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

The Work to Be Done Consists of Sanitary Sewer Point Repairs, Manhole Rehabilitation, and Cctv Inspection; and Doing All Appurtenant Work in Place and Ready for Use, All As Shown on the Plans and Described in the Specifications The Engineer Has Estimated That the Value of Work is Between $750,000m and $1m. Questions Regarding the Plans and Specifications May Be Submitted in Writing to the Project Engineer Until 5:00 P.m. Five (5) Days Before, Excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, Bids Must Be Received by the City. The City Will Not Respond to Oral Questions Outside of the Pre-bid Conference. The Response, if Any, Will Be by Written Addendum Only. Oral Responses Do Not Constitute a Revision to These Plans or Specifications Contractor's License: a Class "a" Contractor's License is Required for This Work. No Bid Will Be Accepted From a Contractor Who Has Not Been Licensed in Accordance With Chapter 9, Division 3 of the California Business and Professions Code. 5. Bid Deposit: a Bid Deposit Equal to at Least 10% of the Total Amount of the Bid Shall Be Placed in The Sealed Proposal. The Bid Deposit Shall Be in One of the Following Forms: Cash, Cashier's Check or Certified Check Payable to the City, or Bidder's Bond in Favor of the City Executed by an Authorized Surety Company. 6. Payment and Performance Bonds: Payment and Performance Guarantee Bonds as Set Forth in Section 2-4 of the Special Provisions Will Be Required From the Successful Bidder. 7. City's Right to Reject Bids: the Right is Reserved, as the Interest of the City May Require, to Reject Any or All Bids, or to Waive Any Informality or Minor Irregularity in the Bids General Prevailing Wage Rates: in Accordance With All Applicable Provisions of the California Labor Code, the General Prevailing Rate of Wages Applicable to the Work to Be Done Shall Be Paid on This Project. A Tabulation of the Various Classifications of Work Persons to Be Employed and The Prevailing Rate of Wages Applicable Thereto is Available Online. A Printed Copy May Be Viewed at the Office of the City Clerk's Upon Request. Bidder's Attention is Directed to Section 7-2 of the Special Provisions. The project plans and Contract Book may be obtained free of charge electronically. Potential Bidders are encouraged to contact the City of San Leandro Engineering and Transportation Department at 510-577-3428 to be placed on the project plan holder's list to receive courtesy notifications of addenda and other project information. Project addenda, if any, will be posted on the website. A bidder who fails to address all project addenda in its proposal may be deemed non-responsive Withdrawal of Proposals: Any Bid May Be Withdrawn at Any Time Prior to the Time Fixed In the Public Notice for the Receipt of Bids Only by Written Request for the Withdrawal of the Bid Filed With the City Clerk. The Request Shall Be Executed by the Bidder or Its Duly Authorized Representative. The Withdrawal of a Bid Does Not Prejudice the Right of the Bidder to File a New Bid. Whether or Not Bids Are Opened Exactly at the Time Fixed in the Public Notice for Opening Bids, a Bid Will Not Be Received After That Time Nor May Any Bid Be Withdrawn After the Time Fixed in the Public Notice for Receipt of Bids. 12. Relief of Bidders: as Stated in Public Contract Code Sections 5100 Et Seq. Concerning Relief of Bidders and in Particular to the Requirement Therein, That if the Bidder Claims a Mistake Was Made in The Bid Presented, the Bidder Shall Give the City Clerk, Written Notice Within Five (5) Days After the Opening of the Bids of the Alleged Mistake, Specifying in the Notice in Detail How the Mistake Occurred. 13. Disqualification of Bidders: More Than One Proposal From an Individual, Firm, Partnership, Corporation, or Combination Thereof Under the Same or Different Names Will Not Be Considered. Reasonable Grounds for Believing That Any Individual, Firm, Partnership, Corporation, or Combination Thereof is Interested in More Than One Proposal for the Work Contemplated May Cause the Rejection of All Proposals in Which Such Individual, Firm, Partnership, Corporation, or Combination Thereof is Interested. If There is Reason for Believing That Collusion Exists Among the Bidders, Any or All Proposals May Be Rejected. Proposals in Which the Prices Obviously Are Unbalanced May Be Rejected. 