Groundwater Recharge Master Services.pdf

Request For Qualification

No. RFQu-GD-26-005

For

Groundwater Recharge Master Services

August 12, 2026

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This solicitation package includes the sections and subsections listed below. If any of these items are missing from your solicitation package, please notify the Contract Administrator identified in Section 1(C).

SECTION 1 - SUBMITTAL INFORMATION SECTION/PAGE #

A. INTRODUCTION 1-1

B. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL – CLOSING DATE AND TIME 1-2

C. INQUIRIES 1-2

D. PROPOSAL LABELING AND FORMAT 1-2

E. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL 1-3

F. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING / JOB-WALK 1-3

SECTION 2 - GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION/PAGE #

A. WAITING PERIOD 2-4

B. PROPOSAL PREPARATION COSTS 2-4

C. WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSAL BEFORE CLOSING 2-4

D. MISTAKE IN PROPOSAL 2-4

E. PROPOSAL ACCEPTANCE 2-4

F. INTERPRETATION OF DOCUMENTS 2-5

G. PROPOSAL FEES 2-5

H. CONTRACT REFERENCES 2-5

I. AWARD CRITERIA 2-5

J. PUBLIC RECORD 2-5

K. ACCEPTANCE AND PAYMENT 2-6

L. INSURANCE 2-6

M. RELEASE OF LIABILITY 2-7

N. CONTRACT EXECUTION(S) / EXCEPTIONS 2-7

O. PROPOSAL PRICE 2-7

P. ENVIRONMENTAL PURCHASING POLICY 2-7

Q. PROPOSAL INCLUSIONS 2-8

SECTION 3 – SCOPE OF WORK SECTION/PAGE #

A. INTRODUCTION TO IEUA 3-9

B. DESCRIPTION OF WORK 3-9

C. CONTRACT GOAL 3-11

D. SCOPE OF SERVICES 3-11

E. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS 3-11

F. SELECTION PROCESS 3-11

G. SAFETY AND TRAFFIC CONTROL 3-11

H. COOPERATION / COLLATERAL WORK 3-11

I. QUESTONNAIRE 3-12

SECTION 4 - FORMS

SUMMARY FEE SCHEDULE

SIGNATURE PAGE

OFFEROR'S IDENTIFICATION

REFERENCES AND SUBCONTRACTORS

NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT

EXCEPTION FORM

WAIVER / RELEASE OF LIABILITY

WORKERS' COMPENSATION CERTIFICATE

OFFEROR'S STATEMENT

PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR (DIR) CERTIFICATE

PERFORMANCE BOND

PAYMENT BOND

BID BOND

ATTACHMENT A

SECTION 1 - SUBMITTAL INFORMATION

A. INTRODUCTION: The Inland Empire Utilities Agency ("IEUA" or “Agency”) is accepting electronic proposals (only) for a range of Contractor-provided Services that are needed to support the physical assets within the 17 groundwater recharge sites within the IEUA service area. The electronic proposals will be “returned to IEUA” via PlanetBids. Proposals otherwise submitted will not be accepted. *Multiple Contractors may be qualified and awarded a Master Services Agreement*

1. The Agency has 19 groundwater recharge sites. Some of the sites have more than one basin. In total, there are 46 individual groundwater recharge basins.

2. The successful offeror(s) will provide support services at the Agency’s groundwater recharge facilities, on an as-needed basis, that may encompass a wide range of capabilities:

a. Backhoe services

b. Blading services (grader, dozer, etc.)

c. Earth/soil/silt material windrow services

d. Earth/soil/silt material loading and hauling services

e. Silt material disposal services

f. Basin floor grading/contouring services (‘low-point’ outlet structure)

g. Trenching services

h. Concrete services

i. Dewatering/water pumping services

j. Vegetation abatement/screening

k. Riprap placement/rehabilitation

l. Trash management services

m. Concrete-lined channel cleaning

n. Provide road-building material

o. Roadway re-surfacing services

p. Roadway asphalt repair and/or installation

q. Dozer services

r. Soil “ripping” to 48-inches depth, services

s. Basin floor smoothing services

t. K-rail installation/removal services

u. Hydro-seeding services

v. Slope restoration services

w. Storm flow / spillway construction or restoration services

x. Berm / cofferdam construction or restoration services

y. Shotcrete services for soil structure stabilization

z. When needed Traffic Control services

Offeror’s Proposal shall clearly identify the capabilities of their skilled staff, their qualifications, and any unique knowledge, experience, or licenses. References will be required. A fully burdened schedule of the rates for these services will also be required. It is recognized that there will be separate, yet related, tasks within the envisioned scope of work associated with enhancing both the appearance and the function of the groundwater recharge basins. For purposes of this Request for Proposal, the terms Offeror and Contractor may be used interchangeably.

B. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL – CLOSING DATE AND TIME: For convenience, the scheduled submittal closing date and time are as listed below. The Offeror is required to acknowledge any addendum posted on PlanetBids after the original solicitation posting regarding changes in the original RFP up to and including any changes to the closing date and time and must include any addendum in their submitted proposal. Proposals received after the “closing” date and time indicated will not be accepted. Faxed, e-mailed or hardcopy proposals will not be accepted as this is an electronic bid submittal through the PlanetBids portal only. Proposals are due September 21, 2026, at 3:00pm.

Electronic Bid Submittal Closing:

Monday, September 21, 2026, at 3:00pm PDT

C. INQUIRIES: Inquiries regarding this solicitation should be directed to the Contract

Administrator II, Greg Dominguez, in the Question-and-Answer Section of the solicitation, on PlanetBids, before the posted question and answer period closing deadline of Monday, August 31, 2026, 3pm.

D. PROPOSAL LABELING AND FORMAT: All proposals shall be submitted/uploaded into the Response File and any required General Attachments via PlanetBids, as either a single PDF file or as multiple, clearly identified PDF files. Again, only electronic submittals are being accepted.

1. Offeror shall include sequential page numbers and the Contractor’s initial on each page of their proposal.

2. A proposal not following the requested format may be deemed non-responsive and eliminated from further consideration.

3. The proposal shall include a dated cover letter which must be signed by a person authorized to negotiate and execute contracts on behalf of the Offeror and must be binding for a period of ninety (90) days.

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E. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL: Any proposals found to be illegible or incomplete may be deemed as non-responsive. Offerors assume full responsibility for having their proposal properly formatted, scanned, and uploaded to the appropriate solicitation, within PlanetBids; no later than the scheduled closing time. More than one (1) proposal from any individual, firm, partnership, or corporation under the same or different names, will not be considered.

F. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING / JOB-WALK: A non-mandatory job-walk will take place on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, starting at 10:00 a.m. for all interested Offerors. All interested parties are urged to meet at the following location:

Inland Empire Utilities Agency RP3 Recharge Facility 11494 Beech Ave.

Fontana, California 92337.

G. NOTE: IT IS THE OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO EXAMINE THIS

"REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL" SOLICITATION IN ITS ENTIRETY PRIOR TO

SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL.

SECTION 2 – GENERAL INFORMTION

A. WAITING PERIOD: All Offerors are alerted that a waiting period of up to ninety (90) days, from the date of the proposal closing, may be required before an award is made. Offeror shall assume full responsibility for the effect of the waiting period on all proposal prices and terms.

B. PROPOSAL PREPARATION COSTS: The Agency is not, nor shall be, deemed liable for any costs incurred by the Offeror during the preparation, submittal, or potential presentation of their proposal.

C. WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSAL BEFORE CLOSING: Any Offeror may request the withdrawal of their submitted proposal by a written request, at any time prior to the scheduled proposal closing date and time. Upon receiving the written request to withdraw any proposal, the Agency will consider the Offeror’s proposal null and void, and return the proposal to the Offeror unopened. Withdrawal of an Offeror’s proposal will not prejudice Offeror’s re-submittal for this or any future proposal(s). E-mailed proposals will not be accepted. All Contractors shall take note that there is no guarantee concerning the opening of any e-mails prior to the closing date/time, given the electronic format (on PlanetBids only) is the required submittal format.

D. MISTAKE IN PROPOSAL: Any Offeror may withdraw their proposal after the proposal closing date/time, subject to the time restrictions indicated, only if the Offeror can establish to IEUA’s satisfaction, that a material mistake was made in the preparation of their proposal.

1. An Offeror declaring a mistake must provide a written notice to IEUA within five (5) calendar days following the scheduled closing date, specifying in detail, how the mistake occurred, and how the mistake made the proposal materially different than it was intended.

2. Withdrawal of the proposal will only be permitted for mistakes made in the completion of the proposal. An Offeror who claims a mistake shall be PROHIBITED from submitting further proposals, for the Project/Service solicitation, for which the mistake in proposal was claimed. (Public Contract Code 5105).

E. PROPOSAL ACCEPTANCE: IEUA reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, or waive any informality(s) in any proposal, if such action is deemed to be in the best interest of IEUA. Additionally, be advised that if all valid proposal prices received are found to exceed the budget appropriated for this project, IEUA may reject all proposals.

SECTION 2 – GENERAL INFORMATION

F. INTERPRETATION OF DOCUMENTS: During the proposal solicitation period, should an Offeror find discrepancies or omissions in the specifications of the "Request for Proposals," or should the Offeror be in doubt as to their interpretation, the Offeror shall immediately notify the contact person indicated in Section 1(C). Should it be found necessary, an addendum will be posted to the solicitation, on the PlanetBids website. Any addenda issued prior to the scheduled proposal closing date and time, shall form a part of this solicitation and shall become a part of the submitted proposal.

G. PROPOSAL FEES: Offeror’s shall submit a fully-burdened fee schedule, for each task or specific skill category required to provide the Contractor’s Services, clearly identifying the firm’s staff classifications by category, by hourly billing rates, and any associated administrative costs.

