Covina Metrolink Access Connectivity Project.pdf

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

FOR

COVINA METROLINK ACCESS CONNECTIVITY PROJECT

FEDERAL PROJECT NO. HIPL-5118(023)

PROJECT NO. P2513

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Covina, California (“City”) invites sealed Bids for the Project. The City will receive such Bids at City Hall, 125 E. College Street, Covina, California 91723-2199 up to 10:00 a.m. on October 27th, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Project includes, without limitation, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment and other incidental and appurtenant Work necessary to satisfactorily complete the COVINA

METROLINK ACCESS CONNECTIVITY PROJECT, FEDERAL PROJECT NO. HIPL-5118(023)

– PROJECT NO. P2513, as more specifically described in the Contract Documents. This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents, permits from regulatory agencies with jurisdiction, and applicable regulations. The quantity of Work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximations only, being given as a basis for the comparison of Bids. Actual quantities of Work to be performed may vary at the discretion of the City Engineer.

The successful Bidder (Contractor) shall complete all Work under the Contract within SIXTY (60) Working Days from the Notice to Proceed.

OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS

Potential Bidders may obtain the Contract Documents for the Project at Covina City Hall, 125 E.

College Street, Covina, California 91723-2199 for a non-refundable fee of $60 per set, or $65 per set if mailed. The City must receive payment before the Contract Documents are provided.

REGISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

In accordance with Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)].

PREVAILING WAGES

In accordance with Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., the Project is a “public work”. The Contractor and any Subcontractors shall pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) regarding the prevailing rate of per diem wages. Copies of those rates are on file with the Director of Public Works and are available to any interested party upon request. The Contractor shall post a copy of the DIR’s determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR.

BONDS

Each Bid must be accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier’s check, certified check or Bidder’s Bond issued by a Surety insurer, made payable to the City and in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total Bid submitted. Personal or company checks are not acceptable. Upon Contract award, the Contractor shall provide faithful performance and payment Bonds, each in a sum equal to the Contract Price. All Bonds must be issued by a California admitted Surety insurer using the forms set forth in the Contract Documents, or in any other form approved by the City

Attorney. Failure to enter into the Contract with the City, including the submission of all required Bonds and insurance coverages, within fifteen (15) Days after the date of the mailing of written notice of contract award to the Bidder, shall subject the Bid security to forfeiture to the extent provided by law.

LICENSES

Each Bidder shall possess a valid Class A Contractor’s license issued by the California State Contractors License Board at the time of the Bid submission, unless this Project has any federal funding, in which case the Contractor must possess such a license at the time of the Contract award. The successful Contractor must also possess a current City business license.

RETENTION SUBSTITUTION

Five percent (5%) of any progress payment will be withheld as retention. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, and at the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld may be deposited with the City or with a State or federally chartered bank as escrow agent, which shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Project, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor.

Alternatively, the Contractor may request that the City make payments of earned retentions directly to an escrow agent at the Contractor’s expense. No such substitutions shall be accepted until all related documents are approved by the City Attorney.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

Liquidated damages shall accrue in the amount of $500 for each Day that Work remains incomplete beyond the Project completion deadline specified in the Contract Documents. The City Engineer estimates the value of the Work to be $1,200,000.

BIDDING PROCESS

The City reserves the right to reject any Bid or all Bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bid or in the bidding, as deemed to be in its best interest.

Fabian Velez, CMC Chief Deputy City Clerk

Published in San Gabriel Valley Examiner: October 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd, 2026.