Site work and paving for a civil project in Simi Valley, California. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project; for paving for a road / highway; and road / highway.

The project generally consists of constructing approximately 1,318 linear feet of 16-inch and 12-inch diameter DI & PVC waterline, water service line replacement, pipeline encasement, including rock excavation, ductile iron fittings, air-vac assemblies, blow off assemblies, fire hydrant installations, traffic control, potholes and reporting, submittals, sheeting shoring and bracing, restrained joints, thrust blocks, connections to the existing water system, hydrostatic testing, disinfection and bacteria testing, excavation, backfill, asphalt repaving, pipeline at;iandonment, pipeline removal, and appurtenant work. The water line is located in the public right-of-way. Coordination with property owner/residents and a City and County of Ventura Encroachment Permit is required. The anticipated completion date for this project is 90 consecutive calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. The Proposal shall be submitted and the work shall be performed by a State of California Class A licensed contractor in strict conformance with Specification No. SV 22-11, and now on file in the City's Department of Public Works and the office of the District Secretary. It is the bidder's responsibility to check the City's website for any addendum(s) that may be issued for this project prior to submittal of the bid. Failure to submit addendum(s) with the bid disqualifies the bidder. Copies of plans and specifications may be obtained by prospective bidders from the Department of Public Works at 2929 Tape Canyon Road, Simi Valley, California 93063, upon the payment of $10.00, plus $20.00 for handling and mailing fees, if mailed. All questions concerning the bid document should be directed to the Assistant Engineer/Rob Herr, Department of Public Works, All prospective bidders shall abide by the provisions of the Bid Terms and Conditions listed in the project's specifications. - Bidders shall provide a properly executed Bidders Bond (contained herein), cashiers check or other bidders security payable to the District to accompany the Proposal in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid. The proceeds thereof will become the property of the District if the bidder fails to or refuses to execute the contract within ten (10) calendar days after the District has notified the bidder of intent to award the bid or within ten (10) calendar days after notice of the award has been sent by mail to the bidder, whichever occurs first. It is the Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8 Board of Directors' policy that the bid bond or other bidders security will not be waived due to calculation errors made by the bidder. Additionally, the proceeds of the bidder's bond will become the property of the District if the bidder fails to or refuses to furnish satisfactory bonds or evidence of insurance required in the contract construction documents within ten (10) days after the bid has been awarded. The bond shall be sufficient and duly executed by a surety admitted to do business in the State of California. All bid bonds or substitutes therefor will be returned upon timely execution of the Contract and the filing of satisfactory insurance certifications and bonds by successful bidder. Faithful Performance Bond Requirement - The bidder to whom the Contract is awarded (Contractor) shall execute the Contract and furnish a surety bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract price guaranteeing the faithful performance of the Contract. The bond shall remain in force for a period of one year after the date of recordation of Notice of Completion by District. The bond shall be sufficient and duly executed by a surety admitted to do business in the State of California. Material Suppliers and Laborer Bond Requirement - The Contractor shall furnish a surety bond by an admitted surety in the amount of 100% of the Contract price to secure the payment of claims for materials and labor provided by others in performing the work. The bond shall be sufficient and duly executed by a surety admitted to do business in the State of California. Prevailing Wages and Minority Group Skill Upgrade and Employment - Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to the provisions of the California Labor Code the California Department of Industrial Relations has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to execute the Contract. Such wage scale is set forth at length in a Schedule of Prevailing Rates of Wages that is on file at the California Department of Industrial Relations and is available. The published prevailing rates that the Contractor shall pay are hereby incorporated in and made a part of these Bid Terms and Conditions. Liquidated damages: $1,000 Per Calendar day After Notice to Proceed is issued to the successful bidder, all contacts should be through Rob Herr. Please mark the outside of the envelope (and express shipment envelope, if applicable): SPECIFICATION NO. SV 22-11 WATERLINE INSTALLATION PROJECT; WALNUT AVENUE AND TAPO CANYON ROAD, CP76300052. The District reserves the right to retain all proposals for a period of 60 days after the bid opening date for examination and comparison and to delete any portion of the work from the Contract. The District reserves the right to determine and waive nonsubstantial irregularities in any proposal, to reject any or all proposals, to reject one part of a proposal and accept the other. The bid shall be balanced so that each bid item is priced to carry its share of the cost of the work and also its share of the contractor's overhead and profit. The District reserves the right to delete any bid item to the extent that the bid is qualified by specific limitation. An unbalanced bid shall be considered as grounds for rejecting the entire bid. The District further reserves the right to make award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as the interest of the District may require