The City of Clearlake (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the Collector Street Rehabilitation Project – Phase 2 at the office of the City Clerk, 14050 Olympic Drive, Clearlake, California 95422, no later than Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 @ 3:00pm, at which time or thereafter said bids will be opened and read aloud in chambers of the City Council of the City of Clearlake, 14050 Olympic Drive, Clearlake, California. Bids received after this time will be returned unopened. Bids shall be valid for 90 calendar days after the bid opening date. Bids must be submitted on the City’s Bid Forms.

Bidders may obtain a copy of the Contract Documents from Coastland Civil Engineering at: 1400 Neotomas Ave., Santa Rosa, California 95405, for a nonrefundable fee of Fifty dollars ($50). Contract Documents may be mailed within California (costs for out-of-state mailings will be higher) for an additional non-refundable charge of twenty-five dollars ($25). The City will also make the Contract Documents available for review at one or more plan rooms.

A Pre-Bid Conference is not scheduled for this project. Prospective bidders are encouraged to visit the Project Site, and may do so without making arrangements through the City Engineer.

Each bid shall be accompanied by the security referred to in the Contract Documents, the non-collusion affidavit, the list of proposed subcontractors, and all additional documentation required by the Instructions to Bidders.

Bids must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier’s check, or a Bid Bond in favor of the City in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the City with a Performance Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, and a Payment Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, prior to execution of the Contract. All bonds are to be secured from a surety that meets all of the State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and is admitted by the State of California.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by City to ensure his performance under the Contract.

The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the Contract which will be awarded to the successful bidder, copies of which are on file and will be made available to any interested party upon request at the City Clerk’s Office or online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr . A copy of these rates shall be posted by the successful bidder at the job site. The successful bidder and all subcontractor(s) under him, shall comply with all applicable Labor Code provisions, which include, but are not limited to the payment of not less than the required prevailing rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, the employment of apprentices, the hours of labor and the debarment of contractors and subcontractors.

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the Business and Professions Code, and shall be licensed in the following appropriate classification(s) of contractor’s license(s), for the work bid upon, and must maintain the license(s) throughout the duration of the Contract: Class A.

In accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 3400, bidders may propose equals of products listed in the technical specifications or project plans by manufacturer name, brand or model number, unless the City has made findings as specified herein. Complete information for products proposed as equals must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office for review at least seven (7) working days before the time specified for bid opening in accordance with the bidders instructions contained in the bid package.

Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications or estimate must be communicated as a bidder inquiry prior to bid opening. Any such inquiries or questions, submitted after bid opening, will not be treated as a bid protest.

Award of Contract: The City shall award the Contract for the Project to the lowest responsible bidder as determined from the base bid alone by the City. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process.

For further information, contact Heidi Utterback at Coastland Civil Engineering, 707-571-8005.