Site work and paving for a sidewalk / parking lot in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Completed plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

FY 24-25 ADA Curb Ramp Installation -- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ("Project") in the City of Rancho Santa Margarita This is a federally-assisted construction contract funded with CDBG funds. Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations. Contracting with small and minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms is strongly encouraged in the performance of work on this Project. In general, the work is comprised of public works construction including mobilization, traffic control, best management practices, removal and replacement of existing curb ramps, removal and replacements of existing sidewalk adjacent to curb ramps, furnishing and replacing pull boxes, and other miscellaneous improvements as shown on the plans and as required to complete the work. The City reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality (non-responsiveness) in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interest of the City. Within three (3) business days of bid opening, contractor must submit a revised bid bond with numerical dollar values, both in words and with digits of bid amount. Within five (5) working days after the date of the Notice of Apparent Low Bidder, the successful bidder will be required to submit required Contract Agreement; insurance requirements; and the Section 3 Compliance forms, as outlined in the City's Section 3 Compliance Plan (Appendix F), including: executed Section 3 Clause (Exhibit 2 to Appendix F), completed Business Concern Determination Form (Exhibit 3 to Appendix F), completed Contractor Section 3 Benchmark Obligation Summary (Exhibit 4 to Appendix F), completed Section 3 Worker Determination Form (Exhibit 5 to Appendix F), completed Section 3 Certification of Good Faith Efforts Verification Form (Exhibit 6 to Appendix F). Within ten (10) working days after the date of the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will be required to submit Bonds (Faithful Performance and Material and Labor), Construction Schedule, Traffic Control Plan and Water Pollution Control Plan. The Contractor shall possess a valid Class A -- General Engineering and combination of Class C Contractor's License at the time of submitting bids, in accordance with provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the California Business and Professions Code. The wage rates applicable to this Project are the State of California Department of Industrial Relations prevailing rates of per diem wages and the U.S. Davis-Bacon Wage Rates for Federally-Funded Projects. Not less than higher of the State or Federal prevailing wage rates shall be paid for work on this Project. In accordance with the provisions of Sections 1773.2 of the California Labor Code, copies of the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the State Director of Industrial Relations are available at City Hall, which shall be made available to any interested party upon request, or on the Internet at online. It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the contract is awarded and upon any subcontractor to pay not less than said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract. A copy of said rates shall be posted at each job site during the course of construction. The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with all provisions of the California Labor Code relating to prevailing wage rates, including Sections 1770-1781. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The Department of Industrial Relations shall monitor and enforce compliance with applicable prevailing wage requirements for the contract. The reporting requirements may be found online. The Contractor is responsible for complying with all requirements of the Department of Industrial Relations, including filing electronic payroll reports. A contractor or subcontractor will not 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 on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of Labor Code Section 1771.1 for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. Federal Labor Standard Provisions outlined in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Form 4010 (Appendix G), including the prevailing wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act and related requirements, will be enforced. The minimum Federal wage rates are set forth in Appendix E and can be found online. The final contract package signed by the City and the Contractor will contain the most updated the federal wage rates. The Contractor may elect to receive 100 percent of payments due under the Contract Documents from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payments by the City, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. If the Contractor chooses not to exercise its rights under Public Contract Code Section 22300, the full five percent (5%) retention will be deducted from all payments. The final retention will be authorized for payment thirty-five (35) days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion, if no stop notices have been filed. The City may withhold from release of the final retention amounts authorized under Public Contracts Code Section 7107 and/or 125% of amounts identified in any Stop Notices received by the City. For any questions regarding acquisition of Contract Documents, contact Wilson Leung at wleung@cityofrsm.org. The City Engineer's estimate is $150,000. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 20170, proposals must be accompanied by a proposal guarantee consisting of either cash, a cashier's check, a certified check or bid bond payable to the CITY in the minimum amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid. Any proposal not accompanied by such a guarantee will not be considered. If a Bidder to Whom a Contract is Awarded Fails or Refuses to Execute the Contract Documents or Furnish the Required Insurance Policies and Bonds as Set Forth in Those Documents, the Proposal Guarantee Shall Be Forfeited to the City. The proposal guarantees of all bidders will be held until the successful bidder has properly executed all Contract Documents. Both the Faithful Performance Bond and the Material and Labor Bond shall each be for not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total Contract amount. The Material and Labor Bond shall remain in force until thirty-five (35) days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion. The Faithful Performance Bond will be held for one year after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion. The Contractor shall complete all work in every detail within 40 working days after the date of the Notice to Proceed.