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

Artesia Boulevard Arterial Improvement Project From Western Avenue to Vermont Avenue - Traffic Detour & Temporary Pavement for Uprr Improvement Phase Bids are required for the entire work as described below: Provide traffic detour and control services for the full closure of Artesia Blvd. during rehabilitation of Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks. A traffic control plan is provided and will be the basis of the detour along with all the necessary traffic devices and personnel. Secure permit from all adjacent agency as necessitated by the detour plan. Contractor shall provide eight (8) Changeable Message Signs (CMS) as advance notices two (2) weeks prior to start of construction at locations shown on the traffic control plan. The same CMS shall be used during the closure/detour. Restore pavement immediately upon completion of railroad rehabilitation prior to re-opening of Artesia Blvd. Restore striping based on existing. Pavement restoration shall be based on the Traffic control plan Section A sheet 4 of 6. Remove all temporary striping and restore to its original prior to detour. The City's intent is to award to the winning contractor prior to start of UPRR track rehabilitation. It is anticipated that construction activities by UPRR contractor will begin at end of March 2023. It is of utmost importance that all permits be secured before railroad work begins and advance notices in the form of the CMS's be in placed 2 weeks before start of UPRR work. Traffic detour and controls shall be in place prior to start of full closure. Each bidder must submit a proposal to the City, c/o City Clerk in accordance with the Plans and Specifications. Said proposal is to be accompanied by a cash deposit, a certified or cashier's check, or a bidder's bond, made payable to the City of Gardena, in an amount not less than 10 percent of the total bid submitted. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a faithful performance bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price, and a payment bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price, both in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney. The contractor shall have an active Class of at least a C-31 and/or A license from the Contractor's State License Board at the time of submitting bid. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, the Contractor may, at Contractor's sole cost and expense, substitute securities equivalent to any monies withheld by the City to insured performance under the contract unless applicable federal regulations or policies do not allow such substitution. Such security shall be deposited with the City, or a state or federally chartered bank as escrow agent, who shall pay such monies to the Contractor upon satisfactory completion of the Contract. The Contractor shall be the beneficial owner of any security substituted for monies withheld and shall receive any accrued interest thereon. Securities eligible for investment shall include those listed in Government Code Section 16430 or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. No such substitution shall be accepted until the escrow agreement, letter of credit, form of security and any other document related to said substitution is reviewed and found acceptable by the City Attorney. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid received and to be the sole judge of the merits of the respective bids received. The award, if made, will be made to the lowest responsive responsible bidder. Bidders are advised that this Project is a public work for purposes of the California Labor Code, which requires payment of prevailing wages. Accordingly, the bidder awarded the Contract and all subcontractors shall be required to pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages, as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations, and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 16000 et seq., and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations adopted with respect thereto ("California Prevailing Wage Laws"). Copies of such prevailing rates of per diem wages are on file at the Gardena City Clerk's office and the office of the City Engineer, and copies shall be made available to any interested party on request. The prevailing rates of per diem wages referred to herein are hereby made a part of this Notice by reference. Attention is directed to the provisions of Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by Contractor or any Subcontractor under it. Contractor and any Subcontractor under if shall comply with the requirements of said sections in the employment of apprentices. The Contractor is prohibited from performing work on this project with a subcontractor who is ineligible to perform work on the project pursuant to Section 1777.1 or 1777.7 of the Labor Code. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. All contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement) in a format prescribed by the Labor Commissioner no less than monthly. As of January 1, 2016, the requirement to furnish electronic certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner will apply to all public works projects, whether new or ongoing. Exceptions: The Labor Commissioner may (but is not required to) excuse contractors and subcontractors from furnishing electronic certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner on a project that is under the jurisdiction of one of the four legacy DIR-approved labor compliance programs (Caltrans, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, and County of Sacramento) or that is covered by a qualifying project labor agreement. These requirements will apply to all public works projects that are subject to the prevailing wage requirements of the Labor Code without regard to funding source. Any questions regarding this bid package may be referred to William Mendoza, Public Works Engineering Division at 310.217.9608 or wmendoza@cityofgardena.org.