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

The Engineer's Estimate for this project is $215,000. The proposed scope of work includes mobilization/demobilization, manhole construction, manhole improvements, temporary bypass pumping, surface restoration, traffic control and all other work as shown on the Plans and as called for in the Special Provisions and as directed by the Engineer. No Pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this project. Each Bid shall be made on the Bid form issued with the Special Provisions. Bids shall be accompanied by a certified cashier's check or checks or a Bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total Bid amount, made payable to the order of "Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin". Bids and Bid bond shall be sealed and submitted to the Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin, 450 Sycamore Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941, on or before the Bid opening date listed above, and will be opened in public immediately after the time due in the Agency's offices, and there read and recorded. Any Bid received after the time specified in the Notice will be returned unopened. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all Bids and to waive any irregularity in any Bid received. No Bidder may withdraw their Bid for a period of sixty days after the date set for opening thereof. By submission of a Bid Proposal, the Bidder certifies that it is aware and agrees that the entire contents of the Contract Documents will constitute the Agreement. Bidder certifies that it has had the opportunity to review all the Contract Documents and accepts all terms and conditions thereto. Failure of the Bidder to accept this obligation may result in the cancellation of any award. The Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin may recover any damages incurred by the Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin as a result of Bidder's failure to accept all contractual obligations. Bidders are notified that pursuant to law, the Board of Commissioners and the Mill Valley City Council have ascertained the general prevailing rate of wages and rates in the locality in which the work is to be performed, for each craft or type of workman or mechanic needed to execute the contract. The prevailing rates of hourly wages applicable to the work to be performed have been determined by the State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, pursuant to Sections 1770, 1773, and 1773.1 of the Labor Code. Said rates apply to this project. Compliance with California Labor Code Section 1777.5, requires all public works contractors and subcontractors to: o Apply for a Certificate of Approval for the employment and training of apprentices for each craft or trade. o Employ apprentices on the public work in a ratio to journeyman as stipulated in the apprenticeship standards under which the joint apprenticeship committee operates, but in no case shall the ratio be less than one (1) apprentice to each five (5) journeymen. o Contribute to the training fund in the amount identified in the PWR publication for journeyman and apprentices. However, where trust fund administrators cannot accept the contributions, then payment shall be made to the California Apprenticeship Council, P.O. Box 603, San Francisco, CA 94101. o Designation of Subcontractors; Subcontractors List. Each Bidder shall submit a list of its proposed Subcontractors (with location of businesses and contractors' license numbers) for the proposed Work as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (California Public Contract Code sections 4100-4114) on the form furnished. The failure of any Bid Proposal to include all information required by the Subcontractors List will result in rejection of the Bid Proposal for non-responsiveness. o Contractor Registration. 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 the Work is deemed "not qualified" and the proposal of such a Bidder will be rejected for non-responsiveness. Pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5, all Subcontractors identified in a Bidder's Subcontractors' List shall be DIR Registered Contractors. If awarded the Contract for the Work, at all times during the performance of the Work, the Bidder and all Subcontractors, of any tier, shall be DIR Registered Contractors. It shall be mandatory that all persons employed in the execution of the contract be paid not less than said specific wages and rates, and that existing labor agreements relative to overtime, holidays, and of the special provisions be recognized. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)]. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. Bids received by the Agency will be opened and read publicly at the time, date, and place above specified, and will thereafter be tabulated and submitted to the Board of Commissioners for consideration. The determination of the apparent lowest bid shall be the lowest total bid (base bid plus all bid alternates). All Bidders shall be licensed under the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California to do the type of work contemplated in the project. In accordance with provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the Agency has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid Class "A" License at the time that the Bid is submitted. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the Bid as non-responsive. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Labor and Material Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price, as well as a Performance Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price. Each Bidder shall submit with its Bid a statement setting forth its experience on the forms included in the Bid Proposal. Telephones will not be available to Bidders for the preparation of Bids or for calling in Bid results. Bid forms received after the designated time will not be accepted. No Bidder may withdraw its Bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening of Bids. The Agency reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any irregularities in the Bids. Project is to be completed within: Sixty (60) consecutive calendar days from the effective date of the Notice to Proceed.