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

The project involves the street rehabilitation, including concrete improvements and asphalt paving, of Molette Street, Barnwall Street and Cheshire Street between Pioneer Boulevard and Norwalk Boulevard, and Elaine Avenue and Horst Avenue between Hopland Street and Lowemont Street with a total project length of approximately 2.25 miles of streets and typical street widths of 26 feet. The Project is estimated to cost approximately $900,000. This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents, permits from regulatory agencies with jurisdiction, and applicable regulations. The quantity of Work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximations only, being given as a basis for the comparison of Bids. Actual quantities of Work to be performed may vary at the discretion of the City Engineer. This is a HUD Section 3 covered construction contract and requires compliance with the hiring goals outlined in Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act. Bidders must complete and sign the Declaration of Intent to Comply with Section 3 Requirements form and submit with bid. Failure to do so may disqualify the bid. The awarded prime contractor must work with the Labor Compliance Officer to create Section 3 Commitment and Outreach Efforts plans. The Contractor must, to the greatest extent possible, provide training, employment, contracting, and other economic opportunities to low and very low-income persons and local businesses. The benchmark for Section 3 workers is set at 25% or more of the total number of labor hours to be worked on the Project. The benchmark for Targeted Section 3 workers is set at 5% or more of the total number of labor hours worked on the Project. Contractor is allowed to count the Targeted Section 3 worker hours from the Section 3 worker hours. The benchmark for Section 3 Business Concern is set at 10% or more of the total construction dollars to be awarded to local and qualified Section 3 businesses. The benchmark for Section 3 Business Concern is set at 3% or more of the total non-construction dollars to be awarded to local and qualified Section 3 businesses. In accordance with Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)]. This is a federally assisted construction contract. Federal Labor Standards Provisions, including prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) will be enforced. In the event of a conflict between Federal and State wage rates, the higher of the two will prevail. In accordance with Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., the Project is a "public work." The selected Bidder (Contractor) and any Subcontractors shall pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") regarding the prevailing rate of per diem wages. Copies of those rates are on file with the Director of Public Works, and are available to any interested party upon request. The Contractor shall post a copy of the DIR's determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Each Bid must be accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier's check, certified check or Bidder's Bond issued by a Surety insurer, made payable to the City and in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total Bid submitted. Personal or company checks are not acceptable. Upon Contract award, the Contractor shall provide faithful performance and payment Bonds, each in a sum equal to the Contract Price. All Bonds must be issued by a California admitted Surety insurer using the forms set forth in the Contract Documents, or in any other form approved by the City Attorney. Failure to enter into the Contract with the City, including the submission of all required Bonds and insurance coverages, within fifteen (15) Days after the date of the mailing of written notice of contract award to the Bidder, shall subject the Bid security to forfeiture to the extent provided by law. Each Bidder shall possess a valid Class A Contractor's license issued by the California State Contractors License Board at the time of the Contract award. The successful Contractor must also possess a current City business license. Five percent (5%) of any progress payment will be withheld as retention. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, and at the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld may be deposited with the City or with a State or federally chartered bank as escrow agent, which shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Project, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor. Alternatively, the Contractor may request that the City make payments of earned retentions directly to an escrow agent at the Contractor's expense. No such substitutions shall be accepted until all related documents are approved by the City Attorney. The City reserves the right to reject any Bid or all Bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bid or in the bidding, as deemed to be in its best interest.