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SONOMA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
PUBLIC WORKS SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA RIVER
ROAD GUARD RAIL Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Room 100A, 575 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, California 95403 on April 19, 2001, until the hour of 3:00 p.m. (according to the wall clock in the reception area of the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors). They then will be transferred to the Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public Works Meeting Room (Room 117A) where they will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Sonoma County Director of Transportation and Public Works or his designee. Said bids will be referred to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors for consideration at their next regularly scheduled meeting, on or before May 1, 2001. General Work Description: The work to be done consists, in general, of sawcutting and excavation of existing pavement, placing new road base and pavement, and constructing metal beam guard railing. The
Department of Transportation and Public Works has a 7%
overall disadvantaged business enterprise
participation goal. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code §12990. Plans, specifications, and proposal forms for bidding this project can only be obtained at the Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public Works, 575 Administration Drive, Room 117A, Santa Rosa, California 95403, upon payment of a nonrefundable printing service charge in the following amounts: half
size plans, specifications, and proposal forms =
$20.00 (including sales tax) Technical questions should be directed to Geoff Power at the Department of Transportation and Public Works, phone: (707) 565-2231. The successful bidder shall furnish both a payment bond and a performance bond for the full amount of the contract. The County of Sonoma hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin or other prohibited basis in consideration for an award. Liquidated damages in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250) will be assessed for each and every calendar day's delay in finishing the work in excess of the number of working days prescribed in the contract. Pursuant to Section 1773 and
following of the Labor Code, the general prevailing
rate of wages in the county, or counties, in which the
work is to be done has been determined by the Director
of the California Department of Industrial Relations.
These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing
Wage Rates for this project, available at the
California Department of Industrial Relations'
Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov. The
federal minimum wage rates for this project as
predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor
are set forth in the books issued for bidding purposes
entitled "Proposal and Contract," and in
copies of this book that may be examined at the
offices described above where project plans, Special
Provisions, and proposal forms may be seen. Addenda to
modify the federal minimum wage rates, if necessary,
will be issued to holders of "Proposal and
Contract" books. Future effective general
prevailing wage rates which have been predetermined
and are on file with the California Department of
Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in
the general prevailing wage rates. 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, Telephone No.
1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid,
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.
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