Site work and paving for a civil project in Rio Dell, California. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; water / sewer project; and for paving for a road / highway.

Summary: The City of Rio Dell is seeking bids from responsive and responsible contractors to conduct grind out and overlay work on Elm Street, Pacific A venue and Wildwood A venue. Work includes utility and manhole covers. TIME OF COMPLETION: Bidder agrees to complete the project on or before a date specified in a signed contract. The City work will need to be completed by June 30, 2025. Mandatory site visits are waived for bidders who have been awarded City construction contracts on or after January 1, 2016. SCOPE OF SERVICES: The City of Rio Dell requires an overlay project primarily located on Elm Street. Work will include grinding the existing surfaces, new utility covers, and utility box adjusted to grade and two manhole covers adjusted to grade with related minor concrete work. Some work is required on Pacific Avenue and on Wildwood Avenue. Special Notes: All AC overlays shall be completed without rock pockets and drain the surface free of water, with no bird baths or similar deformations after rain. For asphalt overlay repairs, the contractor shall conform grind areas matching existing pavement, existing curbs, driveways and drainage features with sweeping and cleaning of the surface, and then overlay and compact asphalt to the specified thickness. In areas of severe pavement degradation, contractor will level, smooth and compact sub base prior to applying overlay. Contractor is responsible to verify all conditions at the worksite; ANY inconsistencies shall be brought to the City's attention before proceeding with any work. The actual limits of work for each item will be identified (painted) by the City or their representative prior to starting any work. The approximate locations and extents are identified in Appendix B (Project Location Maps). Actual locations and limits of work are subject to change. All work shall be in accordance with the specifications provided in Appendix C (Technical Specifications). For asphalt patch repairs, the contractor shall remove existing pavement, inspect and compact underlying base material, apply a tack coat, place and compact asphalt to the original surface for a smooth end product. All work shall be in accordance with the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Standard Specifications and Standard Plans. All work shall be in accordance with the specifications provided in Appendix C (Technical Specifications). BID BOND: Each bid must be submitted on the prescribed form and accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond in an amount of not less than 10 percent of the amount bid. Successful bidders will be required to furnish both a Payment Bond and Performance Bond in the full amount of the Contract Price. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond payable to the Owner, for ten percent of the total amount of the bid. As soon as the bid prices have been compared, the Owner will return the bonds of all except the three lowest responsible bidders. When the Agreement is executed, the bonds of the two remaining unsuccessful bidders will be returned. The bid bond of the successful bidder(s) will be retained until the payment bond and performance bond have been executed and approved, after which it will be returned. A certified check may be used in lieu of a bid bond. A performance bond and a payment bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price, with a corporate surety approved by the Owner, will be required for the faithful performance of the contract. Attorneys-in-fact who sign bid bonds or payment bonds and performance bonds must file with each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their power of attorney. The party to whom the contract is awarded will be required to execute the Agreement and obtain the performance bond and payment bond within seven (7) calendar days from the date when Notice of Award is delivered to the bidder. The Notice of Award shall be accompanied by the necessary Agreement and bond forms. In case of failure of the bidder to execute the Agreement, the Owner may at his option consider the bidder in default, in which case the bid bond accompanying the proposal shall become the property of the Owner. The Owner, within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of an acceptable performance bond, payment bond and Agreement signed by the party to whom the Agreement was awarded shall sign the Agreement and return to such party an executed duplicate of the Agreement. Should the Owner not execute the Agreement within such period, the bidder may submit a written notice to withdraw his signed Agreement. Such notice of withdrawal shall be effective upon receipt of the notice by the Owner. SUBMISSION All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the title of 2022 STREET MAINTENANCE o Late bids will not be accepted. o Post marks do not count. o All bids, whether selected or rejected, shall become the property of the City of Rio Dell. Bids are to be sent to: 2024-25 ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ATTN: CITY MANAGER 675 Wildwood Avenue Rio Dell CA 95562 PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT Pursuant to the provisions of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Department of Industrial Relations has made a determination of the rate of per diem wages to be paid on the prevailing rate of pay for