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

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 state or 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 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 or clarifications must be in writing and should be directed to the Imperial County Department of Public Works, Attention to Adolfo Garcia, Construction Engineering Coordinator, at 155 S. 11th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 or emailed to adolfogarcia@co.imperial.ca.us before January 27, 2023. No questions will be responded to after this day. Questions about alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications, or estimate must be submitted communicated as a bidder inquiry before bid opening. Any such inquiries or questions, submitted after bid opening, will not be considered as bid protests. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. 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. No work shall be performed by contractor or subcontractors who are ineligible pursuant to California Labor Code 1777.1 and 1777.7. Contractor and its subcontractors shall pay all workers employed on the project the rates determined by the Director of California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). SB 854 was signed into law on June 20, 2014 and became effective immediately. All contractors and subcontractors who bid or work on a public works project must register and pay an annual fee to the DIR. An awarding body may NOT accept a bid or enter into a contract for public works from an unregistered contractor. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing rate of wages in the County in which the work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations and are on file and available from the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors located at the County Administration Center, 940 Main Street, Suite 209, El Centro, CA 92243. All contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (also known as California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement)