Public Works Construction Project #50493 - 2024 Road Rehabilitation - Rio Lindo Avenue from Esplanade to Cohasset Road and Notre Dame Boulevard from Skyway to E...

IMPORTANT SPECIAL NOTICE ************************************************************************************* The Contractor is responsible for all requirements contained within the State of California, Department of Transportation Standard Specifications, dated 2023, and these Special Provisions. These Special Provisions are intended to clarify, change, subtract, or add details and requirement to the Standard Specifications. Where conflicts or differences exist between the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions, the Special Provisions shall govern. Contractor’s attention is directed to Section 5-1.02, “Contract Components” of the Standard Specifications for further information regarding the governing ranking of contract parts. The City is required to pay the California use tax on goods purchased from an out of state vendor, therefore, out of state vendors who do not pay California sales tax, directly or subject to a California State Use Tax Permit, must include the use

tax in the bid total. The use tax shall be calculated based on the sales tax rate applicable in the City of Chico at the time the bid is prepared. The contractor shall be responsible for compliance with all California Air Resources Board Regulations. Prior to contract execution apparent low bidder shall submit Certificates of Fleet Compliance to the City. This project includes two, non-concurrent phases. The first order of work involves submittals, material and equipment procurement. It is the intent of the City to issue the Notice to Proceed for the first order of work as soon as the contracts is awarded. The second order of work involves physical construction upon the project site. The Contractor shall construct Notre Dame Boulevard first and Rio Lindo Avenue second. Utility companies are lowering and relocating utilities in Rio Lindo Avenue, they are anticipated to complete their work by June 30 th . A digital version of the bid item list is included on Public Purchase for the bidder’s convenience. If the bidder chooses to use the digital version the table MUST be printed out and a hard copy included in the sealed bid. THE CITY OF CHICO TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR FORMULAS IN THE DIGITAL VERSION OF THE BID ITEM LIST. THE LOW BIDDER WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE VALUES IN THE HARD COPY OF THE BID ITEM LIST INCLUDED IN THE SEALED BID GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION The work, in general, to be done under this contract consists of reconstructing Rio Lindo Avenue and Notre Dame Boulevard using a combination of full depth reclamation with cement, grind and overlays, and cement treated subgrade. This project will include new concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, ADA improvements, Class II Aggregate base, HMA paving, and striping and signage all in conformance with the Caltrans 2023 standard specifications and standard plans, project plans, and these special provisions. The project will also include a new traffic signal installation at the intersection of Rio Lindo Avenue and Esplanade. This project includes two, non-concurrent phases. The first order of work involves submittals, material and equipment procurement. The second order of work involves physical construction upon the project site. It is the intent of the City to issue the Notice to Proceed for the first order of work as soon as the contracts is awarded. In the event the utilities have not completed their work along Rio Lindo Avenue prior to the issuance of the NTP the contractor shall schedule work along Notre Dame Boulevard and the portion of Rio Lindo Avenue from the Airport Bike Path to Cohasset Road. FUNDING SOURCE This project is funded with local, waste hauler franchise, Measure H and SB1 funds. ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE The Engineer’s Estimate for this Contract is $7.7M CONTRACT TIME The Project has 85 Working Days. PREBID OUTREACH MEETING No prebid outreach meeting will be held. OBTAINING OR INSPECTING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS The Project Bid Book and Construction Plans may be obtained from the Public Purchase on-line bidding service. Registration is required to use the service. There is no charge to register or obtain bid documents in digital format. Log onto: https://chico.ca.us/Business-and-Development/Request-for-ProposalsQualifications/index.html or https://www.publicpurchase.com/ Once you have registered, search for the project title identified on the cover of this Bid Book. The Project Bid Book and Construction Plans may be available for viewing at a Contractor’s Exchange. Contact Exchanges directly to inquire about availability. All addenda notifications will be emailed to plan holders by Public Purchase. All questions and requests for information regarding the project must be submitted through Public Purchase on the project link. Responses to questions willbe distributed to plan holders via Public Purchase. Questions and Requests for Information must be submitted five (5) business days prior to bid opening. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS At the time the City awards the contract for this project, the Contractor shall possess either a Class A Contractor License or a combination of classes required by the categories and types of work included in this contract. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. CALIFORNIA PREVAILING WAGES REQUIREMENTS This project requires the payment of prevailing wage rates to be paid to members of each craft or classification performing work on this project. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county, or counties, in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. A copy of the California State minimum wage rates is not included in the Specifications advertised for Bid. They may be obtained online at: www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/statistics_research.html The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free “hotline” service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, 1-(800) 424-9071. Anyone withknowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the “hotline” to report these activities. The “hotline” is part of the DOT’s continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially, and caller anonymity will be respected. REGISTRATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 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. PAYMENT RETENTIONS; SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES Five Percent (5%) will be withheld from each progress payment made to the contractor for work performed and will be held until completion of the work, its acceptance and the expiration of the period provided by law for filing liens by laborers or materialmen. In accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, securities may be substituted for the monies which the City withholds, or the Contractor may request that retention be paid to an escrow agent.