Notice is hereby given that this is a Public Works Project in compliance with SB854 and Labor Code Section 1725.5, all contractors and subcontractors (including Consultants and Sub-Consultants) bidding and performing work on Public Works Projects must be currently registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and furnish electronic payroll records to the Labor Commissioner. This also applies to Architectural, Planning and Engineering firms if they employ or subcontract services for any trade that is covered by a designated prevailing wage (i.e. surveyor, etc.). Consultant will be required to furnish the City of Visalia with their DIR registration number. No contract will be awarded unless that contractor and/or subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). Bids submitted by unregistered contractors or list unregistered subcontractors will be rejected as non-responsive. Consultant must comply with State Regulations that apply to this contract, including Prevailing Wage requirements as applicable. Pursuant to Sections 1770, et. seq., of the California Labor Code, the selected firm will be required to pay not less than the prevailing wage of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. The City hereby affirmatively ensures that Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) will be afforded the full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status in any consideration leading to the award of contract. As set forth in CLC section 1773, the COV shall obtain the general prevailing rate per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the public work is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract from the Director of Industrial Relations. In accordance with labor code section 1773.2, this information is to be included in the bid specifications and in the contract itself. The right is reserved by the City of Visalia to reject any or all proposals, to waive any irregularities or informalities not affected by law, to evaluate the proposals submitted and to award the contract according to the proposal which best serves the interests of said City. All products used or developed in the execution of any contract resulting from this RFP will remain in the public domain at the completion of the contract.
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