St Clair Street Waterline Replacement Between Kern Street& San Joaquin Street

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Escalon (“City”) invites and will receive sealed Bids up to but not later than 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday April 23, 2024 at the office of the City Clerk, located at 2060 McHenry Avenue, Escalon, California 95320, for the furnishing to City of all labor, equipment, materials, tools, services, transportation, permits, utilities, and all other items necessary for City of Escalon St. Clair Street Waterline Replacement Between Kern Street & San Joaquin Street (the “Project”). At said time, Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at City Hal. Bids received after said time shall be returned unopened. Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 calendar days after the Bid opening date. St. CLAIR STREET WATERLINE REPLACEMENT BETWEEN KERN STREET & SAN JOAQUIN STREET The project consists of the abandonment of an existing 4” steel waterline and the installation of a new 6” PVC waterline within St. Clair Street. New water services shall be installed to the exiting

water meters and all water meter boxes shall be replaced. Bidders must be pre-qualified. Bids must be submitted on the City’s Bid Forms. Bidders must obtain an electronic or paper copy of the Contract Documents by email, Public Purchase, or at City Hall. Paper copies from City Hall cost TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00). All Bidders must pre-register before the bid opening with the City of Escalon Community Development / Public Works Office (Jenny Thompson: jthompson@cityofescalon.org). A non-refundable charge of THIRTY–FIVE DOLLARS ($35.00) will be required of any bidder who requests that the Contract Documents be mailed within California (costs for out-of-state mailings will be higher). The City of Escalon requires all bidders on City public works projects requiring a Class A contractor license with a contract value greater than $100,000, or as determined by the City Engineer, must be prequalified as a condition of bidding on said projects. It is mandatory that all contractors who intend to submit bids fully complete the prequalification questionnaire, provide all materials requested, and be approved by the City to be on the final bidders list. No bid will be accepted from a Contractor that has failed to comply with these requirements. Prequalification packages can be obtained at Escalon City Hall or on our website at http://cityofescalon.org/government/requests_for_proposals Please visit the City’s RFP webpage at http://cityofescalon.org/government/requests_for_proposals to see how to join Public Purchase, an eProcurement system that gives access to bid opportunities for no charge. Bidders are still required to obtain a copy of the Contract Documents from City Hall or an electronic copy email in order to be added to the City’s official Plan’s Holder’s List for said Project. All bidding contractors shall be registered with the City of Escalon. Contractors picking up physical hardcopy plans shall register at the counter with their company name, address, contact person, phone number, and email address. Contractors obtaining plans electronically (public purchase, plan rooms, email) shall contact the City Staff(Jenny Thompson: jthompson@cityofescalon.org) with their company name, address, contact person, phone number, and email address. Contact is Escalon Community Development / Public Works Office (Jenny Thompson: jthompson@cityofescalon.org). Each Bid shall be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier’s check, or Bid Bond secured from a surety company satisfactory to the City, the amount of which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price, made payable to City of Escalon as bid security. The bid security shall be provided as a guarantee that within five (5) working days after the City provides the successful bidder the Notice of Award, the successful Bidder will enter into a contract and provide the necessary bonds and certificates of insurance. The bid security will be declared forfeited if the successful Bidder fails to comply within said time. No interest will be paid on funds deposited with City. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Each bond shall be in the forms set forth herein, shall be secured from a surety company that meets all State of California bonding requirements, as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and that is a California admitted surety insurer. Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, the successful Bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by City to ensure its performance under the contract. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773, City has obtained the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the prevailing wage rate for holiday and overtime work applicable in San Joaquin County from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute this contract. A copy of these prevailing wage rates may be obtained via the internet at: www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/ In addition, a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages is available at the City’s Development Services Department and shall be made available to interested parties upon request. The successful bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site. It shall be mandatory upon the Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the said specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor and debarment of contractors and subcontractors. Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. No Bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contractor registration requirements mandated by Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 shall not apply to work performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this Project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in itsBid. Unless otherwise provided in the Instructions for Bidders, each Bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to sections 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code in the following classification(s) throughout the time it submits its Bid and for the duration of the contract: General Engineering Contractor Class A License. Substitution requests shall be made within 35 calendar days after the award of the contract. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), the City may make findings designating that certain additional materials, methods or services by specific brand or trade name other than those listed in the Standard Specifications be used for the Project. Such findings, if any, as well as the materials, methods or services and their specific brand or trade names that must be used for the Project may be found in the Special Conditions. City shall award the contract for the Project to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder as determined by the City from the BASE BID ALONE. City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. For further information, contact NICK PRICHARD, City Engineer, at nprichard@ardurra.com