Site work and paving for a sidewalk / parking lot in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Completed plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: In general, the work is comprised of public works construction including mobilization, traffic control, best management practices, removal and replacement of existing curb ramps, removal and replacements of existing sidewalk adjacent to curb ramps, furnishing and replacing pull boxes, and other miscellaneous improvements as shown on the plans and as required to complete the work. AWARD OF CONTRACT: The City reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality (non-responsiveness) in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interest of the City. Within three (3) business days of bid opening, contractor must submit a revised bid bond with numerical dollar values, both in words and with digits of bid amount. Within five (5) working days after the date of the Notice of Apparent Low Bidder, the successful bidder will be required to submit required Contract Agreement; insurance requirements; and the Section 3 Compliance forms, as outlined in the City's Section 3 Compliance Plan (Appendix F), including: executed Section 3 Clause (Exhibit 2 to Appendix F), completed Business Concern Determination Form (Exhibit 3 to Appendix F), completed Contractor Section 3 Benchmark Obligation Summary (Exhibit 4 to Appendix F), completed Section 3 Worker Determination Form (Exhibit 5 to Appendix F), completed Section 3 Certification of Good Faith Efforts Verification Form (Exhibit 6 to Appendix F). Within ten {1 0) working days after the date of the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will be required to submit Bonds (Faithful Performance and Material and Labor), Construction Schedule, Traffic Control Plan and Water Pollution Control Plan. CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: The Contractor shall possess a valid Class A - General Engineering or combination of Class C Contractor's License at the time of submitting bids, in accordance with provisions of Chapter 9, Division Ill of the California Business and Professions Code. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: The Contractor may elect to receive 100 percent of payments due under the Contract Documents from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payments by the City, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. If the Contractor chooses not to exercise its rights under Public Contract Code Section 22300, the full five percent (5%) retention will be deducted from all payments. The final retention will be authorized for payment thirty-five (35) days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion, if no stop notices have been filed. The City may withhold from release of the final retention amounts authorized under Public Contracts Code Section 7107 and/or 125% of amounts identified in any Stop Notices received by the City. For any questions regarding acquisition of Contract Documents, contact Wilson Leung at wleung@cityofrsm .org. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 20170, proposals must be accompanied by a proposal guarantee consisting of either cash, a cashier's check, a certified check or bid bond payable to the CITY in the minimum amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid. Any proposal not accompanied by such a guarantee will not be considered. IF A BIDDER TO WHOM A CONTRACT IS AWARDED FAILS OR REFUSES TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS OR FURNISH THE REQUIRED INSURANCE POLICIES AND BONDS AS SET FORTH IN THOSE DOCUMENTS, THE PROPOSAL GUARANTEE SHALL BE FORFEITED TO THE CITY. The proposal guarantees of all bidders will be held until the successful bidder has properly executed all Contract Documents.