Site work for a water / sewer project in San Jose, California. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Project generally involves the construction of water transmission mains in Alviso on Hope Street, El Dorado Street, Gold Street, Elizabeth Street, Catherine Street, and Taylor Street to improve system reliability. The scope of work for this project includes 5,225 feet new installation of 6-inch, 8-inch, and 12-inch Ductile Iron Pipe (DIP) potable water mains to replace existing asbestos cement pipe in the Alviso area. The locations at Elizabeth Street, Catherine Street, and Taylor Street require water mains to be installed below the Union Pacific Railroad lines by utilizing Jack-and-Bore methodology of main installation. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, a certified check, a cashier's check or a bidder's bond in the sum of not less than 10% of the total aggregate amount of the bid. Checks shall be made payable to the order of the City of San Jose. Bonds shall be executed by a surety possessing a valid certificate of authority issued by the California Department of Insurance and shall name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. All bids must be addressed to the Director of Public Works, City of San Jose, shall bear the Project Number and Name and be in a sealed envelope. This project is a "public works" as defined in Sections 1720 through 1720.6 of the California Labor Code. In accordance with Chapter 14.09 of the San Jose Municipal Code entitled "Prevailing Wage Requirements for City Contracts Involving Public Works," the contractor will be required to comply with the prevailing wage provisions in California Labor Code Sections 1720 through 1861, and the City's Office of Equality Assurance is authorized to provide certain local enforcement of those provisions. As such, the contractor will need to pay not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rates for holiday and overtime work. Bidders must have a California contractor's license, classification A or C-34 to bid this project. Bidder's attention is directed to those provisions of the Specifications which require the contractor to whom the contract for the work is awarded, to file with the City Clerk at the time the contract is executed, a Contractor's Payment Bond and a Bond for Faithful Performance meeting all the requirements of the Specifications and approved by the City Attorney of the City of San Jose. Bonds shall be executed by a surety possessing a valid certificate of authority issued by the California Department of Insurance and shall name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. The Contractor's Faithful Performance Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. The Contractor's Payment Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. Question Deadline 04/21/2022 03:00:00 PM PT