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

City all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and services for the Island Annexation 457 Sewer Project, including trench patching, sanitary sewer main, sanitary sewer manholes and all other appropriate appurtenances for a finished project. A Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bidder's Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid made payable to the City of Porterville will be required to accompany each proposal. Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate only the applicable provisions of the State Labor Code. Compliance with the prevailing rates of wages and apprenticeship employment standards established by the State Director of Industrial Relations will be required. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations, are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates. Special attention is directed to Section 1720.9 of the Labor Code which now provides that the hauling and delivery of ready-mix concrete for a Public Works project is subject to prevailing wage rates and other related requirements. Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, gender, age, sexual orientation, or religion will also be required. No qualified disabled person shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subject to discrimination. The City 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, ancestry, disability, gender, age, sexual orientation, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract. No qualified disabled person shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subject to discrimination. No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who is not duly licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III, of the Business and Professions Code, and has a current Class A, General Engineering, State of California Contractor's license. The right is reserved by the City of Porterville to reject any or all bids, to evaluate the bids submitted and to award the contract according to the proposal which best serves the interests of said City. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the City of Porterville with a "Performance Bond" in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract and a Labor and Materials Bond" in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. The Contractor shall have sixty (60) working days from the effective date of the NOTICE TO PROCEED to complete the required work. THE PROJECT START DATE IN THE NOTICE TO PROCEED SHALL BE NO LATER THAN JULY 18, 2022. The City will withhold five percent (5%) retention from payments due the Contractor until thirty-five (35) days after date of recordation of the Notice of Completion. The Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the contract by depositing securities of equivalent value with the City in accordance with the provisions of the California Public Contract Code Section 22300. Such securities, if deposited by the Contractor, shall be valued by the City, whose decision on valuation of the securities shall be final. Securities eligible for investment under this provision shall be limited to those listed in Section 22300 and Section 16430 of the California Government Code.