Well Field Electrical Improvement Project

The Project includes, without limitation, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment, and other incidental and appurtenant Work necessary to satisfactorily complete the Project, as more specifically described in the Contract Documents. This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents, permits from regulatory agencies with jurisdiction, and applicable regulations. The quantity of Work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximations only, being given as a basis for the comparison of Bids. Actual quantities of Work to be performed may vary at the discretion of the City Engineer. All Bids must be made on the form furnished by the City. Each Bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the City Clerk with the Project name and identification number typed or clearly printed on the lower left corner of the envelope. Bids must remain valid and shall not be subject to withdrawal for sixty (60) Days after the Bid opening date. The 2021 edition of "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction" ("Standard Specifications"), as amended by the Contract Documents, is incorporated into the Contract Documents by reference. Existing Structures and Electrical Services, Electrical Switch Boards, Electrical Cable and Conduit, Existing Motors, Valves, and other Motor Controls to be refed, Saw cut and demolition of AC/asphalt parking lot and Concrete Paving/Foundations. Submittals and Shop Drawings, Excavation & Trenching, Furnish and Install Concrete Foundations Pads for Electrical Equipment including Electrical trough with Diamond plating covering, SES Units, Motor Controls, Generator Switch Board, and Solar Disconnect Switch, New Electrical Service including; Transformer Pad, Trenching, Conduits, Backfill, Compaction, Pavement Repair/Asphalt AC Paving, Cable Pulling and Termination, Contractor to Furnish and Install Emergency Generator & Transfer Switch, Final Start up and closeout documentation including; start up, support, O&M Manuals, and as-built redline markups, Mobilization, Demobilization, Bond, and Insurance, Erosion and Sediment Controls, Construction BMP's. The interested bidder must provide the name of the company, the company address, the contractor's license number, and name of contact person and email address of contact person. The bidder will then be invited and given access to the bid documents. Bid documents maybe viewed and downloaded to the bidder's email site. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 6707, if this Project involves construction of a pipeline, sewer, sewage disposal system, boring and jacking pits, or similar trenches or open excavations, which are five feet or deeper, each bid submitted in response hereto shall contain, as a bid item, adequate sheeting, shoring, and bracing, or equivalent method, for the protection of life or limb, which shall conform to applicable safety orders. In accordance with Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor shall 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, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)]. In accordance with Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., the Project is a "public work". The selected Bidder (Contractor) and any Subcontractors shall pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") regarding the prevailing rate of per diem wages. Copies of those rates are on file with the Director of Public Works and are available to any interested party upon request. The Contractor shall post a copy of the DIR's determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Each Bid must be accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier's check, certified check, or Bidder's Bond issued by a Surety insurer, made payable to the City and in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total Bid submitted. Personal or company checks are not acceptable. Upon Contract award, the Contractor shall provide faithful performance and payment Bonds, each in a sum equal to the Contract Price. All Bonds must be issued by a California admitted Surety insurer using the forms set forth in the Contract Documents, or in any other form approved by the City Attorney. Failure to enter into the Contract with the City, including the submission of all required Bonds and insurance coverage, within fifteen (15) Days after the date of the mailing of written notice of contract award to the Bidder, shall subject the Bid security to forfeiture to the extent provided by law. Each Bidder shall possess a valid Class "A", "B" and/or "C-10" Contractor's license issued by the California State Contractors License Board at the time of the Bid submission. The successful Contractor will be required to obtain a current City business license. City of Monrovia Well Field Electrical Improvement Project Project No. G-947 Five percent (5%) of any progress payment will be withheld as retention. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, and at the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld may be deposited with the City or with a State or federally chartered bank as escrow agent, which shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Project, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor. Alternatively, the Contractor may request that the City make payments of earned retentions directly to an escrow agent at the Contractor's expense. No such substitutions shall be accepted until all related documents are approved by the City Attorney. Liquidated damages shall accrue in the amount of $2,500.00 for each Day that Work remains incomplete beyond the Project completion deadline specified in the Contract Documents. The City reserves the right to reject any Bid or all Bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bid or in the bidding, as deemed to be in its best interest.

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Concrete, Cast-in-Place Concrete.