Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Long Beach, California. Completed plans call for site work for a transportation facility; for paving for a transportation facility; and water / sewer project.

Attendance is mandatory for the Contractors. It is not mandatory for Subcontractors but highly recommended. Each Bidder shall attend the mandatory Pre-bid meeting and the mandatory Site Visit, inspect and examine the Project Site and perform any observations and measurements to further document existing conditions and may use photography and/or video to aid in preparation of Bid Documents. The City makes no guarantee that existing construction and site conditions matches construction depicted on record reference documents. It shall be the Bidder's responsibility to identify existing conditions during the Site Visit. Each Bidder must have a valid picture identification card (driver's license or TWIC card), hard hat, steel-toed boots, and safety traffic vest to attend the Site Visit. Should a Bidder elect not to attend the pre-bid meeting, the Bidder shall not be relieved of its sole responsibility to inform itself of all conditions at the Project Site and the content of the Contract Documents. EACH BIDDER MUST ATTEND THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING. FAILURE TO ATTEND THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING SHALL DISQUALIFY YOUR BID. Bidders are encouraged to RSVP for the Pre-Bid Meeting through the PB System; located under the "RSVP tab of the Prospective Bidder Detail. Following the meeting a list of Pre-Bid Meeting signed-in attendees will be available on the PB System. Note that attendance at the pre-bid meeting can be used to satisfy a portion of a Bidder's good faith efforts to meet the SBE/VSBE participation goals listed below. NIB -4 Summary Description of the Work. The Work required by this Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following: Surface and subsurface demolition; deep excavation and ground improvements; working in high groundwater; pump station building structural, architectural, mechanical, and electrical construction; existing pump station demolition; open excavation, conventional bore, and microtunneling for storm drain construction; large diameter domestic water construction; erosion control; fencing; grading; and paving. Refer to Section 01 11 00 "Summary of Work" in the Technical Specifications. NIB -5 Contract Time and Liquidated Damages. The Contractor shall achieve Substantial Completion of Work within 825 calendar days and Affidavit of Final Completion of the Project within 915 calendar days as provided in Paragraph SC - 6.1 of the Special Conditions, from a date specified in a written "Notice to Proceed" issued by the City and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8.2 of the General Conditions. FAILURE OF THE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN THE CONTRACT TIME AND OTHER MILESTONES SET FORTH IN THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE ENGINEER'S APPROVAL OF AFFIDAVIT OF FINAL COMPLETION, WILL RESULT IN ASSESSMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED IN THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS. NIB -6 Contractor s License. The Bidder shall hold a current and valid Class A, California Contractor s License to construct this project. NIB -7 Contractor Performed Work. The Contractor shall perform, with its own employees, Contract Work amounting to at least 30% of the Contract Price, except that any designated Specialty Items may be performed by subcontract. The amount of any such Specialty Items so performed may be deducted from the Contract Price before computing the amount required to be performed by the Contractor with its own employees. "Specialty Items" will be identified by the City on the Schedule of Bid Items. The bid price of any materials or equipment rental costs from vendors who are solely furnishing materials or rental equipment and are not performing Work as a licensed subcontractor on this project shall also be deducted from the Contract Price before computing the amount required to be performed by the Contractor with its own employees. NIB -8 SBE/VSBE. This project is subject to the Port of Long Beach (POLB) Small Business Enterprises (SBE)/Very Small Business Enterprises (VSBE) Program. The combined SBE/VSBE participation goal for this Project is eighteen percent (18%) of total bid value. The combined SBE/VSBE participation goal shall include a minimum zero percent (0%) of total bid value as VSBE. POLB expects all Bidders to achieve the combined SBE/VSBE participation goal. Award of the Contract will be conditioned on the Bidder submitting an SBE-2C Commitment Plan demonstrating the Bidders intent to meet the combined SBE/VSBE participation goal. If the Bidder s Commitment Plan does not demonstrate intent to meet the combined goal, the Bidder shall demonstrate that it made an adequate good faith effort to do so, as specified in the Instructions to Bidders. The Port s SBE Program staff is available to provide information on the program requirements, including SBE certification assistance. Please contact the SBE Office at (562) 283-7598 or sbeprogram@polb.com . You may also view the Port s SBE program requirements at www.polb.com/sbe . NIB -9 Prevailing Wage Requirements per Department of Industrial Relations. This Project is a public work Contract as defined in Labor Code Section 1720. The Contractor receiving award of the Contract and Subcontractors of any tier shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates to all workers employed in execution of the Contract. The Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed Bidders are directed to Article 15 of the General Conditions for requirements concerning payment of prevailing wages, payroll records, hours of work and employment of apprentices. