This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Ontario, California. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Project Type Bid Response Types Line Items Subcontractor Bid Bond General Attachment Type of Award Lump Sum License Requirements C10 or Class A Bid Bond 10.00% Payment Bond 100.00% Performance Bond 100.00% Online Q&A No Contractor may receive Construction Task Orders (or CTO) from the City to install fiber optic conduit and ancillary material as described in Exhibit B - Schedule of Services throughout the City. The tasks will vary in size, complexity and duration. Upon receipt of a Construction Task Order, the Contractor shall review the drawings and units defined by the CTO and the Unit Schedule Detail that provides the time allotted to complete CTO. The CTO will state the schedule of Work to be performed by the Contractor. If the Contractor cannot perform the CTO as required by the City, the Contractor shall immediately inform the City as to why compliance is not possible. If in the City's sole discretion, the Contractor cannot perform the CTO, the City may issue the task to another contractor. All worked performed by the Contractor that is not signed by both the City and the Contractor will be "At-risk" by the Contractor. The bidder must attach a pdf file to the electronic bid submission containing all of the completed and signed Bid Documents including a Bid Bond. Bidder must comply with SB854 - Public Works Contractor Registration Program. Upon selection and notification of award, contractor will be required to submit a Payment Bond and a Performance Bond each for 100% of the total bid amount. No substitutions will be considered unless written request for approval has been received by the City by December 16, 2022 2PM PST. Such requests shall include the name of the material or equipment for proposed substitution including drawings, performance and test data, and other information necessary for an evaluation. A statement setting forth changes in other materials, equipment or other portions of the work including changes in the work prompted by the substitution shall be included. The burden of proof of the merit of the proposed substitution is upon the proposer. The City's decision of approval or disapproval of a proposed substitution shall be final. This is a State Prevailing Wage Project. Bidders may not bid as a prime and also submit a bid as a subcontractor. The City reserves the right to award its total requirements to one bidder, or to apportion those requirements among several Bidders as the City may deem to be in its best interests. Bidders must submit all questions pertaining to this bid through the City's Online Bid Management System, by selecting the "Q&A" tab. Questions sent directly to City Staff will not be addressed and you will be directed to submit your question(s) online. The City reserves the right to order more, less, or no items at the "per unit cost" stated in the bid proposal. Quantities listed are annual estimates only and not indicative of a guaranteed level of usage. Any items not listed on this bid shall be purchased at equivalent category discount. Select "Place e-bid" to start entering bid information. All information entered is visible only to bidder. Data entered may be "saved" or "submitted" and revised or withdrawn up to the closing deadline. It is the bidder's responsibility to become familiar with the contract documents in their entirety. All forms in the bid booklet must be properly completed to be deemed responsive. All items can be substituted with an "or equals" or "compatible" product. If bidding on "or equals" or "compatible" product(s) bidder(s) MUST provide specification sheets for all "or equal" or "compatible" as a pdf attachment in the "Attachments" tab. Final determination as to equivlency is the sole prerogative of the City. The City has established a local preference to vendors located within the City limits of Ontario a 1 3/4% advantage in the City's determination of low bid, and a 3/4% advantage of vendors outside the City but within the County of San Bernardino.