Site work and paving for a civil project in Dos Palos, California. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; for paving for a bridge / tunnel; road / highway; road / highway; and water / sewer project.

The work is located in Merced County near Dos Palos, California. The work consists of demolishing and removing existing culverts at six (6) road crossing locations, constructing new reinforced concrete pipe culverts, road repairs, backfilling and re-grading the canals and drains. The pipe crossing locations shall be slurry backfill at the upstream ends and rip rap slope protection placed at the downstream ends of the culverts. The Contractor shall remove, haul, and dispose of all existing pipe, structures, asphalt and concrete to be demolished. Payment for this work will be made at the applicable lump sum prices bid therefore in the Schedule for Demolition. The work is set forth in the Contract Documents and generally includes: Demolition of existing pipe culverts, installation of reinforced concrete pipe, compacted embankment, road repair, and installation of canal gates furnished by others. The work is a "public work" subject to prevailing wages. Listings of the prevailing wage scale for this work are available on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. Printed copies can also be provided by the District upon request. Relevant public work requirements are using the appropriate number of apprentices on the jobs site (Labor Code 1777.5), maintaining necessary workers' compensation coverage (Labor Code 1860, 1861), keeping accurate records of the work performed on the project (Labor Code 1812), permitting inspection of the payroll records (Labor Code 1776; 8 CCR 16400(e)), and complying with any other legal requirements, including but not limited to those found in Labor Code 1720-1861 and California Code of Regulations title 8, 16000-16414. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on the bid proposal unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bidder's bond for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid and made payable to Henry Miller Reclamation District No. 2131 (District). The certified check or bidder's bond shall be given as a guaranty that the bidder will enter into a contract, if awarded a contract, and will be declared forfeited if the bidder refuses or neglects to enter into said contract within 10 days after being requested to do so. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price and a payment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, said bonds to be secured from a financially responsible surety company, satisfactory to the District, authorized to do business in the State of California. The Contractor shall be duly licensed under the laws of the State of California to submit a bid and to perform the work. The Contractor shall have a Class A license and shall remain duly licensed throughout the performance of the Contract. The Contractor may substitute securities for any moneys withheld to insure performance under the contract in strict accordance with Section 22300 of the Public Contracts Code of the State of California. Each Proposal submitted in response to this invitation shall include the cost of all work, labor and materials to complete the project. It shall, furthermore, include all materials and labor of whatever kind required in regard to providing adequate sheeting, shoring and bracing of excavations. The bids will be opened in public at the above prescribed time and date. Award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder, however, the District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities in the bid, and to postpone the date of the bid opening