H. CONTRACT REFERENCES: Using the References form included in Section 4, each

Offeror shall provide a list of at least three (3) references, from clients that have engaged the Offeror, for which similar work has been performed, within the last five (5) years. Include the reference names, contact person(s), telephone numbers, e-mail address, business physical address, a brief description of the specific services provided, and an example of a typical invoice.

I. AWARD CRITERIA: The following criteria will be used in the rating process for the proposals submitted; to determine the selection of the successful Offeror(s):

1. Past record of performance in providing similar services (prior hauling services engagements).

2. Experience of personnel (individual or company history, years in business, licenses, certifications, other personnel qualifications).

3. Proposed staffing plan, equipment (trucks, tractors, trailers, yard ‘goat’, etc.)

and methodology proposed for the Project.

4. Availability of personnel and ability to meet the timeline (start-date) for IEUA’s Contract.

5. Project fee schedule, estimated rate structure.

J. PUBLIC RECORD: Be advised that all information contained in the proposals, submitted in response to this solicitation, shall become a matter of public record, be subject to the California Records Act of 2004 (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.), and the information’s use and disclosure will be governed by this Act.

K. ACCEPTANCE AND PAYMENT: The selected Offeror’s invoice(s), subsequent to the completion of a valid and binding contract, shall include a specific reference to the Contract Number, the associated Purchase Order number, and be accompanied by detailed supporting documentation. The Agency shall pay the Offeror’s properly executed invoice, subject to approval by the Project Manager, within thirty (30) days following receipt of the invoice, unless an expedited payment schedule is negotiated.

L. INSURANCE: The Contractor shall furnish IEUA with certificates of insurance and with original endorsements for effective coverage, as required by IEUA, for themselves and all subcontractors, prior to commencing work or allowing any subcontractor to commence work under any subcontract. The certificates and endorsements for each insurance policy are to be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on it’s behalf. All certificates and endorsements are to be approved by IEUA before work commences. IEUA reserves the right to require complete, certified, copies of all required insurance policies, at any time. The minimum scope of insurance required shall be:

1. General Liability: Insurance Services Office (ISO) Form CG 00 01 covering CGL on an “occurrence” basis, including products and completed operations, property damage, bodily injury and personal & advertising injury with limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence $2,000,000 aggregate.

If a general aggregate limit applies, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this project/location (ISO CG 25 03 or 25 04) or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit.

2. Automobile Liability: ISO Form Number CA 00 01 covering any auto (Code 1), or if Contractor has no owned autos, covering hired, (Code 8) and non-owned autos (Code 9), with limit no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.

3. Workers' Compensation and Employers Liability: Workers' compensation limits as required by the State of California, with Statutory Limits, and Employer’s Liability Insurance with limit of no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease.

For Workers' Compensation and Employers Liability Coverage, the insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against IEUA, its officers, officials, employees, volunteers, property owners or engineers under contract to IEUA for losses arising from work performed by the Entity for IEUA. Original Waiver of Subrogation endorsement must be furnished to

IEUA.

4. Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions): Insurance appropriate to any Consultant’s profession, with limit no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence or claim, $2,000,000 aggregate.

M. RELEASE OF LIABILITY: The selected Offeror shall execute a Release of Liability form. Contractor Agrees and understands that the Contractor’s personal property, if left at any of the Agency’s sites, during the course of the Work, may be exposed to the risk of, but not limited to, theft, fire damage, water damage, and wind damage;

for which the Contractor agrees to assume any and all such risk, and consequences as a result thereof. The Contractor shall be responsible for the completion of the

Agency’s Waiver/Release of Liability form (see Section 4) as part of a complete proposal.

N. CONTRACT EXECUTION(S) / EXCEPTIONS: The selected Offeror shall execute a contract with the Agency which establishes the terms and conditions covering the services provided. A sample of the Agency’s standard contract is provided as Section 5 of this RFP and will become part of the Offeror’s proposal. Thus, the Offeror is encouraged to carefully review and consider the sample contract. The Offeror shall provide any additional bonding indicated and a preliminary schedule within 10 days of request from the Agency. The Offeror must advise the Agency of any exceptions to the Sample Contract’s content or to the content of the RFP. An Exceptions Form is provided in Section 4.

O. PROPOSAL PRICE: The Offeror’s proposed price(s) shall be indicated on the Summary

Fee Schedule located within this document, see Section 4. Additionally, Contractor’s pricing information shall be submitted within the PlanetBids e-bidding platform. Each Offeror must fully complete all parts of the Summary Fee Schedule, or their proposal may be rejected. Be advised that, at any time, the Agency may require the Offeror to further itemize or detail specific components of their proposed prices and/or invoices; i.e. labor, materials, travel expenses, sales taxes, freight charges, etc.). If the Offeror desires to convey clarifications/explanations to the information presented on the proposal Summary Fee Schedule, an addendum page(s) may be attached thereto. For each proposal item, all cost including overhead, burden, administration, supervision, etcetera, shall be evenly weighted so that work may be added or deducted, at the discretion of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, with no adjustment to the unit costs submitted.

