Marysville City Council
July 21, 2026

CITY OF MARYSVILLE

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
526 C STREET
MARYSVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95901

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

PROPOSAL AND CONTRACT
FOR

BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT
CONTRACT NO. 26-01

FOR USE WITH STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARD
PLANS DATED 2025 OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION, GENERAL PREVAILING WAGE RATES AND

LABOR SURCHARGE, AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL RATES OF THE

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CONTRACT NO. 26-01
The special provisions contained herein have been prepared by or under the direction of the following Registered Person:
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John Mallen
RCE 62315, Exp. 9/30/2027

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SPECIAL NOTICE
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CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 General

2. PROPOSAL AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Examination of Plans, Specifications, and Site of Work

2.2 Proposal Form

2.3 Delivery of Proposal

2.4 Withdrawal of Proposal

2.5 Competency of Bidder

2.6 Rejection of Proposals

2.7 Bidder Guaranty

2.8 Award of Contract

2.9 Execution of Contract

2.10 Contract Bonds

2.11 Guaranty of Work

2.12 Federal Lobbying Restrictions

2.13 DBE Requirements

3. CONTROL OF WORK

3.1 General

3.2 Lines, Grades, and Surveying

3.3 Intent of Plans and Specifications

3.4 Environmental Control

3.5 Final Inspection

4. LEGAL REGULATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC

4.1 Laws to be Observed

4.2 Prevailing Wages

4.3 Permits and Licenses

4.4 Indemnity

4.5 Insurance

4.6 No Personal Liability

4.7 Responsibility of City

4.8 Domestic Materials

4.9 Apprenticeship Requirements

4.10 Subcontracting

4.11 Differing Site Conditions

4.12 Working Hour Restrictions

4.13 Examination and Audit

4.14 Prevailing Wages – Rates

4.15 Labor Nondiscrimination
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (continued)

4.16 Performance of Subcontractors

4.17 Removal of Asbestos and Hazardous Substances

4.18 Economic Sanctions

4.19 Reporting Requirements

4.20 Cross-Cutter Requirements

4.21 Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion

4.22 Worker’s Compensation Clause

5. WATER AND DUST CONTROL

5.1 Water

5.2 Dust Control

6. PROGRESS OF THE WORK, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, AND

CONTRACT TIME

6.1 Prosecution of Work

6.2 Liquidated Damages

6.3 Time for Completion

6.4 Extension of Contract Time

6.5 Right-of-Way Delays

6.6 Force Account Payment

6.7 Pre-construction Conference

7. PAYMENT

7.1 General

7.2 Progress Payments

7.3 Final Payment

7.4 Resolution of Claims

8. QUANTITIES AND MATERIALS

8.1 Quantities

8.2 Materials

8.3 Quality Control

8.4 Testing Methods and Frequency

9. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

9.1 Preservation of Property

9.2 Obstructions

9.3 Interruption of Service

9.4 Safety Devices

9.5 Maintaining Traffic

10. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK

11. EARTHWORK & PAVING

11.1 Tree Removal

SPECIAL PROVISIONS (continued)

