This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Irvine, California. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Removal and lawful disposal of existing utilities within the project limits including but not limited to water, sewer, storm drain, electrical and communications facilities. Work to include clearing and grubbing, excavation, backfill, stockpiling of concrete pipe and removal, and lawful offsite disposal of spoils, if required, and other items not mentioned here, but are required by the Special Provisions. LOCATION OF THE WORK: The work to be performed hereunder is located in the City of Irvine, County of Orange, at the Great Park, bounded by Cadence, Pusan Way, Irvine Boulevard, Chinon, Treble, Great Park Boulevard, and Bosque. The work to be performed shall include, but not be limited to: Removal and lawful disposal of existing utilities within the project limits including but not limited to water, sewer, storm drain, electrical and communications facilities. Work to include clearing and grubbing, excavation, backfill, stockpiling of concrete pipe and removal, and lawful offsite disposal of spoils, if required, and other items not mentioned here, but are required by the Plans and Special Provisions. The Engineer's construction cost estimate for the project is above $3,350,000.00 (rounded to the nearest ten thousand). LICENSE REQUIREMENT: Prime Contractor must possess a valid Class 'A' license. At the time of submitting the bid, the Bidder shall be licensed as a contractor in accordance with the provisions of California Business and Professions Code Chapter 9, Division 3. Bid Valid - 90 Days Liquidated Damages - $5,200 per calendar day License Requirements - A Type of Award - Lump Sum Each bid shall be accompanied by a scanned copy of a certified or cashier's check or corporate surety bond issued by a surety company, admitted to do business in the State of California, on the form furnished by the City as guarantee that bidder will, if an award is made to him in accordance with the terms of his bid, promptly secure Workers' Compensation insurance and liability insurance, execute a contract in the required form, and furnish satisfactory bonds for the faithful performance of the contract ("Performance Bond") and for the payment of claims of materialmen and laborers thereunder ("Payment Bond"). Said check or bidder's bond shall be in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid. Online Q&A - Yes Q&A Deadline - 01/03/2024 4:00 PM (PST) Other Details Prevailing wage requirements apply to public works projects with a value exceeding $1,000.00. The definition of "public works" is found at Labor Code Section 1720, et seq. The CITY is subject to the provisions of law relating to public contracts in the State of California. It is agreed that all provisions of law applicable to public contracts are a part of this Agreement to the same extent as though set forth herein and will be complied with by CONTRACTOR. CONTRACTOR shall abide by all applicable Sections of the California Labor Codes including Sections 1770 -1781, et seq. In accordance with the provisions of Section 1773 of the California Labor Code, the general prevailing rates of per diem wages and holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the Work is to be performed shall be in accordance with the rates posted on the Department of Industrial Relations website, found at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dirdatabases.html. The CONTRACTOR, and any subcontractor under him, shall pay not less than the specified prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed in the execution of this Agreement. The CITY reminds all contractors and subcontractors of the adoption of Senate Bill 96 - Amendments to California Prevailing Wage Law Requires Additional Measures by Public Agencies, Contractors and Subcontractors, and encourages them to understand and comply with the requirements as set forth on the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html. All contractors and subcontractors who plan to bid on a public works project when the project is for construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work with a value exceeding $25,000.00 must first be registered and pay an annual fee with the DIR. Additionally, all contractors and subcontractors who plan to bid on public works projects involving maintenance work with a value exceeding $15,000.00 must first be registered and pay an annual fee with the DIR. The CITY requires all contractors and subcontractors to be registered with the DIR prior to submitting a bid meeting these parameters. Subject to the exceptions set forth in Labor Code Section 1725.5, bids from contractors that are not currently registered will be deemed nonresponsive. Further, the CITY will not award a contract to and no contractor or subcontractor will be allowed to work on a CITY public works project meeting these parameters unless they are registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. Please visit the DIR website for further information. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. Notes Bidders with the three lowest responsive bids shall deliver an original hard copy of the certified check, cashier's check or surety bond to the Purchasing Agent at 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA 92606 within five business days of the bid opening date. Failure to submit the original check or bidder's bond may result in the bid being declared non-responsive. Special Notices Local Programs & Policies This project is subject to the Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) between the City and the Los Angeles/Orange County Building and Construction Trades Council (Trades Council). The CWA establishes labor relations policies and procedures for the Contractor and subcontractors of all tiers - including a local hire goal, payment of employee fringe benefits through a union trust fund, and registering employees through a union hall. A signed Letter of Assent must be submitted with Bid proposal packet. The City of Irvine will utilize a CWA Administrator who will work with the Contractors and the Trades Council to oversee the provisions of the CWA. A copy of the CWA is included in Appendix A. Prior to any work being done on the project, Contractors that are not signatory with one of the unions that are signatory to the CWA shall register each of their own workers (Core Employees) with the appropriate union hall and must provide a listing (Core Employees List, see Appendix A) of their Core Employees to the CWA Administrator. The CWA contains a local hiring goal of 30%, calculated based on total hours worked. The local hire provision requires best efforts to utilize qualified workers first residing in the Local Zip Code List (see Appendix A), then to Veterans residing in Orange County, then to graduates from the Building Trades Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3 Graduates) residing in Orange County, and finally other residents of Orange County. When requesting workers from the union hiring hall, the Contractor shall use the Craft Request Form (see Appendix A). This form must be sent to the union hiring hall 48 hours prior to when the worker is needed. The Contractor must hold a Pre-Job Conference that is to be attended by all subcontractors and those attending will disclose their scope of work and union assignments to the Building Trades. The Contractor must fill out the Pre-Job Conference Form (see Appendix A) and submit to the CWA Administrator a week prior to scheduling the Pre-Job Conference.