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

The City of Santa Monica is soliciting bids for the Beach Restroom Sewer Lateral Repairs project. Restroom sewer laterals 11, 12, 16, 17, and 25 are deteriorating and in need of replacement. This project includes replacing the sewer laterals for beach restroom 11, 12, 16, 17, 25, and all the integral earthwork necessary to complete project. Question Submission Deadline: September 18, 2025, 5:00pm Any inquiries or requests regarding this procurement should be submitted via online. Contact with unauthorized City personnel during the selection process may result in disqualification. Jared Schultz CIP Project Manager 1685 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 Email: jared.schultz@santamonica.gov Phone: (310) 968-4051 Department: Architecture Services Department Head: Amelia Feichtner Capital Program Manager JOB WALK: Non-Mandatory Job Walk CONTRACT DAYS: 180 days LIQUIDATED DAMAGES:$500 Pursuant to Public Contracts Code Section 22300, the Contractor shall be permitted to substitute securities for any monies withheld by the City to ensure performance under this Contract. 3.5. Withdrawal of Bids Bids may only be withdrawn electronically prior to the time specified in the Notice Inviting Bids for the (electronic) opening of Bids. 3.6. Errors The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. Bidders will not be released on account of errors except that the City reserves the right to waive any minor irregularity or informality in any Bid. 3.7. Rejection of Bids Bids may be rejected if they show any alteration in form, additions not called for, conditions or alternative Bids, incomplete Bids or irregularities. The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. 3.8. Execution of Contract The Bidder to whom the award is made shall execute the Contract and furnish both the Performance Bond and the Labor and Material Payment Bond along with the Certificate of Insurance required by the Contract Documents and shall deliver the same to the City Project Manager within ten (10) days after the City has mailed the Notice of Award to said Bidder that the Contract has been awarded to the Bidder. Failure or refusal of the successful Bidder to execute the Contract and return the same to the City within said ten (10) days shall result in the forfeiture of the Bidder's cash deposit, check, or Bidder's bond to the City as liquidated damages. No Bid shall be considered binding upon the City until the execution of the Contract by the City. The City utilizes DocuSign, an electronic signature software program, to obtain signatures from City vendors on all public works contracts. The contract review and signature process is now completely electronic. Please provide the name and email of the person within your organization who is authorized to sign contracts on the bid form. The authorized signer will receive an email when the contract is ready for signature. The contract will not be sent back to the vendor in hardcopy form, it will be sent via email electronically. This is a completely paperless process. Please ensure that the email provided to the City in the bid form is valid and that the person will be available to sign the contract during the contract execution process. 3.9. Bond Requirements Within ten (10) Days after the issuance of the Notice of Award and prior to commencing Work on the Project, Contractor shall file with City good and sufficient Labor & Material Payment and Performance Bonds each in the amount of 100% of the Contract Sum. The bonds shall be signed by both Contractor and Surety and properly notarized on the City's provided forms or such other forms as required by City. Should any bond required hereunder or any surety on such bond become or be determined by City to be insufficient, it shall be replaced within ten (10) Days by a bond that fully complies with the requirements of Article 11.2 (Bond Requirements) of the City's General Conditions. No further payments to Contractor for Work performed shall be made or due until Contractor has fully complied with all the requirements. Surety companies used by Contractor for Labor & Material Payment and Performance Bonds shall be, on the date the Contract is signed by Owner, listed in the latest published United States Treasury Department list of "Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies (Treasury List)." Surety companies used by Contractor shall be, on the date the Contract is signed by City and at all times while the bonds are in effect, either California Admitted Sureties or listed in the latest published United States Treasury Department list of Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies and either have a current A.M. Best A VIII rating or be an admitted surety that meets the requirements of the California Code of Civil Procedure, Section 995.660. 3.10. Licenses The Contractor and Subcontractors shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California and submit the number and classification of said licenses with the Bid Documents. 3.11. Prevailing Rates of Wages This Project constitutes a "public works" project within the meaning of California Labor Code section 1720 and is subject to the prevailing wage laws. Bidder should familiarize itself with the prevailing wage provisions in Article 13 (Statutory Requirements) of the City's General Conditions. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.