Site work for a water / sewer project in Buena Park, California. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

All Bids must be made in writing in either ink or typed on the form included in the Contract Documents. Each Bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the City Clerk with the Project Name, Project Number, and Bid Number typed or clearly printed on the lower left corner of the envelope, with the words "Sealed Bid Enclosed" clearly written on the front of the envelope. Bids must remain valid and shall not be subject to withdrawal for sixty (60) Days after the Bid opening date. Faces or any electronic format is not acceptable. INCORPORATION OF STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS. The 2021 Edition or Latest Edition of "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction" ("Standard Specifications"), as amended by the Contract Documents (as "Contract Documents" is defined in the Contract) and the Special Provisions of the City of Buena Park, Latest Edition ("Special Provisions"), is incorporated by reference. SCOPE OF WORK. The Project includes, without limitation, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment and other incidental and appurtenant work necessary to satisfactorily complete the Project, as more specifically described in the Contract Documents ("Work"). This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents, permits from regulatory agencies with jurisdiction, and applicable regulations. The quantity of Work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximations only, being given as a basis for the comparison of Bids. Actual quantities of Work to be performed may vary at the discretion of the Engineer. Each prospective bidder ("Bidders") is responsible for fully acquainting themselves with the conditions of the scope of work as it relates to doing work in the City. PLANHOLDER REGISTRATION. All Bidders shall register with ARC as a "Planholder." All Addenda transmission and other Contract Document-related information will be relayed via ARC. A Bidder shall have no recourse due to its any inability to register with ARC, "whitelist" ARC communications, or to view or access any of the Project Documents, Addenda transmission, or other information. REGISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. In accordance with Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor shall 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, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5; with limited exceptions for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a). PREVAILING WAGES. In accordance with Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., the Project is a "public work" to which the requirements of prevailing wage apply. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code, the successful Bidder (hereinafter "Contractor") and its subcontracts, if any ("Subcontractors") shall pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") regarding the prevailing rate of per diem wages. Copies of such general prevailing rates of per diem wages are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Buena Park, 6650 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park, California, 90621, and are available to any interested party on request. The Contractor shall post a copy of the DIR's determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. ADHERENCE TO THE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT. This project is subject to the Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) between the City and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and the Signatory Craft Councils and Local Unions. The CWA is a master labor agreement that establishes employment and labor relations procedures, and applies to all Contractors and Subcontractors that are awarded or perform work on the project. The awarded Contractor and its Subcontractors of all tiers must agree to be bound by the CWA. A Letter of Assent (in the form attached to this request for bids, must be submitted with a Bid in order for the Bid to be considered. A copy of the CWA is attached to this request for bids. The City has retained a third-party CWA Administrator that will act on the City's behalf and aid parties in administering the CWA. BONDS. Each Bid must be accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier's check, certified check or Bidder's Bond issued by a Surety insurer, made payable to the City and in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total Bid price submitted. Personal or company checks are not acceptable. Upon Contract award, the Contractor shall provide faithful performance and payment Bonds, each in a sum equal to the Contract Price. The Bonds shall be dated on or after the Effective Date of the Contract, and before the date a "notice to proceed" from the City is issued. All Bonds must be issued by a California admitted Surety insurer, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, with a current A.M. Best's rating no less than A:VII, using the forms set forth in the Contract Documents, or in any other form approved by the City Attorney. Failure to enter into the Contract with the City, including the submission of all required Bonds and insurance coverage, within ten (10) Days after the date of the mailing of written notice of contract award to the Bidder, shall subject the Bid security to forfeiture to the extent provided by law. LICENSES. Each Bidder shall possess a valid Class A Contractor's license issued by the California State Contractors License Board, at the time of the Bid submission; provided that if this Project utilizes any federal funding, the successful Bidder must possess such a license at the time of Contract award. The successful Contractor, and Subcontractors, must also possess a current City business license. RETENTION SUBSTITUTION. Five percent (5%) of any progress payment will be withheld as retention. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, and at the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld may be deposited with the City or with a State or federally chartered bank as escrow agent, which shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Project, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor. Alternatively, the Contractor may request that the City make payments of earned retentions directly to an escrow agent at the Contractor's expense. No such substitutions shall be accepted until all related documents are approved by the City Attorney. TRADE NAMES OR EQUALS. Requests to substitute an equivalent item for a brand or trade name item must be made by written request submitted no later than ten (10) working days before the Bid submission deadline. Requests received after this time shall not be considered. Requests shall clearly describe the product for which approval is requested, including all data necessary to demonstrate acceptability. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. Liquidated damages shall accrue in the amount of $500 for each Day that Work remains incomplete beyond the Project completion deadline specified in the Contract Documents. BIDDING PROCESS. The City reserves the right, after opening bids, to reject any Bid or all Bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bid or in the bidding, as deemed to be in the best interest of the City. NONDISCRIMINATION. The City hereby affirmatively ensures that all business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract.