Notice Inviting Bids - 2022 Pavement Management Project

The City of Alameda (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its 2022 Pavement Management Project (Phase 41) (“Project”), by or before June 9, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. at the City’s Public Works Office, located at 950 W Mall Square, Suite 110, Alameda, CA 94501 at which time the bids will be publicly opened. No bids will be accepted unless submitted on the Bid Proposal and Schedule form provided in the Project Manual.

There is a MANDATORY prebid meeting scheduled on June 2, 2022 at 10 a.m. in City Hall West, 950 W. Mall Square, Conference Room 156, Alameda, CA 94501.  You must attend this meeting in order to bid on the project.

The Project includes, but is not limited to, performing the following Work:  Furnishing all labor, tools, equipment, materials, except as herein specified; and doing all work associated with pavement seal coats, hot mix asphalt inlays, full depth reclamation (FDR), crack seal, drainage improvements, and pavement delineation.

Approximate cost of construction:  $4,400,000

The Contractor shall begin Work no later than five working days following the start date specified in the Notice to Proceed, which may be hand delivered or sent by email. The Contractor shall complete all Work on the Project within 60 consecutive working days after the above start date.

Work is tentatively scheduled to begin in August 2022.

The Contractor, and all Subcontractors, shall pay all workers not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”), State of California, for the Work performed, pursuant to sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Copies of the general prevailing rates of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the Contract, as determined by the DIR, are on file at the City.  Prevailing wage rates are also available online at: http://www. dir.ca.gov.

Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project.  The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight (8) hours.  The rate for holiday and overtime work shall be at least time and one-half.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code (“PCC”) section 4104, no contractor or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, or be listed in a bid proposal unless currently registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5.

No bids will be accepted from a Contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with Business and Professions Code section 7000 and following.  The license requirement for this Project is Class A General.

Printed or electronic copies of the plans, specifications, and contract documents, including the Project Manual, may be obtained from BPX Printing & Graphics located at 4903 Central Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804 for a non-refundable cost of $70 per set, exclusive of shipping and handling. Copies of the documents may be viewed and ordered at https://www.alamedaplanroom.com/ or by contacting BPX at (510) 559-8299 or at Richmond@bpxprinting.com. Please contact BPX for ordering or downloading questions.  To ensure receipt of any subsequent communications (e.g., an Addenda), each prospective bidder is responsible for confirming that their firm appears on the BPX plan holders’ list.

Bidders are responsible for obtaining any and all changes to the plans, specifications, proposal forms, addenda, other project notifications, and documents during the bid process. A bid is invalid if the Bidder has not deposited it at the designated location prior to the time and date for receipt of bids indicated in this Notice Inviting Bids or prior to any addendum extension thereof.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids; to waive minor defects or technicalities; or to solicit new bids.  As per PCC section 20170, all bids shall be submitted under seal and accompanied by cash, a bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, a cashier’s check, or certified check payable to the City of Alameda in an amount equal to 10% of the total amount bid (PCC 20171).

Please direct any Project questions in writing to BOTH Trung Nguyen at tnguyen@alamedaca.gov and Tawfic Halaby at thalaby@alamedaca.gov