NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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

INVITATION TO BID 14-27 FOR:
RABBIT CREEK CAUSEWAY CULVERT REPAIR PROJECT (PHASE II OPEN CUT) COUNTY PROJECT NO.: 5529
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST:	$850,000
CONTRACTOR LICENSE REQUIRED:	Class A

The work to be performed under this contract includes the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment for the installation of a 48" alternative pipe culvert to convey a gravity flow between Rabbit Creek and Lake Camanche. The existing causeway will be required to be excavated to accomplish the pipe installation. The invert of the installed pipe in Rabbit Creek will be approximately 8 feet below the existing water surface elevation of Rabbit Creek. The work area on the Lake Camanche side is dry. The complete work area will require stage construction, temporary water diversion, and dewatering to facilitate the installation of the culvert. The County anticipates a full road closure of Camanche Parkway North to facilitate construction between September 8, 2014 and November 1, 2014. Reconstruction of an engineered embankment (portion of Rabbit Creek Causeway) consisting of rock slope protection, surface drainage layers and earth material to the same lines and grades as pre-construction condition is required, in addition to other items or details not mentioned above, as required by the plans and specifications, shall be performed, placed, constructed or installed.

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, Wednesday, September 3, 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.

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 (14-27), 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 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.

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.