**As of July 25, 2019, project was awarded to Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc. for $5,483,456.20. The work to be done generally consists of rehabilitation and preservation of roadway on three County Roads. Pavement grinding and inlay will be done starting on El Portal at the Richmond City Limit and continuing onto San Pablo Dam Road until the Richmond City Limit is reached near San Pablo Dam Reservoir. Vasco Road is to have a micro-surface treatment of the travel lanes and a fog seal of the shoulders. Additionally, there will be pavement failure and base failure repair, replacement of pavement striping and pavement markings, replacement of traffic signal loops, and construction of curb ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Federal No.: STPL-5928(148) Working Days: 50 Construction Date: Summer 2019 Funding Source: 75% OBAG-LSRF Grant, 25% Gas Tax (SB1) DBE Program: This project is partially funded by federal funds from U.S. Department of Transportation. The prospective bidders are required to comply with 49 Code of Regulations (CFR) Part 26. The prospective bidders must meet the project-specific Underutilized Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (UDBE) goal or document the Good Faith Effort (GFE) process. It is important to note that to comply with the County DBE program's Good Faith Effort, the bidders must take certain actions a minimum of 15 days prior to bid opening. This is a federal aid contract. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contract goal is 10%.You must meet this DBE goal and/or provide adequate Good Faith Effort documentation as outlined in these special provisions. To comply with the County DBE Program's Good Faith Effort, the bidder must take certain actions a minimum of fifteen (15) days prior to bid opening. This project is to be advertised pursuant to Public Contract Code 22037. This project is subject to the "Buy America" provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 as amended by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. The Contractor must possess a valid Class A or Class C-12 License at the time the Contract is awarded. Prior to submitting a bid, the Contractor and subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions under Labor Code section 1771.1. This contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.4. Bids must cover the entire project, and neither partial nor contingent bids will be considered. The successful bidder must furnish a payment bond and a performance bond. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Sections 7201 and 9203, the Public Works Department will retain 5 percent of the contract price until final completion and acceptance of the project. Bidders are hereby notified that securities may be substituted for any monies withheld by the County of Contra Costa to ensure performance under the construction contract, in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300 and the General Conditions of the Contract. Such securities will be valued by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector, whose decision will be final. Also, types of securities which are not listed in Government Code Section 16430 or Public Contract Code Section 22300 must be approved as eligible for investment under Public Contract Code Section 22300 by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector before bid opening. Unless such securities are prequalified before bid opening, they will not be accepted by the County as security. For your convenience, the liquidated damages table from section 8-1.10A of the Revised Standard Specifications has been provided. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available at the above address and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations' Internet web site at portal. Future effective general prevailing wage rates which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates. The Federal minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the PROPOSAL and CONTRACT book. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and his subcontractors must pay not less than the higher wage. The County of Contra Costa will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes "helper" (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. Contra Costa County, under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes, ensures that no person in Contra Costa County shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity it administers. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free "hotline" service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., eastern time, Telephone no. 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the "hotline" to report these activities. The "hotline" is part of the DOT's continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be respected. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a policy, which applies to this project if the contract amount equals or exceeds $1,000,000, that requires the successful bidder (prime contractor), as a condition of contract award, to negotiate and sign a project labor agreement (PLA) with the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council. The prime contractor must require all subcontractors, as a condition of working on the project, to sign the PLA. In addition, there are specific Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements for hiring of new employees for this contract. Detailed information and requirements are included in section 7-1.02J of these special provisions and the Proposal and Contract. All bidder questions/inquiries received before 12:00 p.m. the Thursday prior to the scheduled bid opening will be posted with their responses on the Public Works portal. Questions received after this deadline will remain unanswered. The current planholders list can also be found at this portal. The said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids or any portion of any bid and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. For questions regarding the project contact Pete Warden, Design/Construction Division, at (925) 313- 2248.