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 construction of grading and hot mix asphalt paving for road widening, mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls, gravity block walls, concrete masonry unit walls, utility construction and relocations, water pollution control, drainage facilities, signal/lighting electrical systems, stage construction and traffic handling, roadside signs and pavement delineation, in addition to other items or details not mentioned above, as required by the plans and specifications, shall be performed, placed, constructed or installed.

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 may be 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, April 7, 2016, at which time sealed Bids will be opened and read in the office of the Director of General Services Administration, located at the above Martell address. Bids 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, 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 14%.

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.