Site work for a fire / police facility in Lathrop, California. Completed plans call for site work for a fire / police facility.

The work to be performed under this contract is generally described as, but not necessarily limited to the construction and installation of hardscape, irrigation, plant material and other landscape amenities. Bidder is responsible for examining the project site and shall not rely on the following description. The project site is located at 2112 Louise Avenue, Lathrop, CA. The engineers estimate for the work contemplated by the Base bid schedule is $375,000. The work to be performed under this contract is generally described as, but not necessarily limited to construction and installation of hardscape, irrigation, plant material and other landscape amenities. All project materials shall be supplied by the Contractor, and the Work shall be performed in accordance with the Standard Specifications and the Construction Documents as defined in the General Conditions. The Work shall be complete, and all work, materials, and services not expressly shown or called for in the Construction Documents which may be necessary for the complete and proper construction of the Work in good faith shall be performed, furnished, and installed by the Contractor as though originally specified or shown in said Construction Documents, at no increase in cost to the City. All communications related to the Citys administration of this work shall be directed to Ken Reed, Senior Construction Manager, at kreed@ci.lathrop.ca.us, or by calling the Public Works Department at (209) 941-7430. Each Bidder submitting a proposal to complete the work, labor, materials and/or services (Work) subject to this procurement must be a Department of Industrial Relations registered contractor pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 (DIR Registered Contractor). A Bidder who is not a DIR Registered Contractor when submitting a proposal for Work is deemed not qualified and the proposal of such a Bidder will be rejected for non-responsiveness. Each Bid must be submitted in a non-transparent sealed envelope; if submitted by mail, enclose Bid envelope in another envelope addressed to: City Clerk, Attention: Teresa Vargas City of Lathrop 390 Towne Centre Drive Lathrop, CA 95330 Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5, all Subcontractors identified in a Bidders Subcontractors List shall be DIR Registered Contractors. If awarded the Contract for the Work, at all times during performance of the Work, the Bidder and all Subcontractors, of any tier, shall be DIR Registered Contractors. The City of Lathrop does not sell copies of the plans and specifications. The Contractor shall commence work under this Contract within 10 working days upon receipt of written Notice to Proceed from the City and shall fully complete all work within 60 working days after the Notice to Proceed, subject to provisions contained in the Construction Documents relating to extension of time. The Contractor shall, at all times during the continuance of the Contract, prosecute the work with such force and equipment as are sufficient to complete it within the time specified. Each Bid shall be accompanied by the Warranty Bond Acknowledgment and a certified or cashiers check or an approved Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Total Bid Price payable to the City of Lathrop. Said check or bond shall be made payable to the City and shall be given as a guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the Work, will enter into a Contract with the City, and will furnish the necessary insurance certificates, Payment Bond, Performance Bond and Warranty Bond. In case of refusal or failure to enter into said Contract, the check or Bid Bond, as the case may be, shall be forfeited to the City. If the Bidder elects to furnish a Bid Bond as its Bid security, the Bidder shall use the Bid Bond form bound herein, or one conforming substantially to it in form. The successful bidder shall furnish a Performance Bond (100%), Payment Bond (100%) and Warranty Bond (10%) at the stated percentages of the final contract price. The Bond Company acknowledges that the Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and Warranty Bond will be separately enforceable until each is separately released by the City of Lathrop. The release of one bond shall not release the remaining bond(s), even if all bonds share the same bond number. The Lathrop City Council reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids, to waive any irregularity in a Bid, and to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder as it may best serve the interest of the City of Lathrop. If the Contractor fails to complete the Work within the time specified for Substantial Completion in the Contract, then the Contractor does hereby agree, as a part consideration for the awarding of this Contract, to pay to the City, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, the sum of $100 per day for each working day beyond the dates set forth in the Agreement that the Contractor fails to achieve Substantial Completion for the Project. The said amount is fixed and agreed on by and between the Contractor and the City because of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of fixing and ascertaining the true value of the damages which the City will sustain by failure of the Contractor to complete the Work on time, including damages, some of which are indefinite, said amount is agreed to be a reasonable estimate of the amount of damages which the City will sustain and said amount shall be deducted from any monies due or that may become due to the Contractor, and if said monies are insufficient to cover said damages, then the Contractor shall pay the amount of the difference.