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

**As of October 25, 2022, project was awarded to Cass Construction, awarded amount is $2,364,994.50** The Lilac Road Pipeline Upsize project generally consists of the installation of approximately 6,000 linear feet of 8-inch and 12-inch diameter buried polyvinyl chloride (PVC) potable waterline including valves, water services, appurtenances and the abandonment of existing 6-inch and 8-inch diameter buried asbestos cement potable waterline, water services and appurtenances, located within Lilac Road, an existing developed County of San Diego public right of way. Bids shall be valid for 60 calendar days after the bid opening date. The DWSRF funding requirements are described in Section 00800 DWSRF Funding Requirements. Project Funding: Funding for this project has been provided in full or in part through an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board. California Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) is capitalized through a variety of funding sources, including loans or grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and state bond proceeds. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the foregoing, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. (Gov. Code 7550, 40 CFR 31.20.) Bids must comply with all requirements associated with this funding source, including, but not limited to, USEPA DBE compliance and American Iron and Steel. In addition, the successful Bidder will be required to comply with all requirements associated with the DWSRF funding in carrying out the Project. All work in the contract shall be completed within Three Hundred Sixty-Five (365) calendar days of the date of the Notice to Proceed. The District is scheduling two meetings to accommodate potential conflicts in schedules that may arise with a single Pre-Bid Conference. Each and every Bidder MUST attend a Pre-Bid Conference. Bids WILL NOT be accepted from any bidder who did not attend a Pre-Bid Conference. Bids must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashiers check, or a Bid Bond in favor of the District in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price. Each bid shall be accompanied by the security referred to in the Contract Documents, the Non-Collusion Declaration, the list of proposed subcontractors, and all additional documentation required by the Instructions to Bidders. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the District with a Performance Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, and a Payment Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, prior to execution of the Contract. All bonds are to be secured from a surety that meets all of the State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and is admitted by the State of California. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by District to ensure his performance under the Contract. The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the Contract which will be awarded to the successful bidder, copies of which are on file and will be made available to any interested party upon request at the Engineering office or online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr. A copy of these rates shall be posted by the successful bidder 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. 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 contractors and subcontractors current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. If awarded a Contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contractor registration requirements mandated by Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 shall not apply to work performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this project, it shall be the Bidders sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid. Since this Project is funded in whole or in part with DWSRF funds, the work must also comply with the minimum rates for wages for laborers and mechanics as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the provisions of Davis-Bacon. As between the State and Federal rates, the higher of the two rates must be paid. Attention is directed to the DWSRF Funding Requirements section of the Contract Documents. 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 contractors license(s), for the work bid upon, and must maintain the license(s) throughout the duration of the Contract: A- General Engineering or C-34, Pipeline. Award of Contract: The District shall award the Contract for the Project to the lowest responsible bidder as determined from the base bid alone by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process.