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 amount:

         plans, specifications and proposal forms  =   $45.00 (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 should be directed to Mark Andrews, Mead & Hunt, phone:  (707) 526-5010.

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 Two Hundred Fifty Dollars  ($250.00) 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.

Attention is directed to the federal minimum wage rate requirements in said books issued for bidding purposes entitled  "Proposal  and Contract."  If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the  Secretary  of  Labor  and  the  general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher  wage  rate.   The department will  not accept lower state wage rates not specifically included in the federal minimum wage determinations.  This includes "helper" (or other classifications based  on  hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the federal wage determinations.  Where federal wage determinations do  not  contain the  state wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the contractor and subcontractors, the contractor and subcontractors shall pay  not  less  than the  federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

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