NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS
DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – PHASE II
BID NO. 16-01
IN THE CITY OF LAKEPORT, CALIFORNIA

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Lakeport as AGENCY, invites sealed bids for the above stated project and will receive such bids in the office of the City Clerk, 225 Park Street, Lakeport, CA 95453 up to the hour of 4:00 p.m., on the 24th day of March, 2016. The bids will be publicly opened and read at 4:00 p.m. on the 24th day of March, 2016, in the Lakeport City Hall Council Chambers.

The work is located on Main Street from the 1st Street intersection to the 4th Street intersection. The project to be constructed consists of replacing existing sewer lines and laterals; replacing existing water services; installing new storm drain inlets and piping; relocating existing street lights; installing irrigation and street trees; replacing and/or installing curb, gutter and sidewalk; performing pavement replacement and dig outs; milling existing pavement and installing HMA leveling course, pavement fabric and HMA surfacing; installing pavement markings and signage; and all other necessary work to complete the project per the contract plans and special provisions. 

There is a MANDATORY pre-bid meeting to be held on March 2, 2016 at 1 PM at the Council Chambers at 225 Park Street, Lakeport, CA. Anyone arriving late will not be allowed to attend. All bidder representatives present at the pre-bid meeting must sign-in using a signup sheet the City shall provide.  Bidders shall indicate the name of their representative at the pre-bid meeting as provided on the Bid Proposal form.  Bidders that did not have a representative at the pre-bid meeting or fail to indicate the name of their representative that attended the pre-bid meeting may be considered non-responsive bidders.  

Copies of the plans, specifications, and contract documents are available from the City of Lakeport Web site at http://www.cityoflakeport.com/departments/docs.aspx?deptID=38&catID=51
Improvement Bid Documents and Bid Results/Downtown Improvement Project - Phase II. In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code § 3300, and Business and Professions Code § 7028.15(e), the Agency has determined that the contractor shall possesses a valid Class A contractor’s at the time that the contract is awarded. Failure to possess the specified license shall render a bidder’s bid as non-responsive and shall bar award of the contract to any bidder not possessing the specified license at the time of the award.

CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE LICENSED AND REGULATED BY THE CONTRACTORS’ STATE LICENSE BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING A CONTRACTOR MAY BE REFERRED TO THE REGISTRAR, CONTRACTORS’ STATE LICENSE BOARD, P.O. BOX 2600, SACRAMENTO, CA 95826. At the time the contract is awarded, the contractor shall be properly licensed in accordance with the laws of this state. The first payment for work or material shall not be made unless and until the Registrar of Contractors verifies to the Agency that the records of the Contractors’ State License Board indicate that the contractor was properly licensed at the time the contract was awarded. Any bidder or contractor not so licensed shall be subject to all legal penalties imposed by law including, but not limited to, any appropriate disciplinary action by the Contractors’ State Board. Failure of the bidder to obtain proper and adequate licensing for an award of a contract shall constitute a failure to execute the contract and shall result in the forfeiture of the security of the bidder. (Public Contract Code § 20103.5)

CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS FOR ANY BID PROPOSAL SUBMITTED ON OR AFTER MARCH 1, 2015, AND FOR ANY CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC WORK ENTERED INTO ON OR AFTER APRIL 1, 2015. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed on a bid proposal for, or perform any public work contract unless it is currently registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations as described in Labor Code § 1725.5.

Bids must be prepared on the approved bid forms in conformance with INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS and submitted in the envelopes provided, sealed and plainly marked on the outside:

“SEALED BID FOR DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – PHASE II
BID NO. 16-01
DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL”

The bid must be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the amount of 10% of the total bid by 4:00 p.m. ON THE DATE ADVERTISED FOR THE OPENING OF BIDS. More specifically, pursuant to Public Contract Code §§ 20170 and 20171, all bids for the project shall be presented, under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid: (a) cash; (b) a cashier’s check made payable to the City of Lakeport; (c) a certified check made payable to the City of Lakeport; or (d) a bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer made payable to the City of Lakeport. Such security shall be forfeited should the successful bidder to whom the contract is awarded fails to timely execute the contract and to deliver the necessary bonds and insurance certificates as specified in the contract documents.

To the extent applicable, at any time during the term of the Agreement for the proposed project, the successful bidder may, at its own expense, substitute securities equivalent to the amount withheld as retention (or the retained percentage) in accordance with Public Contract Code § 22300.

Pursuant to California Civil Code § 9550, a payment bond is required to be submitted for all projects estimated in excess of $25,000.00

The Agency has determined that the proposed project is a public works subject to the provisions of Labor Code § 1720 thereby requiring the Contractor to pay the prevailing wage rates for all work performed under the Contract. Accordingly, the proposed project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations.

The Agency reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

If you have any questions, please contact Paul Curren at 707-263-5613 ext. 28 or Kevin Ingram at 707-263-5613 ext.11.

BY ORDER OF the City Council of the City of Lakeport, California.


Dated this 18th day of February, 2016


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KEVIN M. INGRAM
Community Development Director