Remove existing asphalt pavement, perform over-excavation and subgrade preparation and conditioning, construct new asphalt pavement, site drainage features, concrete equipment pads, and other miscellaneous site civil features. Bid Bond 10.00% Payment Bond 100.00% Performance Bond 100.00% Questions and requests for substitution pertaining to this project must be submitted to the District electronically via the Planet Bids electronic bidding system on or before 5:00 p.m. on October 9, 2023. Bidders must complete, and submit with bid, all information requested on the Bid Forms. District shall evaluate the apparent low bid to determine responsiveness and responsibility of bidder and determine if Bidder is qualified for successful performance of District construction projects in a timely manner and does not guarantee work with the District. A contract may be awarded to the lowest, responsible bidder submitting a responsive bid for a specific project. Each Bid shall be submitted through the Planet Bids system as part of the Contract Documents and must be accompanied by a scanned copy of the cashier's check, a certified check, or a Bidder's bond in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the Bid, made payable to the order of or for the benefit of the District. Each Bid shall be submitted electronically at or before the time in this notice provided. The check or bond shall be given as guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract with the District and furnish the required payment and performance bonds 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 certificates of insurance and endorsements if his Bid is accepted. A hardcopy of the Bidder's bond, cashier's check or certified check must be received at the District offices within two days of closing bid date. The Board of Directors 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 file with Department of Industrial Relations and in the Contracts office of the District and are available to any interested party upon request. Pursuant to California Public Contracts Code Section 22300, the Contractor will be entitled to post approved securities with the District or an approved financial institution in order to have the District release funds retained by the District to insure performance of the Contract. The District has endeavored to develop particularly fair and equitable provisions relating to indemnification, liability and related insurance for both the District and the Contractor. It is imperative that the Bidders carefully review this notice, and the accompanying forms, relating to the District's insurance requirements. The successful Bidder will be held to comply with the insurance requirements as specified by the District herein, and in the event of Bidder's failure or inability to meet the insurance requirements after the award of Bid, the District shall have the right to consider such failure to be a material noncompliance by the successful Bidder and will look to exercise its right by (a) rejecting the Bid(s); or (b) declaring a forfeiture of the Bid bond. It is recommended that Bidder carefully review District insurance requirements with its insurance agent/representative to determine Bidder's ability to comply with the insurance requirements, as specified. Bidders are required to execute a certificate, which must be submitted with Bid indicating that Bidder has reviewed and understands the insurance requirements and that Bidder has the ability to provide insurance in accordance with Section 11 of the Construction Agreement. This Project must be constructed and completed between specific calendar or working dates as specified in the contract. Liquidated Damages as specified in Section 6 of the Construction Agreement will be imposed if the Contractor fails to comply with the completion time specified in Section 4 of the Construction Agreement. Contractor is expected to begin work immediately upon receipt of District's Notice to Proceed. The Board of Directors of the District 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 irregularity in any Bid. By the order of the Board of Directors of the South Coast Water District.