P. ENVIRONMENTAL PURCHASING POLICY: The Goal of IEUA is to reduce global warming and other environmentally harmful effects generated by it’s operations, it’s operational protocols, and it’s capital improvement projects. In this endeavor, the terms and conditions of all IEUA solicitations encourage, whenever possible and practical, the proposal for products and services that are proven beneficial to the environment. Examples for this Project would be projects manufactured with recycled steel, recycled plastics, and vehicles fueled with natural gas or propane versus gasoline or diesel fuel. The Offerors, in their proposals should present (and explain) the efforts they will be employing on the Project that move the Agency closer to its sustainability goals.

Q. PROPOSAL INCLUSIONS: The Request for Proposal documents shall be returned in their entirety, with all applicable portions fully completed by the Contractor. Each page shall be sequentially numbered and initialed by the Contractor. Finally, the complete solicitation/proposal package will be scanned into a PDF formatted file.

If the solicitation/proposal package is too large to effectively scan into a single PDF file, the completed solicitation/proposal package may be divided into smaller parts which may be scanned separately, as long as each part is clearly labelled.

SECTION 3 – SCOPE OF WORK

A. INTRODUCTION TO IEUA: The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (“Agency”) is a regional wastewater treatment agency that provides sewage treatment for the cities located within the west end of San Bernardino County. Additionally, the Agency serves as a supplemental source of potable water and recycled water to the same geographic area. The Agency was incorporated in June 1950, under the Municipal Water District Act of 1911, as a municipal corporation. The Agency’s service area encompasses approximately 242 square miles, including the Cities of Chino, Chino Hills, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, and Upland; and several of the unincorporated areas of western San Bernardino County.

1. The Agency has a dedicated team of approximately 300 professionals, operating five regional water recycling facilities that treat approximately 50 million gallons of wastewater per day. The Agency owns and operates several domestic wastewater trunk sewers and interceptor sewer lines, as well as several industrial wastewater trunk interceptor sewer pipelines. In addition, the Agency operates a composting facility, and the Chino Basin Desalter Number One. More information on the Agency can be obtained through the Agency’s website at www.ieua.org.

2. A five-member Board of Directors is elected to represent the Agency’s 875,000 residents. Each Board member is elected to serve a four-year term, by the registered voters residing within each of the five respective Divisions.

B. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK:

1. Qualified contractors shall be asked to provide, upon short notice at times, a proposed cost to conduct regular or emergency maintenance work at the Agency’s recharge facilities when the need arises. The contractor shall be selected based upon lowest proposed cost, the contractor’s ability to adequately perform such work, and/or the contactor’s ability to complete the requested work on a strict schedule. The scope of such work will vary to address the given need, but will generally fall within the capabilities listed below:

a. Backhoe services

b. Blading services (grader, dozer, etc.)

c. Earth/soil/silt material windrow services

d. Earth/soil/silt material loading and hauling services

e. Silt material disposal services

f. Basin floor grading/contouring services (‘low-point’ outlet structure)

g. Trenching services

h. Concrete services

i. Dewatering/water pumping services

j. Vegetation abatement/screening

k. Riprap placement/rehabilitation

l. Trash management services

m. Concrete-lined channel cleaning

n. Provide road-building material

o. Roadway re-surfacing services

p. Roadway asphalt repair and/or installation

q. Dozer services

r. Soil “ripping” to 48-inches depth, services

s. Basin floor smoothing services

t. K-rail installation/removal services

u. Hydro-seeding services

v. Slope restoration services

w. Storm flow / spillway construction or restoration services

x. Berm / cofferdam construction or restoration services

y. Shotcrete services for soil structure stabilization

z. When needed Traffic Control services

2. Projects may be small in scale (requiring limited equipment and labor) but will also include larger annual basin cleaning projects (AKA infiltration restoration projects). Basin cleaning projects are conducted in multiple steps and are performed to enhance the recharge capabilities of a basin by removing basin-clogging sediments. Though each basin cleaning project will present some unique requirements and challenges, the scope will generally require the contractor to conduct to the following:

a) Remove or manage any shallow water present in the basin

b) Control any dry weather nuisance water that may enter the basin and impact the work.

c) Perform trash and other debris collection and disposal from the basin.

d) With IEUA Project Manager present, conduct initial blading/cutting of the basin floor and side slopes to verify the necessary cut depths.

e) Conduct broader area cutting.

f) Windrow the cut material and estimate the volume of silt material to be removed, which is to be agreed upon by IEUA Project Manager.

g) Haul and dispose of the silt material and debris.

h) Repair and grade erosional scars and track-walk basin side slopes up to high water line (silt removal from slopes must be conducted prior to this step).

i) Rip the basin floor, achieving two approximately perpendicular passes over the entire basin floor.

j) Smooth the basin floor of rip ruts.

