All questions must be posted and are due by 4:00 PM on September 14, 2022. The classification of contractor's license required in the performance of these contracts is a Class C-10 - Electrical contractor's license issued by the California State Contractor's License Board and verified as current and active at the time of bid. ONLY PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A BID. Each bidder must submit with his bid a certified or cashier's check, cash or an original bidder's bond issued and executed by an admitted Surety insurer (authorized to transact surety insurance in California), made payable to the order of the County of Orange in an amount not less than ten percent of the Total Contract Amount (as stated above) as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposed contract if the same is awarded him. (e.g., if the bidder's bond is issued through a surplus line broker, both the surplus line broker and the insurer with whom he is doing business for purposes of this project must be licensed in California to issue such bonds.) In the event of failure to enter into such contract, the said amount will be forfeited to County of Orange. 9. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish an initial Performance Bond in the amount of $500,000.00 and an initial Payment Bond in the amount of $500,000.00, said bonds to be first approved by the County Counsel and the Risk Manager of Orange County. 10. Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, the contracts will contain provisions permitting the successful bidder to substitute securities for any monies withheld by the County of Orange to ensure performance under the contracts. 11. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in any bid received.
All prospective bidders must sign-in to verify their attendance via rollcall. Prospective Bidders must confirm the planned attendance of their respective firm's representative by 2:00 PM, Thursday, September 1, 2022, by sending an email to cyhu@ocsheriff.gov. Online access will be provided at time of their firms planned attendance
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