Site work and paving for a road / highway in Laguna Beach, California. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: In general, the work comprises of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor, and incidentals as required by the Plans, Specifications, and contract documents. The general items of work include construction of asphalt concrete dikes, construction of a Midwest Guardrail System, construction of a soldier pile wall with wood lagging, removal and construction of asphalt concrete pavement sections, earthwork, drainage improvements, clearing and grubbing (including tree removals), removal of existing walls, trail reconstruction, asphalt based sealcoat application, signing and striping improvements, erosion control, landscaping and irrigation, and traffic control all within the City of Laguna Beach. AWARD OF CONTRACT: (a) 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. (b) As a condition of award, the successful bidder will be required to submit payment and performance bonds and insurance. COMPLETION OF WORK AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: All work is to be completed in a total of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) working days, excluding holidays, from the date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Liquidated damages shall be Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) per working day, for each and every working days delay in finishing the work. CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: The Contractor shall possess a valid Class A, General Engineering, Contractor License at the time of submitting bids, in accordance with provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the California Business and Professions Code. WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of Sections 1773.2 of the California Labor Code, copies of the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the State Director of Industrial Relations are available on the Internet at the World Wide Web site of the State Department of Industrial Relations under Statistics and Research. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded and upon any subcontractor under him to pay not less than said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract. All parties to the contract shall be governed by all provisions of the California Labor Code relating to prevailing wage rates; Sections 1770-1781 inclusive. 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. REGISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: 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 pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)]. 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 the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE: All communications relative to this project shall be directed to Pierre Sawaya, Project Manager, at psawaya@lagunabeachcity.net. Deadline for all inquiries is 5:00 p.m. on November 21, 2022. Question Deadline 11/21/2022 at 5:00 PM PT All communications relative to this project shall be directed to Pierre Sawaya, Project Manager, at psawaya@lagunabeachcity.net.