Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Building 1 Renovation

INVITATION TO BIDSEALED BIDS will be received until 2:00 O'Clock P.M. Pacific Standard Time on February 23rd , 2023 , at the Administrative / Road Division Office for Public Works (located at 345 W. 7 th Street, Building A, Merced, California) at which approximate time thereafter they will be publicly opened and their contents made known for the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Building 1 Renovation, located at 480 E. 13 th Street, Merced, County of Merced, California in accordance with the issued Drawings, Specifications and other Documents together with such Addenda thereto as may be issued prior to the bid opening.In general, this project consists of site improvements to provide accessible path of travel to all three buildings located on the campus, door upgrades and renovations throughout the facility to create additional group therapy spaces, new staff lounge, restroom upgrades and additional staff support spaces. There are also upgrades to the facility to install new

ceilings, lighting and finishes throughout with adjustments to the mechanical system and ductwork layout to accommodate the renovation.Bids will be entered on a lump sum basis.Drawings, Specifications, and other Documents are on file at the office of Department of Public Works, 345 West 7 th Street, Merced, CA and at other designated locations, where copies may be examined free of charge. Documents may be obtained free of charge from the Department of Public Works, Administrative / Road Division Offices, 345 West 7 th Street, Building A, Merced, CA by intending Bidders for the Contract, who are licensed according to law, in digital format only.A MANDATORY BID WALK will take place on Thursday, February 2nd, 2023 beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 11:00 a.m. for prospective bidding prime and subcontractors. Prospective bidders must sign in to verify attendance. The building will be open for viewing during that time only. Prospective bidding prime contractors must attend this Bid Walk to submit a Bid. Bids will not be accepted from any prime contractor that did not attend this Bid Walk. RFI’s for this bid are due no later than February 16 th 2023 at 2:00 p.m.THE BONDING ESTIMATE FOR THIS PROJECT IS $4,000,000.00. Drawings, Specifications and other Documents will be issued only to those Contractors whose valid license allows them to be the prime Contractor for this project. Others may examine the documents at the office of the Department of Public Works or at other designated locations.Bids, in order to receive consideration, shall be made and submitted in accordance with the requirements and conditions set forth in the Instructions to Bidders and in the aforesaid Drawings, Specifications and other Documents. Neither partial nor contingent Bids will be considered. The Bid of any Contractor who has previously violated the terms of the Federal Labor Laws, and who has not been cleared of such violations, will not be honored. Also, any Sub-Contractor under him under the same circumstance will not be accepted for this project.Contractor shall possess a valid Class B Contractors License at the time this contract is to be awarded.Pursuant to the provisions set forth in Sections 1770 to 1781, inclusive, and Sections 1810 to 1817, inclusive, of the Labor Code of the State of California, and local laws thereto applicable, the Board of Supervisors of Merced County, in the manner required by law, has ascertained the general prevailing Rate of Wages and also the hourly rates for Saturday, Sunday, Holiday and overtime work, in the locality where this work is to be performed, for each craft, classification and type of Workman or Mechanic needed to perform the work of this project, has adopted, by Resolution No. 79-38, and has published this wage scale in accordance with Sections 1773 and 1773.2 of the said Labor Code, which scale will become a part of the Contract. A copy of this wage scale may also be obtained from the Office of the County Clerk of Merced County or at the following Web Site: www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr. It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon all Sub-Contractors under him, to ascertain and pay not less than the latest general prevailing rate of wages and to pay not less than the general prevailing hourly rates for Saturday, Sunday, Holiday and overtime work for each Workman or Mechanic employed in the execution of the work of this project.Contractors may substitute an Escrow Agreement for performance retention in accordance with the State of California Public Contract Code Section 22300.“No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for this project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 (with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1 (a)). No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for this project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.”Bid Security in the amount of ten (10) percent of the Bid amount (Base Bid plus Alternate Bids) shall accompany the Bid, in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Instructions to Bidders.The Board of Supervisors of Merced County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to accept the Base Bid alone or together with any or all Alternates, and to waive any informalities or irregularities in any Bid or in the Bidding.By order of the Board of Supervisors of Merced County, Merced, California. _____________________________________ DANA S. HERTFELDER, DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS