Site work for a mixed-use development in Irvine, California. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field; and water / sewer project.

**As of January 28, 2026, this project has not yet been awarded. A timeline for the award has not yet been established.** The work to be performed shall include, but not be limited to: installation of picnic tables, stone seating, trail modifications, storm drain improvements, and landscaping improvements and other items not mentioned here, but are required by the Special Provisions. Question Deadline 01/13/2026 at 4:00 PM PT Online Q&A Yes Prevailing wage requirements apply to public works projects with a value exceeding $1,000.00. The definition of "public works" is found at Labor Code Section 1720, et seq. Liquidated Damages $4,200 per Calendar Day; and $950 per Calendar Day, for each Calendar Days delay in completing the plant establishment work in excess of the number of Working Days prescribed Start/Delivery Date March 2026-September 2026 Project Duration 90 working days excluding plant establishment, and 180 working days including plant establishment All contractors and subcontractors who plan to bid on a public works project when the project is for construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work with a value exceeding $25,000.00 must first be registered and pay an annual fee with the DIR. Additionally, all contractors and subcontractors who plan to bid on public works projects involving maintenance work with a value exceeding $15,000.00 must first be registered and pay an annual fee with the DIR. The CITY requires all contractors and subcontractors to be registered with the DIR prior to submitting a bid meeting these parameters. Subject to the exceptions set forth in Labor Code Section 1725.5, bids from contractors that are not currently registered will be deemed nonresponsive. Further, the CITY will not award a contract to and no contractor or subcontractor will be allowed to work on a CITY public works project meeting these parameters unless they are registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. Bidders with the three lowest responsive bids shall deliver an original hard copy of the certified check, cashier's check or surety bond to the Purchasing Representative at 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA 92606 within five business days of the bid opening date. Failure to submit the original check or bidder's bond may result in the bid being declared non-responsive. This project is subject to the Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) between the City and the Los Angeles/Orange County Building and Construction Trades Council (Trades Council). The CWA establishes labor relations policies and procedures for the Contractor and subcontractors of all tiers - including a local hire goal, payment of employee fringe benefits through a union trust fund, and registering employees through a union hall. A signed Letter of Assent must be submitted with Bid proposal packet. The City of Irvine will utilize a CWA Administrator who NIB - iv will work with the Contractors and the Trades Council to oversee the provisions of the CWA. A copy of the CWA is included in Appendix A. Prior to any work being done on the project, Contractors that are not signatory with one of the unions that are signatory to the CWA shall register each of their own workers (Core Employees) with the appropriate union hall and must provide a listing (Core Employees List, see Appendix G) of their Core Employees to the CWA Administrator. The CWA contains a local hiring goal of 30%, calculated based on total hours worked. The local hire provision requires best efforts to utilize qualified workers first residing in the Local Zip Code List (see Appendix G), then to Veterans residing in Orange County, then to graduates from the Building Trades Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3 Graduates) residing in Orange County, and finally other residents of Orange County. When requesting workers from the union hiring hall, the Contractor shall use the Craft Request Form (see Appendix G). This form must be sent to the union hiring hall 48 hours prior to when the worker is needed. The Contractor must hold a Pre-Job Conference that is to be attended by all subcontractors and those attending will disclose their scope of work and union assignments to the Building Trades. The Contractor must fill out the Pre-Job Conference Form (see Appendix G) and submit to the CWA Administrator a week prior to scheduling the Pre-Job Conference. General process questions may be directed to the following: Michelle Cardona Purchasing Representative mcardona@cityofirvine.org The award of the Contract, if it is awarded, will be to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder whose bid complies with all the requirements prescribed. The City reserves the right, after opening bids, to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in a bid, to make awards in the interest of the City, and to reject all other bids.