For the duration of any maintenance project, IEUA and other entities may conduct other activities in various parts of a basin and surrounding areas. The Contractor shall communicate with IEUA's Project Manager regarding project phase schedules or proposed changes with enough notice such that IEUA or the basin owner can coordinate various other basin activities efficiently.

The IEUA Project Manager shall pre-approve, in writing, any departures of the described sequencing of tasks outlined for any given project. Any proposals to change sequencing shall minimize repeated access and resulting compaction to the floor and side slopes of a recharge basin. If unnecessary compaction is identified, the Contractor shall perform targeted rip and smooth operations to remove the compaction. Any costs incurred in correcting unnecessary compaction shall be borne by the Contractor.

All proposals shall include the cost of all necessary mobilization and demobilization, permit fees, adherence to all applicable Cal-OSHA standards, traffic control measures, acquiring and applying water for dust control (when work is conducted near an IEUA recycled water hydrant, IEUA will typically provide reclaimed water free of charge), and utilization of BMPs, as needed, to comply with applicable environmental and Clean Water Act requirements, specifically SWPPP requirements.

C. CONTRACT GOAL: The intent of this Contract is to qualify contractors capable of performing a variety of regular and emergency maintenance work at IEUA’s groundwater recharge basins and facilities on an as-needed basis.

D. SCOPE OF SERVICES: Bidders shall review the tasks listed in this solicitation, pictures of the job-site locations. NOTE: THE JOB-WALK IS OPTIONAL.

E. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Contractors submitting proposals should have applicable experience within the multiple disciplines required for this scope of work and the associated tasks. Any experience working with the Agency, local cities, or other project owners within the IEUA service area should be briefly discussed, in the proposal.

F. SELECTION PROCESS AND AWARD CRITERIA INDICATED IN SECTION I, ON

PAGE 4: Each Offeror’s proposal will be reviewed by a team of Agency staff and will be evaluated using a rating system to determine the most qualified proposal. A written discussion, provided by the Offeror, on how workflow is scheduled and managed will also be considered.

G. SAFETY / TRAFFIC CONTROL: Contractor shall be responsible for providing a safe work place, and shall be in compliance with all standards and regulations required of the California Occupational Safety and Health Act (CAL OSHA), the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), the California Division of Industrial Safety Orders (CDIS), the State of California Manual of Traffic Controls, California Laws and Regulations, and any other applicable governmental law or regulations. No chemicals, either in container or as residue from truck and/or trailer use, will be brought onto any Agency property without a formal request and written approval.

H. COOPERATION / COLLATERAL WORK:

Agency reserves the right to do work, as required, under any Contract entered into by the Agency. If such work damages or alters the related improvements that the

Contractor is required to maintain, and creates extra work for the Contractor, the Agency may authorize any necessary extra work, subject to prior agreement on scope of work and pricing.

Contractor shall recognize that during the course of any contract entered into by the Agency, the Agency and other Contractors will conduct other activities and operations.

These activities might require the Contractor to modify or curtail certain operations and it is expected that the Contractor will promptly comply with reasonable requests by the Agency to modify or curtail his/her activities.

I. QUESTIONNAIRE FOR QUALIFYING CONTRACTORS (MANDATORY)

*Please submit answers on separate document attached or included in your bid submittal*

1. Has the contractor been contracted by Inland Empire Utilities Agency or sub-contracted for an Agency project in the past? If yes, please provide project details.

2. Has the contractor completed work in streams, streambeds, concrete-lined flood control channels, flood control basins, and/or recharge basins? If yes, please elaborate and provide examples.

3. Has the contractor conducted work under the oversight of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board and/or any other Regional Water Quality Control Boards? If yes, please elaborate and provide examples.

4. Has the contractor completed earth-moving projects partially or entirely worked on steep slopes, on steep slopes above standing water, and/or in shallow (< 3 ft.)

standing water? If yes, please provide examples.

5. Please list all motorized earth-moving equipment the contractor or the contractor’s staff is experienced in using. There is no need to list each model if they are of similar specifications (i.e., if the contractor owns and operates a Cat D4, but also has experience with a Deere 450, just specify the D4). Please specify which equipment is owned by the contractor.

6. Of the capabilities listed under 1.A.2., are there any services for which the contractor does not have experience or does not have experience in sub-contracting? Please specify which, if any.

SUMMARY FEE SCHEDULE

Each Each Offeror shall attach their fully completed fee schedule, identifying and including all skill level classifications, as well as any associated administrative (office) fees, if any. All proposed prices shall be stated in terms of a net price to the Agency.

A. FEE INCLUSION STATEMENT: Offerors shall fully complete this Summary Fee Schedule and return it with their proposal. All proposed prices are for estimated work that provides the agency a baseline for evaluation purposes and shall include all labor, equipment, materials, transportation, overhead, travel, profit, insurance, sales and other taxes, licenses, incidentals, and all other related costs necessary to meet the work requirements. At any time, IEUA may require that these cost components be further broken out, itemized, and disclosed.

