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

Q & A deadline: Aug 01, 2023 5:00:00 PM EDT By submission of bid you agree to comply with all instruction 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. cashiers check 3. bidders bond made payable to the City of San Luis Obispo for an amount equal to ten percent of the bid amount as a guaranty. Guaranty will be forfeited to the City San Luis Obispo if the bidder, to whom the contract is awarded, fails to enter into the contract. The City of San Luis Obispo reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or waive any informality in a bid. All bids are to be compared based on the City Engineer'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. If the contract is awarded, the contract will be awarded within 60 calendar days after the opening of the bids. Failure to raise defects in the notice to bidders or bid forms prior to bid opening constitute a waiver of those defects. Standard Specifications and Engineering Standards referenced in the Special Provisions may be downloaded, free of charge You are responsible to obtain all issued addenda prior to bid opening. Addenda will be available to download at the City or at the office of the City Engineer. Contact the project manager, Bryan Wheeler at 805-781-7178 or the Public Works Department at (805) 781-7200 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 In general, the project includes removing small sections of roadway and sidewalk to construct a new neighborhood traffic circle at the intersection of Toro St and Buchon St. The project includes construction of a new stamped concrete traffic circle, curb ramps, sidewalk, and striped bulb-out areas with raised pavement markings. Contract time is established as 35 working days. The fixed liquidated damages amount is established at $500 per day for failure to complete the work within the contract time. In compliance with section 1773 of the Labor Code, the State of California Department of Industrial Relations has established prevailing hourly wage rates for each type of workman. Current wage rates may be obtained from the Division of Labor This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. You must possess a valid Class A Contractors License at the time of the bid opening. You and any subcontractors required to pay prevailing wage must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code. 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. All referenced projects must have been completed within the last five years from this projects bid opening date. 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. One referenced project must be for roadway paving within the public right of way. Two referenced projects must be for curb ramp construction within the public right of way. Failure to provide reference projects as specified in this section and as required on the qualification form is cause to reject a bid as being non-responsive. The City reserves the right to reject any bid based on non-responsiveness if a bidder fails to provide a bid that complies with all bidding instructions. The City reserves the right to reject a responsive bid based on the non-responsibility of the bidder if the Director of Public Works or Designee finds, after providing notice and a hearing to the bidder, that the bidder lacks the 1. knowledge 2. experience, 3. or is otherwise not responsible as defined in Section 3.24 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code to complete the project in the best interest of the City.