Representatives of the City and consulting engineers, if any, will be present. Questions asked by Bidders at the Pre-Bid Conference not specifically addressed within the Contract Documents shall be answered in writing and shall be sent to all Bidders present at the Pre-Bid Conference. Attendance at this meeting is mandatory for all bidders and failure to attend the meeting will disqualify a contractor from bidding on the project. All bids must be submitted on the forms furnished by the City. Bids must conform with, and be responsive to, the bid documents, copies of which may be obtained from the City as set forth above. Only bids submitted to the City prior to the date and time set forth above for the public opening and reading of the bids will be considered. Bids must be submitted to the location as set forth above. Bids, accompanied by a cash deposit or a certified check or a bid bond payable to the City of Rolling Hills Estates in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid . Questions and clarifications on this project must be submitted in writing to David Wahba, Public Works Director at (310) 377-1577 extension 103; and, emailed to: DavidW@RollingHillsEstates.gov. The last day to submit questions is August 22, 2023, by 5:00 PM. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any irregularities in the bids, and to make an award or any rejection in what it alone considers to be in the best interest of the City. The City further reserves the right to take all bids under advisement for a period of 60 days. Required Contractor's License(s): Under Public Contract Code section 3300 and Business and Professions Code section 7028.15(e), the City requires that the contractor possess a valid Class C39 contractor's license at the time that the contract is awarded. Failure to possess the specified license will render the bid non-responsive and will bar the award of the contract to any bidder not possessing such license at the time of the award. Failure of the bidder to obtain proper and adequate licensing for an award of a contract will constitute a failure to execute the contract and result in the forfeiture of the security of the bidder. (Public Contract Code 20103.5.) Required Contractor and Subcontractor DIR Registration: The City will accept bids only from bidders that (along with all subcontractors listed) are currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5; provided, however, that if a bidder is a joint venture (Business & Professions Code 7029.1) or if federal funds are involved in the project, then City may accept a non-complying bid provided that the bidder and all listed subcontractors are registered at the time the contract is awarded. This is a separate requirement from the Contractors State License Board licensing requirement. Form of Bid: Each bid must be submitted on the Bid Proposal and bid forms furnished by the City of Rolling Hills Estates, and each bid must include all the items shown on these forms. Substitute forms may be used if specified in this Notice. All bids must be submitted in conformance with this Notice and with the instructions contained in Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, which by this reference is made a part of the Notice Inviting Bids.