Task A: Ripping and Smoothing the Basin Floor (Est. 12 acres)

Proposed Total Cost in Lump-Sum Amount__________________________

Task B: Scraping and Stockpiling (Est. 12 acres)

Proposed Total Cost in Lump-Sum Amount__________________________

B. EXPEDITED PAYMENT DISCOUNT: Each Offeror shall indicate the availability and the magnitude of any discount related to expedited payment of any or all invoices.

Expedited Payment Discount, if any (to be considered as part of this proposal):

1. i.e., if Net 20, then ____________________% discount

2. i.e., if Net 15, then ____________________% discount

3. i.e., if Net ____, then ___________________% discount

Warrants: On behalf of the afore identified “Contractor” company, the undersigned warrants that the Company has the equipment and manpower necessary to successfully complete the described work within the time frame specified within the “Request for Proposal” and that the Company will be ready and able to begin working under such contract within 5 days of receiving notice, whether written or verbal. The Agency reserves the right to accept the proposal that it determines to be in the best interests of the Agency and to reject any or all proposals should it determine that to proceed is not in its best interests.

C. OFFEROR’S SIGNATURE SECTION

Offeror’s Signature Company Name

Print Name Contractor’s License Number & Type

Title Date

OFFEROR IDENTIFICATION

1. Legal name of Offeror:

2. Street Address:

3. Mailing Address:

4. Business Telephone:

5. Facsimile Telephone:

6. Email Address:

7. Type of Business:

Sole Proprietor Partnership Corporation

Other: _______________________________________________________________

If corporation, indicate State where incorporated: _____________________________

8. Business License number issued by the City where the Offeror’s principal place of business is located.

Number: Issuing City:

9. Federal Tax Identification Number:

10. California Contractor’s License Number: _____________________________________

11. California DIR (Registration) Number: ________________________________________

12. Offeror's Project Manager: ___________________________________________________

13. Project Manager’s E-mail Address: _____

14. Project Manager’s Cell Phone No.: ____________________________________________

REFERENCES AND SUBCONTRACTORS

Provide at least three (3) references for the “Project” for which you would like to be considered, where you or your firm provided similar services within the last five (5) years. (Please copy this form as many times as needed.)

COMPANY CONTACT PERSON CITY PHONE NUMBER____

TYPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED (Note: Please attach a “typical” invoice, for the services provided.)

SUBCONTRACTOR(S)

List any sub-Contractors who performed services, on your firm’s behalf, at the referenced project described above.

COMPANY CONTACT PERSON CITY PHONE NUMBER

DIR Registration Number (if applicable):

Business License Number: City:

Insurer:

Brief description of their services: _____________________________________________________

NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT

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, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he or she is , of ("Offeror") the party making the foregoing Proposal that the Proposal is not made in the interest of, or on behalf of, any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization, or corporation; that the Proposal is genuine and not collusive or sham; that the Offeror has not directly or indirectly solicited any other Offeror to put in a false or sham Proposal, and has not directly or indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with any Offeror or anyone else to put in a sham Proposal, or that anyone shall refrain from bidding; that the Offeror has not in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, communication, or conference with anyone to fix the Proposal fee or the Offeror or any other Offeror, or to fix any overhead, profit, or cost element of the Proposal fee, or of that of any other Offeror, or to secure any advantage against the public body awarding the Contract of anyone interested in the proposed Contract; that all statements contained in the Proposal are true; and, further, that the Offeror has not, directly or indirectly, submitted his or her Proposal fee or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, or paid, and will not pay, any fee to any corporation, partnership, company association, organization, Proposal depository, or to any member or agent thereof to effectuate a collusive or sham Proposal.

Signature Company Name

Printed Name Business License Number

EXCEPTION FORM

Should your firm take exception to ANY of the terms and conditions or other contents provided in the Request for Proposals, submit the following form with your proposal. If no exception(s) are taken, enter “NONE” for the first item. Make additional copies of this form if necessary.

Page Number: Section Title:

Paragraph Number: Exception Taken:

WAIVER / RELEASE OF LIABILITY

I, the undersigned, on behalf of (hereinafter referred to as Contractor), fully understand that the storage or leaving of any and all Contractor owned equipment, materials, and supplies at the Agency’s facilities during the term of the contract, exposes Contractor to the risk of, but not limited to, theft, fire damage, vandalism, water damage, wind damage, and possible personal injury to Contractor’s employees. For the privilege of storing/leaving any and all Contract owned equipment, materials, and supplies at the Agency’s facilities, Contractor agrees to assume any and all such risks.

In consideration of being able to store/leave said equipment, materials, and supplies at the Agency’s facilities, Contractor hereby releases, agrees not to sue, or bring any action against, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, its officers, employees, agents, representatives, and volunteers for any and all liability, claims, or actions for injury or death to Contractor’s employees, or damage or theft of said property arising out of or in connection with the storage or leaving of said item(s) for whatever cause, including the active or passive negligence of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, its officers, employees, agents, representatives, and volunteers.

