Spec 3984_Notice Inviting Bids_Feeder Reconstruction for 12kV Operation_2024.pdf

Feeder Reconstruction for 12 kV Operation _ Time & Equipment Specification No. 3984

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Glendale (“City”) will receive sealed Bids, before the Bid Deadline established below for the following work of improvement:

Feeder Reconstruction for 12 kV Operation _Time & Equipment

SPECIFICATION NO. 3984

Bid Deadline: Submit before 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 (“the Bid Deadline”)

Original plus one (1) copy of Bid to be submitted to:

Office of City Clerk

613 E. Broadway, Room 110 Glendale, CA 91206

Bid Opening: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 City Council Chambers 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor

Glendale, CA 91206

NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Bidding Documents Available: May 06, 2024, at the Glendale Water & Power Department, Electrical

Engineering Office, 141 N. Glendale Avenue, Suite #420, City of Glendale, CA 91206

Pre-Bid Conference: There will not be a pre-bid conference. Please submit questions to Catherine Babakhanlou, Project Manager.

City of Glendale Contact Person: Catherine Babakhanlou, Project Manager

Phone: 818-550-4583 E-mail: CBabakhanlou@GlendaleCA.gov

Mandatory Qualifications for Bidder and Designated Subcontractors:

A Bid may be rejected as non-responsive if the Bid fails to document that Bidder meets the essential requirements for qualification. As part of the Bidder’s Statement of Qualifications, each Bid must provide satisfactory evidence that:

Bidder satisfactorily completed as a prime contractor or subcontractor at least five (5) [prevailing wage public contracts] in California; each comparable in scope and scale to this Project, within ten (10) years prior to the Bid Deadline. In addition, if the Bidder intends to self-perform the Feeder Reconstruction for 12 kV, Bidder shall satisfy the mandatory qualifications described in the Specialty Contractor’s Statement of Qualifications (starting at page F-23) applicable to such Work and submit the completed forms with the Bid.

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Subcontractors listed for the Feeder Reconstruction for 12 kV Work must satisfy the mandatory qualifications described in the Specialty Contractor’s Statement of Qualifications (staring on page F-23) applicable to the Work to be performed by each Subcontractor and Bidder must submit the completed forms with the Bid.

General Scope of Work:

Except for those materials to be provided by the City (as specified in the Technical Specifications), Contractor shall furnish labor, materials, equipment, services, and specialized skills to perform work involved in the Project. The Work included in the Bid is defined in the Project Drawings and Specifications and will generally include industrial Reconstruction of Feeder for 12 kV Operation, which will be authorized on a Task Order basis.

Other Bidding Information:

1. Bidding Documents: Bids must be made on the Bidder’s Proposal form contained herein.

Bidding Documents may be obtained in the location identified on the Notice Inviting Bids where they may be examined and copies obtained. Bidding Documents (including Drawings and Specifications) are available at the location identified on the Notice Inviting Bids and by emailing the Project Manager for an electronic (PDF) copy.

2. Director’s Estimate. An estimate of the preliminary cost of this Work has been prepared.

The estimate is in the range of $ 5,000,000 to $6,000,000 per year. The City does not guarantee any minimum quantity of Work.

3. Completion: This Work must be completed within one thousand and ninety five days (1095) calendar days from the Date of Commencement as established by the City’s written Notice to Proceed.

4. Acceptance or Rejection of Bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to award all or any individual part/item of the Bid, and to waive any informalities, irregularities or technical defects in such Bids and determine the lowest responsible Bidder, whichever may be in the best interests of the City. No late Bids will be accepted, nor will any oral, facsimile or electronic Bids be accepted by the City.

5. Contractor License and Certification. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, including full completion of all corrective work during the Correction Period, the Contractor shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III, of the Business and Professional Code of the State of California. A General Contractor’s A license is required.

6. Subcontractors’ Licenses and Listing. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, each listed Subcontractor must possess a current and active California contractor license or licenses appropriate for the portion of the Work listed for such Subcontractor and shall hold all specialty certifications required for such Work. When the Bidder submits its Bid to the City, the Bidder must list each Subcontractor whom the Bidder must disclose under Public Contract Code Section 4104 (Subcontractor Listing Law), and the Bidder must provide all of the Subcontractor information that Section 4104 requires (name, the location (address) of the Subcontractor’s place of business, California Contractor license number, and portion of the Work). In addition, the City requires that the Bidder list the dollar value of each Subcontractor’s labor or services. The City’s disqualification of a Subcontractor does not disqualify a Bidder. However, prior to and as a condition to award of the Contract, the successful Bidder shall substitute a properly licensed and qualified Subcontractor— without an adjustment of the Bid Amount.

7. Bid Forms and Bid Security: Each Bid must be made on the Bid Forms obtainable at the location identified on the Notice Inviting Bids. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a solvent bank, payable to “City of Glendale,” for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid. Alternatively, a satisfactory corporate surety Bid Bond for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid may accompany the Bid. Said security shall serve as a guarantee that the

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successful Bidder, within fourteen (14) calendar days after the City’s Notice of Award of the Contract, will enter into a valid contract with the City for said Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.

8. Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline.

9. Substitution of Securities. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300, substitution of securities for withheld funds is permitted in accordance therewith.

10. Prevailing Wages. This Project is subject to the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1720. Contractor awarded this Contract and all Subcontractors of any tier shall not pay less than the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to perform the Work. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, pursuant to the California Labor Code, has determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rates determined by the California Director of Industrial Relations are available online at www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/.

11. California Department of Industrial Relations ― Public Works Contractor Registration.

The Public Works Contractor Registration Law (California Senate Bill No. 854 - See Labor Code Section 1725.5) requires contractors to register and meet requirements using the online application https://efiling.dir.ca.gov/PWCR/ActionServlet?action=displayPWCRegistrationForm before bidding on public works contracts in California. The application also provides agencies that administer public works programs with a searchable database of qualified contractors. Application and renewal are completed online with a non-refundable fee. More information is available at the following link:

https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html The City must award public works projects only to contractors and subcontractors who comply with the Public Works Contractor Registration Law.

Notice to Bidders and Subcontractors:

• No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a Bid proposal for a public works project 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 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.

• The prime contractor must post job site notices prescribed by regulation. (See 8 Calif. Code Reg. Section 16451(d) for the notice that previously was required for projects monitored by the DIR Compliance Monitoring Unit.)

Furnishing of Electronic Certified Payroll Records to Labor Commissioner. Contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement).

Dated this 6th day of May 2024, City of Glendale, California.

Suzie Abajian, City Clerk of the City of Glendale http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/ https://efiling.dir.ca.gov/PWCR/ActionServlet?action=displayPWCRegistrationForm https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html