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

The Board of Directors of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District hereby invites sealed proposals for Construction of Storm Drainage Facilities in Drainage Area "EF", Contract "EF-39", Fresno County, California. Preliminary project cost $30,000 - $33,000 *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. The Instructions to Bidders and other Contract Documents are available at the office of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District, for examination without charge, and reference is made thereto for particulars. The Contractor and all subcontractors shall be solely responsible for complying with Government Code Section 12940 where no discrimination shall be made in the employment of persons upon public works because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation or military and veteran status of any person, subject to the exceptions set forth in Government Code Section 12940. As provided for in Section 7-7 of the Standard Specifications, Contractor and all subcontractors shall be solely responsible for complying with all statutes and regulations governing the payment of prevailing wages, including, without limitation, Labor Code Sections 1725.5, 1771, 1774 and 1775, as amended. Moreover, this contract is subject to monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The Contractor and its subcontractors are required to register with DIR and submit certified payroll reports to DIR and the District. Only Contractors and subcontractors registered with DIR can bid on District work or work under District contract. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for complying with prevailing wage law and regulation and the proper enrollment and maintenance of records. The Contractor shall be required to post a copy of the prevailing wages applicable to each trade used at each job site. The Contractor shall also post those notices required by California Code of Regulations Title 8, Chapter 8, Subchapter 4.5 Section 16451(d), which are included in the Appendix of these Special Provisions. Contractor shall notify the District's Engineering Technician, Adam Johnson, at (559) 456- 3292, with any questions related to prevailing wages and/or DIR requirements. Bids are required for the entire work described in the Engineer's Estimate of Quantities following. The quantities are approximate only, being given as a basis for the comparison of bids, and the Board of Directors does not expressly or by implication agree that the actual amount of work will correspond therewith but reserves the right to increase, or decrease, the amount of any class or portion of the work, or to omit portions of the work, as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the Engineer. No contract will be awarded to a Contractor who is not registered with DIR, has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Contractors State License Law, California Business and Professions Code, Division 3, Chapter 9, as amended, and whose bid is not on the proposal form included in the contract document. A valid California Contractor's license, Class A, (General Engineering) is required for this project. The Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to award or reject any combination of items as it sees fit, and to waive any informality in any bid received. Cash, a cashier's check, certified check or bidder's bond, in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, shall accompany each proposal, made payable to the order of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District, as a guarantee that the bidder will, after being notified of the acceptance of his bid, make a contract with the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District in accordance therewith, and will furnish the required contractor's bonds. The bonds required of the successful bidder are a faithful performance bond in the amount of one hundred ten percent (110%) of said bid and a payment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of said bid, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3247-3251 of the California Civil Code. If the successful bidder fails to execute the contract for which the bid is accepted and fails to furnish the required bonds within ten (10) days after the mailing of notice of the award of the contract to the successful bidder, the Board of Directors shall have just cause for annulment of the award and forfeiture of the proposal guarantee. In this case, the Board of Directors reserves the right to award the contract to one of the other bidders or reject all bids. Proof of insurance (Certificate of Insurance) certifying coverage in the minimum amounts required by these Special Provisions and Section 7-13 of the Standard Specifications shall be submitted to the District before 5:00 p.m. on the second business day following the opening of bids or as extended in writing by the District. The District encourages the Contractor to submit the required proof of insurance at the time of the bid opening to allow the District to check it for completeness so that the Contractor can make any necessary revisions prior to such deadline. Immediately following the actual execution of the contract and furnishing of the required contractor's bonds, the Board of Directors will return the bidders' guarantees accompanying the other proposals. All bids are to be made on the forms to be furnished by the Engineer as designated in the foregoing paragraphs.