I have carefully read this Waiver/Release of Liability and covenant not to sue, and fully understand its contents, and the possible exposures that Contractor is agreeing to assume. I am aware that this Waiver/Release of Liability is a full release of any and all liability. I am signing such as the authorized agent of Contractor, and of my own free will.

By: _______________________________ ___________________________________

Representative’s signature Date

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WORKERS' COMPENSATION CERTIFICATE

The Offeror shall execute this form to acknowledge and comply with the requirements of California Labor Code, Sections 1860 and 1861:

I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the California Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for workers' compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code, and on behalf of my Contractor, I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of any contract entered into.

Signature Company Name

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OFFEROR’S STATEMENT

Proposal to: Inland Empire Utilities Agency, A Municipal Water District

The undersigned Offeror hereby proposes to furnish, deliver and erect all equipment under the Proposal schedule of the Agency's specifications in accordance with the intent of said specifications and all addenda issued by said Agency prior to opening of the Proposals.

Said Offeror agrees that, if this Proposal is determined to provide the lowest overall cost to the Agency, and meets all Agency requirements, that upon receipt of the Contract, from said Agency, Offeror will properly execute and return said Contract, of which the Notice Inviting Proposals, Instructions to Offerors, Proposal, Information Required of Offeror, Specifications, Drawings, and all addenda issued by said Agency prior to the opening of Proposals, are a part; and within ten

(10) calendar days after receipt of the notice of award and the executed Contract, Offeror will secure the required insurance and bonds and furnish the required certificates; and that upon failure to execute said Contract, and/or furnish the required insurance, bonds and certificates within said time, then the Proposal guarantee furnished by said Offeror shall be forfeited to said Agency as liquidated damages for such failure; provided, that if said Offeror shall execute the Contract, secure the required insurance and bonds, and furnish the required insurance certificates within said time, his Proposal guarantee, if furnished, shall be returned to him within five (5) calendar days thereafter, and the Proposal bond, if furnished, shall become void.

The Offeror acknowledges and understands that a waiting period from time of Proposal opening until award may be ninety (90) calendar days during which Offeror may not withdraw his Proposal.

The Offeror further acknowledges that he has adjusted his Proposal price to include all possible items which may influence the Proposal during the waiting period. Requests for Proposal price change due to such a delay shall not be agreed to by the Agency.

If the Offeror is awarded a Contract in conjunction with this Proposal, the Surety who will provide the Performance Bond will be _________________________whose address is, __________________________________________________. Said Offeror further agrees to complete all work required under the Contract within the time stipulated in the specifications, and to accept, as full payment therefore, the prices(s) named in the above-mentioned Proposal schedule.

Date: _____________________ _____________________________ (Offeror) By:____________________________________ (Signature)

(Title)

PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). See http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html for additional information.

No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work.

Bidder hereby certifies that it is aware of the registration requirements set forth in Labor Code Sections

1725.5 and 1771.1 and is currently registered as a contractor with the DIR.

Name of Bidder: ______________________________________________________________

DIR Registration Number: _____________________________________

Bidder further acknowledges:

1. Bidder shall maintain a current DIR registration for the duration of the project.

2. Bidder shall include the requirements of Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 in its contract with subcontractors and ensure that all subcontractors are registered at the time of bid opening and maintain registration status for the duration of the project.

3. Failure to submit this form or comply with any of the above requirements may result in a finding that the bid is non-responsive.

Signature: _____________________________________________________________

Name and Title: ________________________________________________________

Dated: ______________________________________

ATTACH COPY OF DIR REGISTRATION

http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html

PERFORMANCE BOND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT, WHEREAS, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, hereinafter designated as the "Agency," has, on , awarded to , hereinafter designated as the "Principal," the Contract for the construction of:

WHEREAS, said Principal is required under the terms of said Contract to furnish a bond for the faithful performance of said Contract:

NOW, THEREFORE, WE, the Principal, and , as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the Agency the penal sum of dollars ($ ) lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum will and truly be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and successors, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if the above bounden Principal, or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns, shall in all things stand to and abide by, and will and truly keep and faithfully perform the covenants, conditions, and agreements in the said Contract and any alterations made as therein provided, on its or their part, to be kept and performed at the time and in the manner therein specified, and in all respects according to their true intent and meaning, and shall indemnify and save harmless, Owner and Engineer, their officers, agents, and employees as therein stipulated, then this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and virtue and Principal and Surety, in the event suit is brought on this bond, will pay to Owner such reasonable attorney's fees as shall be fixed by the court.

As a condition precedent to the satisfactory completion of the said Contract, the above obligation in the said amount shall hold good for a period of one (1) year after the completion and acceptance of said Contract, during which time if the above bounden Principal, its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns shall fail to make full, complete, and satisfactory repair and replacements or totally protect said Owner from loss of damage made evident during said period of one year from the date of acceptance of the work under said Contract, and resulting from or caused by defective materials or faulty workmanship in the execution of the work done, the above obligation in the said amount shall remain in full force and effect. However, anything in this paragraph to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligation of the Surety hereunder shall continue so long as any obligation of the Principal remains.

