This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Yorba Linda, California. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Yorba Linda , as AGENCY, for furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals as required for the above stated project in strict accordance with the specifications and maps on file at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Yorba Linda. Question Deadline: All questions regarding the bid, specification and agreement must be submitted in writing via email by Thursday, September 12 , 2024 at 5:00 P.M. All emails should be sent to Attn: Jesse Gutierrez, JGutierrez@YorbaLindaCA.gov with the project title referenced in the subject line. Response to questions will be provided in within approximately one week following the question deadline. This contract is primarily for routine trimming, removal of trees & stumps, emergency clearing of tree debris and tree planting within the City of Yorba Linda. The work to be performed consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor, and incidentals as required by the Specifications, and Contract Documents for the above stated project. The Bidding Documents are structured so that the unit cost to perform removal and emergency work is also a factor in establishing the total bid price. The agency may also elect to have such tasks performed by an alternate source if unit costs are not deemed reasonable in comparison to other sources in the marketplace. The AGENCY reserves the right, after opening bids, to reject any or all bids, or to make award to the lowest responsible bidder and reject all other bids; to waive any informalities, irregularities, and defects in the bidding; and to accept any bid or portion thereof; and to take all bids under advisement for a period of ninety (90) days. Bids will be compared on the basis of the Engineer's Estimate of the quantities of the several items of work as shown on the Bid Sheets. Only such plans, specifications, and items of work as are appropriate shall apply to the work as bid. At the time of contract award, the CONTRACTOR shall possess all licenses and certifications required by the State of California (C-61/D-49 or C-49; and C-27) to perform landscape and tree care in California. Bid must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check, or by a corporate surety bond on the form furnished by the AGENCY, as a guarantee that the bidder will, if an award is made to him in accordance with the terms of his bid, promptly secure workmen's' compensation insurance and liability insurance, execute a contract in the required form, and furnish satisfactory bond. Said check shall be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid. The AGENCY reserves the right to reject bond if, in the opinion of the AGENCY Attorney, the Surety's acknowledgment is not in the form included in the contract documents or in another form substantially as prescribed by law. Minimum wage rates for this project have been predetermined by the Secretary of Labor. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the prevailing wage rates as determined by the State for similar classifications of labor, the CONTRACTOR and his subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. Only contractors that are registered with the Department. of Industrial Relations can bid this project. In accordance with provisions of Section 1773.2 (amended 1977) of the California Labor Code, copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the State Director of Industrial Relations are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Yorba Linda . It shall be mandatory upon the CONTRACTOR to whom the contract is awarded and upon any subcontractor under him to pay not less than said specified rates to all workmen employed by them in the execution of the contract. The City of Yorba Linda hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business and Women's Business Enterprises will be afforded the opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.