General Description of Work: The work involves the removal and replacement of the City's 16-inch water main on Schuster Road from Randolph Street and to the east 1,320 feet. The project includes the removal of the existing 16-inch water main, the installation of 1,320 lineal feet of new 16-inch PVC water main along with three new fire hydrant assemblies. Project consist of curb and pavement reconstruction. Each bid shall be submitted on a form furnished as part of the Contract Documents and must be accompanied by cash, a cashier's check, a certified check, or a bidder's bond executed by an admitted surety insurer or substitute pursuant to Section 995.710 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in an amount not less than 10% of the amount of the bid, made payable to the order of or for the benefit of the City. The security of unsuccessful bidders will be returned by the City no later than 60 days following the date of award. Each bid shall be sealed and delivered to the City at the location designated in this notice for the opening of proposals at or before the time in this notice provided. The check or bond or substitute shall be given as security that the bidder will enter into a contract with the City and furnish the required payment and performance bonds, or substitutes in lieu thereof, and certificates of insurance and endorsements if awarded the work, and will be declared forfeited if the bidder refuses to timely enter into said contract or furnish the required bonds or substitutes, or certificates of insurance and endorsements if his bid is accepted. The City Council has obtained from the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations a determination of the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work in the locality in which said work is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed. Not less than the determined rates shall be paid to all workers employed in the performance of the contract. Such rates of wages are on the file with the Department of Industrial Relations and in the office of the City and are available to any interested party upon request. In accordance with the provisions of Section 1770 of the Labor Code, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California has ascertained the general prevailing rate of wages and employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, travel time and subsistence pay as provided in Section 1773.8, apprenticeship or other training programs authorized by Section 3093, and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. These rates shall be a part of the Contract and are available to any interested person from the California Department of Industrial Relations and can be viewed online. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The Contractor will be responsible for paying the highest rate between the State and Federal Wage Determinations for any trade. Federal wage rates can be viewed online. Contractor must possess a state license that is current, active and in good standing as well as no disbarment from working on federal projects. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, equivalent securities may be substituted for monies withheld to ensure performance of the contract. The City reserves the right to solely determine the adequacy of the securities being proposed by the Contractor and the value of those securities. The City shall also be entitled to charge an administrative fee, as determined by City in its sole discretion, for substituting equivalent securities for retention amounts. The City's decisions with respect to the administration of the provisions of Section 22300 shall be final and shall include, but not be limited to, determinations of what securities are equivalent, the value of the securities, the negotiability of the securities, the costs of administration and the determination of whether or not the administration should be accomplished by an independent agency or by the City. The City shall be entitled, at any time, to request the deposit of additional securities of a value designated by City, in City's sole discretion, to satisfy this requirement. If the City does not receive satisfactory securities within twelve (12) consecutive days of the date of the written request, City shall be entitled to withhold amounts due Contractor until securities of satisfactory value to City have been received. The Contractor's license classification(s) required for this project are as follows: General Contractor: Engineering Class A. These classifications are provided for information purposes only. The Engineer does not warrant that all classifications required for the project are listed. It is the City's intent that "plans," as used in Public Contract Code Section 3300, is defined as the construction contract documents, which include both the drawings and the specifications. The City Council of the City reserves the right to select the schedule(s) under which the bids are to be compared and contract(s) awarded, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any and all irregularities in any bid. The project, if awarded, will be based upon all work contemplated in the Base Bid. After selection by the City, alternate bid items may be added to the Base Bid. The City reserves the right to perform any combination of work detailed in the base bid plus alternate bids based on available funds. Each bidder is required to sign the attached Non-Collusion Affidavit and submit it with his bid Engineers' Estimate: $250k to $300k. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.