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

Contractor shall provide all necessary materials, supplies, tools, equipment, transportation, licenses, permits, prevailing wages, insurance, and personnel to: provide the DSH with Underground Fuel Storage Tank Inspections and Line Test Services. Please carefully review and consider the minimum qualifications, and the detailed Scope of Work located in Attachment 15, Sample Agreement, Exhibit A, Scope of Work, in order to complete your bid. DSH-Coalinga has two (2) diesel underground storage tanks (UST) and one (1) gasoline UST that require test and inspections for Fresno County Department of Public Health operating permits. All agreements entered into with the State of California will include by reference the state's General Terms and Conditions and Contractor Certification Clauses that may be viewed and downloaded at online Contractor shall provide all necessary materials, supplies, tools, equipment, transportation, licenses, permits, prevailing wages, insurance, and personnel to: provide the DSH with Underground Fuel Storage Tank Inspections and Line Test Services. Please carefully review and consider the minimum qualifications, and the detailed Scope of Work located in Attachment 15, Sample Agreement, Exhibit A, Scope of Work, in order to complete your bid. DSH-Coalinga has two (2) diesel underground storage tanks (UST) and one (1) gasoline UST that require test and inspections for Fresno County Department of Public Health operating permits. . Bidders shall have a minimum of three (3) years' experience performing Underground Fuel Storage Tank Inspections and Line Testing. Bids must be submitted for the performance of all the services described herein. Any deviation from the work specifications will not be considered and shall cause a bid to be rejected. Where applicable, bidders must carefully examine work sites and specifications. Bidders shall investigate conditions, character, and quality of surface or subsurface materials or obstacles that might be encountered. No additions or increases to the agreement amount will be made due to a lack of careful examination of work sites and specifications. Should the Contractor fail to commence work at the agreed upon time, the DSH reserves the right to terminate the agreement upon five (5) days written notice to the Contractor. Failure to report GenAI to the State may void any resulting contract. The State reserves its right to seek any and all relief to which it may be entitled to as a result of such non-disclosure. Upon receipt of a Bidder/Offeror/Contractor GenAI Reporting and Factsheet (STD 1000), the state reserves the right to incorporate GenAI Special Provisions into the final contract or reject bids/offers that present an unacceptable level of risk to the State. The DSH reserves the right to utilize these references in determining whether a bidder is responsible. DSH reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to require documentation to be submitted in addition to the Std. 213. If the DSH exercises that right, the contractor must submit all required documentation within the timeframes noted here. The DSH reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel a proposed award to a bidder who does not submit the required documentation described herein. Should the DSH cancel a proposed award for this reason, the DSH reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to award the contract to the next lowest, responsive and responsible bidder. The DSH reserves the right to reject all bids. The DSH is not required to award an agreement. Responsive bids shall be considered evidence of the proposer's responsibility. The DSH reserves the right to reevaluate a bidder's responsibility prior to award and is in no way limited to submitted bid packages in making a determination as to a bidder's responsibility. In determining whether a bidder is responsible, the DSH may require bidders to submit further evidence of their qualifications at such times, and under such conditions, as it may require. Bidder must provide a copy of current Contractors State License, Class A- General Engineering and C-61 (D40) Limited Specialty Services Station Equipment and Maintenance issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Contractors State License Board. At the time of the conference, bidders and/or their representatives will be required to bring their driver's license or other state-issued identification card to be admitted onto hospital grounds. Bidders and/or their representatives will not be admitted onto hospital grounds unless professionally and appropriately dressed in clothing distinct from that worn by patients at the hospital. Bidders are hereby provided notice that the following restrictions will be enforced at the hospital. Deadline for Submission of Questions 9/26/2024 4:00PM Bidders will be required to pass thru a mandatory screening area for possible exposure to COVID-19. The contractor's representative will be required to adhere to a temperature check, answer screening questions, and will be provided a surgical mask if an appropriate face covering is not present. DSH Response to Questions 10/3/2024 4:00PM Bidders shall notify the DSH immediately via e-mail at brandon.chastain@dsh.ca.gov and Alexandria.alvarado@dsh.ca.gov if they need clarification about the services being sought or have questions about the IFB instructions or requirements. The level of detail that shall be provided in response is subject to the availability of DSH resources. The DSH shall respond to all questions via an addendum to the solicitation with all questions and answers posted on Cal e-Procure It is the responsibility of the bidder to check Cal eProcure for questions and/or changes within the IFB as all questions, answers, and addendums will be posted there. The DSH will not be held responsible for inaccurate bids due to bidder's oversight in reviewing any and all information via Cal eProcure. Anticipated Start Date 12/1/2024 N/A The DSH does not accept alternate contract language from a prospective contractor, unless offered through the Question and Answer period. A bid with alternate contract language will be considered a counter proposal and will be rejected. The DSH's terms and conditions are not negotiable. Bidders are hereby advised that proposals of alternate contract language or attempts to negotiate the DSH's Terms and Conditions after the selection of a proposed awardee shall be considered a counter proposal for the purposes of this solicitation. In such a situation, the DSH shall notify the proposed awardee that they must accept the DSH's language and terms as offered or be disqualified from being awarded a contract. Should a contractor fail to accept the language and terms offered, the DSH shall disqualify that vendor and award the contract to the next lowest bidder after issuing a revised Letter of Intent, if applicable.