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

The project generally involves removal of 6-inch and 8-inch cast iron pipe and installation of 6-inch and 8-inch ductile iron pipe, 6-inch and 8-inch vitrified clay pipe, and 6-inch high- density polyethylene pipe. The project also involves removal and replacement of existing sanitary sewer manholes and reconnection of active sanitary sewer service laterals. Submit questions via online no later than Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 11:00 am. All prospective bidders are hereby cautioned that the Contractor's State License Law regulates contractor licensing matters. The Contractor, in its bid proposal, shall be required to disclose its license type, number, and expiration date. Bidders must have a valid California contractor's license, classification A or C34 or C42 to bid this project The contractor and all designated subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations in accordance with California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. The City will not accept a bid in which the contractor or any of the designated subcontractors are not registered in accordance with Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. See Section 2-1.17 of the Special Provisions for the "registration" requirements applicable to the contract. This project is a "public works" as defined in Sections 1720 through 1720.6 of the California Labor Code. In accordance with Chapter 14.09 of the San Jose Municipal Code entitled "Prevailing Wage Requirements for City Contracts Involving Public Works," the contractor will be required to comply with the prevailing wage provisions in California Labor Code Sections 1720 through 1861, and the City's Office of Equality Assurance is authorized to provide certain local enforcement of those provisions. As such, the contractor will need to pay not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rates for holiday and overtime work. Bidders are expected to have read and understand the "Wage Theft Prevention Policy" adopted on April 11, 2023. This project is subject to the Project Labor Agreement ("PLA") entered between the City of San Jose and the Santa Clara and San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council, as may be amended from time to time. The awarded Bidder will be required to agree to the terms of the agreement by signing Addendum A - Agreement to be Bound, of the PLA agreement, and submit at the time the contract is executed. Each bid must be accompanied by an electronic pdf copy of a bidder's bond in the sum of not less than 10% of the total aggregate amount of the bid. Bonds must be issued by a surety that is an "admitted surety insurer" in the State of California and must name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. Bonds must be accompanied by an electronic pdf copy of the surety's power of attorney and a notary acknowledgement for the surety's signature. Bidders must retain the original wet-signed bidder's bond and provide it to the City upon request. Bidders must submit with its bid valid Certificate(s) of Reported Compliance for itself and all designated subcontractors in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 13, Div. 3, Ch. 9, Art. 4.8, Sec. 2449, General Requirements for In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets ("CARB Regulations"). Each bid must either include all applicable Certificate(s) of Reported Compliance as described in Section 2449(n) of the CARB Regulations for any vehicles which may be used in performance of this contract or provide detailed reasoning demonstrating that the fleet(s) is/are exempt from such regulations. Bidder's attention is directed to those provisions of the Specifications which require the contractor to whom the contract for the work is awarded, to file with the City Clerk at the time the contract is executed, a Contractor's Payment Bond and a Bond for Faithful Performance meeting all the requirements of the Specifications and approved by the City Attorney of the City of San Jose. Bonds must be issued by a surety that is an "admitted surety insurer" in the State of California possessing a power of attorney and shall name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. The Contractor's Faithful Performance Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. Contractor's Payment Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in Public Contracts Code Section 22300, the contractor may substitute certain securities for any money withheld by City as retention to ensure contractor's performance under the contract. Such substitution of securities in lieu of retention shall be at the contractor's request and at contractor's sole expense. The securities shall be in an amount equivalent to the retention to be released.