The work consists of the removal and disposal of the existing boat ramp floats and the design, fabrication, and installation of replacement floats at the Ventura Harbor Public Boat Launch facility. sealed bids will be received by the Ventura Port District, Ventura, California for furnishing all plant, labor, services, materials, tools, equipment, supplies, transportation, utilities, and all other items and facilities necessary therefore, as provided in Contract Documents described in Section 8 below, for Ventura Harbor Public Boat Launch Ramp Floating Dock Replacement in the Ventura Harbor Village, with all appurtenances thereto, in strict accordance with the specifications on file at the Office of the General Manager, Ventura Port District, 1603 Anchors Way Drive, Ventura, Ventura County, California. The work to be constructed hereunder is located at the at 1400 Anchors Way Dr., approximately one-half mile north of the Santa Clara River and westerly of Harbor Boulevard in the City of San Buenaventura. The work consists of the removal and disposal of the existing boat ramp floats and the design, fabrication, and installation of replacement floats at the Ventura Harbor Public Boat Launch facility. At this time bidders may ask questions of District staff and its engineer that they may have about the project or bid documents. Bidders may also request to make appointments to tour the facilities. None of the information transmitted in this meeting will be construed in any way to modify the plans and specifications. Any modification will be forwarded to all plan holders as an addendum. The Owner reserves the right, after opening bids, to reject any or all bids, or to make award to one (1) responsible bidder on any of the bid items set forth on the Bid Sheet attached to the Bid and reject all other bids on any of said bid items, in the manner set forth under the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22000 et seq. Bids will be compared on the basis of the District's Engineer's estimate of the quantities of the several items of work as shown on the Bid Sheet(s). A good faith determination by the Owner as to whether a bid is responsive or whether a bidder is responsible shall be final, conclusive and binding, and shall not be the basis of a claim for lost profits or damages of any kind whatsoever by a bidder to whom the contract is not awarded. The Owner will award a contract or reject all bids within 90 days of the bid opening and no bid may be withdrawn during that period. The Owner reserves the right to waive or seek correction of immaterial errors in a bid, in Owner's sole discretion. The Owner's determination that an error is immaterial shall be final, conclusive and binding on all bidders. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bond if, in the opinion of the Owner's Legal Representative, the Surety's acknowledgement is not in the form included in the contract documents or in another substantially equivalent form as prescribed by law. The bid security of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned to such bidders within sixty (60) days of the time the award of contract is made. Bidders shall be solely responsible for making any and all arrangements necessary directly with CyberCopy, 3020 Sherwin Ave., Ventura, CA 93003, Questions about how to obtain and procure the documents may be directed to Jim McAfee of CyberCopyUSA at (805) 642-3292 or dfs@cybercopyusa.com. Collect calls will not be accepted. Each bidder shall carefully examine the drawings, read the specifications and the forms of the contract documents, and shall visit the site of the proposed work to fully inform bidder as to all existing conditions and limitations that may affect the execution of work under the contract, and shall include in the prices bid the cost of all incidentals and appurtenances. The failure or omission of any bidder to receive or examine any form, instrument, addendum, or other document, or bidder's failure to visit and become acquainted with the conditions at the construction site, shall in no respect relieve bidder from any obligation imposed by bidder's bid or by the contract. The submittal of a bid shall be taken as prima facie evidence of compliance with all instructions contained herein. Question Deadline 01/12/2024 In the event of any doubt or question arising with regards to the true meaning of the plans or specifications, the Contractor shall, within five (5) days of discovering such doubt or question, request clarification of the matter from the Owner's Representative, who shall respond within two (2) working days (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excluded) after receipt of the request. The decision of the Owner's Representative shall be final. Email address: Todd Mitchell tmitchell@venturaharbor.com