The City of Fortuna ("Owner"), will accept sealed bids for its Recreation Building Improvements Project ("Project"), by or before August 8, 2014, at 2:00 p .m. at City Hall, located at 621 11th Street, Fortuna, California, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any non-substantive irregularities.
This Project requires a valid California contractor's license for the following classification(s): Class 'B' General.
The plans, specifications, and contract documents for the Project ("Contract Documents") may be obtained from the Finance Department, at 621 11th Street, Fortuna, California for a deposit of Twenty Dollars ($20) per set. The deposit will be refunded for each set returned in good condition within ten (10) days after the bid opening.
Each bid must be submitted using the Bid Proposal Form provided with the Contract Documents. Each Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent (10%) of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier's or certified check made payable to Owner, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security shall guarantee that upon award of the bid, the bidder shall execute the contract and submit payment and performance bonds and insurance certificates as required by the Contract Documents within ten (10) days following notice of award of the Contract.
Pursuant to Section 400 of the Fortuna City Charter and Section 2.50.090.A of the Fortuna Municipal Code, this Project is exempt from State of California prevailing wage requirements, and is instead subject to the City of Fortuna's local prevailing wage requirements. Pursuant to City of Fortuna Municipal Code Section 2.50.90, the City of Fortuna acting in is sole discretion may from time to time, exercise the right granted under its Charter to establish a mechanism for determining wages to be paid on locally funded public works projects. The wages proposed by the bidder awarded the Contract for this locally-funded Project shall be considered the City of Fortuna's prevailing wages for this Project.
Performance and payment bonds will be required of the successful bidder.
The substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300.
Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 4104 each Bid Proposal must include the name and location of the place of business of each subcontractor who shall perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of one percent (½ of 1%) of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening for bids except as provided pursuant to Public Contract Code Sections 5100 et seq.
Additional information is provided in the Instructions and Information for Bidders, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders prior to submitting a Bid Proposal.
A bidders' conference will be held on Friday, August 1st, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., at the project location for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the bid documents and the Worksite. The bidders' conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend the mandatory bidders' conference may be disqualified from bidding.
By: Linda Jensen, City Clerk
Date: July 15, 2014
Publication Dates: July 17, 2014, July 24, 2014
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