Renovation of a water / sewer project in Sunol, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement of prevailing wage requirements by the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") and the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed in a bid for a public works project and no contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the DIR per California Labor Code Section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under California Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)]. FPUC Contract Administration Bureau All questions go to: QBD@sfwater.org Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) - Breena Gonzales o For all questions regarding the prevailing wage requirements, email: olseprebidprecon@sfgov.org The objective of the project is to rehabilitate the Sunol Hydrofluoric Acid (HFA) Facility, provide system integration of the Dechlorination Facility, replace the chemical metering pumps at the Sunol Valley Chloramination Facility (SVCF), and upgrade the main PLC at SVCF. The work is to be performed in Alameda County, California. SFPUC has determined, in accordance with Cal. Public Contract Code 3400, that certain items are "without equal" -- refer to Section 00 21 13 (Instructions to Bidders), "Questions on Bid Documents, Addenda, Substitutions." The Engineer's estimate is $8,500,000. The contract will be awarded to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid. Bid discounts may be applied as per San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 14B and Section 2.01 of Attachment 1. The Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement is 8.00%. The LBE subcontracting requirement can only be met with certified San Francisco Micro and Small-LBEs. The LBE subcontractor participation requirement for this Contract is 8.00%. The LBE subcontractor participation requirement is set at under 20% in consideration of the large portion of work that includes specialized electrical and mechanical equipment, and due to the project location of 50 miles from San Francisco with limited LBE availability. SFPUC-LBEs cannot be counted towards meeting the LBE subcontracting requirement(s). Prime and Joint Venture level LBE participation cannot be counted towards meeting any of the LBE subcontracting requirement(s). LBE subcontractors must be certified with in the scope of work they are being listed to perform. All Bidders shall submit documented Good Faith efforts with their Bids as directed on Form 2B, except those who exceed the above-stated subcontracting requirement(s) by at least 35%. Refer to Attachment 1. Failure to comply with Chapter 14B requirements may result in a Bid being deemed non-responsive and ineligible for Contract award. Please contact Michelle Kassatly at (408) 641-8031 or Michelle.kassatly@sfgov.org for further information. Subcontracting opportunities may include, but not limited, to the following major types of work: electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and controls. Please refer to Section 01 60 00 in the Specifications regarding the purchase of equipment to achieve the LBE subcontracting participation requirement. In addition, the SFPUC seeks to promote diversity within its contracting opportunities. Thus, the SFPUC strongly encourages bids from Bidders that optimize the use of S.F. Small and Micro-LBE certified subcontracting firms. The SFPUC also seeks to further optimize the use of contractor teams that reflect the diversity of the City and County of San Francisco. As such, the City recommends that Bidders consider the composition of their teams in terms of gender, age, ethnicity, and race, and to utilize teams that include a diverse mix of staff at all organizational levels A Class "A" California Contractors License is required to bid. Furthermore, each listed subcontractor must possess appropriate active licenses for the work each subcontractor will be performing. Bidders are hereby advised that the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded must be certified by the Contract Monitoring Division as being in compliance with the Equal Benefits Provisions of Chapter 12B of the City's Administrative Code within two weeks after notification of award by the SFPUC General Manager. This Project is subject to the requirements of the San Francisco Local Hiring Policy for Construction ("Policy") as set forth in Section 6.22(g) and Chapter 82 of the Administrative Code. Bidders are hereby advised that the requirements of the Policy will be incorporated as a material term of any contract awarded for the Project. Refer to Contract Section 00 73 30 for more information. If a Bidder objects on any ground to any bid specification or legal requirement imposed by this Advertisement for Bids, the Bidder shall, no later than the 10th working day prior to the date of Bid opening, provide written notice to the Manager, Contract Administration Bureau, setting forth with specificity the grounds for the objection.