**As of 8/11/2020 award amount is $3,846,753.65. I don't think a start date has been determined yet, but would guess sometime this month The Project is located along Silver Springs Parkway, near El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, and Rescue in the County of El Dorado. The Work to be done is shown on the Plans, and generally consists of, but is not limited to: Construction of a new intersection, roadway, concrete medians, concrete sidewalks, concrete curb and gutters, storm drain systems, rock-lined ditches, retaining wall, asphalt paving, signage and striping, fencing, temporary and permanent erosion control measures, adjusting utility covers to grade, clearing and grubbing, and tree removals. Other items or details not mentioned above, that are required by the plans, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, or these Special Provisions must be performed, constructed or installed. The Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the County, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the County in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Securities eligible for deposit hereunder are be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. Bids will be considered for award by the Board of Supervisors. The County of El Dorado reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interests of the County. As a condition of award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit bonds and evidence of insurance prior to execution of the Agreement by the County. Failure to meet this requirement constitutes abandonment of the Bid by the Bidder and forfeiture of the Bidder's security. Award will then be made to the next lowest, responsive, responsible Bidder. The Office Engineer must receive all required documents within ten (10) business days of the date of the Notice of Award of Contract letter. No oral responses to any questions concerning the content of the Contract Documents will be given. All responses will be in the form of written addenda to the Contract Documents or written responses to Bidders' inquiries. The protest procedure is an extension of the formal bid process and allows those who wish to protest the recommendation of an award after bid the opportunity to be heard. Policy: Upon completion of the bid evaluation, the Department of Transportation will notify all Bidders of the recommendation of award, the basis therefore, and the date and time on which the recommendation for award will be considered and acted upon by the Board of Supervisors. All Bidders may attend the Board of Supervisors meeting at the time the agenda item is considered, address the Board of Supervisors, and be heard. For bonding purposes the anticipated Project cost is less than $6,000,000. The Contract time is One Hundred Sixty (160) Working days. No Bid may be withdrawn after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the Contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days. A bid security must be provided with each bid. Bid security must be in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Bid for bid and must be cash, a certified check or cashier's check drawn to the order of the County of El Dorado or a Bidder's Bond executed by a surety satisfactory to the County of El Dorado on the form provided in the Proposal section of these Contract Documents. The percentage of each bid item subcontracted may be submitted with the Bidder's bid or sent via email or fax to Brian Franklin, County of El Dorado Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, email- Brian.Franklin@edcgov.us, Fax-(530) 626-0387 by 4:00 p.m. on the first business day after the bid opening. The email or fax must contain the name of each subcontractor submitted with the Bidder's bid along with the bid item number, the bid item description, and the percentage of each bid item subcontracted, as described above. At the time bids are submitted, all listed subcontractors must be properly licensed to perform their designated portion of the Work. The Bidder's attention is directed to other provisions of the Act related to the imposition of penalties for failure to observe its provisions by using unauthorized subcontractors or by making unauthorized substitutions.