11.2 Clearing and Grubbing

11.3 Concrete Removal

11.4 Earthwork

11.5 Restrictions on Purchases of Mined Materials

11.6 Aggregate Base

11.7 Prime Coat

11.8 Paint Binder

11.9 Pavement Repair

11.10 Cold Plane/ Conform Grind Asphalt Concrete

11.11 Road Surface Preparation

11.12 Tack Coat

11.13 Pavement Reinforcing Fabric

11.14 Asphalt Concrete

11.15 Temporary Pavement Delineation

11.16 Adjusting Manholes and Valves to Grade

11.17 Survey Monument Wells

11.18 Finishing Roadway

11.19 Roadway Signs

12. CONCRETE CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, & DRIVEWAYS

12.1 General

12.2 Curing

12.3 Measurement and Payment

12.4 Temporary Pedestrian Route of Travel

12.5 Temporary Pedestrian Channelizing Devices & Barricades

13. TRENCHING OPERATIONS

13.1 Legal Requirements

13.2 General

13.3 Trench Width

13.4 Cutting of Pavement

13.5 Bracing and Shoring

13.6 Maximum Length of Trench Open

13.7 Dewatering

13.8 Bedding

13.9 Initial Backfill

13.10 Restoration of Surfacing

13.11 Payment

14. SEWER MAIN CONSTRUCTION

14.1 General

14.2 Materials

14.3 Installation of Sanitary Sewer Installation

14.4 Bore and Jacking sewer main in Steel Casing

14.5 Initial Backfill

14.6 Completing Backfill

14.7 Manholes
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (continued)

14.8 Testing and Cleaning of Sewer Lines

14.9 Crossing Over a Water Main

14.10 Sewer Services

14.11 Measurement and Payment

15. PAVEMENT MARKERS AND MARKINGS

15.1 Pavement Delineation Layout

15.2 Thermoplastic Traffic Stripes and Traffic Markings

15.3 Pavement Markings

15.4 Remove Traffic Stripes, Pavement Markings, and Markers  PROJECT LOCATION MAP
 UPRR AGREEMENT
 PROPOSAL TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, CITY OF MARYSVILLE  BIDDER’S BOND
 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CERTIFICATION
 PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 10162 QUESTIONNAIRE
 PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 10232 STATEMENT
 PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 10285.1 STATEMENT
 NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT
 LABOR CODE SECTION 1861 CERTIFICATION
 TITLE 49 CERTIFICATION
 STATE LABOR STANDARDS PROVISIONS
 CONTRACTOR'S/SUBCONTRACTOR’S CERTIFICATION CONCERNING STATE LABOR

STANDARDS AND PREVAILING WAGES
 LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS
 NONLOBBYING CERTIFICATION
 DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
 PROPOSAL CERTIFICATION
 GUARANTY OF WORK
 CONTRACT AGREEMENT
 PERFORMANCE BOND
 PAYMENT BOND
City of Marysville Special Provisions Aldrige Drive Sewer Main Relocation Project

CITY OF MARYSVILLE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals will be received at the City Clerk’s Office, City of Marysville, located at City Hall, 526 C Street, Marysville, California, 95901, until 1:00 P.M. on July 16, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for construction in accordance with the specifications to which special reference is made as follows:

BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT
General Work Description: The project is the relocation of a sewer main system around the area being depressed in B Street / SR 70 for the Binney Junction Project. The work to be done consists in general of installing approximately 1,400 linear feet of 8” SDR-26 PVC sewer main pipe, 10 sanitary sewer manholes, reconnecting 2 sewer laterals off sewer off the new sewer main, boring and jacking 160 feet of 24” steel casing to install restrained C-900 sewer main under the railroad tracks across the railroad right-of-way, and restoration of the trenches.

The engineer’s estimate of the probable construction cost of the base bid work is $1,200,000.00.

For a more detailed description of the project scope, refer to the project plans.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 7, 2026 on site at Third Street. The meeting is to inform bidders and potential subcontractors of project requirements, arranging solicitations, times for the presentation of bids, quantities, specifications, delivery schedules. The City will also answer any questions pertaining to the Plans, Contract, and Specifications.

Bids shall be valid for sixty (60) calendar days after bid opening.

Bids are required for the entire work described herein. No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who is not licensed under Chapter 9, Division 3, California Business and Professions Code. The Contractor shall possess a Class A license or as required by the California Consumer Affairs, Contractors State License Board. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code Section 12990.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 1770 to 1790 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the City of Marysville has ascertained that the general prevailing rate of wages applicable to the locality in which the work is to be done to be listed in the “General Prevailing Wage Rates as determined by the Director of Industrial Relations,” which is on file at the Public Works Department and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations Internet website at
www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/DPreWageDetermination.htm.