SECOND PAGE OF PERFORMANCE BOND

Bond Number

Bidding Schedule(s) titled:

Said Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration, or addition to the terms of the Contract or to the work to be performed thereunder or the specifications accompanying the same shall, in any way, affect its obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration, or addition to the terms of the Contract or to the work or to the specifications. Said Surety hereby waives the provisions of Sections 2819, and 2845, of the Civil Code of the State of California.

As a part of the obligation secured hereby and in addition to the amount specified therefor, there shall be included costs and reasonable expenses and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by Owner in successfully enforcing such obligation, all to be taxed as costs and included in any judgement rendered.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above bounden parties have executed this instrument under their seals this day of , the name and corporate seal of each corporate party being hereto affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative, pursuant to authority of its governing body.

Principal (print name)

Signature for Principal (Corporate Seal)

THIRD PAGE OF PERFORMANCE BOND

Surety (print name)

Signature for Surety (Surety Seal)

Surety address

ATTACH POWER-OF-ATTORNEY AND NOTARIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

OF SURETY BELOW

PAYMENT BOND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT, WHEREAS, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, hereinafter designated as the "Owner", has, on , 20 awarded to , hereinafter designated as the "Principal," a Contract for the construction of:

WHEREAS, said Principal is required under the terms of said Contract to furnish a payment bond providing that if said Principal, or any of their subcontractors, shall fail to pay for any materials, provisions, or other supplies used in, upon, for, or about the performance of the work under said Contract, or for any work or labor done thereon of any kind, the Surety of this bond will pay the same to the extent hereinafter set forth:

NOW, THEREFORE, WE, the Principal, and as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the Owner the penal sum of dollars ($ ) lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum will and truly be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and successors, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if the above bounden Principal, or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns, shall fail to pay any person specified in California Civil Code Section 3181, or for any materials, provisions, or other supplies used in, upon, for, or about the performance of the work under said Contract, or for any work or labor thereon of any kind or for amount due under the Unemployment Insurance Code with respect to work or labor performed under said Contract, or for any amounts due, or to be withheld pursuant to Sections 18806 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California, or with respect to any work or labor for which a bond is required by the provisions of Sections 3247 through 3252 of the California Civil Code, and provided that the persons, companies, or corporations so furnishing said materials, provisions, or other supplies, appliances, or power use, in, upon, for, or about the performance of the work under said Contract, or any person who performs work or labor upon same, or any person who supplies both work and materials, thereto, shall have complied with the provisions of said Civil Code, then said surety will pay the same in or to an amount not exceeding the amount herein before set forth, and also will pay in case suit is brought upon this bond, such reasonable attorney's fees to Owner as shall be fixed by the court.

This bond shall inure to the benefit of Owner and any and all persons, companies, and corporations and their respective assigns entitled to file claims under applicable State law, including but not limited to, California Civil Code Section 3181, so as to give a right of action to them or their assigns in any suit brought upon this bond.

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Said Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration, or addition to the terms of said Contract or to the work to be performed thereunder or the specifications accompanying the same shall, in any way, affect its obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration, or addition to the terms of the Contract or to the work or to the specifications. Said Surety hereby waives the provisions of Sections 2819, and 2845, of the Civil Code of the State of California.

As a part of the obligation secured hereby and in addition to the amount specified therefore, there shall be included costs and reasonable expenses and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by Owner in successfully enforcing such obligation, all to be taxed as costs and included in any judgement rendered.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above bounden parties have executed this instrument under their seals this_____________day of , the name and corporate seal of each corporate party being hereto affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative, pursuant to authority of its governing body.

Signature for Principal (Corporate Seal)

THIRD PAGE OF PAYMENT BOND

Surety (print name)

Signature for Surety (Surety Seal)

ATTACH POWER-OF-ATTORNEY AND NOTARIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF

SURETY BELOW

BID BOND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,

That , as Principal and , as Surety are held and firmly bound unto the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, hereinafter designated as the "Agency", in the sum of dollars, (not less than ten (10) percent of the total amount of the bid) for the payment of which sum will and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

WHEREAS, said Principal has submitted a bid to said Agency to perform all work required under the bidding schedule(s) titled:

NOW, THEREFORE, if said Principal is awarded the Contract by said Agency and within the time and in the manner required under the “Instructions to Bidders” bound with said Specifications, enters into a written Contract and furnishes the “Agreement” bound with said Specifications and furnishes the required bonds and verification of insurance, then this obligation shall be null and void, otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect. In the event a suit is brought upon this bond by said Owner and judgement is recovered, said Surety shall pay all costs incurred by said Owner in such suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the Court.

SIGNED AND SEALED, this day of , 20

By: (Corporate Seal) Signature

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Surety agent (print name)

By (Surety Seal) Signature

ATTACH POWER-OF-ATTORNEY AND NOTARIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF

SURETY BELOW

ATTACHMENT “A”

SAMPLE CONTRACT (Attached in PlanetBids):

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