CROCKETT COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

                        NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals or bids will be received by the Crockett Community Services District at the District's office at 850 Pomona, Crockett, California 94525 until 10:00 A.M.. local time on March 8, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for performing work as follows:

ALEXANDER PARK SEWER PROJECT

Bids may be delivered to the District Manager at the District office at the above address between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday or mailed to Crockett Community Services District at P.O. Box 578, Crockett, California 94525.

The principal items of work are:

Quantity:             Unit            Item

    713                      LF              Furnish & Install 12: diam. HDPE by pipe burst

      23                       LF              Furnish & Install 12: diam. HDPE by trench method

        5                      EA              Extend & Reconnect sewer laterals

         1                       EA              Furnish & Replace  Reinforced Concrete Manhole

                                                     Structure

No bid will be received unless it is made on the proposal form furnished by the Owner in the bid documents. The contract, if awarded, will be awarded within ninety (90) days from the opening of the bids.

No bidder may withdraw his proposal for a period of ninety (90) days after the date set for opening of proposals. All bids are to be compared on the basis of the District's estimate of the quantities of work to be done.

Bids must be accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the amount of ten (I 0) percent of the bid as described in the specifications. Such guaranty shall be in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond executed on the prescribed form in the amount not less than ten (10) percent of the amount bid. Said guaranty shall be forfeited to the Owner in case the bidder depositing the same does not, within twenty (20) days after written notice that the contract has been awarded to him, 1) enter into a contract with the District, and 2) furnish Performance and Labor and Materials Bonds and insurance certificates as described in the specifications.

The special attention of prospective bidders is called to the "Instructions to Bidders" of the specifications for full directions as to bidding and related matters.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any proposal or in the bidding.

The day of completion for this work is June 28, 2024. Work is to be completed within 30 days of breaking ground.

A mandatory pre-bid site meeting for all prospective bidders will be held on February 23, 2024, at 850  Pomona, at 10:00 A.M.     Attendance is a requirement for acceptance of bid.

The District has obtained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of work needed to execute the contract, as published by the State of California, Department of lndustrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, a copy of which is on file in the office of the District and which shall be made available to any interested party on request.

It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the contract is awarded and upon any subcontractor working under his or her supervision to pay not less than the prevailing wage for each craft to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract. The successful bidder shall post a copy of such determinations at each job site. The successful bidder intending to use a craft or classification not shown on the prevailing rate determinations may be required to pay the rate of the craft or classification most closely related to it.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

Crockett Community Services District, Sanitary Department, Crockett, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

(510) 787-2992

Copies of the plans and specifications, forms of proposals, bonds and contract are posted on the District website https://www.town.crockett.ca.us/   and at Bay Area Builders Exchange: https://bayareabx.com/

In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the Owner has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid Class A license or either a Class C-34 {pipeline) or C-42 (sanitation systems) license at the time that the contract is awarded. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the bid as non­ responsive and shall act as a bar to award of the contract to any bidder not possessing said license at the time of award.

ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE: $425,000

Crockett Community Services District

Gaunt Murdock, District Engineer Date: 2/9/24