Hardscape Improvements and Tree Replacement - Las Posas Road Phase 1.pdf

(8-2023)

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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CITY OF CAMARILLO

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Camarillo (“CITY”), will receive bids for the below stated Project ONLY via electronic transmission on the CITY’S online PlanetBids portal site until 3:00 p.m., September 3, 2026, and will be opened and posted online via PlanetBids portal site immediately thereafter.

HARDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS AND TREE REPLACEMENT –

LAS POSAS ROAD PHASE 1

PROJECT NO. ST-5113

This improvement project primarily consists of replacing damaged concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter, installation of new irrigation, removal of trees and stumps, installation of new trees, traffic control and related work on a busy arterial street.

Obtaining Bid Documents: The Bid Documents for this project are on file in the office of the undersigned. In addition prospective bidders may obtain electronic copies of these documents, including Proposal, Bid forms, Specifications, and Plans by registering online as a prospective bidder on the City of Camarillo PlanetBids portal site:

https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/56271/portal-home. Hard copies are also available from the City of Camarillo, at 601 Carmen Drive, Camarillo, California 93010. THERE IS A $90 SERVICE CHARGE (ADD $15 POSTAGE IF PLANS ARE TO BE MAILED). These amounts are not refundable. Checks should be made payable to the City of Camarillo. Bidders may also obtain Bid Documents from the CITY website at https://www.cityofcamarillo.org/cip with no fee.

Plans, general and special provisions, and proposal forms for the project are also filed with the following: Dodge Data & Analytics, www.construction.com; Ventura County Contractors’ Association, 1830 Lockwood Street, Suite 110, Oxnard, California 93030; BidAmerica, 41085 Elm Street, Murrieta, California 92562 (www.bidamerica.com); Plan Room, Construction Bidboard, Inc., 11622 El Camino Real, 1st Floor, San Diego, California 92130; Builders Notebook, 133 E. De La Guerra Street, Suite 62, Santa Barbara, California, 93101; and are by reference made a part of this Notice.

Bidders must be registered on the City of Camarillo’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit the bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Allow time for technical difficulties, uploading, and unexpected delays. Late or incomplete bids will not be accepted.

Plans and special provisions are based on the use of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, 2021 edition, written and promulgated by Public Works Standards, Inc. and all supplements thereto.

Bid Bond: The bid must be accompanied with an uploaded scanned copy to PlanetBids of the bid security in the form of a money order, a certified cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond executed by an

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Note: The original security of the three (3) lowest bidders must be submitted to the Public Works Department at 601 Carmen Drive, Camarillo, California 93010, in a sealed envelope and be received or postmarked within three (3) City business days after the bid due date and time for the bid to be considered. The sealed envelope should list the Bidder’s Name and be plainly marked on the outside: “SEALED BID SECURITY FOR HARDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS AND TREE

REPLACEMENT – LAS POSAS ROAD PHASE 1 – PROJECT NO. ST-5113.”

Pre-Bid Meeting: A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on August 18, 2026, in the Central Conference Room at Camarillo City Hall, 601 Carmen Drive, Camarillo, California 93010. The City reserves the right to allow additional pre-bid meetings.

Required Contractor’s License(s): Under Business & Professions Code section 7028.15 (e), a bid submitted to the City must be by a licensed contractor in accordance with Division 3, Chapter 9 of the Business & Professions Code unless one of the exceptions in Section 7028.15 applies.

Under Public Contract Code section 3300, the bidder must possess at the time a contract is awarded all classifications of contractor’s licenses required by the City. For this project, the City requires that the bidder possess a valid Class A contractor’s license.

Under Public Contract Code section 20103.5, failure of a bidder to be properly licensed at the time of the award of the contract will constitute a failure to execute the contract and will result in a forfeiture of the security of the bidder.

Required Contractor and Subcontractor DIR Registration: The City will accept bids only from bidders that (along with all subcontractors listed) are currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5; provided, however, that if a bidder is a joint venture (Business & Professions Code § 7029.1) or if federal funds are involved in the project, then City may accept a non-complying bid provided that the bidder and all listed subcontractors are registered at the time the contract is awarded. Information on registration with the DIR is available at: https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Contractor-Registration.html. This is a separate requirement from the Contractors State License Board licensing requirement.

Substitution of Securities: In accordance with Public Contract Code section 22300, substitution of eligible and equivalent securities for any moneys withheld to ensure performance under the contract for the work to be performed will be permitted at the request and expense of the successful bidder. Such equivalent securities must be deposited with City or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent who will then pay such moneys to the contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract, the securities will be returned to the contractor. Securities eligible for investment include those listed in Government Code section 16430, bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed to by the contractor and City. The contractor will be the beneficial owner of any securities used to secure its performance. Any escrow agreement will be substantially similar to the form set forth in Public Contract Code section 22300.

Federal Certificate: If this Notice indicates that this project is a federally-funded project and the Bid Proposal is for more than $100,000, the bidder and each of its subcontractors must submit signed copies of the Federal Certificate for Contracts, Grants, Loans and Cooperative Agreements.

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Labor Code Compliance: Any contract entered into pursuant to this Notice will incorporate the applicable provisions of the California Labor Code.

Prevailing Wage Laws: The successful bidder must comply with all prevailing wage laws applicable to the project, and related requirements contained in the contract documents. Copies of the general prevailing rates of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract, as determined by Director of the State of California Department of Industrial Relations, are on file at the City, and may be obtained from the DIR website:

https://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/DPreWageDetermination.htm. Upon request, City will make available copies to any interested party. Also, the successful bidder must post the applicable prevailing wage rates at the work site.

If federal funds are used to pay for the project, contractor and any subcontractor must agree to comply, as applicable, with the labor and reporting requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC § 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 USC § 276c and 18 USC § 874), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 USC § 327 and following).

Federal Wage Rates: For projects using federal funds that are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC § 276a-7), a copy of the Federal determination of prevailing wages is available on the Internet at https://sam.gov/content/home and the determinations must be complied with. Prevailing wage determinations must also be posted at each job site. The successful bidder and any subcontractor must agree to comply, as applicable, with the labor and reporting requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, the Copeland Act (40 USC § 276c and 18 USC §874), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 USC § 327 and following).

Payroll Records and Prevailing Wage Monitoring: This project is subject to prevailing wage compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. (Labor Code § 1771.4.). Each contractor and subcontractor must keep an accurate payroll record, showing the name, address, social security number, work classification, straight time and overtime hours worked each day and week, and actual per diem wages paid to each journeyman, apprentice, worker, or other employee employed by the contractor or subcontractor in connection with the public work.

These records must be certified and made available by the contractor as required by Labor Code section 1776. In the case of state-funded public works projects, certified payroll reports must be provided to City on a weekly basis. In the case of federally-funded public works project and in accordance with 29 C. F. R. § 5.5(a)(3), the contractor will be required to submit weekly payroll reports and compliance statements for this project.

Reservation of Rights: The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any irregularities in the bids, and to make an award or any rejection in what it alone considers to be in the best interest of the City.

Dated this 28 day of July, 2026.

CITY OF CAMARILLO

By:

James Campero Assistant Director of Public Works – City Engineer