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

TIME OF COMPLETION: Twenty (20) working days PROJECT BUDGET: The City of Visalia does not provide an Engineer's Estimate; however, the total approved Project Budget as was approved in the City's Capital Improvement Program is approximately $110,000. The total approved Project Budget is an estimate of the total project delivery costs which includes but is not limited to construction, engineering design, construction support, city project management and administrative costs. Bids are required for the entire work, complete and in place. This project requires the Contractor to have a Class A or combination of Class C licenses to perform all aspects of work. To pick up a USB drive directly from Visalia Purchasing, please call purchasing to reserve your copy and schedule a day/time to pick up. Direct Questions regarding this Project to the Purchasing Department, at fax (559) 713-4802 or email: purchasing@visalia.city. Questions must be received by 5:00 P.M. on Monday, December 19, 2022. Bidders/Contractors must be registered with the State of California Department of Industrial Relations in compliance with SB854 which states: A contractor or subcontractor shall not 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, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. Awarded Contractor will be required to furnish electronic payroll records for project to the Labor Commissioner. THE CITY HEREBY AFFIRMATIVELY ENSURES that Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this notice. Individuals and/or entities submitting bids/proposals to the City of Visalia will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status in any consideration leading to the award of contract. The City of Visalia reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Per California Labor Code (CLC), the following statements are incorporated into RFB-22-23-26: As set forth in CLC section 1771.1(a), all contractors and subcontractors must be currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to CLC section 1725.5 to be qualified to bid, be listed in a bid proposal, or perform any public work for the COV. Proof of registration for each contractor and subcontractor listed on the bid is required. As set forth in CLC section 1771.4(a)(1), notice is given that this project is a public work, subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. As set forth in CLC section 1773, the COV shall obtain the general prevailing rate per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the public work is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract from the Director of Industrial Relations. In accordance with labor code section 1773.2, this information is to be included in the bid specifications and in the contract itself. This project will be subject to all applicable State Wage Determinations. The Contractor will be responsible for paying wages from the State Wage Determinations for all trades. The wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available at City of Visalia address and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations' Internet web site. In accordance with the provisions of Section 1770 of the Labor Code, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California has ascertained the general prevailing rate of wage: and employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, travel time and subsistence pay as provided in Section 1773.8, apprenticeship or other training programs authorized by Section 3093, and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. These rates shall be a part of the Contract and are on file in the office of the City Engineer and will be made available to any interested person on request. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Pursuant to Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code (Section 10263 of the Public Contract Code for State Agencies), the Contractor may substitute securities for any money held by the Owner to insure performance of the contract. At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the Owner or with a State or federally-chartered banks as an escrow agent, who shall return such securities to the Contractor upon satisfactory completion of the contract. Deposit of securities with an escrow agent shall be subject to written agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300. The Owner shall not certify that the contract has been completed until at least 35 days after filing by the Owner of a Notice of Completion. Securities eligible for investment under this Section shall be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the California Government Code, bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed upon by the Contractor and the public agency. The City of Visalia utilizes a regional bid notification system created exclusively for the Purchasing Department within the area. This system allows the City of Visalia to post all information needed by vendors regarding bids, quotes (informal), request for proposals, construction notices, addenda and awards. By establishing one centralized bidding and registration system, vendors will now have a single point of contact for business opportunities throughout our region. The system will save the City of Visalia (and our vendors) time and money by reducing printing, postage and mailing costs. All vendors who wish to do business with the City of Visalia are asked to register on this new system. Vendors must register online by signing on to the following web address: and clicking on the Central Valley Purchasing System link. Registration options are the following: Option #1 is paid registration. This option emails notification of all bids and addendums from all participating agencies. This option also allows the vendor to view award information and any other information that is posted. One year registration for this option is $49.95, two years is $79.95. o Option #2 is free registration. This allows the vendor to login and search (by agency) all bids, addendums, award information, and any other information that is listed. If you are already registered on this system, you do NOT have to register again. The City of Visalia looks forward to providing you with more bid information, less paperwork and simplifying the entire bid, proposal and quote processes for everyone involved. We appreciate your cooperation and welcome your participation. Should you have any questions regarding this new system or registration Bid Result : Bid Option A - RT Nelson - 95000 Bid Option B - RT Nelson - 88000