Site work for a civil project in South Lake Tahoe, California. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

The South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD or District) invites sealed bids by electronic submission only for the construction of the Washoan PRV Station ("Project"). The site of the work is located in an unincorporated area of El Dorado County, CA, within the Washoan Blvd right-of-way between Acoma Cir and Nadowa St. The work to be performed consists of installing a new pressure regulating valve (PRV) station consisting of one 2" and one 8" PRV, and accompanying electrical and controls panel. The PRV will be installed in an underground concrete vault. There will be an electrical/instrumentation/communications cabinet installed aboveground on a concrete pad within the right-of-way. A new electrical service will be installed to power the cabinet. Piping and valves will be installed underground and in the vault and will be connected to the existing system after pressure testing and disinfection. The asphalt road and shoulder area will be resurfaced in-kind. A copy of the Contract Documents are on file and may be examined at the South Tahoe Public Utility District Offices, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California. All bids are to be submitted electronically as required in Section 00 20 00 Instructions for Procurement. Paper bids will NOT be accepted. Hard copy original Bid Bond must be delivered to the District in advance of the bid deadline. After electronic bidding, each bidder shall submit their original Bid Forms to South Tahoe Public Utility District at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California. Questions or comments regarding this Project must be submitted electronically via our electronic bidding system and must be received by the District no later than 4:00 PM on Wednesday, April 2nd. Questions received after the date indicated will not be accepted. Questions submitted via telephone call, email or faxes will not be accepted. Responses from the District will be communicated via the electronic bidding system. This project is being funded, in part, by the Bureau of Reclamation (BoR). The Contractor will be required to comply with State and federal contract rules and regulations including requirements for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) as detailed in Sections 00 74 00 and 00 75 00 of the Specifications. The prime contractor is required to provide documentation that the local U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and/or the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce were notified of the contracting opportunity at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the bid opening date. A bid will be considered non-responsive unless it includes the forms required in Section 00 75 00 to be completed and submitted with the Bid. A virtual tour of the site of work will be conducted as part of the Pre-Bid Conference. In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code section 3300, the South Tahoe Public Utility District has determined that bidders shall possess a valid class A contractor license at the time of bid opening, the Contract is awarded and for the duration of the Contract. The electrical subcontractor shall posses a valid C-10 specialty contractor license at the time of bid opening, when the Contract is awarded, and during the duration of the Contract. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to awarding the contract to any bidder not possessing said license at the time of award. This project is subject to prevailing wage requirements. As a federally-funded project, the work is subject to both California labor standards and federal labor standards including the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 3142). Pursuant to Labor Code section 1773, the District has obtained the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the work will be performed for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed. The higher of either state of California or federal prevailing wages must be paid. The prevailing wages for the work are on file at the District's office. The federal prevailing wages for this project are included as an attachment to the bid documents. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the Bidder's and its subcontractors' current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. Bidder shall certify that Bidder and all listed subcontractors are currently and validly registered with the Department of Industrial Relations and shall include its registration number on its bid. If awarded a Contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors of every tier shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project. It shall be the Bidder's sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements. The California Air Resources Board ("CARB") implemented amendments to the In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulations ("Regulation") which are effective on January 1, 2024 and apply broadly to all self-propelled off road diesel vehicles 25 horsepower or greater and other forms of equipment used in California. A copy of the Regulation is available at website. Bidders are required to comply with all CARB and Regulation requirements, including, without limitation, all applicable sections of the Regulation, as codified in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations section 2449 et seq. throughout the duration of the Project. Bidders must provide, with their Bid, a completed and signed copy of the Fleet Compliance Certification included in Section 00 41 00 Bid Forms. At the District's request, within 48 hours after the Bid Opening, Bidder must submit copies of Bidder's and all listed subcontractors' most recent, valid Certificate of Reported Compliance ("CRC") issued by CARB. Failure to provide valid CRCs as required herein may render the Bid nonresponsive. Notice is hereby given that the project is subject to federal requirements for Equal Employment Opportunity, set forth in 41 CFR Part 60 and defined in Section 00 74 00 of these Specifications, including the "Equal Opportunity Clause" and Standard Federal Equal Employment Specifications". Pursuant to the provisions in Section 6707 of the California Labor Code, each Bid submitted in response to this Invitation to Bid shall contain adequate sheeting, shoring, and bracing, or equivalent method, for the protection of life and limb in trenches and open excavation, which shall conform to applicable safety orders for the State of California. Pursuant to Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code, the successful bidder may substitute securities for any moneys withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract as specified in Section 00 20 00. Each bid shall be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier's check, or bid bond secured from a surety company satisfactory to the District, the amount of which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted bid price or as detailed in Section 00 20 00, Bid Security, Part 2.05, made payable to the South Tahoe Public Utility District as bid security. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the District with a faithful performance bond and a labor and material payment bond each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract Price, prior to execution of the Contract. All bonds are to be in the forms set forth herein, secured from a surety that meets all of the State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and that is a California admitted surety insurer. Pursuant to Public Contract Code 3400(b), if the District has made any findings designating certain materials products, things, or services by specific brand or trade name without alternative, such findings and the materials, products, things, or services and their specific brand or trade names will be set forth in Section 01 60 00, Product Requirements, of the Contract Documents. The South Tahoe Public Utility District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in a bid, and to make awards to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder in the best interest of the District. If alternate bid items are called for in the Contract Documents, the lowest bid will be determined on the basis of the base bid only. Contact Info Starlet Glaze 530-543-6205 sglaze@stpud.us