Recycled Water Facilities - Monitoring Wells.pdf

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

City of Morro Bay

Public Works Department

RECYCLED WATER FACILITIES – MONITORING WELLS

Project No. MB2024_UT05.2

Notice is hereby given by the Public Works Department and the City Clerk of the City of Morro Bay, California, in the City Clerk’s Office, 595 Harbor Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442, that the City will receive sealed bids until 2:00

P.M. Tuesday, December 1, 2026. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The bids shall be opened and read aloud by the City Clerk, on the above-specified date at or about 2:05 P.M. in an adjacent conference room accessible to the bidders and the public.

Mailing and hand delivery address for bid proposals is:

595 Harbor Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442

All bids shall be clearly marked, to prevent inadvertent opening by City mail management staff in advance of the bid opening, as:

RECYCLED WATER FACILITIES – MONITORING WELLS

MB2024_UT05.2

Scope of Work:

The work shall include, but is not limited to, providing all tools, materials, labor, equipment, and incidentals necessary for the destruction of two existing monitoring wells and the construction of five new monitoring wells in support of the City’s indirect potable reuse program. The work will also include any required traffic control, signage, public notifications, stormwater control, and all other work necessary to render the infrastructure/facility complete and operational, as shown on the Project Plans and Specifications, as specified herein, and in accordance with City of

Morro Bay Standard Specifications and Drawings, and Caltrans Standard Specifications.

The Contract Documents must be obtained by download from ASAP Reprographics at www.asapreprographics.com.

Bidders must register as an Official Plan Holder by contacting ASAP Reprographics and pay $25 (non-refundable) to download Contract Documents (including technical specifications and drawings) and be assured of receiving all addenda and plan revisions that may occur during the bidding process. The document holder list may be viewed online at the website above.

If a bid is submitted by a Contractor who is not licensed with classification “C57” license in accordance with the provisions of the California Contractors License Law, the Bidder’s Bond shall be forfeited as detailed in Section 8.2 of the Invitation to Bidders. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregularities, and make an award deemed in the best interest of the City. Postmarks and facsimiles are not acceptable.

Bids shall be executed on the forms provided in the book of bidding documents and in accordance with the instructions contained therein. Bids submitted in any way other than on those project-specific, City forms will not be accepted.

Bid security, in an amount not less than 10 percent (10%) of the total bid dollar amount, is required to be submitted with each bid. The bid security shall be in the form of a bidder's bond or a certified or cashier's check drawn upon a responsible bank made payable to the City of Morro Bay and conditioned to be forfeited to the City in the event the bidder, if their bid is accepted, does not enter into a written contract within ten (10) days after the Notice To Proceed is issued after the awarding of the contract. The bidder to whom the award is made will be required to furnish a payment bond and a faithful performance bond.

Requests for information or clarification and any questions must be submitted IN WRITING and received in the

Department of Public Works no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2026. Requests may be submitted via e-mail addressed to:

Matt Evers, Utilities Project Manager mevers@morrobayca.gov

Prevailing wages shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Sections 1770 and 1780 of the State of California

Labor Code of the State of California and the Compliance Monitoring Unit within the Division of Labor Standards

Enforcement. In addition, the following conditions apply:

http://www.asapreprographics.com/ mailto:mevers@morrobayca.gov

• No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)].

• No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor

Code section 1725.5.

• This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations

Prospective bidders are encouraged to walk through the proposed project sites to become familiar with the site conditions.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held for this project:

Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

LILA KEISER PARK

1 PARK ST.

MORRO BAY, CA

The Engineering Division has calculated an estimate of probable construction costs for this project of $150,000. The allotted time of construction for this project is SIXTY (60) WORKING DAYS. A working day is every weekday, except legal holidays as defined in the General and Supplementary Conditions.