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 the use of certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms to bid this project, and the City encourages bidders to employ certified DBE firms as subcontractors. The City has established a project-specific DBE Goal of 11%. As a condition of award, contractors must either A) meet the project-specific DBE goal, or B) demonstrate Good Faith Efforts as required in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) Instructions to Bidders. FAILURE TO MEET EITHER A) OR B) REQUIREMENTS WILL RENDER THE BID AS NON-RESPONSIVE. Refer to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Instructions to Bidders document for additional information regarding these and other DBE requirements. Bidders are hereby notified that the successful bidder and any subcontractor under them shall pay prevailing wage rates in performing the contract. 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 Rosa Alvarez at (209) 937-8134, or email Rosa.Alvarez@stocktonca.gov. The Contractor shall diligently prosecute the contract work to completion withinthirty (30) working days. If the warranty period specified in the contract is for longer than one year a Maintenance Bond equal to 10% of the contract price is required. The City has established a project-specific DBE Goal of 11%