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. No Contractor or Subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 (with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)). 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 Section 1725.5. NIB -10 Project Labor Agreement. This project is subject to the requirements of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA), included as Appendix AA. The Contractor and all tier subcontractors must sign a Letter of Assent before commencement of construction and be bound by each and every provision of the PLA, including, but not limited to: payment of prevailing wages; payment of fringe benefit contributions to union trust funds on behalf of workers; use of union hiring halls as a source for workers; follow alternating referral procedures if employing Core Workers; and complying with the PLA s worker utilization goals for Local Residents, and Transitional Workers/Veterans. NIB -11 Trade Names and Substitution of Equals. With the exception of any sole source determination that may be identified in this paragraph, a written request for an Or Equal Substitution using the form included in Appendix A together with data substantiating that the non-specified item is of equal quality to the item specified, may be submitted after Conditional Award and no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after City s issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP). Authorization of a substitution is solely within the discretion of the City. The Board of Harbor Commissioners made a finding on July 28, 2025, that the following items be sole sourced in compliance with Public Contract Code Section 3400, for compatibility in operations and maintenance of LACFCD existing equipment and its multiple flood control pump stations: 1) Technical Specification Section 28 20 00 Video Surveillance by Axis, Salient, Cisco, and Sierra; 2) Technical Specification Section 40 63 43 Programmable Logic Controllers by MurCal and Automation Direct; and 3) Technical Specification Section 40 66 40 Telemetry Systems by Motorola. NIB -12 Grant Funding. This project is partially funded by 2023 Port and Freight Infrastructure Program; California State Transportation Agency- State Funding under Senate Bill 198; Grant Agreement #07- 5108. Refer to Special Conditions SC-9. NIB -13 Bid Security, Signed Contract, Insurance and Bonds. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a satisfactory Bidder s Bond or other acceptable Bid Security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid as a guarantee that the Bidder will, if Conditionally Awarded a Contract by the Board, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Contract is conditionally awarded to the Contractor by the City, execute and deliver such Contract to the Chief Harbor Engineer together with all required documents including insurance forms, a Payment Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. All Bonds shall be on forms provided by the City. NIB -14 Conditional Award of Contract and Reservation of Rights. The Board , acting through the Chief Executive Officer, reserves the right at any time before the execution of the Contract by the City, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informality or irregularity. The Conditional Award of the Contract, if any, will be to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive and responsible Bid. If the lowest responsive responsible Bidder fails to submit the required documents including insurance forms, bonds and signed Contract within thirty (30) calendar days after Conditional Award of Contract, the Board reserves the right to rescind the Conditional Award and Conditionally Award the Contract to the next lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. NIB -15 Period of Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid and Bidder s Bonds and other acceptable Bid Security shall be guaranteed and valid for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline or until the Chief Executive Officer executes a Contract, whichever occurs first. NIB -16 Substitution of Securities. Substitution of Securities for retainage is permitted in accordance with Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. NIB -17 Iran Contracting Act of 2010. In accordance with Public Contract Code sections 2200-2208, every person who submits a bid or proposal for entering into or renewing contracts with the City for goods or services estimated at $1,000,000 or more are required to complete, sign, and submit the Iran Contracting Act of 2010 Compliance Affidavit. Online Q&A Yes Q&A Deadline 09/16/2025 5:00 PM (PDT)