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

The bid opening will be performed at Town Hall and may be attended by the public. Town Staff will instruct and direct on-site bidders and attendees to maintain an adequate social distance per County and State mandates regarding Covid 19. If necessary, further instructions will be posted on this website prior to the bid opening. Questions regarding the plans and specifications shall be addressed to Jim O'Brien at (707) 838-1012. The last day for questions is March 2, 2022. The Contractor shall possess a State of California Class "A" or "B" contractor's license at the time bids are received by the Town and throughout the execution of the contract. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. This contract is subject to State contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. All forms and documents listed under Bidder's Book heading in the Table of Contents should be printed on single sided sheets. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check payable to the Town of Windsor or a satisfactory bid bond in favor of the Town of Windsor executed by the bidder as principal, and a satisfactory surety company, licensed as such in the State of California, as surety, in an amount not less than 10% of the maximum amount of the bid. The check or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder shall execute the contract, if awarded to him, in conformity with the contract documents and shall provide the statutory faithful performance bond, and labor and materials (payment) bond for 100% of the contract price, conditioned upon the faithful performance of said contract, said bonds to be provided within ten (10) days, not including Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after notification of the award of the contract to the bidder. Notice is further given that pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code, substitution of securities for any monies withheld by the Town to ensure performance under the Contract is permitted. At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the Town, or with a state or federally chartered bank, in California as the escrow agent, who shall then pay those monies to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor. Alternatively, the Contractor may request, and the Town shall make payment of retentions earned directly to the escrow agent at the expense of the Contractor. At the expense of the Contractor, the Contractor may direct the investment of the payments into securities and the Contractor shall receive the interest earned on the investments upon the same terms provided for in Public Contract Code Section 22300 for securities deposited by the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the Contractor shall receive from the escrow agent, all securities, interest, and payments received by the escrow agent from the Town, pursuant to the terms of these provisions. Securities eligible for investment under this provision shall include those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest-bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed to by the Contractor and the Town. The Contractor shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for monies withheld and shall receive any interest thereon. Pursuant to Section 1720 et seq. and 1770 et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the successful bidder shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Directors of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Copies of such prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file in the principal office of the Town of Windsor, to which reference is hereby made for further particulars. Said prevailing rate of per diem wages shall be made available to any interested party on request. The successful bidder shall post a copy of such determinations at each job site. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial relations. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code of the State of California (with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)). Bids submitted not in accordance with this Code Section will be rejected. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. The Contractor must post job site notices prescribed by regulation. All contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement) and to the Engineer. The Windsor Town Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to determine which proposal is the lowest bid of a responsible bidder. The Windsor Town Council also reserves the right to waive any nonconformity not material to the cost of performance in the said proposals or bids. No bidder may withdraw their bid for a period of 60 (sixty) days after the date set for the opening of bids. Questions may be referred to the Engineering Department at (707) 838-5340 QA 02/22/2022