City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

It is mandatory that the Contractor to whom the contract is awarded and any subcontractor under him pay not less than said specified rates to all persons employed by them or either of them in the execution of the contract.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free “hotline” service to report bid-rigging activities. Bid-rigging activities can be reported Monday through Friday, between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, telephone: 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the hotline to report these activities. The hotline is part of the DOT’s continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially, and caller anonymity will be respected.

BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT
The total quantity of materials estimated for this contract are listed in the table(s) below:

Bid Schedule A ( Sewer Main Relocation)
1 Mobilization/Demobilization 1 LS
2 Traffic Control 1 LS
3 UPRR permit Compliance Including
Required Insurance, Flagging, Monitoring
& Coordination
1 LS
4 Pothole and verify existing utlity
crossings
1 LS
5 Connect to Existing Sewer Main 2 EA
6 Connect to Existing Sewer Lateral 3 EA
7 Modify Existing 24" Storm Drain Pipe for
crossing until Storm Drain is removed
4 EA
8 Install new Sanitary Sewer Manhole 10 EA
9 8 Inch SDR-26 PVC Pipe 1,400 LF
10 8 Inch C-900 PVC Pipe with Restrained
Joints
160 LF
11 Type "A" Trench Restoration (Pavement) 1,100 LF
12 Type "A" Trench Restoration (Curb,
Gutter, & Sidewalk Inlcuding ADA Ramp)
240 LF
13 Bore and Jack 24" steel Casing for sewer
main
160 LF
14 Abandon existing sewer main in place 1,052 LF
15 Water Pollution Control Plan with
installation and maintenance of BMPs
1 LS
City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

The Project Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the city’s website. https://www.marysville.ca.us/bids-rfps
There is no charge to register or obtain bid documents in digital format, but the bidder must contact the city to be added to the plan holders list. All questions and requests for information regarding the project must be submitted through email.

Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications or estimate must be communicated as a bidder inquiry prior to bid opening. The deadline for submitting questions is Friday July 10, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Any such inquiries or questions, submitted after bid opening, will not be treated as a bid protest. Please direct questions to or to be placed on the plan holders list by contacting the public works department, (530) 749-3902. Inquiries may be submitted in writing to Director of Public Works, at 526 C Street, Marysville, CA 95901 or by e-mail to the Consultant City Engineer at [email protected].

The successful bidder, at bidder’s own expense, shall furnish a faithful performance bond and a payment bond each in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total bid, respectively, and in the form prescribed for use by the City of Marysville. The bonds shall be provided to the City at the time of execution of contract.

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 the Labor Compliance Office at the offices of the State of California, Department of Transportation, District Director of Transportation, for the district in which the work is situated and at the office of the City of Marysville Public Works Department.

In its discretion, the City Council of Marysville or its designee may reject any and all bids presented, may accept an item or group of items of any bid, may modify or cancel in whole or in part the notice inviting bids, and may determine to re-advertise for bids.

Similarly, the City Council or its designee reserves the right to waive informalities and minor irregularities in any bids received. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

If two or more bids received are for the same total amount or unit price, quality and service being equal, the City Council or its designee may accept the one it chooses or accept the lowest bid made after negotiation with tie bidders.

The officer or employee conducting the bidding procedure shall present the bid tabulation to the City Council or its designee for consideration and award if deemed appropriate.

Bids will be required to set forth the price of the items bid upon, the total sales and use taxes that will be due on the purchase or use of the items bid upon, and a total figure for the price plus tax. Any difference between the taxes shown on the bid as the total figure and that actually due shall be the responsibility of the bidder.

City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

No charge for delivery, shipping, parcel post, packing, insurance, license fees, permits, or for any other purpose will be paid by the City of Marysville unless expressly included and itemized in the bid.

