No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project submitted on or after March 1, 2015, unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5, or unless the contractor or subcontractor qualifies for an exception from this requirement, for bid purposes only, as set forth in Labor Code section 1771.1(a). If contractor or subcontractor believes that such an exception in 1771.1(a) applies, it must provide the applicable exception(s) in its bid proposal. Even those contractors or subcontractors who qualify for an exception under 1771.1(a) must be registered with DIR at the time of award, if such award is made on or after April 1, 2015. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project awarded on or after April 1, 2015 unless registered with DIR pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The Contract provides for the complete landscape care for the Simi Valley Landscape District No. 1 Maintenance Services, Contract C, including routine maintenance and all appurtenant work required for a total of 23 sites, approximately 27.78 acres of landscape divided into 12 Zones and 11 Areas located in the public rights-of-way, including certain landscape easements in areas throughout the City. The Contract also provides for additional/potential site upgrade work and change orders for Contract C including site upgrade, repair work due to traffic collisions, or other such work not included in the baseline maintenance project. The term of this CONTRACT shall be until the 30th day of September 2024. The CONTRACT may be extended for a maximum of three (3) additional one-year terms upon mutual written consent of the City Council and CONTRACTOR. The Proposal shall be submitted and the work shall be performed by a State of California C27 landscape licensed contractor in strict conformance with Specification No. SV 22-32, and now on file in the City's Department of Public Works and the office of the City Clerk. All prospective bidders shall abide by the provisions of the Bid Terms and Conditions listed in the project's specifications. The City 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 City 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 City 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 City further reserves the right to make award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as the interest of the City may require.
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