The work consists of rehabilitation of a storm drain pump station including replacement of the meter/main cabinet, one pump, pump motor, and pump control panel; rehabilitation of the force main and wet well; all necessary wiring of pump station system components; and other incidental and related work, all as shown on the improvement plans. The Contractor will be required to utilize the Virtual Project Manager (VPM) for the duration of the project. The online account is free to the Contractor and must be utilized for all submittals, RFIs, pay requests, and all other project-related correspondence. See Section 6-04.04 Online Project Management Software of the Special Provisions for additional information. The Contractor shall begin work within 15 calendar days of receiving the pump, pump motor and control panel, and finish work within 40 calendar days thereafter. Additional days shall be added if unsuitable weather is encountered, and the City authorizes a Temporary Suspension of Work per Section 5-506. Upon signing the contract, Contractor agrees that length of time of the contract is reasonable. Per Senate Bill 854, contractors and listed subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) prior to submitting bids to any public work contracts. Failure to comply will make bids non-responsive. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with DIR pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. In accordance with the provisions of Section 1770 of the Labor Code, the Director of Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rates of wages and employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, travel time, and subsistence pay as provided for in Section 1773.8, apprenticeship or other training programs authorized by Section 3093 and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. The Contractor and any subcontractor shall pay each employee engaged in the trade or occupation not less than the hourly wage rate. As the wage determination for each craft reflects an expiration date, it shall be the responsibility of the prime contractor and each subcontractor to ensure that the prevailing wage rates of concern are current and paid to the employee. The Contractor shall make travel and subsistence payments to each worker needed to execute the work as such travel and subsistence payments are defined in the applicable collective bargaining agreements in accordance with Section 1773.8 of the Labor Code. If a craft or classification used on the project is not shown on the wage determination, the Contractor may be required to pay the wage rate of that craft or classification most closely related to it as shown in the general determinations. The City of Lodi hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. The City of Lodi hereby notifies all bidders of the Citys local hiring and apprenticeship ordinance to strongly encourage local hire and apprenticeship practices. The City requires that all bidders comply with the ordinance on projects that are estimated to exceed $200,000; and will reject bids that fail to demonstrate a good faith local hire effort. For any moneys earned by the Contractor and withheld by the City of Lodi to ensure the performance of the contract, the Contractor may, at Contractors request and expense, substitute securities equivalent to the amount withheld in the form and manner and subject to the conditions provided in Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California. The Contractor shall submit copies of payroll records. No bid will be considered unless it is submitted on a proposal form furnished by the City of Lodi within the full set of contract documents. The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in the completion of such forms, and to award to the lowest responsible bidder. The prime contractor on this project shall possess a valid State of California Class A contractor's license. A faithful performance bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price; and A direct contractor that is awarded a public works contract shall, before commencement of work, provide a labor and materials payment bond to be approved by the City of Lodi. Such labor and materials payment bond shall be in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. The list of plan holders and the bid results will be available Electronically. Bid results will be available four hours after the bid opening. Proposals may be rejected if they show any alterations of form, additions not called for, conditional or alternative bids, incomplete bids, erasures or irregularities of any kind. The right is reserved to reject any and all proposals.