IFB_Solicitation_No._10A1796.pdf

This is an Invitation for Bid (IFB #10A1796) issued by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for Underground Utility Facilities by Positive Location services. The contract requires the contractor to provide routine positive location services using vacuum excavation, hand excavation, or comparable methods to locate underground utilities in various locations within the counties of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne. The bid due date is May 24, 2016, with written questions due by May 11, 2016, and an estimated award date of June 9, 2016. The contract term is from July 1, 2016 (or upon Caltrans approval) through June 30, 2018. Services will be provided on an on-call basis during normal working hours Monday through Friday.

The contract includes a 25% Small Business (SB) participation goal and a 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation goal. Contractors must possess a Class A (General Engineer) or C-12 (Earthwork and Paving) license and be located within 50 miles of District's office in Stockton, California. The contractor must provide a bid bond of 10% for bids $291,000 and greater, and a payment bond of 100% is required for task orders exceeding $25,000. State General Prevailing Wage Rates apply to this contract. The contractor will receive payment for a minimum of four potholes per Task Order at the initial per-hole rate. Each Task Order will have a maximum distance of sixty miles of travel between the two most distant potholes.