Upper Tank Replacement Project

The Project consists of decommissioning three 10,000-gallon temporary poly tanks and a 30,000gallon redwood tank; constructing a 122,000-gallon welded steel tank; electrical and SCADA improvements; and two emergency generators. SCADA improvements, radio configuration, and PLC programming shall be done by Telstar Instruments under a subcontract with the Contractor. Engineer's Construction Cost Estimate is $1,400,000 to $1,500,000.Bids will be received for a single prime contract. Bids will be on a lump-sum basis. All bids shall be evaluated on the basis of the Base Bid amount. The Bidding Documents may be examined at the following Issuing Office: PACE Engineering, Inc., 5155 Venture Parkway, Redding, CA 96002 Questions regarding the Bidding Documents shall be directed to Tom Warnock, twarnock@paceengineering.us, or Steve Wilson, swilson@paceengineering.us, at PACE Engineering, Inc., (530) 244-0202. The Clear Water Mutual Water Company (Owner) is using a third-party website, CIPLIST.com to advertise these Bidding Documents. CIPLIST.com is a free service provided to review and download project Bidding Documents. CIPLIST.com is the only internet website for prospective bidders to obtain official project information and Bidding Documents. Be advised that the information contained on CIPLIST.com may change and without notice to prospective bidders. It is the responsibility of each prospective bidder to check CIPLIST.com on a daily basis through the close of bids for any applicable addenda or updates. No Contractor or Subcontractor may be listed on a Bid proposal for a public works 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 Bid will be accepted from a Contractor who does not hold a Class A license in accordance with the provisions of Section 3300 of the California Public Contract Code. This project is funded in part by the State Revolving Fund (SRF), and as such a labor compliance program (LCP) in accordance with California Labor Compliance Code Section 1771.8 must be adopted and enforced. Additionally, SRF requires payment of federal prevailing wages, specifically, Davis-Bacon Act wage rules apply to all assistance agreements made in whole or in part with SRF funds. Section 1606 of the Act states as follows: Additionally, projects funded with monies made available by SRF have statutory requirements commonly known as "American Iron and Steel;" that requires all of the iron and steel products used in the project to be produced in the United States ("American Iron and Steel Requirement" (AIS)) including iron and steel products provided by the Contactor pursuant to this Agreement. Manufacturers and/or models listed herein may or may not provide materials meeting AIS. If listed manufacturers cannot provide AIS materials, it is still incumbent upon the Contractor to meet AIS requirements at no additional cost to the Owner. Bidders are notified that financing for this project is provided pursuant to SRF Program and the Division of Financial Assistance, and that as allowed in Public Contract Code Section 22300, this Contract does provide for substitution of securities for any monies withheld by the Owner to ensure performance under this contract. Bidders are further notified that this Contract does permit retainage to be placed in escrow and/or to be invested for the benefit of the Contractor. SRF funding for this project includes strict guidelines for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). Good Faith Efforts (GFE) are required for all financial agreement Recipients and Bidders to ensure that all DBEs have the opportunity to compete for procurements funded by financial assistance dollars. Six Good Faith Efforts Include: 1. Ensure DBEs are made aware of contracting opportunities to the fullest extent practical through outreach and recruitment activities. For Bidders, Tribal, State and Local Government Recipients, this will include placing DBEs on solicitation lists and soliciting them whenever they are potential sources. 2. Make information on forthcoming opportunities available to DBEs. Post solicitations for bids or proposals for a minimum of 30 calendar days before the bid opening date via internet, in trade journals, Building Exchange, emails, etc. The Recipients and Bidders shall post at least once in a local newspaper with the largest circulation for the area. 3. Consider in the contracting process whether firms competing for large contracts could subcontract with DBEs. 4. Encourage contracting with a group of DBEs when a contract is too large for one firm to handle individually. 5. Use the services and assistance of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) of the Department of Commerce. 6. If the prime contractor awards subcontracts, the prime contractor is required to take the above steps. Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all Bids and to make that award which is in the best interest of the Owner. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Subsurface Investigation.
Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Reinforcing, Cast-in-Place Concrete.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing, Metal Decking.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Facility Fuel Piping, Facility Fuel-Storage Tanks.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Clearing and Grubbing, Grading.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Fences and Gates.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities.