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

The Department of Public Works has developed this Request for Proposals for the purpose of obtaining competitive bids from qualified applicants interested in providing Imperial County with Pothole Repair Services. Therefore, Imperial County is soliciting Request for Proposals (RFP) from reputable contractors to provide pothole repair services on roads located within unincorporated areas of Imperial County. The successful applicant will be required to enter into an agreement for the Pothole Repair Services. Said Agreement shall include all labor, material, equipment, supervision, delivery, insurance, traffic control, safety items, and all other related expenses. Imperial County does not guarantee any minimum amount of work with respect to the agreement. The services will only be required on an as needed basis and shall be provided as delegated by Imperial County Road Department's management staff. The work to be done consists in general of providing on call pothole repairs using a SC800 cold mix material (areas greater than 6-inches x 6-inches and less than 5-feet x 5-feet each) for various paved roads in the County of Imperial as described in the Scope of Work under this contract. The County roads to be focused on will be predominately located in rural agricultural areas. The contractor shall provide all needed materials, labor and equipment to complete the work. The work includes cleaning the pothole by removing loose material, blowing the pothole with compressed air, applying a tack coat of oil on the edges of the pothole, place the SC800 cold mix material and roll with a heavy rubber truck tire and other items as described in the contract documents. The contractor shall possess a California contractor's license, Class A, at the time this contract is awarded. In all contracts subject to this part where federal funds are involved, no bid submitted shall be invalidated by the failure of the bidder to be licensed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. However, at the time the contract is awarded, the contractor shall be properly licensed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. The first payment for work or material under any contract shall not be made unless and until the Registrar of Contractors verifies to the agency that the records of the Contractors' State License Board indicate that the contractor was properly licensed at the time other contract was awarded. Any bidder or contractor not so licensed shall be subject to all legal penalties imposed by law, including, but not limited to, any appropriate disciplinary action by the Contractors' State License Board. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. The contractor does not have the option to submit a bid proposal on only a portion of the following described work. The contractor must respond with a bid proposal for Base Bid. Recommendation of selection to award Base Bid will be based on cost and budget availability at time of award. For purposes of determination of the lowest bid, Public Contract Code Section 20103.8 (a) will be used. Technical questions of clarifications must be in writing and should be directed to the Imperial County Department of Public Works, Attention to both, Frank Fiorenza, Resident Engineer II and Naomi Robles, Administrative Analyst III, at 155 S. 11th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 or emailed to both, frankjfiorenza@co.imperial.ca.us and naomirobles@co.imperial.ca.us before 4:00 pm on January 26, 2023. No questions will be responded to after this day. An addendum(s) will be provided for results of nonmandatory pre-bid meeting and results of any technical questions of clarifications received, prior to the bid opening date. Bid security shall accompany the bid in the form of a certified or cashier's check, or a Bid Bond for ten (10) percent of the maximum bid amount being proposed. The successful bidder shall furnish a payment bond and a performance bond, both equal to 100% of the contract amount. The submission of a labor and materials bond (payment bond) is required on projects in excess of $25,000.00. Bidders are advised that, they may substitute securities in place retained funds withheld by County. Cal. Pub. Cont. Code Section 22300. Alternatively, an escrow agreement, in the form prescribed by the code, may be used by the bidder. The County of Imperial hereby affirms and notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, sex, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. Federal, State and local regulations and reporting requirements applicable to the proposed work must be complied with for this project. The Contractor represents and warrants that it and its subcontractors are not ineligible to work for the County due to violations of Sections 1777.1 and 1777.7 of the Labor Code. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free "hotline" service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., eastern time, telephone no. 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the "hotline" to report these activities. The "hotline" is part of the DOT's continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be respected. Withdrawal of bids shall not be permitted for a period of seventy-five (75) days after the date set for the opening thereof. Monies withheld by the owner to ensure performance under the contract may be released in accordance with Government Code Section 4590 and these contract documents