Ammonia Pumps Replacement

Ammonia Pumps ReplacementESD 10165Closing Date: 03/07/2024 11:00:00 AM PTDetail: SECTION 00 10 11 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San José (“City”) seeks sealed bid proposals in accordance with the following. Project Name: 10165 – Ammonia Pumps Replacement Project (“Project”) Description of Work: The Project generally involves replacement/upgrade of existing ammonia metering pumps, appurtenances, piping, pump controllers, chemical flowmeters, flowmeter transmitters, remote I/O panel, and related improvements to an existing chemical facility at the Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF). Engineer’s Estimate: $1,100,000 FILING OF BIDS All proposals must be delivered to the City via Biddingo (www.biddingo.com/sanjose), on or before 11:00 a.m. on March 7, 2024. Bidders are responsible for ensuring that their bid is submitted prior to the deadline specified above. To download

documents and start your submission go to Bid Documents / Online Submission. For technical support, please contact Biddingo directly at 1-416-756-0955 or 1-800-208-1290 or via email at ebidding@biddingo.com A representative of the Director of Public Works will publicly open and declare the aggregate bid of each bidder, using the Zoom virtual meeting platform, shortly after the filing deadline. Interested parties can access the virtual bid opening by visiting https://www.sanjoseca.gov/CIPBids. OBTAINING PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS The City is using Biddingo, an online bid solicitation website, to facilitate this procurement. This procurement is registered on Biddingo (https://www.biddingo.com/sanjose) under the bid number and bid name above and has the following commodity code classifications(s): 100315 Construction – Wastewater Treatment Plant 025000 Electrical Services 101401 Hydraulics 040600 Instrument and Testing 047000 Measurement and Control Devices 049000 Meters -Water 065000 Pumps All documents and information related to this procurement, including the Project plans and specifications, are on the Biddingo website under the bid number and bid name above. Once registered, bidders can view and download information regarding this procurement, including the bid and contract documents, as well as submit questions related to the bid and contract documents. Once a bidder views or downloads documents for this bid, the bidder becomes a “document taker.” Biddingo will send “document takers” a notification every time the City posts an addendum, responds to a question and/or provides new information related to this procurement. Each bidder is responsible for selecting the appropriate notification options related to its Biddingo account. Following review by the City, proposals will be uploaded to Biddingo. BIDDER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK FOR UPDATES Bidders must periodically check Biddingo to make sure the bidder has the most recent information about this procurement. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION Bidders must submit questions or requests for information concerning any part of this bid in writing to the City via Biddingo.The City will not respond to any communication or question submitted directly to City staff or City consultants.Submit questions via Biddingo no later than February 29, 2024 at 11:00 am. All bidders are expected to have read and understand the "Procurement and Contract Process Integrity and Conflict of Interest," Section 7 of the Consolidated Open Government and Ethics Provisions adopted on August 26, 2014, a complete copy of which can be found at https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showdocument?id=19565 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. RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION Bidders can only rely on information obtained through Biddingo. 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. SITE VISIT A non-mandatory site visit will be held on February 26, 2024, 10 am at the San José -Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility, 700 Los Esteros Road, San José , CA 95134. Attendees will check in at the Administration Building on Los Esteros Road and meet in Conference Room A. This site visit will be held to allow potential bidders to view the project location. No questions will be answered at this meeting. The following Personal Protective Equipment is required for the site visit: Hard Hat Safety Glasses Safety Shoes Safety Vest CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 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 A, to bid this project. CONTRACTOR DIR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS The contractor 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 contractor or any of the designated subcontractors are not registered in accordance with Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. See Section 2-1.17 of the Special Provisions for the “registration” requirements applicable to the contract. PREVAILING WAGES AND RELATED LABOR REQUIREMENTS (Non-Municipal Affair) 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. See Sections 2-1.17 and 7-1.01a(3) of the Special Provisions for the specific State Wage, Hour and Labor Requirements applicable to this contract. WAGE THEFT Bidders are expected to have read and understand the “Wage Theft Prevention Policy” adopted on April 11, 2023. A complete copy of Resolution No. RES 2023-96 can be found at https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/96686/638176810489930000. Any Bidder in violation of the City’s “Wage Theft Prevention Policy” will be disqualified. NONDISCRIMINATION/NONPREFERENTIAL TREATMENT The Nondiscrimination/Nonpreferential Treatment requirements of Chapter 4.08 of the San Jose Municipal Code apply to this project. CERTIFICATES OF REPORTED COMPLIANCE Bidders must submit with its bid valid Certificate(s) of Reported Compliance for itself and all designated subcontractors in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 13, Div. 3, Ch. 9, Art. 4.8, Sec. 2449, General Requirements for In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets (“CARB Regulations”). Each bid must either include all applicable Certificate(s) of Reported Compliance as described in Section 2449(n) of the CARB Regulations for any vehicles which may be used in performance of this contract or provide detailed reasoning demonstrating that the fleet(s) is/are exempt from such regulations. Certificates of Reported Compliance are obtained through CARB’s Diesel Off-Road Online Reporting System (DOORS). For technical support, please contact CARB directly at 1-877-593-6677 or via email at doors@arb.ca.gov. 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 José 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 José. 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 José 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. END OF SECTION PLEASE REFER TO THE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENT(S) FOR FURTHER DETAILS - THANK YOU. Solicitation NumberESD 10165Solicitation NameAmmonia Pumps ReplacementPublished Date02/07/2024Site Meeting R 02/26/2024 10:00:00 AM PT Closing Date03/07/2024 11:00:00 AM PTStatus Open for Bidding Question Deadline02/29/2024 11:00:00 AM PTWant to bid on this opportunity? keyboard_arrow_up Download the bid document(s); Go to Download Document Review them thoroughly; Complete and submit your responses following the instructions in the documents. Please give yourself ample time when uploading files. You will need to account for the upload time and the anti-virus scan. If your file fails the anti-virus check it will be rejected. Quick Glance at this bidOnline Submission Required City of San José - Public Works is only accepting online submission for this bid. Site Meetings / Vendor Info Session RRecommendedA pre-proposal or site meeting is scheduled by City of San José - Public Works. Attendance is recommended, but not mandatory. Go to See Detail Q&A Board Any questions about this bid? 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