SONOMA COUNTY
DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
SANTA
ROSA, CALIFORNIA
NOTICE
TO CONTRACTORS
FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF
PAINT
GUERNEVILLE STREET LIGHT POLES AND FIXTURES
COUNTY
PROJECT NO. W06608
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 October 19, 2005, until the hour of
2:00 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 a
predetermined meeting room designated by the Sonoma
County Department of Transportation and Public Works
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 Director of
Transportation and Public Works for award on or before
November 29, 2005.
General Work Description: The work to be done consists, in general, of spot prime and painting of
50 existing street light poles and fixtures located in
the downtown Guerneville area and paint spare parts
located the Guerneville Road Yard, 14900 Armstrong
Woods Road, Guerneville, CA.
THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO THE "BUY AMERICA" PROVISIONS OF THE
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1982 AS
AMENDED BY THE INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991.
The Contractor shall possess a Class C33 license and Hazardous Substance
Removal Certification at the time of contract award.
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, 2300 County Center
Drive, Suite B100, Santa Rosa, California 95403, upon
payment of a nonrefundable printing service charge in
the following amounts:
specifications
and proposal forms = $20.00 (including sales tax)
Checks shall be made payable to the County of Sonoma, and shall be
mailed or delivered in person to the Department of
Transportation and Public Works.
Technical questions shall be mailed or faxed to Larry Farmer at the
Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public
Works, 2300 County Center Drive, Suite B100, Santa Rosa,
California 95403, FAX: (707)
565-2620. Responsibility
to confirm County possessing Bidder's written question
rests with the Bidder.
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 Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) 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.
The Board of Supervisors of the Sonoma County reserves the right to
reject any or all bids and to waive any defect or
irregularity in bidding.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SONOMA COUNTY
By: Eeve T. Lewis
County
Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Sonoma, State of California
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