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

As described in the bidding documents, this project scope of work consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor, and incidentals, as required by the Plans, Specifications, and Contract documents to slurry seal streets within Zone 3 and 4A of the City. Bid shall be for furnishing all labor, equipment and materials in accordance with the specifications. The bid must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier's check, or bidder's bond, issued by an "admitted surety insurer" made payable to the AGENCY for an amount no less than 10 percent of the total base bid amount. All bidders shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Business and Professions Code and shall possess a State Contractor's License, Class A or C12, at the time of bid submittal. The successful Contractor and each of his subcontractors will be required to possess a Business License from the City. Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate the provisions of the State Labor Code. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the minimum prevailing rate of per hourly wages for each craft, classification or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be those determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, which are on file at the City Hall, City of Bell Gardens, 7100 South Garfield Avenue, Bell Gardens, California 90201, and are available to any interested party on request. Attention is directed to the provisions of Section 1777.5 (Chapter 1141, Statutes of 1968) and 1777.5 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any such subcontractor under him. Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, sex, religion, or handicap will also be required. The AGENCY will deduct 5 percent retention from all progress payments as specified in Section 9-3.2 of these specifications. The Contractor may substitute an escrow holder surety of equal value to the retention. The Contractor shall be beneficial owner of the surety and shall receive any interest thereon. Contractor shall provide AGENCY with weekly payroll reports. The AGENCY hereby affirmatively ensures that minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, sex, religion, sexual orientation or handicap in any consideration leading to the award of contract. In entering into a public works contract, or a subcontract, to supply goods, services, or material pursuant to a public works contract, the Contractor, or subcontractor, 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 works contract or the 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. The AGENCY reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity and to take all bids under advertisement for a period of sixty (60) days. The total contract period for this project is twenty-five (25) working days from the effective date of the Notice-to-Proceed to be issued by the City.