Remodeling of a fire / police facility in Lodi, California. Completed plans call for the remodel of a fire / police facility.

The work includes installation of a indoor gun range equipment, bullet proof partition wall, acoustical system, casework, and other miscellaneous and related items of work as shown on the plans and specifications for the project. The proposal shall be submitted as directed in the Notice Inviting Bids under sealed cover, plainly marked as a proposal and identifying the project to which the proposal relates and the date of the bid opening therefore This requirement applies to the outer most envelope (i.e. the FedEx or UPS sealed envelope if applicable). Proposals which are not properly marked may be disregarded. Only proposals actually received by the Purchasing Officer by the time set for the bid opening will be accepted. The Contractor will be required to utilize the Virtual Project Manager (VPM) online website for the duration of the project. The online account is free to the Contractor and must be utilized for all submittals, RFIs, pay requests, and all other project-related correspondence. See Section 6-04.04 Online Project Management Software of the Citys Construction Provisions for additional information. The Contractor agrees to commence work within 15 calendar days after both parties have signed the contract, or as agreed-upon by the City and the Contractor in writing. Furthermore the Contract agrees to complete the work within 90 calendar days. If there are any questions during bidding concerning these plans and specifications, please direct all inquiries to: Arnel Clegg Facilities Superintendent Upon submitting a bid, Contractor agrees that length of time of the contract is reasonable. Note: contract days will be paused / postponed for equipment lead times. Per Senate Bill 854, contractors and listed subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) prior to submitting bids to any public work contracts. Failure to comply will make bids non-responsive. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with DIR pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. In accordance with the provisions of Section 1770 of the Labor Code, the Director of Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rates of wages and employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, travel time, and subsistence pay as provided for in Section 1773.8, apprenticeship or other training programs authorized by Section 3093 and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. The Contractor and any subcontractor shall pay each employee engaged in the trade or occupation not less than the hourly wage rate. As the wage determination for each craft reflects an expiration date, it shall be the responsibility of the prime contractor and each subcontractor to ensure that the prevailing wage rates of concern are current and paid to the employee. The Contractor shall make travel and subsistence payments to each worker needed to execute the work as such travel and subsistence payments are defined in the applicable collective bargaining agreements in accordance with Section 1773.8 of the Labor Code. If a craft or classification used on the project is not shown on the wage determination, the Contractor may be required to pay the wage rate of that craft or classification most closely related to it as shown in the general determinations. The City of Lodi hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. If there are any questions during bidding concerning these plans and specifications, please direct all inquiries to: Arnel Clegg Facilities Superintendent Public Works Department 221 West Pine Street Lodi, CA 95240 Email: aclegg@lodi.gov The City of Lodi hereby notifies all bidders of the Citys local hiring and apprenticeship ordinance to strongly encourage local hire and apprenticeship practices. The City requires that all bidders comply with the ordinance on projects that are estimated to exceed $200,000; and will reject bids that fail to demonstrate a good faith local hire effort. For any moneys earned by the Contractor and withheld by the City of Lodi to ensure the performance of the contract, the Contractor may, at Contractors request and expense, substitute securities equivalent to the amount withheld in the form and manner and subject to the conditions provided in Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California. The Contractor shall submit copies of payroll records. No bid will be considered unless it is submitted on a proposal form furnished by the City of Lodi within the full set of contract documents. The prime contractor on this project shall possess a valid State of California Class B contractors license. The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in the completion of such forms, and to award to the lowest responsible bidder. The list of plan holders and the bid results will be available on the ciplist.com website. Bid results will be available four hours after the bid opening. Proposals may be rejected if they show any alterations of form, additions not called for, conditional or alternative bids, incomplete bids, erasures or irregularities of any kind. The right is reserved to reject any and all proposals.