NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that Amador County General Services will receive sealed bids as follows:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The work to be performed under this contract includes the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment for the application of methacrylate to the concrete slab deck of Camanche Road Bridge; and, repair spalled areas on the concrete soffit of the Sutter Creek Road Bridge; and, repair certain portions of the top railing of the Sutter Creek Road Bridge; and, doing all other work specified on the plans and in the specifications.

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

Bid information and all documents for the entire project are available for examination at the office of General Services Administration located at 12200-B Airport Road, Martell, CA, telephone (209) 223-6375 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday; or maybe downloaded from Public Purchase site at www.publicpurchase.com/amadorco,ca. A $40.00 non-refundable deposit for each Bid Document set is required.

Sealed bids will be received by the County of Amador Purchasing Office; by U.S. Mail at 12200 B Airport Road, Jackson, CA 95642-9527; by U.P.S., Federal Express, or by other courier to 12200 B Airport Road, Martell, CA; 95654, until 1:30 PM, Thursday, July 10, 2014, at which time sealed Bid’s will be opened and read in the office of the Director of General Services Administration, located at the above Martell address. Bid’s received late, will be rejected and returned unopened.  Telegraph, Facsimile (FAX) and E-Mail proposals will not be considered.

It is the responsibility of the prospective Bidders to verify all aspects of the Electronic Information against the County's official hard-copies of the ITB information and documents.

Examine the job site and Bid information or documents. Should a bidder find discrepancies in or omissions in the Bid information or documents, or be in doubt as to their meaning, the bidder shall at once notify Purchasing at (209) 223-6375. All communication relative to the Bid information or documents shall be directed to www.publicpurchase.com. No oral responses to any questions concerning the content of Bid information or documents will be given; all responses will be in the form of written addenda or response which will be posted to www.publicpurchase.com. Questions by bidders concerning discrepancies in, or omissions from the Bid documents and information shall be made no later than Monday, June 30, 2014 prior to 1:30 PM.

Bidders obtaining Bid Documents directly from the Department of General Services will be placed on the official plan holders list.  In order to be placed on the County’s plan holders list, a purchase or receipt of the Bid Documents from General Services Administration office is required.

The County makes plan holders list information available on an “as-is” basis and makes no expressed or implied warranty as to the completeness or accuracy of the information represented herein for any particular purpose whatsoever. The County intends to update the information periodically, and it shall be the Receiver’s responsibility to check with the Department of General Services as required to determine if the information provided is the most up to date information available.  Use of this information constitutes the agreement of the Receiver (or any other user) to the foregoing terms and conditions.

Each bid must be submitted on the proposal forms provided in the Invitation to Bid. The bid must be submitted in a sealed opaque envelope. The Bidder's name, return address, marked as bid, Bid number (14-04), and bid opening date must appear on the outside of the envelope. Other bid formats will be rejected. Each bid must also be accompanied by a security in the form of a bid bond issued by a corporate surety, a certified check or cashier's check payable to the Treasurer of Amador County, or cash for an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the aggregate sum of the bid.

The DBE Contract Goal is 5 percent.

No prebid meeting is scheduled for this project

The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price, a Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price. All bonds (Bid Bond, Performance Bond, and Payment Bond) must be obtained from a surety admitted under the laws of the State of California and satisfactory to the Amador County Board of Supervisors. 

This contract is subject to State contract non-discrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code Section 12990.

The County of Amador hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged & minority business enterprises (DBE) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county, or counties, in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations.  These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available at County of Amador address and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD.  The Federal minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are available at http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/federal-wages. A copy of the Federal minimum wage rates is included in the Special Provisions.  Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of Invitation to Bid.  Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.

If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate.  The Department will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations.  This includes "helper" (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations.  Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate, which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

Pursuant to California Contract Code Section 22300, the Contractor may, at its own expense, substitute securities for any money being withheld by the County to ensure performance under this contract.

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Amador reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids in whole or in part and/or to waive technicalities and/or any irregularities in any bid received if such waiver is in the best interest of the County.  All bids will become a part of the official files of the County of Amador without obligation on the part of the County.

By order of the Board of Supervisors of Amador County, California dated May 27, 2014.

                                                                                    Jennifer Burns

                                                                                    Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

                                                                                    County of Amador