14. Previous Disqualification, Removal, or Other Prevention of Bidding: a Bid May Be Rejected on the Basis of a Bidder, Any Officer of Such Bidder, or Any Employee of Such Bidder Who Has a Proprietary Interest in Such Bidder, Having Been Disqualified, Removed, or Otherwise Prevented From Bidding on, or Completing a Federal, State, or Local Project Because of a Violation of Any Law or Any Safety Regulation. 15. Responsibility for Verifying Contract Addenda: All Bidders Shall Verify if Any Addenda for This Project Have Been Issued by the City of San Leandro. It is the Bidders' Responsibility To Ensure That All Requirements of Contract Addenda Are Included in the Bidder's Proposal. All Bidders Shall Include a Signed Copy of All Contract Addenda With the Proposal. Failure to Comply With This Requirement Shall Cause the Proposal to Be Considered as Non-responsive and Shall Be Grounds for Site Investigation: the Bidder Shall Examine Carefully the Site of the Work to Verify All Existing Conditions. The Submission of a Bid Shall Be Conclusive Evidence That the Bidder Has Investigated and is Satisfied as to the Conditions to Be Encountered, as to the Character, Quality, and Scope of Work to Be Performed, as to the Quantities of Materials to Be Furnished, and as to the Requirements of the Proposal, Plans, Specifications, and the Contract. The Bidder Shall Not Take Advantage of Any Apparent Error or Omission in the Plans or Specifications. In the Event the Bidder Discovers Any Apparent Error, Discrepancy, or Omission as a Result of Its Site Investigation, Bidder Shall Immediately Notify the City Engineer, Rejection of the Bid Public Contract Code Section 22300: Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, For Monies Earned by the Contractor and Withheld by the City to Ensure the Performance of the Contract, the Contractor, May, at Its Option, Choose to Substitute Securities Meeting the Requirements Of Said Public Contract Code Section 22300. 20. California Labor Code Section 1771: This Contract Will Be Subject to Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations, Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.4. A Contractor May Not Bid, Nor Be Listed as a Subcontractor Unless Currently Registered and Qualified to Perform Public Work Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. 21. California Labor Code Section 6707: Pursuant to the Provisions of California Labor Code Section 6707, When the Work Involves Trenches With a Depth of Five Feet or More, Each Bid Submitted in Response to This Notice to Bidders Shall Contain, as a Bid Item, Adequate Sheeting, Shoring, and Bracing, or Equivalent Method, for the Protection of Life and Limb in Trenches and Open Excavation, Which Shall Conform to Applicable Safety Orders. By Listing This Sum, the Bidder Warrants That Its Action Does Not Convey Tort Liability to the City or City Employees, Engineers, Agents, or Subconsultants. 22. Public Contract Code Section 2.7: for Proposals in the Amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) or More, Bidders Are Required to Certify That the Bidder's Company, Any Parent Entities, Subsidiaries, Successors or Subunits of the Bidder's Company and the Signator of the Proposal, Personally, Are Not Identified on a List Created Pursuant to Subdivision (B) of Section 2203 of the California Public Contract Code as a Person Engaging in Investment Activities in Iran as Described in Subdivision (a) of Section 2202.5, or as a Person Described in Subdivision (B) of Section 2202.5 of the California Public Contract Code, as Applicable. The City Shall Review All Timely Protests Prior to Formal Award of the Bid. The City Shall Not Be Required to Hold an Administrative Hearing to Consider a Timely Protest, but May Do So at the Option of The Engineer, or if Otherwise Legally Required. At the Time of the City Council's Consideration of the Award of the Bid, the City Council Shall Also Consider the Merits of Any Timely Protests and the Engineer's Recommendation Thereon. The City Council May Either Accept the Protest and Award the Bid to the Next Lowest Responsible Bidder, or Reject the Protest and Award to the Lowest Responsible Bidder. Nothing in This Section Shall Be Construed as a Waiver of the City Council's Right to Reject All Bids. The City Reserves the Right to Waive Any Bid Irregularities Not Affecting the Amount of the Bid, Except Where Such Waiver Would Give the Low Bidder an Advantage or Benefit Not Allowed Other Bidders *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.