20260219_Asset_Protection_Pre-Bid_Conference_Slides.pdf

This is a pre-bid conference presentation for Tulare County's Asset Protection Project, a comprehensive stormwater and flood protection initiative at multiple county properties. The project encompasses painting and coating services as one of eight work scopes, with additional work including fencing and gates, electrical, miscellaneous metals, earthwork and paving, landscaping, concrete, and site utilities. The painting and coating scope covers work on structures, bollards, handrails, and related items at ten properties located across Union Avenue, Clay Street, Delaware Street, and Texas Street, along with adjacent driveways and parking areas. A mandatory pre-bid conference was held on February 19, 2026, with sealed bids due by 2:00 p.m. on March 9, 2026, via OpenGov. The successful contractor must achieve substantial completion within 231 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with project completion scheduled for January 12, 2027.

This is a federally funded FEMA project procured under a multi-prime procurement method, requiring contractors to comply with Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage provisions, maintain California Department of Industrial Relations registration, and possess valid California contractor licenses. Bid security of ten percent of the base bid is required, with successful bidders obligated to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract sum within five calendar days of receiving the Notice to Award. Progress payments are made at ninety-five percent of approved work with five percent retained until final completion, and contractors must furnish a one-year Warranty Bond equal to ten percent of the final contract amount. Liquidated damages are assessed at $2,000 per calendar day for delays beyond the completion period. The contract includes provisions to encourage disadvantaged business enterprise participation, and contractors must carry appropriate insurance including Workers' Compensation and Commercial General Liability coverage naming the County as an additional insured. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors have been identified for this new contract work.