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

The work or improvement to be performed generally consists of cold milling existing asphalt concrete (AC), and the construction of an AC overlay surface. Additional improvements also include the removal & replacement of deficient concrete curbs & gutters, sidewalk panels, driveways, and wheelchair access ramps; adjustment of utilities to grade; removal of parkway trees; installation of traffic signal loops; re-striping of lane lines, arrows, and stop bars; and the installation of fiber conduit. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that the bid is received in the appropriate location by the deadline. Bids not received in the Office of the City Clerk by the deadline provided will not be considered.All bids shall be made on the form furnished by the City and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated time in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Cerritos, City Hall. Any requests for information regarding opened bids shall be directed to the Office of the City Clerk via a formal Public Records Act request. The City has determined that opened bids are confidential and therefore the negotiations process outweighs the public interest in prematurely disclosing such records. (Gov. Code 6255). Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security referred to in the Contract Documents and by a list of proposed subcontractors. Evidence of current City Business License (applies to contractor and all subcontractors), insurance, a Performance Bond, a Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Warranty Bond, as specified in the Contract Documents, will be required prior to execution of the contract. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, the bidder who is awarded the contract may substitute securities for retention money withheld by a public agency to ensure performance under the contract. The procedure and requirements for substituting said securities are set forth in Public Contract Code Section 22300, which is incorporated by this reference as set forth herein. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or portions thereof, or to waive any informality or irregularity in a bid to the extent allowed by law. No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the California Business and Professions Code. The contractor must possess a license of the following classification at the time the contract is awarded (and must maintain this license classification through completion of the project): "A".The bidder's attention is also directed to Section 7028.15 of the Business and Professions Code for further reference. Only a contractor or subcontractor who currently is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") to bid on public works contracts in California, pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5, shall be permitted to submit or be listed on a bid. No bid shall be accepted, nor any contract or subcontract entered into, without proof of the contractor or subcontractor's current registration to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. Any and all requests for substitutions of "an equal" material, process, or equipment and all supporting materials shall be submitted to the City of Cerritos on the following BIDDER SUBSTITUTION REQUEST FORM by 9:00 a.m., Friday, May 26, 2023. The bidder shall not assume that any submitted substitution request(s) will be accepted in preparing his or her bid.