1. Bid Information. City of Fortuna ("Owner"), will accept sealed bids for its Rohner Creek Flood Control, Seismic and Habitat Improvements Project: Vegetation Removal ("Project"), by or before December 23, 2015, at 3:00_p .m., at the GHD office, located at 718 Third Street, Eureka, 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.
2. Project Information.
2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located within the City of Fortuna, and is described as follows:
The City of Fortuna (City) is seeking services from a licensed, qualified contractor to remove trees within the Rohner Creek corridor for the Rohner Creek Flood Control, Seismic and Habitat Improvements Project. The project area extends from Main Street to 12th Street along the creek corridor. Trees to be removed are located on public and private property through a residential area.
2.2 Time for Completion. Work in riparian areas, including the trimming and/or removal of existing dense vegetation, shall be completed by February 15, 2016..
2.3 Estimated Cost. An estimated construction cost for this project has not been developed.
3. License and Registration Requirements.
3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor's license for the following classification(s): Class C contractor's license in the state of California with C-61 Limited Specialty with D-49 Tree Service. A portion of the work will require line-clearance tree trimming operations as defined by the federal and state occupational safety and health administration (OSHA). Contractor shall have the appropriate line-clearance qualifications to complete this work.
3.2 DIR Registration. Owner will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") to perform public work under Labor Code Section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.
4. Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid and contract documents for the Project ("Contract Documents") may be obtained from Humboldt Builders' Exchange at 624 C Street, Eureka, California, City of Fortuna City Hall at 621 11th Street, Fortuna, California, and the GHD office at 718 Third Street, Eureka, California.
5. Bid Proposal and Security.
5.1 Bid Proposal Form. Each bid must be submitted using the Bid Proposal form provided with the Contract Documents.
5.2 Bid Security. Each Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent 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 must guarantee that upon award of the bid, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit payment and performance bonds and insurance certificates as required by the Contract Documents within ten days after issuance of the notice of award.
6. Prevailing Wage Requirements.
6.1 General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.
6.2 Rates. These prevailing rates are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.
6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations, under Labor Code Section 1771.4.
7. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds for 100% of the Contract Price.
8. Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code Section 22300.
9. Subcontractor List. Each bidder must submit the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number and DIR registration number for each Subcontractor who will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.
10. Instructions to Bidders. Additional and more detailed information is provided in the Instructions to Bidders, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.
11. Bidders' Conference. A mandatory bidders' conference will be held on Friday, December 18th, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., meeting at the corner of Stillman Way and Ash Street in Fortuna, California for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders' conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders' conference and sign-in/out may be disqualified from bidding.
12. Retention. The percentage of retention that will be withheld from progress payments is 5 %.
Date: 12/7/2015
By: Merritt Perry, City Engineer/Director of Public Works, City of Fortuna
Publication Dates: 1) ___12/10/2015__________ 2)_________12/17/2015___________
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