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

**As of November 11, 2022, Project was awarded to Souza Engineering Contracting, Inc. bid amount of $163,214.00. The start and completion has not yet been determined. Public bid opening may be accessed via Microsoft Teams video conference and conference call. In person attendance will be permitted. Attendees are encouraged to wear face masks and practice social distancing. Submit bid in a sealed envelope plainly marked: Walnut and Morro Storm Drain Repair, Specification No. 90742-04 Any bid received after the time and date specified will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder unopened. Bids received by Fax or Email will not be considered. By submission of bid you agree to comply with all instruction and requirements in this notice and the contract documents. All bids must be submitted on the Bid Item List form(s) provided and submitted with all other Bid Forms included in these Special Provisions. Each bid must be accompanied by either a: certified check cashier's check bidder's bond made payable to the City of San Luis Obispo for an amount equal to ten percent of the bid amount as a guaranty. Guaranty will be forfeited to the City San Luis Obispo if the bidder, to whom the contract is awarded, fails to enter into the contract. The City of San Luis Obispo reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or waive any informality in a bid. All bids are to be compared based on the City Engineer's estimate of the quantities of work to be done, as shown on the Bid Item List. Bids will only be accepted from bidders that are licensed in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of Business and Professions Code. The award of the contract, if awarded, will be to the lowest responsive bid submitted by a responsible contractor whose bid complies with the requirements prescribed. If the contract is awarded, the contract will be awarded within 60 calendar days after the opening of the bids. Failure to raise defects in the notice to bidders or bid forms prior to bid opening constitute a waiver of those defects. Questions must be submitted through portal so that it is available to the public. Contact the project manager, Hai Nguyen at 805-781-7108 or the Public Works Department at (805) 781-7200 prior to bid opening to verify the number of addenda issued. Contract time is established as 25 working days. The fixed liquidated damages amount is established at $500 per day for failure to complete the work within the contract time. In compliance with section 1773 of the Labor Code, the State of California Department of Industrial Relations has established prevailing hourly wage rates for each type of workman. Current wage rates may be obtained from the Division of Labor One of the three referenced projects must have been completed under contract with a city, county, state or federal government agency as the prime contractor. All referenced projects must be for storm drain replacement within the public right of way. Failure to provide reference projects as specified in this section and as required on the qualification form is cause to reject a bid as being non-responsive. The City reserves the right to reject any bid based on non-responsiveness if a bidder fails to provide a bid that complies with all bidding instructions. The City reserves the right to reject a responsive bid based on the non-responsibility of the bidder if the Director of Public Works or Designee finds, after providing notice and a hearing to the bidder, that the bidder lacks the knowledge experience, or is otherwise not responsible as defined in Section 3.24 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code to complete the project in the best interest of the City. Rejected bidders may appeal this determination. Appeal must comply with the requirements in this Notice to Bidders. It is the City of San Luis Obispo's intent to award the contract to the lowest responsive bid submitted by a responsible bidder. If in the bidder's opinion the contract has been or may be improperly awarded, the bidder may protest the contract award. Protests must be filed no later than five working days after either: bid opening date notification of rejected bid. Protest must be in writing and received by the project manager located at: 919 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Valid protests must contain the following information: the reasons for the protest any supporting documentation the ruling expected by the City to remedy the protest. Any protest not containing all required information will be deemed invalid and rejected. The City will consider additional documentation or other supporting information regarding the protest if submitted in compliance to the specified time limits. Anything submitted after the specified time limit will be rejected and not be considered. The Director of Public Works or Designee may request additional information to be submitted within three days of the request, unless otherwise specified, and will notify the protester of ruling within ten days of determination. If the protester is not satisfied with ruling, the protester may appeal the ruling to the City Council in compliance with Chapter 1.20 of the City of San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. Pursuant to the Public Records Act (Government Code, 6250, et seq.), the City will make public records available upon request. The lowest bidder will be determined using the BID TOTAL As a condition to executing a contract with the City, two bonds each equal to one hundred percent of the total contract price are required in compliance with Section 3-1.05 of the Standard Specifications. Q & A deadline: Oct 06, 2022 2:00:00 PM EDT *Information regarding subcontractor bidding has not been disclosed to the content management team at this time. Interested subcontractors should contact the general contractor directly for more information.