The project will install new raised median and stamped colored concrete along Pacific Avenue between Hammer Lane and the Calaveras River. The project will also relocate streetlights and adjust pull boxes to grade. Work also includes traffic control, signing, striping, and other work necessary to complete the project. License Required: Class "A" For questions about this project, please contact Ray Deyto at (209)937-8869, or email Ray.Deyto@stocktonca.gov and and Travis Pazin, Project Manager, at (209) 937-5654 or email at Travis.Pazin@stocktonca.gov. Requests for Clarification: Shall be submitted in writing by 5:00 p.m., at least one week prior to bid opening date. If a request warrants a letter of clarification, such letter of clarification will be posted on Bid Flash at least two days prior to bid opening. Each bid shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by the Bidder's Guaranty, Non-Collusion Declaration, and all of the required documents and information. Each bidder shall be licensed in accordance with applicable State laws. The City of Stockton encourages the use of certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms to bid this project, and the City encourages bidders to employ certified DBE firms as subcontractors. The City has established a project-specific DBE Goal of 17%. As a condition of award, contractors must either A) meet the project-specific DBE goal, or B) demonstrate Good Faith Efforts as required in the "Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) Instructions to Bidders." Failure to Meet Either a) or B) Requirements Will Render the Bid as Non-responsive. Refer to the "Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Instructions to Bidders" document for additional information regarding these and other DBE requirements Bidders are hereby notified that the successful bidder and any subcontractor under them shall pay prevailing wage rates in performing the contract A contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder as defined in the Stockton Municipal Code; provided, however, that the City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to re-advertise for bids or to provide for the work to be done by the City of Stockton. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a Labor and Material Bond and a Faithful Performance Bond, each in the sum of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Said bonds shall be furnished by a company authorized to issue surety bonds in the State of California. On official forms furnished by City, said bonds shall be executed by the surety and contractor before or concurrently with the signing of the contract. The undersigned agrees that if this bid is accepted, he/she will contract with the City of Stockton in the form of contract attached hereto to perform all of the work in accordance with the contract and the drawings, specifications, and other documents incorporated therein; that he/she will take in full payment therefor, and for all other obligations assumed under the contract, the prices set forth in the following bid schedule except as otherwise provided in the specifications; and that he/she will execute such contract and furnish the required contract bonds in the manner and within the time provided in the bidding requirements and conditions. The undersigned further agrees that he/she has carefully examined the site of the work and the bid documents and any addenda thereto, and is fully informed of the nature and location of the work, the quantities of the work, and the conditions to be encountered in performing the work; that the only parties interested in this bid as principals are those named herein and that this bid is made without collusion with any other party; and that this bid is submitted in all respects in accordance with the bidding requirements and conditions and all other requirements of the bid documents.