In connection with any discount offered, time will be computed from the date of delivery of supplies and/or equipment acceptable to the City or from the date correct invoices are received in the office of the officer or employee conducting the bidding process if the latter date is later than the date of delivery. Payment will be deemed to be made, for the purpose of earning the discount, on the date of the mailing of the City’s warrant.

Labor surcharge and equipment rental rates to be used on this contract shall be those in effect when the work is accomplished.

Pursuant to Section 22300, Public Contracts Code, the Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the contract from time to time without retention of any portion of the payment by the public agency in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contracts Code. Such securities, if deposited by the Contractor, shall be valued by the public agency’s finance director (treasurer), whose decision on valuation of the securities shall be final.

Unit prices shall be shown on bids submitted as well as a total price for each item bid upon.

No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a).

No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

MAGGIE SANCHEZ, CITY CLERK

CITY COUNCIL OF MARYSVILLE
City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

SPECIAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1

DEFINITIONS

1.1 General – The work embodied herein shall be done in accordance with the appropriate provisions of the Specifications entitled “State of California, Department of Transportation, Standard Specifications for Construction of Local Streets and Roads,” dated 2015, insofar as the same may apply and in accordance with the following special provisions.

Whenever in said Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions the following terms are used, they shall be understood to mean and to refer to the following:
“Department” or “Department of Transportation” – The Department of Public Works of the City of Marysville or the California Department of Transportation.
“Engineer” or “Director” – The City Engineer or the Director of Public Works of the City of Marysville or their authorized agents.
“Laboratory” – That laboratory designated by the Engineer. “State” – The City of Marysville or the State of California.

Other terms appearing in the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions shall have the intent and meaning specified in Section 1, General of the Standard Specifications.

In case of conflict between Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions, the Special Provisions shall take precedence over and be used in lieu of such conflicting portions.

SECTION 2

PROPOSAL AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Examination of Plans, Specifications, and Site of Work – The bidder is required to examine carefully the site of the proposed work, plans, special provisions, standard specifications, and contract forms for the work contemplated, and it will be assumed that the bidder investigated and is satisfied as to the conditions to be encountered, as to the character, quality, and quantities of work to be performed and materials to be furnished, and as to the requirements of the Special Provisions and the contract. It is mutually agreed that submission of a proposal shall be considered prima facie evidence that the bidder has made such examination.

City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

2.2 Proposal Form – All proposal forms shall be directly purchased from the City of Marysville and shall be made upon the proposal forms included in these Special Provisions. All proposals must give the prices proposed, with unit prices prevailing, and must be signed by the bidder with his address. Copies of proposal forms obtained from a source other than the City will not be allowed.

No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a).

2.3 Delivery of Proposal – Said bid or proposal shall be delivered to the City Clerk’s Office, City of Marysville, in accordance with the Notice inviting sealed proposals.

2.4 Withdrawal of Proposal – No bidder may withdraw his proposal for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof. Bids shall be valid for sixty (60) calendar days after bid opening.

2.5 Competency of Bidder – The City may require any bidder to furnish a statement of financial responsibility, technical ability and experience. No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who is not licensed under Chapter 9, Division 3, California Business and Professions Code.

2.6 Rejection of Proposals – Proposals may be rejected if they show any alterations of form, additions not called for, conditional or alternative bids, incomplete bids, erasures, or irregularities of any kind.

The City reserves the right to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid or bidding. The right is reserved to reject any and all proposals.

2.7 Bidder Guaranty – All bids shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by cashier’s check, certified check, or bidder’s bond, made payable to the City of Marysville, for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of said bid, and no bids shall be considered unless such cashier’s check, certified check, or bidder’s bond is enclosed herewith.

2.8 Award of Contract – All bids will be compared on the basis of the Engineer's Estimate of quantities of work to be done.

The contract, if awarded, will be to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder.

No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5.

City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

2.9 Execution of Contract – The contract shall be executed by the successful bidder and returned, together with the contract bonds and certificates of insurance, within fifteen (15) days after the award of contract.

