SONOMA COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
RUNWAY
1-19 REHABILITATION,
TAXIWAY H REHABILITATION,
WESTSIDE TAXIWAY REHABILITATION,
AND SAFETY AREA IMPROVEMENTS
AIP
PROJECT NOS. 3-06-0241-27
AND -28
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:
RUNWAY
1-19 REHABILITATION,
TAXIWAY H REHABILITATION,
WESTSIDE TAXIWAY REHABILITATION,
AND SAFETY AREA IMPROVEMENTS
AIP
PROJECT NOS. 3-06-0241-27
AND -28
County
Job No. W09562
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.,
as determined by the clock on the wall of the office of
the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, on June 30, 2005,
at which time they will be transferred to predetermined
meeting room designated by the Sonoma County Department
of Transportation and Public Works where they will be
publicly opened and read aloud 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, on or before.
C.
Contract documents may be
examined at the office of the
Airport Manager, 2290 Airport Boulevard, Santa
Rosa,
California 95403, telephone (707) 565-7243.
D. Copies of contract documents may be obtained
upon application to County of Sonoma, Department of
Transportation, 2300 County Center Drive, Suite B 100,
Santa Rosa, California 95403, and upon payment of a
nonrefundable fee of $75.00. Only checks payable to County of Sonoma will be
accepted.
TIME
OF AWARD:
The
contract, if it is to be awarded, will be awarded within
120 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 forty five
(45) working days from the date of a Notice to
Proceed.
Liquidated
damages for this project have been set at Fifteen
Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for each calendar day the
project exceeds the number of days allowed above.
BID
WITHDRAWAL:
No
bidder shall withdraw his bid for 120 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.
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
with 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 eleven
percent (11%).
WAGE
RATES AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
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, 2290 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 classifications 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
Mead & Hunt, Inc. at (707) 526-5010, Lee B. Moen,
PE, Project Manager.
PRE-BID
WALK-THROUGH:
A
pre-bid conference and walk-through is scheduled for
2:00 p.m., June 8, 2005. 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 Mead & Hunt
will be present to discuss the project, receive
questions, and conduct a tour of the Airport. At all other times, Contractor access onto the
airport must be coordinated and supervised by the County
on a limited basis. 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 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
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