Site work for a water / sewer project in San Jose, California. Conceptual plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Project generally involves the destruction and abandonment of one existing non-potable artesian well near digester #3 at San Jose - Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF). Bidders must submit questions or requests for information concerning any part of this bid in writing to the City via online. The City will not respond to any communication or question submitted directly to City staff or City consultants. Submit questions no later than October 30, 2025 at 11:00 am. Any bidder who violates this policy will be subject to disqualification. The grounds for disqualification include contact regarding this procurement with any City official or employee or evaluation team member other than the Procurement Contact or Purchasing Officer from the time of issuance of this solicitation until the end of the protest period. Bidders can not rely on any other written or oral statements of the City or its officers, directors, employees or agents regarding this procurement. In the event a bidder obtains information about this procurement through any means other than Biddingo, the City will not be responsible for the completeness, accuracy or timeliness of the final bid proposal. All prospective bidders are hereby cautioned that the Contractor's State License Law regulates contractor licensing matters. The Contractor, in its bid proposal, shall be required to disclose its license type, number, and expiration date. Bidders must have a valid California contractor's license, classification C-57, to bid this project. Bidder and all designated subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations in accordance with California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. The City will not accept a bid in which the bidder or any of the designated subcontractors are not registered in accordance with Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. This project is a "public works" as defined in Sections 1720 through 1720.6 of the California Labor Code. The contractor will be required to comply with the prevailing wage, hour and labor requirements set forth in California Labor Code Sections 1720 through 1861 (collectively "State Wage, Hour and Labor Requirements"). In accordance with the Wage, Hour and Labor Requirements, the contractor will need to pay not less than the local prevailing rate of per diem wages and the local prevailing rates for holiday and overtime work, as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Copies of the local prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing wage rates for holiday and overtime work in effect for this project are on file and available for your review from the City's Office of Equality Assurance at 408-535-8430. This project is not subject to the Project Labor Agreement ("PLA") entered between the City of San Jose and the Santa Clara and San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council. The Nondiscrimination/Nonpreferential Treatment requirements of Chapter 4.08 of the San Jose Municipal Code apply to this project. BID SECURITY Each bid must be accompanied by an electronic pdf copy of a bidder's bond in the sum of not less than 10% of the total aggregate amount of the bid. Bonds must be issued by a surety that is an "admitted surety insurer" in the State of California and must name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. Bonds must be accompanied by an electronic pdf copy of the surety's power of attorney and a notary acknowledgement for the surety's signature. Bidders must retain the original wet-signed bidder's bond and provide it to the City upon request. BOND REQUIREMENTS Bidder's attention is directed to those provisions of the Specifications which require the contractor to whom the contract for the work is awarded, to file with the City Clerk at the time the contract is executed, a Contractor's Payment Bond and a Bond for Faithful Performance meeting all the requirements of the Specifications and approved by the City Attorney of the City of San Jose. Bonds must be issued by a surety that is an "admitted surety insurer" in the State of California possessing a power of attorney and shall name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. The Contractor's Faithful Performance Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. The Contractor's Payment Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. DEPOSIT OF SECURITIES IN LIEU OF RETENTION Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in Public Contracts Code Section 22300, the contractor may substitute certain securities for any money withheld by City as retention to ensure contractor's performance under the contract. Such substitution of securities in lieu of retention shall be at the contractor's request and at contractor's sole expense. The securities shall be in an amount equivalent to the retention to be released. Value Range $11,001 - $730,000 (public work)