2.10 Contract Bonds – Contractor shall provide, at the time of the execution of the agreement or contract for work and at his own expense, an admitted surety bond in an amount equal to at least one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as security for the faithful performance of said agreement. Contractor shall also provide, at the time of the execution of the agreement or contract for the work, and at his own expense, a separate admitted surety bond in an amount equal to at least one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as security for the payment of all persons performing labor and furnishing materials in connection with said agreement. Each bond shall be in the form included in these contract documents. Sureties on each of said bonds shall be satisfactory to the City Attorney.

2.11 Guaranty of Work – Notwithstanding the acceptance of said work and improvements and inspection thereof by the City, Contractor guarantees all of said work and shall perform or cause to be performed repairs, additions, or corrective work caused by the deficiency or omission of Contractor for one (1) year after the work has been completed and accepted by the City. The Faithful Performance Bond herein provided shall cover the guarantee set forth in this paragraph.

2.12 Federal Lobbying Restrictions – Section 1352, Title 31, United States Code prohibits Federal funds from being expended by the recipient or any lower tier subrecipient of a Federal-aid contract to pay for any person for influencing or attempting to influence a Federal agency or Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federalaid contract, the making of any Federal grant or loan, or the entering into of any cooperative agreement.

If any funds other than Federal funds have been paid for the same purposes in connection with this Federal-aid contract, the recipient shall submit an executed certification and, if required, submit a completed disclosure form as part of the bid documents.

A certification for Federal-aid contracts regarding payment of funds to lobby Congress or a Federal agency is included in the Proposal. Standard Form - LLL, “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,” with instructions for completion of the Standard Form is also included in the proposal. Signing the proposal shall constitute signature of the certification.

The above-referenced certification and disclosure of lobbying activities shall be included in each subcontract and any lower-tier contracts exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). All disclosure forms, but not certifications, shall be forwarded from tier to tier until received by the Engineer.

City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

The Contractor, subcontractors, and any lower-tier contractors shall file a disclosure form at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that requires disclosure or that materially affects the accuracy of the information contained in any disclosure form previously filed by the Contractor, subcontractors, and any lower-tier contractors. An event that materially affects the accuracy of the information reported includes:
1) A cumulative increase of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) or more in the amount paid or expected to be paid for influencing or attempting to influence a covered Federal action; or
2) A change in the person(s) or individual(s) influencing or attempting to influence a covered Federal action; or
3) A change in the officer(s), employees(s), or Member(s) contacted to influence or attempt to influence a covered Federal Action.

2.13 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Requirements – This project does not have a specified DBE goal or requirement, but the use of the DBE contractors is encouraged.
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SECTION 3

CONTROL OF THE WORK

3.1 General – Attention is directed to the provisions of Section 5 of the Standard Specifications and the following provisions.

3.2 Lines, Grades, and Surveying – The Contractor shall be responsible for hiring a licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer to perform all construction staking that Contractor deems necessary to perform the required work.

Construction staking shall be considered included in the price or prices bid for various related items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor.

The City will provide the project CAD file and alignment data to the Contractor’s surveyor, if desired, to assist with laying out the work.

3.3 Intent of Plans and Specifications – These Special Provisions, the Plans, the Standard Specifications, and all supplementary documents are essential parts of the contract, and a requirement occurring in one is as binding as though occurring in all. They are intended to be cooperative, to describe and to provide for a complete work. Plans shall govern over Standard Specifications, and Special Provisions shall govern over both Plans and Standard Specifications.

3.4 Environmental Control – Attention is directed to Sections 13 and 14 of the Standard Specifications. The Contractor shall comply with all environmental control rules, City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

regulations, ordinances, and statutes that apply to the project and any work performed pursuant to the contract.

Contractor shall haul away and dispose of all removed waste materials at a proper disposal site.

