SONOMA COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
PUBLIC WORKS
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
AIRPORT
ACCESS ROAD, TAXIWAYS,
AND RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS
COUNTY PROJECT NO.
W09538
GENERAL INFORMATION:
A Notice is hereby given
that the
COUNTY OF SONOMA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
will accept bids for construction of:
AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD, TAXIWAYS,
AND RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS
COUNTY PROJECT NO. W09538
B. Sealed bids will be received by the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors, Room 100A, 575
Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, California, 95403, until
2:00 p.m., on June 27, 2002, at which time the
bids will be taken to a designated meeting room to be
publicly opened and read out loud 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.
C. Copies of contract documents may be examined and
obtained upon application to the County of Sonoma
Department of Transportation and Public Works, 2300 County Center Drive, Suite B100,
Santa Rosa
,
California
95403, telephone (707) 565-2231 and upon payment of a
nonrefundable fee of $45.00.
D. Bids are required for the entire work described
herein and by the Construction Drawings. This contract is subject to state contract
non-discrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to
Government Code No. §12990.
E. The Board of Supervisors of Sonoma County reserves
the right to reject any and all bids and waive any
informalities or irregularities in the bidding, and to
delete or eliminate entirely any separable unit price or
lump sum item of the proposed project.
TIME
OF AWARD:
The contract, if it is to be awarded, will be awarded
within 180 days from the date of the bid opening, unless
the County obtains the consent of the bidder to extend
time of award.
TIME
FOR COMPLETION:
All contract work shall be completed within ninety (90)
calendar days from the date of a Notice to Proceed.
Liquidated damages for this project have been set at Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each calendar day the
project exceeds the number of days allowed above.
BID WITHDRAWAL:
No bidder shall withdraw his bid for 180 days after
opening.
BID
BOND:
Bids shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of
bidder's security: cashier's check, certified check, or a
bidder's bond executed by an admitted surety insurer
authorized to transact business in this state, made
payable to the
County
of
Sonoma
. The security shall be in an amount equal to at least ten
percent (10%) of the amount of the base bid. A bid shall
not be considered unless one of the forms of bidder's
security is enclosed with it. A bidder's bond will not be
accepted unless it has been properly filled out and
executed by the surety and by the bidder.
PAYMENT
BOND AND PERFORMANCE BOND:
The successful bidder shall furnish both a payment bond
and a performance bond for the full amount of the
Contract.
DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES:
Disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) as defined in 49
CFR Part 26 shall have the maximum opportunity to
participate in the performance of contracts financed in
whole or in part federal funds under this agreement. Consequently, the DBE requirements of 49 CFR Part
26 apply to this agreement. However, the employment of women shall not diminish
the standards of requirements for the employment of minorities. DBE
goals for this project have been set at ten percent (10%).
WAGE
RATES:
Pursuant to the provisions of California Labor Code
Section 1773, the general prevailing rate of wages has
been determined by the Director of the California
Department of Industrial Relations. Bidders should contact the Department of Industrial
Relations at (415) 703-4774 for the general prevailing
wages rate on specific job classifications. Future
effective wage rates which have been predetermined are on
file with the California Department of Industrial
Relations. Bidders are advised that if they intend to use
a craft or classification not on file in general
prevailing wage determinations they may be required to use
the craft or classification most closely related to it and
pay the wage rate as shown in the general determinations.
The
proposed contract is under and subject to Executive Order
11246, as amended, of
September 24, 1965
, and to the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and
Federal Labor Provisions. All labor on the project shall be paid no less than
the higher of either the prevailing state wage rates
established by the State of
California
, Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, or
the prevailing federal wage rates established by the U.S.
Secretary of Labor.
The
EEO requirements, labor provisions, and wage rates are
included in the Specifications and Bid Documents and are
available for inspection at the Office of the Airport
Manager,
Sonoma
County
Airport, 2200 Airport Boulevard
, Santa Rosa
, California
95403. Each bidder
must complete, sign, and furnish with his bid the
"Bidder's Statement on Previous Contracts Subject to
EEO Clause," a "Certification of Nonsegregated
Facilities," and the "Assurance of Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises Participation," as contained in
the Bid Proposal.
To
be eligible for award, each bidder must comply with the
affirmative action requirements which are contained in the
Specifications. A
contractor having 50 or more employees and his
subcontractors having 50 or more employees and who may be
awarded a contract of $50,000 or more will be required to
maintain an affirmative action program, the standards for
which are contained in the Specifications.
FOREIGN
TRADE RESTRICTIONS:
All solicitations, contracts, and subcontracts resulting
from projects funded under this contract are subject to
the foreign trade restriction required by 49 CFR Part 30,
Denial of Public Works Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and
Services of Countries That Deny Procurement Market Access
to U.S. Contractors. The
Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990
provides that preference be given to steel and
manufactured products produced in the
United States
when funds are expended pursuant to a grant issued under
the Airport Improvement Program.
CONTRACTOR'S
LICENSE:
The successful bidder must possess a State of
California Class A
license at the time of contract award and through
completion of the Project. All contractors and subcontractors shall be
properly licensed by the Contractor's License Board and
possess the necessary license classification for the work
they perform under this project.
SUBSTITUTION
OF SECURITIES:
It is understood and agreed that in accordance with
California Public Contract Code Section 22300, contractor
will be allowed to either substitute securities for money
withheld by County to ensure performance under this
Agreement, or request the County to make payment of
retentions earned directly into an escrow account at the
expense of the Contractor under the terms of an escrow
agreement substantially similar to the form provided for
in California Public Contract Code Section 22300(e). To the fullest extent permitted by California
Public Contract Code Section 22300, County shall have the
right to draw upon the securities or escrowed funds in the
event of default by Contractor without any need by County
to make any evidentiary showing of Contractor's default
other than the written notice required by Section 22300.
OWNER'S
RIGHTS RESERVED:
The County reserves the right to reject any and all bids
and waive any informalities or irregularities in the
bidding, and to delete or eliminate entirely any separable
unit price or lump sum item of the proposed project.
INQUIRIES:
Further information may be obtained by contacting the
office of Shutt Moen Associates by fax (707) 526-9721,
Mark Andrews, project manager.
PRE-BID
WALK-THROUGH:
A pre-bid conference and job walk is scheduled for
June 11, 2002
at 10:00 a.m. The
conference will be held in the Airport Fire Station, 2200 Airport Boulevard
. All
prospective bidders are encouraged to attend. Representatives of the County and Shutt Moen
Associates will be present to discuss the project, receive
questions, and conduct a tour of the airport. At all other times, Contractor access to the
airport must be coordinated and supervised by the County. Contact the Airport Manager's office at (707)
565-7243 to schedule airfield visits.
SUBCONTRACTORS:
In accordance with California Public Contracts Code
Section 4100 to 4113, inclusive, each bidder shall provide
a list giving the name and location of place of business
of each subcontractor who will perform a portion of the
contract work in an amount in excess of one-half of one
percent of the total contract price. In each instance, the nature and extent of the work
to be sublet shall be described.
By
order of the Board of Supervisors of the County
of
Sonoma, Santa Rosa
, California
.
EEVE
LEWIS, County
Clerk
and ex-officio
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of
Sonoma By
_________________________________
Lainey Gerber, Chief
Deputy Clerk
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