Canal Replacement Project - Segment 5B

Engineers Estimate $31,780,000 Furnishing all labor, materials, except for those materials supplied by the District as set forth in Paragraph 01010-4.0, DISTRICT FURNISHED MATERIALS, equipment, and performing all work necessary and incidental to the construction of the project known as Canal Replacement Project - Segment 5B, Project Number 422201 according to drawings and specifications as prepared by the Contra Costa Water District and according to the Contract Documents. The Work includes, but is not limited to, mobilization/demobilization; clearing and grubbing; installing and removing temporary construction signage and security fencing; providing and maintaining storm water pollution prevention control measures; installing District-provided stop logs; unwatering of Canal; providing and operating trench and excavation dewatering system(s) and water disposal system for blended groundwater and dilution water; removing, hauling, and disposing of sediment; maintaining access roads to Interior License Areas; installing approximately 6,394 feet of 10-ft diameter reinforced concrete pipe; demolishing Canal levee berms; backfilling Canal and pipe trench with material from existing Canal levee berms and other sources of backfill material; constructing temporary inlet structure, access structure, and access road; installing permanent fencing and signage; final grading; restoring the Adjacent License Area and Sandmound License Area as defined in Appendix D; installing and removing a temporary sheet pile cofferdam; over-excavation of the trench and installation of foundation material and fabric; and all sheeting, shoring and bracing. The location of the project site is in the City of Oakley, California, in Contra Costa County. Project is to be completed within four hundred and eighty-four (484) consecutive days from the date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Time for commencement and completion of the Work is important, and is to be of the essence of the Contract. Bidding procedures are prescribed in the Contract Documents. Bids shall be executed upon the separately stapled bid forms provided, which are provided for convenience in submitting bids and are not a part of said Contract Documents. If there are any discrepancies between the stapled bid forms and the Contract Documents, the Contract Documents shall take precedence. Bid guarantee, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid dollar amount and conforming to the prescribed bidding procedures, is required to be submitted with each bid as a guaranty to be forfeited should the bidder, if awarded the contract, fail to enter into the same, or fail to furnish in a timely manner, the bonds and/or proof of insurance. In addition, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 2204, each bidder submitting a bid in which the Total Amount set forth on its Bid Schedule is One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or more must also submit with its bid the IRAN CONTRACTING ACT CERTIFICATION, in the form included as Section 00400, and, except as otherwise specified in Paragraph 00100-26.0, REJECTION OF BIDS, the failure to submit the IRAN CONTRACTING ACT CERTIFICATION may render the bid non-responsive. Public Contract Code section 2205 establishes penalties for false certifications. Pursuant to Section 1770, et seq., of the California Labor Code, the successful bidder shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Copies of such prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at the office of the Engineering Department, 2411 Bisso Lane, Concord, where copies will be made available during normal working hours to any interested party on request, or Bidders may prefer to obtain the current prevailing rate of per diem wages directly from the website maintained by the California Department of Industrial Relations Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, for moneys earned by the Contractor and withheld by the Contra Costa Water District to ensure the performance of the Contract, the Contractor may, at its option, choose to substitute securities meeting the requirements of said Public Contract Code Section 22300. All bidders shall be licensed under the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California to do the type of work contemplated in the project. In accordance with provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the District has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid Class A License at the time that the bid is submitted. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the bid non-responsive. The Contractor shall not be qualified to perform the Work unless it is registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 at the time that the contract is awarded. Failure to have registered and thereby be qualified shall constitute a failure to execute the contract and shall result in the forfeiture of the security of the bidder. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the following: Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price; Faithful Performance Bond, in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) ofthe Contract price; and evidences of insurance in full compliance with requirements set forth in Paragraph 00820-2.0, INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. Each bidder shall submit with its bid a statement setting forth its experience on the forms included in the Bid Proposal. Telephones will not be available to bidders for the preparation of the bids or for calling in bid results. Bid forms received after the designated time will not be accepted. Bidders and their authorized agents are invited to attend the bid opening. No bidder may withdraw its bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening of bids The successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against on the basis of age, color, race, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual preference, marital status, and comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids; to make any awards or any rejections in what it alone considers to be in the best interest of the District; and waive any irregularities in the bids.

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Erosion and Sedimentation Controls.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Ponds and Reservoirs.
Division 35 -	Waterway and Marine Construction, Shoreline Protection, Waterway Construction and Equipment.