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

The work includes, in general, the furnishing of labor, materials, and equipment for the construction of the sanitary sewer main installation project, including, but not limited to installing approximately 365 feet of sanitary sewer mains of 8 inch and 12 inch in diameter in the City's public street, City's sewer easements (located in private residences), and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Right-of-Way; restoring and reconnecting all affected sanitary sewer laterals; installing new manholes and modifying existing manholes. The work also includes one location requiring pilot tube guided auger boring for the trenchless installation of steel casing and sewer pipe between two private residences and under Caltrans' sound/retaining wall. Additionally, the work includes cleaning and video inspection of sanitary sewer pipes, wastewater flow control and bypass pumping, dewatering, shoring, traffic control, utility locating, potholing, public notification, restoration of public and private surface improvements (including but not limited to pavement, sidewalk, curb and gutter, fences, and landscaping), and all incidental items not mentioned above, but are required by the Contract Drawings, Standard Specifications, Technical Specifications, or these Special Provisions. The Contractor shall pay to the City of Hayward the sum of $500.00 per day in excess of the number of working days prescribed above, for each and every calendar day's delay in finishing the work. See details in the Special Provisions. At the time this contract is awarded, the Contractor shall possess either a Class A or C-34 license. When the Engineer's estimated cost of construction is greater than $1,000,000, the contract is subject to the Community Workforce Agreement approved by the Hayward City Council on April 14, 2015. The successful bidder and all subcontractors, at any tier, will be required to sign an Agreement to be Bound which can be found in Exhibit F in the Special Provisions as a condition precedent to entering into any contract for this project. Pursuant to Section 1770 of the Labor Code, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages applicable to the work to be performed, which rates are filed in the office of the Engineer, and copies of which are available to any interested parties on request. In accordance with Labor Code Section 1771.1, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work unless currently registered with the State Department of Industrial Relations and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. Section 1771.1 applies to any bid proposal submitted on or after March 1, 2015 and/or any contract for public work entered into on or after April 1, 2015. Job Site Notices. Contractor shall post a Job Site Notice for this project pursuant to Title 8 California Code of Regulations Section 16451. A bid submitted by any Contractor who is not licensed to engage in business or act in the capacity of a Contractor shall be considered non-responsive and shall be rejected, except for those exceptions governed by Section 7028.15 of the Business and Professions Code. The City of Hayward hereby notifies all bidders that bidders will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, place of birth, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability in consideration for an award. The purpose of this conference is to answer Contractor's questions regarding the project requirements. Attending this conference is not a condition of submitting a bid, but prospective bidders are encouraged to attend. Bidders shall visit the site(s) of the work being contemplated, and independently review site conditions prior to bid. Prior to and as a condition of submitting a Bid, Bidder must carefully examine the nature, extent, and location(s) of Work to be performed, verify actual conditions and as-built conditions. Failure for Bidder to conduct a site visit prior to submitting a bid will not be considered in change orders or claims. Bidder's attention is directed to Section 6-1, "City of Hayward Non-Discriminatory Employment Practices Provision," of the Special Provisions. The Contractor may elect to receive 100 percent of payments due under the contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the City, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the City in accordance with the provisions of Sections 22300 of the Public Contract Code. All expenses of such substitute deposit shall be borne by the Contractor. Securities eligible for investment under the section shall include those listed in Section 16430 of the California Government Code or certificates of deposit of a bank or savings and loan association. The Contractor shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for monies withheld and shall receive any interest thereon. Such securities, if deposited by the Contractor, shall be valued by the City's Finance Director (Treasurer), whose decision on valuation of the securities shall be final. Alternatively, upon the Contractor's request, the City will make payment of retentions earned directly to the escrow agent. 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 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 City, pursuant to the terms in Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. The City of Hayward will not be a distribution point for the bid documents. The bid documents may also be reviewed at the various builders exchanges and construction service offices throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted to City's project manager by email (Saeed.Saebi@hayward-ca.gov). Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by City in response to bidder questions will be issued by Addenda delivered to all registered planholders. Questions received less than 5 days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by Addenda will be binding. Construction Bidboard will fax and/or email all notifications to all registered planholders. Bidders must be registered planholders in order to receive notifications including notice of any addenda that are issued for this project. Addenda are required to be acknowledged on the Proposal Form. Failure to acknowledge all addenda may result in the Proposal being rejected.