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

**As of June 29, 2023, project was awarded to Northwest Paving, Inc., awarded amount is $8,115,837.20.** General work description: The work to be done generally consists of surface treatment work in the unincorporated Bay Point, Pacheco, Contra Costa Centre areas, and Kirker Pass Road. Work in Bay Point (Site 1) includes applying either an asphalt rubber chip seal covered with a type II slurry seal or applying a type II slurry seal only on various roads. Work in the Pacheco Area (Site 2) includes placing asphalt rubber chip seal covered with a type II slurry seal. Work in the unincorporated area of Contra Costa Centre (Site 3) includes applying a micro-surfacing on various roads. Work on Kirker Pass Road (Site 4) includes placing a micro-surfacing on a portion within the unincorporated area of Concord and a portion within the city of Pittsburg limits. Work in all areas also includes pavement surface preparation including: weed spray, crack sealing, edge grinding, and pavement markings including thermoplastic stripe removal; adjusting and setting survey monuments, placement of thermoplastic traffic striping and pavement markings. Engineer's cost estimate: BASE BID:$3,105,000 Additive Bid 1: $1,557,000 Additive Bid 2: $1,230,000 Additive Bid 3: $928,000 Number of Working Days: Base Bid: 80 Additive Bid 1: 40 Additional Days Additive Bid 2: 40 Additional Days Additive Bid 3: 20 Additional Days. You are required to subcontract a minimum of 25% of your bid in accordance with the Mandatory Subcontracting Minimum requirements within these special provisions. The lowest responsible bid will be determined under Section 20103.8, subdivision (b) of the California Public Contract Code, based on the sum of the prices for construction of the Base Bid, Additive Bid No. 1, Additive Bid No. 2, and Additive Bid No. 3. This project is to be advertised pursuant to Public Contract Code 22037. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. The Contractor must possess a valid Class A or Class C-12 License at the time the Contract is awarded. Prior to submitting a bid, the Contractor and subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions under Labor Code section 1771.1. This contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.4. Bids must cover the entire project, and neither partial nor contingent bids will be considered. The successful bidder must furnish a payment bond and a performance bond. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Sections 7201 and 9203, the Public Works Department will retain 5 percent of the contract price until final completion and acceptance of the project. Bidders are hereby notified that securities may be substituted for any monies withheld by the County of Contra Costa to ensure performance under the construction contract, in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300 and the General Conditions of the Contract. Such securities will be valued by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector, whose decision will be final. Also, types of securities which are not listed in Government Code Section 16430 or Public Contract Code Section 22300 must be approved as eligible for investment under Public Contract Code Section 22300 by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector before bid opening. Unless such securities are prequalified before bid opening, they will not be accepted by the County as security. The Board has ascertained the general prevailing rate of wages applicable to this work. The prevailing rate of per diem wages is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto, the same as if set forth in full herein. For any classification not included in the list, the minimum wage will be the general prevailing rate for Contra Costa County. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a policy, which applies to this project if the contract amount equals or exceeds $1,000,000, that requires the successful bidder (prime contractor), as a condition of contract award, to negotiate and sign a project labor agreement (PLA) with the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council. The prime contractor must require all subcontractors, as a condition of working on the project, to sign the PLA. In addition, there are specific Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements for hiring of new employees for this contract. Detailed information and requirements are included in section 7-1.02J of these special provisions and the Proposal and Contract. All bidder questions/inquiries received before 12:00 p.m. the Thursday prior to the scheduled bid opening will be posted with their responses on the Public Works Web Site. Questions received after this deadline will remain unanswered. The current planholders list can also be found at this website. The said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids or any portion of any bid and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. For questions regarding the project contact Henry Hussey, Design/Construction Division, at (925)313-2338 or email: henry.hussey@pw.cccounty.us.