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

Description of the work: In general, the work is comprised of public works construction including destruction of one potable water supply well, Well 22A, and drilling, construction, development, and testing of Well 22B, and other improvements as shown on the Plans, described in the Specifications, and as required to complete the work. No bid will be considered unless it is made on a Proposal form furnished by the City. No Bidder may withdraw its Proposal for a period of ninety (90) days after the time set for opening thereof. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, a certified cashier's check, or a bidder's bond made payable to the City of Lakewood for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to furnish the required bonds and insurance and enter into a contract with the City within the period of time provided by the proposal requirements. In the event that a surety bond is submitted in lieu of the foregoing, it shall be subject to the condition that the surety thereon and the form of the bond be approved by the City Attorney. The City reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder as determined by the Proposal, and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interest of the City. Within three (3) days of bid opening, the apparent low Bidder must submit a revised bid bond with numerical dollar values, both in words and with digits of the Bid Bond amount. Within ten (10) working days after the date of the formal Notice of Apparent Low Bidder, the successful Bidder will be required to submit the fully executed Contract Agreement, Bonds (Faithful Performance and Payment (Material and Labor)) and Insurance, all meeting the standards of the City. The Contractor shall possess a valid Class C57 License for Well Drilling and Class A for the demolition and civil work, as necessary to perform the work, at the time of contract award, in accordance with provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the California Business and Professions Code. The wage rates applicable to this Project are the State of California Department of Industrial Relations prevailing rates of per diem wages. In accordance with the provisions of Sections 1773.2 of the California Labor Code, copies of the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the State Director of Industrial Relations are available at City Hall, which shall be made available to any interested party upon request, or on the Internet at the State Department of Industrial Relations website at Online. The City of Lakewood hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, disability, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. The Contractor may elect to receive 100 percent of payments due under the Contract Documents from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payments by the City, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. If the Contractor chooses not to exercise its rights under Public Contract Code Section 22300, the full five percent (5%) retention will be deducted from all payments. The final retention will be authorized for payment thirty-five (35) days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion, if no Stop Notices or liens have been filed. The City may withhold from release of the final retention amounts authorized under Public Contracts Code Section 7107 and/or 125% of amounts identified in accordance with any received Stop Notices. QA date - 30 July 2025 4:00 PM For any questions regarding acquisition of Contract Documents, contact the City Clerk, Jo Mayberry or Isabelle Schultz at cityclerk@lakewoodcity.org.