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

The Monterey County Water Resources Agency is seeking Bids from qualified organizations to provide well construction services for locating, drilling, and constructing two new 3-inch diameter dedicated monitoring wells, one each to be screened in the 180-Foot and 400-Foot Aquifers. A location map for the proposed wells in included in Attachment A. The monitoring wells will be located along Preston Road, south of Castroville, in a Monterey County Road easement. Proposals will be accepted only from Contractors with a current State of California C-57 Well Drilling Contractor's License at the time of the submittal. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supplies, transportation, all applicable permits, and incidentals to perform all work in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents and Monterey County Health Department Well Construction Permit (Monterey County Code Chapter 15.08). There will not be a pre-bid site visit. The location of the proposed monitoring wells can be found in Attachment A. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Tamara Voss at vosstl@co.monterey.ca.us. Questions and their written responses will be returned to all plan holders email. Deadline for receipt of written questions is Friday, October 14, 2022 by 5:00 p.m., PST. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS: Bids will be accepted only from contractors with a current State of California C-57 Well Drilling Contractor's License at the time of bid opening. WORK EXPERIENCE: Bidders must provide documentation of experience in the past five (5) years for well construction services similar in nature to this project. Experience shall be in the State of California. Documentation of experience shall be provided on the Contractor Experience Form. Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or a bid bond for an amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Checks or Bid Bonds shall be made payable to the Monterey County Water Resources Agency. Bid Bonds shall be issued by an admitted corporate surety company. The Bid Security shall be held by the owner as a guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the Contract, will execute the Contract Agreement in good faith and furnish the required payment and performance bonds and required proof of insurance within ten (10) days of the issuance of a letter conditionally awarding the contract. PAYMENT RETENTION: Retention of five percent (5%) of each progress payment due the CONTRACTOR will be withheld by the AGENCY pursuant to the AGREEMENT Article 3, Paragraph 3.3. RIGHT TO REJECT ALL BIDS: The AGENCY reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or information in any bids or in the bidding or to re-bid the work. CONTRACT AWARD: One contract may be awarded under this Request for Bidders (RFB). If the contract is awarded, AGENCY will give the successful Bidder a Notice of Award within sixty (60) days of opening the bids. The successful Bidder will provide AGENCY required payment and performance bonds and proof of insurance and execute the contract within ten (10) days. The successful Bidder will enter into a Contract with the AGENCY for the performance of the work. The AGENCY will give the CONTRACTOR a Notice-to-Proceed within ten (10) days after execution of the Contract.