This Advertisement for bids is for the award of one Job Order Contract (JOC) and the work includes repair, alteration, modernization, maintenance, rehabilitation, and demolition work performed on buildings, offices, facilities, structures, infrastructure, or other real property. A JOC is a competitively bid, Unit Price, indefinite quantity contract that is awarded to a Prime Contractor. Once awarded, work is accomplished through the issuance of individual Job Orders. Job Order Contract, JOC- 029, awarded under this solicitation will each have a Minimum Contract Value of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($25,000.00) and a Maximum Contract Value of Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($5,700,000.00). The County reserves the right to issue Job Orders totaling less than the Maximum Contract Value. Each contract will be for a term of twelve (12) months. The selected Contractor will enter into the Agreement for Special Services contained in these Specifications. The Standard Form of Agreement Between County/Owner and Contractor, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, JOC Special Conditions and other terms and conditions contained in these Specifications will also govern the selected Contractor's performance of work under the County's JOC Program, except to the extent such terms and conditions are inconsistent with the Agreement for Special Services. Bid Security in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($25,000.00) shall accompany the Bid, in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders shall furnish an initial Payment Bond in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($250,000.00) and an initial Performance Bond in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($250,000.00). The Contractor shall possess the following licenses and requirements:
JOC - 029: Class A Contractors license is required at the time this contract is to be awarded. Questions from interested prospective bidders will only be accepted by the County in writing via written correspondence or via Internet electronic mail (preferred) to Cynthia Guillen, at the Department of Public Works offices located at 345 W. 7th Street, Merced, California 95341-6041 or at Cynthia.Guillen@countyofmerced.com, respectively. Neither the County nor its representative will be responsible for any oral instructions. No interpretations will be issued later than three (3) calendar days prior to the bid date so that all inquiries can be answered in writing and distributed to all bidders on the plan-holders list in the form of addenda to the contract in ample time before the bid opening date. The cutoff for questions from interested prospective bidders is Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM. The Board of Supervisors of Merced County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informalities or irregularities in any Bid or in the Bidding. Pre Bid Meeting Description:
Please RSVP your attendance by sending an email to Cynthia.Guillen@countyofmerced.com by close of business day January 8, 2024. The purpose of the Pre-Bid Meeting is to go over key dates and requirements for the solicitation, discuss the Job Order Contract (JOC) concept and discuss JOC from a Contractor's perspective. The County strongly encourages a responsible managing officer from the Contractor's office to attend this meeting.
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