The Project generally involves performing preparatory removal and replacement of failed asphalt pavement prior to upcoming microsurfacing pavement maintenance. The scope of work may also include the adjustment of utilities and striping work. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, a certified check, a cashier's check or a bidder's bond in the sum of not less than 10% of the total aggregate amount of the bid. Checks shall be made payable to the order of the City of San Jose. Bonds shall be executed by a surety possessing a valid certificate of authority issued by the California Department of Insurance and shall name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. All bids must be addressed to the Director of Public Works, City of San Jose, shall bear the Project Number and Name and be in a sealed envelope. 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. Bidders must have a California contractor's license, classification A or C-12 to bid this project. 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 shall be executed by a surety possessing a valid certificate of authority issued by the California Department of Insurance and shall name the City of San Jose as beneficiary. The Contractor's Faithful Performance Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. The Contractor's Payment Bond shall be for 100% of the contract amount. Question Deadline 01/05/2023 03:00:00 PM PT The minimum width of the grinding shall be either 4 1/2 or 6 1/2 feet. Actual locations of asphalt pavement to be removed and replaced will be marked in the field prior to the start of work. The work shall include, but is not limited to, clearing, grubbing, removal of obstructions, maintaining traffic control & pedestrian access through work area, and such other items or details, not mentioned above, that are required by the Standard Specifications, these Special Provisions, or as required by the Engineer