Site work for a water / sewer project in San Luis Obispo, California. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Any bid received after the time and date specified will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder unopened. Bids received by Fax or Email will not be considered. By submission of bid you agree to comply with all instruction and requirements in this notice and the contract documents. All bids must be submitted on the Bid Item List form(s) provided and submitted with all other Bid Forms included in these Special Provisions. Each bid must be accompanied by either a: certified check cashier's check bidder's bond made payable to the City of San Luis Obispo for an amount equal to ten percent of the bid amount as a guaranty. Guaranty will be forfeited to the City San Luis Obispo if the bidder, to whom the contract is awarded, fails to enter into the contract. The City of San Luis Obispo reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or waive any informality in a bid. All bids are to be compared based on the City Engineer's estimate of the quantities of work to be done, as shown on the Bid Item List. Bids will only be accepted from bidders that are licensed in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of Business and Professions Code. The award of the contract, if awarded, will be to the lowest responsive bid submitted by a responsible contractor whose bid complies with the requirements prescribed. If the contract is awarded, the contract will be awarded within 60 calendar days after the opening of the bids. Failure to raise defects in the notice to bidders or bid forms prior to bid opening constitute a waiver of those defects. In general, the project consists of the replacement of existing sewer lines by open trenching. The project estimated construction cost and contract time established for the project is a follows: BASE BID: $3,207,000 90 working days ADDITIVE ALTERNATIVE "A" $293,000 10 working days TOTAL PROJECT BID (BASE BID + ADD ALT. "A"): $3,500,000 You must possess a valid Class A or C34 Contractor's License at the time of the bid opening. You and any subcontractors required to pay prevailing wage must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code. Provide two referenced projects completed as the prime contractor and one referenced project completed as either the prime or subcontractor. All referenced projects must have been completed within the last SEVEN years from this project's bid opening date. All referenced projects must have installed a minimum of 1,500 linear feet of sewerline by open trenching including sewer lateral connections within Public Roadways under contract with a City, County, State or Federal government agency. Failure to provide reference projects as specified in this section and as required on the qualification form is cause to reject a bid as being non-responsive. The City reserves the right to reject any bid based on non-responsiveness if a bidder fails to provide a bid that complies with all bidding instructions. The City reserves the right to reject a responsive bid based on the non-responsibility of the bidder if the Director of Public Works or Designee finds, after providing notice and a hearing to the bidder, that the bidder lacks the knowledge experience, or is otherwise not responsible as defined in Section 3.24 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code to complete the project in the best interest of the City. Rejected bidders may appeal this determination. Appeal must comply with the requirements in this Notice to Bidders. It is the City of San Luis Obispo's intent to award the contract to the lowest responsive bid submitted by a responsible bidder. If in the bidder's opinion the contract has been or may be improperly awarded, the bidder may protest the contract award. Protests must be filed no later than five working days after either: bid opening date notification of rejected bid. Valid protests must contain the following information: the reasons for the protest any supporting documentation the ruling expected by the City to remedy the protest. Any protest not containing all required information will be deemed invalid and rejected. The City will consider additional documentation or other supporting information regarding the protest if submitted in compliance to the specified time limits. Anything submitted after the specified time limit will be rejected and not be considered. The Director of Public Works or Designee may request additional information to be submitted within three days of the request, unless otherwise specified, and will notify the protester of ruling within ten days of determination. If the protester is not satisfied with ruling, the protester may appeal the ruling to the City Council in compliance with Chapter 1.20 of the City of San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. Pursuant to the Public Records Act (Government Code, 6250, et seq.), the City will make public records available upon request. Q & A deadline: Sep 30, 2024 8:30:00 PM EDT All questions must be submitted through Electronically Contact the project manager, Hai Nguyen at 805-781-7108 or the Public Works Department at (805) 781-7200 prior to bid opening to verify the number of addenda issued.