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

Due to COVID-19, JCSD will modify the normally public bid process. Bid instructions are as follows: - Potential bidders who wish to submit a bid to JCSD must submit their bid electronically (PDF format Volume II) to Keith Backus, email kbackus@jcsd.us Email subject shall read Bid from Contractors Name Project No. C195057. - Bids will be sent to Keith Backus by Thursday, March 31, 2022 no later than 10:00 a.m.; all bids received after 10:00 a.m. will be rejected. - Bidders are encouraged to send their electronic bids utilizing the DELIVERY and READ RECEIPT enabled. - The delivery receipt will be the bidders verification that the bid has been sent to JCSD prior to the 10:00 a.m. deadline; all electronic files must be less than 20MB, as this is JCSDs limit for email submissions. - After 10:00 a.m. all bidders will call the following to hear the bids read out loud: 1. Phone Number: 1-415-915-0466 2. Conference ID: conference ID # should look like 121 102 154# Note: Contractors may protect their bid (PDF file) with password and provide the password in a subsequent email between 10:01 a.m.-10:05 a.m. - Immediately following the conference call bid, JCSD will post bid results on JCSD website. The projects consist of the demolition of the existing facilities, addition of one vertical turbine pump and motor to an existing two pump facility, including but not limited to construction of block building, below and above grade onsite piping, valves, fittings and appurtenances, electrical work, controls, starters, construction phasing in order to maintain operations of existing pump station, electrical cabinets, SCADA, and site and paving work. The successful Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, transportation, tools, supplies, plant, equipment, and appurtenances, unless specifically excepted, for the satisfactory completion of the entire contract work, in accordance with the Specifications and Drawings. Questions from prospective bidders affecting interpretation or corrections related to the Plans and Specifications received after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2022 will not be answered. All work under this contract shall be completed and operational within Four Hundred Twenty (420) calendar days from the date District gives written "Notice of Award" to the Contractor. Each proposal must be accompanied by: (a) cash; (b) a certified or cashier's check made payable to the "Jurupa Community Services District"; (c) equivalent cash or securities pursuant to Section 995.710 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or (d) a bid bond payable to "Jurupa Community Services District" executed by the bidder as principal and surety as obligor in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of the bid. Personal sureties and unregistered surety companies are unacceptable. The surety insurer shall be a California admitted surety insurer, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120. The cash, check, equivalent cash or securities, or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder, if an award is made to the bidder in accordance with the terms of said bidder's proposal, shall provide the payment and performance bonds and insurance certificates and endorsements as required herein within ten (10) calendar days after notification of the award of the Contract to the bidder. Failure to provide the required documents may result in forfeiture of the bidder's bid deposit or bond to the District and the District may award the Contract to the next lowest responsive, responsible bidder, or may call for new bids; the bidder shall also: a. Execute a contract in the District's standard form together with the Labor Code certification thereon. Said contract shall incorporate by reference the Notice Inviting Bids; the Proposal; Bidder's Plan for Construction; Bidder's Statement of Experience, Financial Condition and References; Bidding Sheet; General Conditions; Special Requirements; Basic Specifications; Technical Specifications; and Drawings; b. Furnish a performance bond as required thereby with a corporate surety or sureties satisfactory to the District, or equivalent cash or securities for the faithful performance of the said contract. Personal sureties and unregistered surety companies are unacceptable. The surety insurer shall be a California admitted surety insurer, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120. Said performance bond shall be for an amount of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total bid price; c. Furnish also a labor and materials payment bond with a corporate surety or sureties satisfactory to the District. Personal sureties and unregistered surety companies are unacceptable. The surety insurer shall be a California admitted surety insurer, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120. Said bond shall be for an amount of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total bid price; d. Furnish certificates of insurance and endorsements, evidencing that all insurance coverage required by the Contract has been secured. All contract construction shall be by an organization which has had successful experience in the construction of facilities of the TYPE & SIZE SPECIFIED, OR COMPARABLE. Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the Business and Professions Code and shall be licensed in the following appropriate classification(s) of contractor's license(s), for the work bid upon, and must maintain the license(s) throughout the duration of the Contract: Class "A" (General Engineering). If the bidder is a specialty contractor, the bidder is alerted to the requirements of Business and Professions Code Section 7059. The District requires the Contractor to self-perform forty-five percent (45%) of the work bid upon. The District has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of workman needed to execute the contract. In the alternative, the Contractor may view a copy of the prevailing rates of per diem wages at the District's principal office located at the address set forth in the second paragraph of this Notice Inviting Bids. Please note that the prevailing wage for this project shall be based on those wages in effect at the time of bid opening. Contractor shall make copies of the prevailing rates of per diem wages for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the work available to interested parties upon request, and shall post copies at the Contractor's principal place of business and at the job site. The successful bidder and all subcontractor(s) under him, shall comply with all applicable Labor Code provisions, which include, but are not limited to the payment of not less than the required prevailing rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, the employment of apprentices, the hours of labor and the debarment of contractors and subcontractors. Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold the District, its elected officials, officers, employees and agents free and harmless from any claims, liabilities, costs, penalties or interest arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with the prevailing wage laws. The Contractor shall forfeit, as a penalty to the District, $200.00 for each calendar day or portion thereof for each workman paid less than the said stipulated prevailing rates for any work done under the contract by him or by any subcontractor under him in violation of the California Labor Code. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. 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 Bidder's and its subcontractors' current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations. If awarded a Contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors of every tier shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project. It shall be the Bidder's sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements If the bidder's maximum bid is $1,000,000 or more, each bidder shall submit the certification required by the Iran Contracting Act of 2010 as required by Public Contract Code section 2204. Contractor may, at his sole cost and expense, substitute securities equivalent to any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract. Such securities shall be deposited with the District, or with a state or federally charted bank as escrow agent, who shall pay such monies to the Contractor upon satisfactory completion of the Contract. The Contractor shall be the beneficiary of any securities substituted for monies withheld and shall receive any accrued interest thereon. Securities eligible for substitution shall include those listed in Public Contract Code Section 22300. Please refer to applicable portions of Section 45 of the General Conditions and the Escrow Agreement for Security Deposits In Lieu of Performance Retention included with the Contract Documents. The District shall award the Contract for the work to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. No bidder may withdraw his bid for 90 days after bid opening. 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, and to furnish the Jurupa Community Services District with current prospective bidder contact information for distribution any and all addenda or updates. A perspective bidder is encouraged to submit completed and signed Plan Holder's Information Form to JCSD. Failure to provide completed and signed Plan Holder's Information Form may result in late notification. Addenda and other updates will be issued via facsimile, email, website, or any combination thereof, and only to bidders that provide the required information. The Bidder shall examine carefully the site of the proposed contract work. The submission of a bid proposal shall be conclusive evidence that the Bidder has investigated the project site and is satisfied as to the conditions to be encountered. Please contact the project engineer, Sinnaro Yos of Albert A. Webb Associates at 951-686-1070 OR District project manager, Keith Backus of Jurupa Community Services District at 951-685-7434, ext. 135, or e-mail kbackus@jcsd.us for questions pertaining to the project.