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

Submit bid in a sealed envelope plainly marked: 2022 SLURRY SEALPROJECT SPECIFICATION NO. 2022-06 Any bid received after the time and date specified will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder unopened. Bids received by Fax or Email will not be considered. By submission of bid you agree to comply with all instructions and requirements in this notice and the contract documents. All bids must be submitted on the Bid Item List form(s) provided and submitted with all other Bid Forms included in these Special Provisions. Each bid must be accompanied by either a: 1. certified check 2. cashier's check 3. bidder's bond made payable to the City of Arroyo Grande for an amount equal to ten percent of the bid amount as a guaranty. Guaranty will be forfeited to the City Arroyo Grande if the bidder, to whom the contract is awarded, fails to enter into the contract. The City of Arroyo Grande reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or waive any informality in a bid. All bids are to be compared on the basis of the Public Works Director's estimate of the quantities of work to be done, as shown on the Bid Item List. Bids will only be accepted from bidders that are licensed in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of Business and Professions Code. The award of the contract, if awarded, will be to the lowest responsive bid submitted by a responsible contractor whose bid complies with the requirements prescribed herein. If the contract is awarded, the contract will be awarded within 60 calendar days after the opening of the bids. You are responsible to obtain all issued addenda prior to bid opening. Addenda will be available to download at the City's website listed above or at the office of the Public Works Director. Contact the Interim Capital Improvements Project Manager, Paul Henderson at (805) 468-9927 or the Public Works Department at (805) 473-5460 prior to bid opening to verify the number of addenda issued. You are responsible to verify your contact information is correct on the plan holders list located on the City's website PROJECT INFORMATION In general, the project consists of asphalt repairs, including: cold planning, Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) paving, striping, traffic control and related items of work as shown on the plans, as specified in the Standard Specifications and these special provisions, and as directed by the Engineer. Contractor Registration with Department of Industrial Relations In accordance with California Labor Code Section 1725.5, Contractors and Subcontractors (as defined by California Labor Code Section 1722.1) bidding on Public Works contracts in California shall be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations prior to bidding. Failure to provide proof of Contractor's registration as part of the Bid shall deem the Bid as non-responsive and will therefore be rejected by Owner. Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement In accordance with the requirements of Labor Code Section 1771.4(a)(1), Bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relation. QUALIFICATIONS In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the contractor shall possess a valid Class A license at the time of bid issuance. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the Bid as nonresponsive and shall act as a bar to award of the Contract to any bidder not possessing said license at the time of award. In the event of dispute over classification of the license required, the opinion of the Contractor's State License Board shall prevail. You must have experience constructing projects similar to the work specified for this project. Provide three similar reference projects completed as either the prime or subcontractor. One of the three reference projects must have been completed under contract with a City, County, State or Federal Government agency as the prime contractor. All referenced projects must be completed within the last five years from this project's bid opening date. All referenced projects must be for pavement. Failure to provide reference projects as specified in this section and as required on the qualification form may be cause to reject a bid as being non-responsive. It is the City of Arroyo Grande's intent to award the contract to the lowest responsive bid submitted by a responsible bidder. If in the bidder's opinion the contract has been or may be improperly awarded, the bidder may protest the contract award. Protests must be filed no later than five working days after either: 1. bid opening date 2. notification of rejected bid. Protest must be in writing and received by the project manager located at: 1375 Ash Street Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. Valid protests must contain the following information: 1. the reasons for the protest 2. any supporting documentation 3. the ruling expected by the City to remedy the protest. Any protest not containing all required information will be deemed invalid and rejected. The City will consider additional documentation or other supporting information regarding the protest if submitted in compliance with the specified time limits. Anything submitted after the specified time limit will be rejected and not be considered. The Director of Public Works or Designee may request additional information to be submitted within three days of the request, unless otherwise specified, and will notify the protester of ruling within ten days of determination. Pursuant to the Public Records Act (Government Code, 6250, et seq.), the City will make public records available upon request. AWARD The lowest bidder will be determined using the total bid. The lowest bid shall be the lowest total bid price on the base contract without consideration of the prices of any additive or deductive items. The City intends to award a contract to the responsive and responsible bidder with the lowest base bid price. All bids submitted shall be in accordance with the provisions of the contract documents. The City specifically reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any or all bids, to re-bid, or to waive inconsequential defects in bidding not involving time, price or quality of the work. City may waive any minor irregularities in the bids. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to bid opening but not afterward. As a condition to executing a contract with the City, two bonds each equal to one hundred percent of the total contract price are required in compliance with Section 3-1.05 of the Standard Specifications. Deposit of Securities in Lieu of Retainage. The Contractor may elect to receive 100 percent of payment due under the Contract Documents from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the City, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code. Such securities, if deposited by the Contractor, shall be valued by the City, whose decision on valuation of the securities shall be final. Securities eligible for investment under this provision shall be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the California Government Code or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. Agreement to Assign. In accordance with Section 4552 of the California Government Code, the bidder shall conform to the following requirements: In submitting a bid to a public purchasing body, the bidder offers and agrees that if the bid is accepted, it will assign to the purchasing body all rights, title, and interest in and to all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act 15 U.S.C. 15, or under the Cartwright Act, Chapter 2. ACCOMMODATION If any accommodations are needed to participate in the bid process, please contact the Public Works Department at (805) 473-5460. Requests should be made as soon as possible to allow time for accommodation.