regular, holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the public work is to be performed, for each craft, classification, or type of workman needed to execute the contract. All City of Rio Dell projects greater than $1,000 requires that contractors adhere to Prevailing Wage requirements (California Labor Code, Sections 1770 through 1775). The rates can be found online. CERTIFIED PAYROLL RECORDS Per Labor Code Section 1776 each contractor and subcontractor shall keep accurate payroll records. A certified copy of all payroll records for work performed under this contract shall be furnished upon request to a representative of the awarding body. Per SB 854 contractors and subcontractors are required to furnish certified payroll reports directly to the Department of Industrial Relations PUBLIC RECORDS AND TRADE SECRETS All Bids and materials submitted become the property of the City and are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq. This Request for Bid and all responses are considered public information, except for trade secrets specifically identified, which will be handled according to State statutes or other laws. Any information that contains trade secrets shall be communicated to city by the Bid. Any page of the Bid that is deemed to be a trade secret by the Bid shall be clearly marked "PROPRIETARY INFORMATION" at the top of the page in at least onehalf inch (1/2") size letters. In the event that the city receives a request for disclosure of any such specifically identified information, prior to release of any such specifically identified information, the city will contact the Bid and will not release the specifically identified information if the Bid agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the city in any action brought to disclose such information. The Bid, by submitting such information, agrees that the failure of city to contact Bid prior to the release of such information will not be a basis for liability by City or any City employee to Bid. EXCEPTIONS TO SPECIFICATION Bids taking the exception to any part or section of these specifications shall indicate such exceptions in the Bid. Failures to indicate any exceptions shall be interpreted as the Bid's intent to fully comply with the specifications as written. However, conditional or qualified Bids are subject to rejecting in whole or in part. EXPENSES INCURRED IN PREPARING THE BID : The city accepts no responsibility for any expense incurred by Bid in the preparation and presentation of a Bid, such expenses to be borne exclusively by the Bid. BID INVESTIGATIONS : Before submitting a Bid, each Bid shall make all investigations and examinations necessary to ascertain the full performance of the contract and to verify any representations made by the city that the Bid will rely upon. No pleas of ignorance of such conditions and requirements resulting from failure to make such investigations and examinations will relieve the successful Bid from its obligation to comply with every detail of all provisions and requirements of the contract documents or will be accepted as a basis for any claim whatsoever for any monetary consideration on the part of the Bid. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDS : Each Bid shall possess a valid Class A General Contractor's License. BID WITHDRAWAL : No Bid can be withdrawn after it is filed unless the Bid makes a request in writing to the city prior to the time set for the opening of Bids or unless the city fails to accept a Bid within ninety (90) days after the date fixed for opening Bids. APPLICABLE LAW : The solicitation and any contract resulting from this solicitation shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California and any litigation with respect thereto shall be brought in the courts of this State in the County of Humboldt. The successful Bid shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. SELECTION PROCESS The award of contracts shall be at the sole discretion of the City. Selection shall be based on the lowest responsive responsible bid received. The Bids should be submitted on the most favorable terms that the Bid can propose. It is the intent to make an award to one bid for all services required, although the City reserves the right to make multiple awards, depending on the needs and best interests of the City. The City may accept or reject any or all Bids in whole or in part and may waive informalities in the process. The contents of the Bid of the selected bid will become the basis for a contractual obligation when the award is made. Final contract award will be subject to approval by the City Council. The City reserves the right to award a contract or contracts to Contractor that presents a Bid which, in the sole judgment of the city, serves the best interest of the city. The city reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive minor irregularities in said Bids, or to negotiate deviations with the successful Bid. CONFLICT OF INTEREST : Bid warrants and covenants that no official or employee of the city, nor any business entity in which an official of the city has an interest, has been employed or retained to solicit or assist in the procuring of the resulting contract, nor any such person will be employed in the performance of such contract without immediate divulgence of such fact to the city. CONTRACT : If a Bid is accepted, the successful Bid will be required to sign a contract. Any executed contract will be substantially similar. PERIOD OF AWARD : The project is expected to be awarded on or around October 1, 2024.