The Project generally involves This Sanitary Sewer Condition Assessment Project will clean and assess the condition of approximately 8,751 linear feet (1.72 miles) of 36-inch, and 42- inch diameter Sanitary Sewer mains within council districts 2 and 10. This project will generate data on the condition of these sewers that will be incorporated into the Sanitary Sewer Engineering Section's InfoMaster database for use in future project scoping activities. All CCTV inspections will be conducted in accordance with the National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO) Pipeline Assessment Certification Program (PACP). Engineer's Estimate: $ 1,608,668.00 Bidders must submit questions or requests for information concerning any part of this bid in writing to the City via online . The City will not respond to any communication or question submitted directly to City staff or City consultants. Submit questions via online no later than Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 11:00 am. Intent to Respond R10/03/2024 11:00:00 AM PT. The Nondiscrimination/Nonpreferential Treatment requirements of Chapter 4.08 of the San Jose Municipal Code apply to this project. This project is subject to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets requirements found in California Code of Regulations, Title 13, Div. 3, Ch. 9, Art. 4.8, Sec. 2449 ("CARB Regulations"). Bidders must submit valid Certificate(s) of Reported Compliance for itself and all designated subcontractor(s) that are using fleet(s) subject to the CARB Regulations in performance of this contract. Bidder's attention is directed to those provisions of the Specifications which require the contractor to whom the contract for the work is awarded, to file with the City Clerk at the time the contract is executed, a Contractor's Payment Bond and a Bond for Faithful Performance meeting all the requirements of the Specifications and approved by the City Attorney of the City of San Jose. Bonds must be issued by a surety that is an "admitted surety insurer" in the State of California possessing a power of attorney and shall name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. The Contractor's Faithful Performance Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. Contractor's Payment Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. Each bid must be accompanied by an electronic pdf copy of a bidder's bond in the sum of not less than 10% of the total aggregate amount of the bid. Bonds must be issued by a surety that is an "admitted surety insurer" in the State of California and must name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. Bonds must be accompanied by an electronic pdf copy of the surety's power of attorney and a notary acknowledgement for the surety's signature. Bidders must retain the original wet-signed bidder's bond and provide it to the City upon request. All prospective bidders are hereby cautioned that the Contractor's State License Law regulates contractor licensing matters. The Contractor, in its bid proposal, shall be required to disclose its license type, number, and expiration date. Bidders must have a valid California contractor's license, classification A, or C34, or C42 to bid this project. This project is a "public works" as defined in Sections 1720 through 1720.6 of the California Labor Code. In accordance with Chapter 14.09 of the San Jose Municipal Code entitled "Prevailing Wage Requirements for City Contracts Involving Public Works," the contractor will be required to comply with the prevailing wage provisions in California Labor Code Sections 1720 through 1861, and the City's Office of Equality Assurance is authorized to provide certain local enforcement of those provisions. As such, the contractor will need to pay not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rates for holiday and overtime work. Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in Public Contracts Code Section 22300, the contractor may substitute certain securities for any money withheld by City as retention to ensure contractor's performance under the contract. Such substitution of securities in lieu of retention shall be at the contractor's request and at contractor's sole expense. The securities shall be in an amount equivalent to the retention to be released.