Sidewalks Along S. R Street, S. S Street, S. T Street and Stuart Drive

Engineers Estimate: $800,000.00 - $1,000,000.00 The work to be performed includes but not limited to clearing and grubbing, removal of concrete driveways, and installation of concrete sidewalks, driveways, and wheelchair ramps. Such other items or details, not mentioned above, that are required by the Plans, Standard Specifications, City of Merced Standard Designs and the Special Provisions shall be performed, placed,constructed or installed. The project is on South R Street, South S Street, and South T Street between Childs Avenue and Stuart Drive; and Stuart Drive between West Avenue and South R Street in the City of Merced, California. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. The City reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality (non-responsiveness) in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder and reject all other bids, as it may be best serve the interest of the City; (b) The ranking of bids will be based on the combination of bid schedules that the City awards; (c) As a condition of award, the successful bidder shall furnish a payment bond and a performance bond each in the full amount of the contract price. The successful bidder will also be required to submit proof of insurance for work involved. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check or Bid Bond in the amount of 10 percent of the total bid price, payable to the City of Merced. The Contractor shall possess a valid Class A license at the time of submitting bids. Section 3-1.06, "Contractor License," of the Standard Specifications is amended to read: Attention is also directed to the provisions of Public Contract Code Section 10164. For Federal-aid contract, the Contractor must be properly licensed as a Contractor from contract award through contract acceptance. The Contractor may elect to receive 100 percent of payments due under the Contract Documents from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by theCity, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the City of Merced is implementing new Disadvantaged Business Enterprise requirements for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). The City of Merced DBE contract goal is 21%.

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways.