August 2022 00020-1 City of Manteca
Bid Set F2E/Food Waste Processing Facility
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INVITATION TO BID
F2E/FOOD WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY
(ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $300,000)
SEALED BIDS will be received by the City Clerk of the City of Manteca at 1001 West Center Street, Manteca, California until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 20, 2022, for the F2E/Food Waste Processing Facility. As soon as practical thereafter, sealed bids for the project will be publicly opened and read for performing work as follows:
Furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and performing all work necessary and incidental to the construction of the project known as the F2E/Food Waste Processing Facility in according to the contract documents, inclusive of the plans and specifications. The Work includes the construction and installation of the following:
Electrical equipment and electrical installation of equipment, piping, valves, and supports.
Project shall have Substantial Completion of items within 90 calendar days and Final Completion within 100 calendar days from the date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Time for commencement and completion of the work is important. Time is of the essence in completing contract work in the specified number of calendar days.
A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING AND JOB WALK will be held as follows. All bidding General Contractors must attend one of the following meetings. Subcontractors may also attend:
1. DATE/TIME: Thursday October 6, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
2. Questions will not be answered during the pre-bid meetings.
3. All questions must be submitted in writing and a response will be provided to all the Contractors on the City website. Follow up site visits will not be accepted in lieu of the mandatory pre-bid meeting attendance.
4. Unannounced site visits to the plant are not allowed.
5. Follow up site visits for detailed inspection of existing facilities by contractors or subcontractors may be scheduled after the pre-bid meetings. Staff will make facilities available for inspection but will not answer contractor questions. All questions must be submitted in writing and a response will be provided to all contractors by addendum. Follow up site visits will not be accepted in lieu of the mandatory pre-bid meeting attendance.
LOCATION: Start at the Maintenance Building parking lot of the Lovelace Materials Recovery Facility & Transfer Station, 2323 Lovelace Road, Manteca, CA 95336. Please sign in with the Engineer and receive further instructions.
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SECTION 00020
INVITATION TO BID
August 2022 00020-2 City of Manteca
Bid Set F2E/Food Waste Processing Facility
Notice: The Lovelace Transfer Facility is an active, operational facility. All attendees of the pre-bid meeting and all visitors must wear proper personal protection equipment (PPE), including high visibility vests, hard hats, and eye protection and closed toed work boots (no high-heeled shoes please).
The City of Manteca has contracted with ARC Northern CA. in Stockton (formally Stockton Blue) to reproduce and distribute the Contract Documents for this project. ARC in Stockton’s contact information is:
1421 N. El Dorado Street
Stockton, CA 95202
Phone: 209-464-8724
Fax: 209-464-8739
The cost of reproduction and delivery is to be calculated by ARC in Stockton, and charges are non-refundable whether or not the Contract Documents are returned. BIDDERS MUST
SUBMIT BIDS ON A HARD COPY OF THE BID PROPOSAL FORMS PROVIDED IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. All bids and required bid documents submitted must be bound into the hard copy bid package as described in the instructions to bidders.
Planholders lists and project information are available at the public planroom on the Internet at:
http://www.ci.manteca.ca.us/pwt/Engineering/ProjectInfo.aspx or
https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=23.
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SECTION 00020
INVITATION TO BID
August 2022 00020-3 City of Manteca
Bid Set F2E/Food Waste Processing Facility
Questions regarding the contract documents shall be submitted in writing to:
City of Manteca
Attention: Basalusalu, Peni
1001 West Center Street
Manteca, CA 95336
Email: [email protected] cc:([email protected] ) The City will post all bid-related questions and answers on its web site at:
http://www.ci.manteca.ca.us/pwt/Engineering/ProjectInfo.aspx Refer to this web address periodically as it will be updated with bid-related questions and answers until 2:00 p.m. on October 17, 2022. The questions and answers posted at the web address above shall form part of the Contract Documents.
All bids shall be submitted on a bound, full size, hard copy, of the bidding documents provided by ARC in Stockton or through PlanWell. The Contractor shall obtain a bound, full size, set of bidding documents from ARC in Stockton or through PlanWell to prepare his bid. No AutoCAD copies of bid documents will be provided for bidding.
Bidding procedures are prescribed in the contract documents shall be pursuant to Section 20170 et. seq., and 20162 Part 3, Chapter 1, Article 4 (Lowest Bidder) et. seq., of California Public Contracting Code. Bids shall only be executed upon the bound bid forms provided, which are a part of said contract documents. Bid security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid dollar amount and conforming to the prescribed bidding procedures is required to be submitted with each bid, as a guaranty to be forfeited should the bidder, if awarded the contract, fail to enter into the same, or fails to furnish in a timely manner the bonds and/or proof of insurance.
Pursuant to the provisions of California Labor Code Section 6707, each bid submitted in response to this Invitation to Bid shall contain, as a bid item, adequate sheeting, shoring, and bracing, or equivalent method, for the protection of life and limb in trenches and open excavation, which shall conform to applicable safety orders. By listing this sum, the bidder warrants that its actions pursuant to this bid item shall not impose tort liability on the City, the Engineer, the Construction Manager, and their employees, agents, and subconsultants.
Pursuant to Section 1770, et. seq., of the California Labor Code, the successful bidder shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Copies of such prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file and can be obtained from the Department of Industrial Relations.
Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, for moneys earned by the Contractor and withheld by the City of Manteca to ensure the performance of the Contract, the Contractor may, at its option, choose to substitute securities meeting the requirements of said Public Contract Code Section 22300.
All bidders shall be licensed under the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California to do the type of work contemplated in the project. In ATTACHMENT 3
SECTION 00020
INVITATION TO BID
August 2022 00020-4 City of Manteca
Bid Set F2E/Food Waste Processing Facility
accordance with provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid Class A License issued by the California State Contractor’s Licensing Board, and demonstrate adequate experience in similar projects of similar size and quantity at the time that the bid is submitted. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the bid non-responsive.
The successful bidder shall furnish a Payment bond pursuant to California Civil Code 3247 et. seq., in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price. In addition, the successful bidder shall furnish a Faithful Performance Bond, in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price. All bonds submitted shall be from admitted sureties.
Each bidder shall submit with its bid a statement setting forth its experience on the forms included in the Bid Proposal.
Telephones will not be available to bidders for the preparation of the bids or for calling in bid results. Bid forms received after the designated time will not be accepted. Bidders and their authorized agents are invited to attend the bid opening.
No bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date set for the opening of bids.
The successful bidder must insure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against on the basis of age, color, race, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual preference, marital status, and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids; to make any awards or any rejections in what it alone considers to be in the best interest of the City; and waive any irregularities in the bids.
Each bid must be signed by or on behalf of the bidder and must be enclosed in a SEALED ENVELOPE or BOX with the following information on the outside:
1. Name and address of bidder
2. Project for which the bid is being submitted
3. Date and time of bid opening
The envelope or box shall be entitled South Plant Aeration Basin Optimization Project, and addressed to City of Manteca, City Clerk, 1001 West Center Street, Manteca, California 95337.
Dated: _____________________ City of Manteca
_______________________________________________________ Cassandra Candini-Tilton, Director of Legislative Services **END OF SECTION**
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