NOTICE INVITING BIDS The City of Stockton, California, will receive sealed bids until Thursday, November 9, 2023, 2:00 p.m., for the McKinley Park Renovation in accordance with the plans and specifications for Project No. WR21017. Each bid submitted for this project shall be on the official bid form obtained from the City of Stockton web site at www.stocktonca.gov/pwbid, and must conform to the requirements of the official bid documents, including the plans and specifications. Each bid shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by the Bidder's Guaranty, Non-Collusion Declaration, and all of the required documents and information. Each bidder shall be licensed in accordance with applicable State laws. The City of Stockton encourages local Stockton firms to bid this project and the City encourages bidders to use local Stockton firms as subcontractors. Accordingly, the Local Business Preference Ordinance applies to this project. This project is subject to the requirements of the City's Local Employment Ordinance. Please see the website noted above for further information. Pursuant to the implementation of the Community Workforce and Training Agreement (CWTA) adopted by the City Council on July 26, 2016, the successful bidder shall be required to comply with the provisions of CWTA. All bidders shall be licensed under the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. The Contractor shall possess a valid Class "B" license at the time the bid is submitted and retain the license through the duration of the project. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the bid as non-responsive. The successful Contractor shall obtain a City of Stockton business license prior to contract execution and retain the license through the duration of the project. Each sealed bid shall be marked "BID" and shall indicate the project name, number, and bid opening date, and shall be mailed or delivered to the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 425 N. El Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95202, so that the bid is received by the City at or before the hour stated. Bids so received shall be publicly opened, examined and declared by the City Clerk. Bidders and the public are invited to be present at the declaration of said bids. A bid received after the specified time shall not be accepted and will be returned to the bidder. Bidders are hereby notified that the successful bidder and any subcontractor under them shall pay prevailing wage rates in accordance with the State of California Department of Industrial Relations. A contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder as defined in the Stockton Municipal Code; provided, however, that the City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to re-advertise for bids or to provide for the work to be done by the City of Stockton. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a Labor and Material Bond and a Faithful Performance Bond, each in the sum of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Said bonds shall be furnished by a company authorized to issue surety bonds in the State of California. On official forms furnished by City, said bonds shall be executed by the surety and contractor before or concurrently with the signing of the contract. For questions about this project, please contact Ivan Reynoso at (209)937-7390 or email Ivan.Reynoso@stocktonca.gov. The scope of work includes new picnic shelters, new ball fields, new play area, new restroom, basketball courts, futsal courts, soccer fields, new trees, landscaping and irrigation system modification, path lighting, one parking lot modification, parking lot resurfacing, low impact development improvements to the parking lot, swimming pool, and bath house renovations.