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:

            AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENING BUILDING
AIP No. 3-06-0241-25

COUNTY PROJECT NO. W09547

B.        Sealed bids will be received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Room 100A, 575 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, California, 95403, until 3:00 p.m., on February 11, 2004, 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 $45.00.

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:
All contract work 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 by federal funds under this contract.  Consequently, the DBE requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 apply to this contract.  However, the employment of women shall not diminish the standards or requirements for the employment of minorities.  DBE goals for this project have been set at ten percent (2%). ALL BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR DBE DOCUMENTATION WITHIN THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS OF THE BID OPENING.

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 11245, 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 by 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 Airport Manager, Jon Stout, at (707) 565-7243.

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.

EVE LEWIS, County Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of                                                                                              
By _________________________________
       Lainey Gerber, Chief Deputy Clerk