Site work for a transportation facility in Stockton, California. Completed plans call for site work for a transportation facility.

Question Deadline 07/31/2024 at 5:00 PM PT All questions to be submitted in writing/email to Claire.Saleh@rsandh.com. Question received after 14 days prior to bidding The work included in this project consists of the following: o Base bid: Demolition of approx. 9000 SY of Asphalt Pavement and 600 SY of Concrete Pavement. Millings are to become property of the Airport and will be stockpiled. Removal of Associated Signs. o Bid Alt 1: Taxiways Signage and Marking Modifications Any questions regarding the materials contained in the Contract Documents should be directed to the Project Manager, RS&H California, Inc., at telephone (301) 692-2050 or e-mail Claire.Saleh@rsandh.com Bidder's Bond: Bids must be from appropriately licensed contractor, must be sealed and accompanied by proposal bond made payable to the County of San Joaquin in the sum of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid. ("The amount of the bid" is defined to include Base Bid). The bonds shall be given as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into a written contract within ten (10) calendar days after being requested to do so and will be considered as the stipulated amount of liquidated damages in the event the bidder is unable to or refuses to execute a contract for the work. Wage Requirements. Pursuant to Section 1770, and following, of the California Labor Code, the Contractor shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Copies of such prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors office, which copies shall be made available to any interested party on request. All labor on the project shall be paid the higher of the minimum wage rates as established by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, or the California Director of Industrial Relations. If a discrepancy exists between these two determinations, then all labor on the project shall be paid the higher of the two minimum wage rates. Award of Contract. Bids shall be made upon the form provided by the Owner and shall be properly completed with all items filled out; numbers shall be in writing and figures; the signatures of all persons signing shall be in longhand. Each bidder must supply all the information required by the bid documents and specifications. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the time set for the opening of bids, and the Board will act to accept or reject bids within that period of time. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise - 49 CFR Part 26 - The County of San Joaquin, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. The Airport has an overall race-neutral goal of 7.412% for each FAA fiscal year that it receives federal funding. Prime Contractors are encouraged to use qualified DBE Certified firms for all Airport projects. The bidder shall make good faith efforts as defined in Appendix A, 49 CFR Part 26, to meet the contract goal for DBE participation in the performance of this contract. This contract can be awarded without the lowest responsive bidder meeting the goal or demonstrating good faith efforts to meet the goal. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond for 100 percent of the contract price to secure fulfillment of all the bidder's obligations under such contract. The successful bidder will further be required to furnish a Labor and Material Bond for 100 percent of the contract price to assure payment as required by law of all persons supplying labor and material in the execution of the work provided for in the contract. Calendar Days: The total number of calendar days for completion of the project, including mobilization and demobilization, is approximately 178 days. Retainage from Payments. Monthly progress payments shall be made to the Contractor for the value of the work completed during the preceding month, less a five percent (5%) security withhold. Upon the Contractor's request, the Owner will make payment of funds withheld from progress payments pursuant to the requirements of Public Contracts Code Section 22300 if the Contractor deposits in escrow with the Owner's Treasurer or with a bank acceptable to the Owner, securities eligible for the investment under Government Code Section 16430 or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. Contractor's License Classification. No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code. A Class A, C10, C12, C21 and C-45 license is required for this project. The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids or to utilize any alternate procedures as authorized by California Public Contracts Code Sections 20166 and 20167 and accept such bids as are to the best interest of the County. We were provided with RS&H'srequested scope of work (SOW) from Claire Saleh's October 6, 2023 email. Additional investigation location information was also provided by RS&H on October 10, 2023, and December 20, 2023. We responded to this SOW and expanded on it in our Engineering Services Proposal. Our final SOW included: - Performing private utility scanning of 6 core locations - Coring asphalt and concrete pavement, obtaining split-barrel samples of subgrade, and sampling the underlying soil - Laboratory testing (Moisture Content and Dry Unit Weight) - Providing a report of our findings.