Site work for a parking garage in Santa Ynez, California. Completed plans call for site work for a parking garage.

BID SECURITY: Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, payable to the District, as a guarantee that the bidder, if its bid is accepted, will promptly execute all necessary Contract Documents and provide the required submittals for approval, all within ten (10) calendar days of the date of written Notice of Award. A bid shall not be considered unless one of the forms of bidder security is enclosed with the bid. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The purpose of this project is to replace existing chain link fencing around the District's back yard area that is used for vehicle parking and storage. The scope of this project includes the installation of approximately 285 linear feet of wrought iron fencing, including a remote operated wrought iron gate. The Contractor will supply all materials required to complete the work. WORK SITE: The work site is located at 3622 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez, California. This property is owned by the District and is located south of the District office. Project work will begin as soon as possible following contractor selection and issuance of a Notice of Award. All work must be completed in an expeditious manner. No liquidated damages will be imposed under the Contract, but the District reserves the right to terminate the Contract if the work is not being pursued diligently and expeditiously, in accordance with the contractor's submitted and approved schedule. All work must be completed and accepted by the District before final payment is issued to the contractor. PAYMENT: Payment shall be made by the District, to ninety-five (95) percent of the work completed in monthly progress payments and a final payment. The five (5) percent retention will be paid 35 days following final acceptance of the work by the District. FORM OF BID: The bid shall be made on the bid forms contained within the Contract Documents. INSPECTION OF THE WORK SITE: Inspection of the work site is required for a bidding contractor to satisfy itself, by personal examination, of the location of the proposed work and the actual conditions of the work site. If during the course of its examination a bidding contractor finds facts or conditions which appear to conflict with the letter or spirit of the Contract Documents (including Drawings and Specifications), or with any other data furnished by the District, the contractor may request additional information and/or explanation from the District before submitting a bid. The submission of a bid by a contractor shall constitute acknowledgment that, if awarded the contract, said contractor has relied and is relying on its own examination and understanding of (a) the Contract Documents, (b) the work site conditions, (C) access to the work site, (d) all other data, matters, and things requisite to the fulfillment of the work, and (e) existing services and utilities on and in the vicinity of the work site, and that said contractor is not relying on any representation or warranty of the District that is not contained in the Contract Documents. No claim for additional work or compensation will be allowed which is based upon a lack of knowledge of the above items. DIR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) requires that: (a) no contactor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless they are registered with DIR; (b) no contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a public works contract unless registered with DIR; and (C) work performed on the public works project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by DIR. AWARD OF CONTRACT: Bids will be evaluated and a contract may be awarded when the District has received bids from contractors showing interest and knowledge of the described work. A contract award is currently scheduled to be considered as part of the District's Board of Trustees meeting on December 17, 2024. Upon written Notice of Award, the successful bidder shall promptly execute all necessary Contract Documents, provide the required insurance submittals, and furnish satisfactory performance bond and payment bond documents, both in the amount of 100 percent of the bid price. The selected contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract Documents at the completion of the work, without retention of any portion of the payment by the District, by depositing proper security of equivalent value with the District in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. WAGE RATES: As required by the California Labor Code, not less than the general prevailing rates of per diem wages anndot less than the general prevailing rate for overtime and holiday work in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the work set forth by the Contract Documents, shall be paid to all workers employed for said work by the contractor or by any subcontractor performing any part of said work. A list of the prevailing wages, as determined by the Department of Industrial Relations, is on file at the District office, and can be found online. Said list shall be posted at the work site by the contractor. The contractor shall comply with all applicable provisions of Section 16100 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, which require the contractor to keep accurate records of the work performed as provided in Labor Code Section 1812, allow the District to inspect the contractor's payroll records pursuant to Labor Code Section 1776 and Section 16400(e) of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, and require the contractor to comply with all other requirements imposed by law. CONTRACTOR'S REQUIREMENTS: The contractor shall be required to possess a valid Class A General Engineering, B, ora C-13 Contractors License issued by the California Contractor's State License Board at the time of its bid, when the contract is awarded, and for the entire duration of the work. Failure to possess one of the specified licenses at all required times shall constitute a default and breach by the contractor and give rise to District remedies. PRESUMPTION OF SATISFACTORY QUALIFICATIONS OF SURETY: All bonds shall be in the form prescribed by the Contract Documents except as provided otherwise by law or regulation, and shall be executed by such sureties as are named in the current list of companies holding certificates of authority as acceptable sureties on federal bonds and as acceptable reinsuring companies as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the audit staff, Bureau of Government Financial Corporations, U.S. Treasury Department. A certified copy of such agent's authority to act must accompany all bonds signed by an agent. DISTRICT'S RIGHTS RESERVED: The District reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in a bid, and to make an award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as determined by the District.