This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in La Puente, California. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Vendor shall provide all cabling and conduit needed for the completion of the project. Vendor must comply with National Electrical Codes where applicable unless otherwise specified by LACPW. All cable and wire must be UL-listed, and NEC compliant. All exposed network cable must be outdoor UV-rated CAT 6a shielded cable with the specification of 10/100/1000 Mbps. All underground electrical conduits must be schedule 40 or higher PVC. The PVC conduits must be buried at a minimum of 18 inches from the ground to top of the conduit. All grounding material usage must be made of copper type. All cable termination shall have a minimum 3' service loop. All equipment cabinets shall be lockable. All power must be on minimum 15A dedicated circuits. All cable and electrical panel connections must be labeled with industry standard labels. Gratuities: It is improper for any County officer, employee or agent to solicit consideration, in any form, from a bidder with the implication, suggestion or statement that the bidder's provision of the consideration may secure more favorable treatment for the bidder in the Award of the contract or that the bidder's failure to provide such consideration may negatively affect the County's consideration of the bidder's submission. A bidder must not offer or give, either directly or through an intermediary, consideration, in any form, to a County officer, employee or agent for the purpose of securing favorable treatment with respect to the Award of the contract. 1.18 The offering of gifts, excluding token gifts of a promotional/advertising nature, or gratuities by bidder or any other agent or representative of bidder is strictly prohibited. 1.19 This request is a solicitation only and is not intended or to be construed as an offer by the County to enter into any Award or other Agreement. 1.20 All bids must include a complete "Exhibit 1, Proposer's Organization Questionnaire/Affidavit", "Exhibit 2, Proposer's Certification of Compliance", "Exhibit 3, Request for Preference Consideration", "Exhibit 4, Commercially Useful Function Certification Form", "Exhibit 5, Declaration", "Exhibit 6, Community Business Enterprise CBE Information (Excel Worksheet)", "Exhibit 7, Certification of Compliance (COVID-19 Vaccinations of County Contractor Personnel)" and "Exhibit 8, Prevailing Wages" attached hereto in Appendix A - Purchasing Required Forms. Bids received that do not include all completed Appendix A forms may be labeled non-responsive as an incomplete submission at County's discretion. 1.21 Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), Social Enterprise (SE), and Community Business Enterprise (CBE) are encouraged to bid. 1.22 Wherever possible, bidders are encouraged to subcontract portions of the work to responsible and qualified SBE, LSBE, DVBE, SE, and CBE. 1.23 Bidders are reminded to thoroughly review all solicitation documents. 1.24 Each person by submitting a response to this solicitation certifies that such bidder and each County lobbyist and County lobbying firm, as defined by Los Angeles County Code Chapter 2.160, retained by bidder is in full compliance with Chapter 2.160 of the Los Angeles County Code. 1.25 All bids submitted in response to the solicitation become the exclusive property of the County and will be regarded as public records. Exceptions will be those elements set forth in the California Government Code section 6250 et. seq. (Public Records Act) and which are marked "trade secret", "confidential", or "proprietary". The County will not, in any way, be liable or responsible for the disclosure of any such records, including, without limitation, those so marked, if disclosure is required by law, or by an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. In the event the County is required to defend an action on a Public Records Act request for any of the aforementioned documents, information, books, records, and/or contents of a bid marked "trade secret", "confidential", or "proprietary" the bidder agrees to defend and indemnify the County from all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, in action or liability arising under the Public Records Act. 1.26 Review of Solicitation Requirements and Specifications: A Vendor may seek a review of the solicitation requirements and/or specifications by written request to the Buyer conducting the solicitation provided that the written request is received no later than five (5) days prior to the closing date of the solicitation or as otherwise specified within the solicitation. This request must itemize, in sufficient detail, each matter contested and one or more factual reason(s) for the requested review (e.g., specifications were too narrow and limited competition with supporting details, etc.). The Purchasing Agent will provide a written response to the requesting Vendor(s). 1.27 County's Quality Assurance Plan. Subsequent to any Award, the County or its agent will evaluate vendor's performance on not less than an annual basis. Such evaluation will include assessing vendor's compliance with all Award terms and performance standards. Vendor deficiencies which County determines are severe or continuing and that may place performance of the Award in jeopardy if not corrected will be reported to the Board of Supervisors. The report will include improvement/corrective action measures taken by the County and vendor. If improvement does not occur consistent with the corrective action measures, County may terminate or impose other penalties as specified in the Award. 1.28 Bidder must not publish or disseminate any commercial advertisements, press releases, feature articles, or other materials using the name or logo of the County or any County departments without the County's prior written consent. 1.29 Bidders Adherence to County's Child Support Compliance Program. Bidders must fully comply with all applicable state and federal reporting requirements for its employees and all lawfully served Wage and Earnings Assignment Orders and Notice of Assignments and continue to maintain compliance during the term of any Award made pursuant to this solicitation. Failure to cure a default within ninety (90) days of notice by the County, will be cause for termination of an Award or initiation of debarment proceedings against the non-compliant Vendor (County Code Chapter 2.202) 1.30 Time Off for Voting. Vendor must notify its employees and must require each subcontractor to notify its employees and provide information regarding the time off for voting (Elections Code Section 14000). Not less than ten (10) days before every statewide election, every vendor and subcontractor must keep posted conspicuously at the place of work, if practicable, or elsewhere where it can be seen as employees come or go to their place of work, a notice setting forth the provisions of Section 14000.