Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in San Jose, California. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field; sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

Description of Work: The Project generally involves replacing play equipment and surfacing in the tot lot areas and site furnishings at Hamman Park and replacing playground equipment and surfacing for youth and tot lot areas, shade structures and site furnishings at Starbird Park. Question Deadline 05/23/2024 11:00:00 AM PT All prospective bidders are hereby cautioned that the Contractor's State License Law regulates contractor licensing matters. The Contractor, in its bid proposal, shall be required to disclose its license type, number, and expiration date. Bidders must have a valid California contractor's license, classification A to bid this project. The contractor and all designated subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations in accordance with California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. The City will not accept a bid in which the contractor or any of the designated subcontractors are not registered in accordance with Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. This project is a "public works" as defined in Sections 1720 through 1720.6 of the California Labor Code. In accordance with Chapter 14.09 of the San Jose Municipal Code entitled "Prevailing Wage Requirements for City Contracts Involving Public Works," the contractor will be required to comply with the prevailing wage provisions in California Labor Code Sections 1720 through 1861, and the City's Office of Equality Assurance is authorized to provide certain local enforcement of those provisions. As such, the contractor will need to pay not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rates for holiday and overtime work. See Section 7-1.01a(3) of the Special Provisions for the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the contract. Copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing wage rates for holiday and overtime work in effect for this project are on file and available for your review from the City's Office of Equality Assurance at 408-535-8430. This project is subject to the Project Labor Agreement ("PLA") entered between the City of San Jose and the Santa Clara and San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council, as may be amended from time to time. The awarded Bidder will be required to agree to the terms of the agreement by signing Addendum A - Agreement to be Bound, of the PLA agreement, and submit at the time the contract is executed. Each bid must be accompanied by an electronic pdf copy of a bidder's bond in the sum of not less than 10% of the total aggregate amount of the bid. Bonds must be issued by a surety that is an "admitted surety insurer" in the State of California and must name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. Bonds must be accompanied by an electronic pdf copy of the surety's power of attorney and a notary acknowledgement for the surety's signature. Bidders must retain the original wet-signed bidder's bond and provide it to the City upon request. Bidder's attention is directed to those provisions of the Specifications which require the contractor to whom the contract for the work is awarded, to file with the City Clerk at the time the contract is executed, a Contractor's Payment Bond and a Bond for Faithful Performance meeting all the requirements of the Specifications and approved by the City Attorney of the City of San Jose. Bonds must be issued by a surety that is an "admitted surety insurer" in the State of California possessing a power of attorney and shall name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. The Contractor's Faithful Performance Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. Contractor's Payment Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in Public Contracts Code Section 22300, the contractor may substitute certain securities for any money withheld by City as retention to ensure contractor's performance under the contract. Such substitution of securities in lieu of retention shall be at the contractor's request and at contractor's sole expense. The securities shall be in an amount equivalent to the retention to be released.