Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Imperial, California. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; sidewalk / parking lot; sidewalk / parking lot; and water / sewer project.

The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required by the contract documents. The work to be performed includes, but not limited to the following activities for this contract: Sawcut and removal of portions of existing A.C. pavement on designated areas, removal and disposal of native material on designated areas, grinding of top 1.0" of existing A.C. pavement on designated surfaces, lowering and raising the covers of existing sewer manholes, water valves, gas valves, and electrical boxes, remove and dispose of existing PCC Cross Gutter as shown in plans. As to the new improvements to be constructed the following components in general are included as part of this project: Installation of overlay system consisting of the following, 3/4 " AC leveling course, 3/8" Asphalt Rubber Aggregate Membrane (ARAM), 1.5" of asphalt Rubber Hot Mix (ARHM-GG), Pavement Structure of 4" A.C. over 12" thick of Class 2 Aggregate Base Material on designated areas, and installation of new thermoplastic striping and 5' wide thermoplastic Class II bike lanes. Includes road traffic control around the construction zones. All work to be completed within existing City of Imperial Right-of-Way. The scope of work includes, prior to the start of construction, the coordination between the City of Imperial and the Contractor. Testing and Studies called for shall be paid by City. Asphalt and concrete demolition debris shall be recycled or diverted as required by the City's C&D Ordinance. The asphalt grindings derived from the construction activity listed under Items "9 & 10" of the Proposal Bid Sheet, which size should be 1.5" (38MM) or less, shall disposed and "stockpiled" at the following location: City Shop & Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 701 E. 14th Street, Imperial, CA 92251. Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate the provisions of State Labor Code of the State of California. Compliance with the higher State prevailing rates of wages and apprenticeship employment standards established by the State director of Industrial Relations will be required. Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion will also be required. This project has a specific contract Disadvantaged Businesses Enterprises (DBE) Contract Goal of 12%, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered areas. Said DBE Goal is applicable to all contractor's construction work (whether or not it is Federally funded or assisted) performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area outside of the covered area, it shall apply to the goals established for such geographical area where the work is actually performed. With regard to this second area, the Contractor also is subject to the goals for both its Federally involved and non-Federally involved construction. The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246 and the regulations in 41. CFR Part 60-4 shall be based on its implementation of the Equal Opportunity Clause, specific affirmative action obligations required by the specifications set forth in 41 CFR 60- 4.3(a), and its efforts to meet the goals established for the geographical area where the contract resulting from the solicitation is to be performed. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform through the duration of the contract, and in each trade, and the Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ women and minority individuals evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from contractor to contractor or from project to project for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, the Executive Order, and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed. Each bid must be accompanied by a guaranty of cash, certified check, cashier's check or bid bond made payable to the City of Imperial for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the bid. Such guaranty to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fails to enter the contract. All guaranties to be returned after the contract is awarded. In conformance with the State of California Public Contract Code Section 22300, the contractor may substitute securities for any funds withheld by the City to ensure performance under the contract. At request and expense of the contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the City or with a State or Federally chartered bank as the escrow agent who shall pay such funds to the contractor upon notification by the City of contractor's satisfactory completion of contract. The type of securities deposited, and the method of release shall be approved by the City Attorney's office. As used in this notice, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is in the City of Imperial in Imperial County, State of California. The contract documents call for monthly payments based upon the engineer's estimate of the work completed. The City of Imperial will retain five (5%) percent of each progress payment as security for completion of the balance of the work. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, the City will pay the amounts so retained upon compliance with the requirements of Public Contract Code Section 22300 and the provisions of the contract documents pertaining to Substitution of Securities. Questions concerning the proposal should be directed to Jesus Villegas, Project Manager via email: jvillegas@imperial.ca.gov. Questions should be received no later than 1:00 P.M on Thursday, August 01, 2024. Clarification desired by a proposer shall be requested in writing with sufficient time to allow for a response prior to the date RFPs are due. Oral explanation or instructions shall not be considered binding on behalf of the City. Any modifications to this solicitation will be issued by the City as a written addendum. The City will not consider proposals received after the specified time and date. This bid proposal does not commit the City of Imperial to award a contract or pay any costs associated with the preparation of a Proposal. The City of Imperial reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to award each item separately, delete portions of the work, and/or waive any informality on any bid. No bid may be withdrawn for 45 days after the time set for the opening thereof. Failure by the successful bidder to enter into a contract with the City or to deliver goods and/or services in accordance with the bid may result in a declaration by the City that the bidder is not a responsible bidder, and elimination from consideration in future bidding. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) 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 (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Any bid submitted by a contractor or subcontractor not properly licensed and not registered with the Department of Industrial Relations shall be considered non-responsive and will be rejected. At the time of contract award, the prime contractor shall possess a Class "A" contractor's license and/or any combination of "C" specialty contractor's license(s) sufficient to perform the work.