**As of September 20, 2024 this project has not yet been awarded. The Project is expected to be awarded on October 29, 2024 during the Board Meeting.** As more specifically described in the Bid Package, the Project includes furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment and other incidental and appurtenant Work to complete the Rice Avenue /Fifth Street /State Route 34 Grade Separation Project. The estimate for construction of this project is approximately $78.1 million dollars. Each Bid shall be accompanied by (a) cash; (b) a certified or cashier's check; or (c) a bidder's bond made payable to City of Oxnard in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Total Bid Price as bid security. Said Bid Security shall be enclosed in the same envelope as the Bid Proposal and no bid shall be considered unless such Bid Security is enclosed therewith. The successful Bidder will be also required to furnish performance and payment bonds, each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Total Contract Price. Upon Contract award, the successful Bidder shall provide both Payment and Performance Bonds--each at 100% of the Contract Price--in the name of the City and to the City Clerk or his or her designee. The bonds shall be in accordance with the Contract Documents. The Performance Bond shall include a one-year warranty period. This Project is a "public work" subject to the requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code and Title 8, Division 1, Chapter 8 of the California Code of Regulations ("CCR"). The Contractor and all Subcontractors shall pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the DIR. Copies of these rates are on file with the Project Coordinator at City Hall and will be made available to any interested party on request. They are also available at online. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.1, the City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into a Contract with any Bidder, without proof that Bidder and its prospective subcontractors are registered with the DIR to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. Bidders must be licensed in accordance with the "Contractor's License Law," Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the California Business and Professions Code. At the time of submitting the bid, Bidders must possess a valid Class A California Contractor's License and a current City business license at the time of Contract award. Contractor must complete all Work within seven hundred eighty (780) Working Days of the City's Notice to Proceed. There will be a $16,000 assessment for each Calendar Day that Work remains incomplete beyond the Project completion deadline. Inquiries regarding this Notice Inviting Bids may be directed to renee.hatcher@oxnard.org. All Bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal.