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:

BUTLER HANGAR ROOF COATING
AT
CHARLES M. SCHULZ-SONOMA COUNTY

AIRPORT  COUNTY PROJECT NO. W09558

B.   General Work Description:  The work consists of applying a roof coating to an open-air corrugated metal hangar roof of approximately 29,700 square feet.  The hangar is located at the end of Flightline Boulevard south of Airport Boulevard at the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport.

C.  Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Purchasing Agent of the County of Sonoma, Room 208A, 2300 County Center Drive, Santa Rosa, California 95403 on March 31, 2005, until the hour of 2:00 p.m., where they will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Purchasing Agent or his designee.

D.  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 $20.00.

E.   Bids are required for the entire work described herein.  This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code No. '12990.

F.   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 60 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 fifteen (15) working days.  Time will commence on the 2nd calendar day after receipt by the Contractor of a Notice to Proceed.

Liquidated damages for this project have been set at Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per calendar day for each day said work remains incomplete beyond the time for completion. 

BID WITHDRAWAL:

No bidder shall withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after bid 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.

BID PROTEST:

Any Bid protest must be submitted in writing enclosed in an envelope marked "Bid Protest" and delivered to the office of the Sonoma County Purchasing Division, 2300 County Center Drive, Suite A208, Santa Rosa, CA 95403, before 5:00 p.m. (as determined by the clock in the office of Sonoma County Purchasing of the third (3^rd) calendar day following posting of a Notice of Intent to Award for Construction at the office of the Sonoma County Purchasing Division (at the above address).

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 1770 et.seq., the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma has obtained from the Director of the State Department of Industrial Relations the general prevailing rate of wages and employer payment for health and welfare, vacation, pensions, and similar purposes, in the County in which work is to be done.  Copies of prevailing wage rates can be requested from the Department of Industrial Relations.  The successful Contractor shall obtain a copy of said prevailing wage rates and shall post them in a prominent place at the job.

CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE:

The successful bidder must possess a State of California Class B or C-39 license at the time the contract is awarded.

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 contract, 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.