NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS
CITY HALL RENOVATION LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION (2014-02)
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City as AGENCY, invites sealed bids for the above stated project and will receive such bids in the office of the City Clerk, 1225 N. Hacienda Road, La Habra Heights, CA 90631 up to the hour of 2:00 p.m., on the 19th day of May, 2014. The bids will be publicly opened and read at 2:30 p.m. on the 19th day of May, 2014, in the La Habra Heights City Hall Council Chambers.
The project is located at 1245 N. Hacienda Road, La Habra Heights, CA 90631 and consists of the installation of irrigation and landscaping as shown on Sheets L1 - L3 of the project plans dated August 19, 2013. Scope of work includes maintenance of landscaping and irrigation for a period of 90 days following final approval of the installation.
There will be a Mandatory Pre-Bid Job Walk at the site on at 10:30am on the 13th day of May, 2014. Failure to attend the Mandatory Pre-Bid Job Walk will result in the proposal being rejected before any bids are opened.
One copy of the plans, specifications, and contract documents are available from the City of La Habra Heights, 1225 N. Hacienda Road, La Habra Heights, CA 90631 upon payment of a $35.00 non-refundable fee when picked up or $45.00 if mailed. In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code 3300, and Business and Professions Code 7028.15(e), the Agency has determined that the contractor shall possess a valid Class C-27 Landscaping Contractor's License at the time that the contract is awarded. Failure to possess the specified license shall render a bidder's bid as non-responsive and shall bar award of the contract to any bidder not possessing the specified license at the time of the award.
CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE LICENSED AND REGULATED BY THE CONTRACTORS' STATE LICENSE BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING A CONTRACTOR MAY BE REFERRED TO THE REGISTRAR, CONTRACTORS' STATE LICENSE BOARD, P.O. BOX 2600, SACRAMENTO, CA 95826. At the time the contract is awarded, the contractor shall be properly licensed in accordance with the laws of this state. The first payment for work or material shall not be made unless and until the Registrar of Contractors verifies to the Agency that the records of the Contractors' State License Board indicate that the contractor was properly licensed at the time the contract was awarded. Any bidder or contractor not so licensed shall be subject to all legal penalties imposed by law including, but not limited to, any appropriate disciplinary action by the Contractors' State Board. Failure of the bidder to obtain proper and adequate licensing for an award of a contract shall constitute a failure to execute the contract and shall result in the forfeiture of the security of the bidder. (Public Contract Code 20103.5)
Bids must be prepared on the approved bid forms in conformance with INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS and submitted in the envelopes provided, sealed and plainly marked on the outside:
CITY HALL RENOVATION LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION
SPECIFICATION NO. 2014-02
DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL"
The bid must be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the amount of 10% of the total bid by 2:30 p.m., on the 19th day of May, 2014. More specifically, pursuant to Public Contract Code 20170 and 20171, all bids for the project shall be presented, under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder's security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid: (a) cashj (b) a cashier's check made payable to the City of La Habra Heightsj (c) a certified check made payable to the City of La Habra Heightsj or (d) a bidder's bond executed by an admitted surety insurer made payable to the City of La Habra Heights. Such security shall be forfeited should the successful bidder to whom the contract is awarded fails to timely execute the contract and to deliver the necessary bonds and insurance certificates as specified in the contract documents.
To the extent applicable, at any time during the term of the Agreement for the proposed project, the successful bidder may, at its own expense, substitute securities equivalent to the amount withheld as retention (or the retained percentage) in accordance with Public Contract Code 22300.
Pursuant to California Civil Code 3247, a payment bond is required to be submitted for all projects estimated in excess of $25,000.00. The Agency has determined that the proposed project is a public works subject to the provisions of Labor Code 1720 thereby requiring the Contractor to pay the prevailing wage rates for all work performed under the Contract.
The Agency reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
If you have any questions, please contact Dave Nichols - Public Works Manager, at (562) 694-6302 x232
BY ORDER OF the City Council of the City of La Habra Heights, California.