Site work and new construction of a clubhouse / community center in San Juan Capistrano, California. Completed plans call for the construction of a clubhouse / community center; and for site work for a clubhouse / community center.

Questions regarding the Contract Documents, requests for interpretations or clarifications, either administrative or technical, may be submitted through PlanetBids by 2:00 P.M. on January 19, 2023 THE GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK IS MODIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING COMMUNITY HALL AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO ACCOMMODATE A PERMANENT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AND TENENT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO COMMUNITY CENTER PER THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WORK AS INDICATED IN THE BID DOCUMENTS. THE SCOPE INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, RESTROOM ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES, CASEWORK, STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS, NEW 150KW STANDBY GENERATOR, MEP SYSTEMS AND ARCHTIECTURAL FINISHES. To optimize workflow and collaboration with all project stakeholders, Contractor shall work with City's third-party construction management firm (Griffin Structures). Contractor is encouraged to use pull planning and last planner techniques to manage the project and stay on schedule. Bids must be submitted on the City's Bid Forms. Bidders may obtain a copy of the Contract Documents from PlanetBids once registered with the City. To the extent required by section 20103.7 of the Public Contract Code, upon request from a contractor plan room service, the City shall provide an electronic copy of the Contract Documents at no charge to the contractor plan room. It is the responsibility of each prospective bidder to download and print all Contract Documents for review and to verify the completeness of Contract Documents before submitting a bid. Any Addenda will be posted on PlanetBids. It is the responsibility of each prospective bidder to check PlanetBids on a daily basis through the close of bids for any applicable addenda or updates. The City does not assume any liability or responsibility based on any defective or incomplete copying, excerpting, scanning, faxing, downloading or printing of the Contract Documents. Information on PlanetBids may change without notice to prospective bidders. The Contract Documents shall supersede any information posted or transmitted by PlanetBids. Each Bid shall be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier's check, or Bid Bond secured from a surety company satisfactory to the City, the amount of which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price, made payable to City of San Juan Capistrano as bid security. The bid security must be submitted in original hard copy in a sealed envelope directly to the City Clerk's Office at: 30448 Rancho Viejo Road Suite 110 San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 prior to the specified time and date for the Bid opening. The sealed envelope shall be labeled "Bid Guarantee" bear the title of the Project, and include the name of the Bidder. The bid security shall be provided as a guarantee that within five (5) working days after the City provides the successful bidder the Notice of Award, the successful Bidder will enter into a contract and provide the necessary bonds and certificates of insurance. The bid security will be declared forfeited if the successful Bidder fails to comply within said time. No interest will be paid on funds deposited with City. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Each bond shall be in the forms set forth herein, shall be secured from a surety company that meets all State of California bonding requirements, as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and that is a California admitted surety insurer. Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, the successful Bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by City to ensure its performance under the contract. In addition, a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages is available at the City's City Clerk Office and shall be made available to interested parties upon request. The successful bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site. It shall be mandatory upon the Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the said specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor and debarment of contractors and subcontractors. Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. No Bid will be accepted, nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor's and subcontractors' current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contractor registration requirements mandated by Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 shall not apply to work performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this Project, it shall be the Bidder's sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its Bid. Unless otherwise provided in the Instructions for Bidders, each Bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to sections 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code in the following classification(s) throughout the time it submits its Bid and for the duration of the contract: Class B. Substitution requests shall be made within 35 calendar days after the award of the contract. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), the City may make findings designating that certain additional materials, methods or services by specific brand or trade name other than those listed in the Contract Documents be used for the Project. Such findings, if any, as well as the materials, methods or services and their specific brand or trade names that must be used for the Project may be found in the Special Conditions. City shall award the contract for the Project to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder as determined by the City from the BASE BID only. City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. For further information, contact Paul Meshkin, Senior Civil Engineer, at PMeshkin@Sanjuancapistrano.org.