NOTICE INVITING BIDS
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:
EXECUTIVE
HANGAR BUILDING, T-HANGAR BUILDING AND FIRE SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS COUNTY
PROJECT NO. W09541
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 October 16, 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 B 100, Santa Rosa,
California 95403, telephone (707) 565-2231 and upon
payment of a non-refundable fee of $40.00.
D. Bids are required for the entire work described
herein and by the Construction Drawings. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination
and compliance requirements pursuant to Government
Code §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:
Permits shall be obtained within sixty (60) calendar
days from the date of a Notice to Proceed and all
contract work completed within one hundred thirty
(130) calendar days of obtaining permits.
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.
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) 703-4281 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.
CONTRACTOR'S
LICENSE:
The successful bidder must possess a State of
California Class A or Class B 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 at (707) 526-5010,
Mark Andrews, project manager.
PRE-BID
WALK-THROUGH:
There will be no pre-bid walk-through.
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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