Unless otherwise designated, all trees, landscaping, and shrubbery shall be protected.

Contractor will be required to provide the City a spill countermeasure plan prior to beginning construction.

3.5 Final Inspection – The Contractor shall notify the Engineer in writing of the completion of the work, and the Engineer will promptly inspect the work. The Engineer will develop a final punch list, and the Contractor will be notified in writing of any defects or deficiencies to be remedied. When notified that this work has been completed, the Engineer will again inspect the work and when satisfied that all work has been done in accordance with the contract drawings and these Special Provisions, he will recommend to the City Council that they formally accept the contract as complete. The completion date, for purposes of computing “Time for Completion” and liquidated damages, if any, will be considered to be the date of Contractor’s first written completion notice, provided that, in the Engineer’s judgment, the work is substantially complete and operational at that time.

SECTION 4

LEGAL REGULATIONS AND

RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC

4.1 Laws to be Observed – The Contractor shall keep himself fully informed of all existing state and national laws and all municipal ordinances and regulations of the City of Marysville which in any manner affect those engaged or employed in the work, or the materials used in the work, or which in any way affect the conduct of the work, and of all such orders and decrees of bodies or tribunals having any jurisdiction or authority over the same.

4.2 Prevailing Wages – It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under him, to pay not less than the specified rates as listed in the “Notice to Contractors” to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by them in the execution of the contract. The Contractor shall provide the City with a certified copy of all payroll records in accordance with Section 1776 of the Labor Code. The Contractor and all subcontractors shall furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement).

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

4.3 Permits and Licenses – The Contractor shall procure all permits and licenses, pay all charges and fees, and give all notices necessary and incidental to the due and lawful prosecution of the work. There will be no charge for the permits from the City. The City and Caltrans have obtained an encroachment permit from Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) for the bore and jack steel casing with carrier pipe crossing their rightof-way and the contractor shall adhere to this permit including any licensing, insurance, or other requirements. This project is in conjunction with Caltrans, but the Contractor will still need to submit for an encroachment permit for the work within Caltrans right-of-way.

All contractors, including subcontractors, shall have a City business license in accordance with the City Municipal Code.

4.4 Indemnity – The City of Marysville and all officers and employees thereof connected with the work, including but not limited to the Director, the Engineer and MHM Inc. (Consulting Engineer), shall not be answerable or accountable in any manner for any loss or damage that may happen to the work or any part thereof; for any loss or damage to any of the materials or other things used or employed in performing the work; for injury to or death of any person, either workmen or the public; or for damage to property from any cause which might have been prevented by the Contractor, or his workmen, or anyone employed by him.

The Contractor shall be responsible for any liability imposed by law and for injuries to or death of any person, including but not limited to workmen and the public, or damage to property resulting from defects or obstructions or from any cause whatsoever during the progress of the work or at any time before its completion and final acceptance.

The Contractor shall indemnify and save harmless the City of Marysville and all officers and employees thereof connected with the work, including but not limited to the Director, the Engineer , and MHM Inc. (Consulting Engineer) from all claims, suits or actions of every name, kind and description, brought forth, or on account of, injuries to or death of any person, including but not limited to workmen and the public, or damage to property resulting from the performance of a contract, except as otherwise provided by statute. The duty of the Contractor to indemnify and save harmless includes the duties to defend as set forth in Section 2778 of the Civil Code.

With respect to third party claims against the Contractor, the Contractor waives any and all rights to any type of express or implied indemnity against the City, its officers or employees.

It is the intent of the parties that the Contractor will indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers and employees from any and all claims, suits or actions as set forth above regardless of the existence or degree of fault or negligence on the part of the City, the Contractor, the subcontractor or employee of any of these, other than the active negligence of the City, its officers and employees.

City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

4.5 Insurance – The Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of the contract insurance against all claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Contractor, his agents, representatives, employees, or subcontractors. a. Minimum Scope of Insurance – Coverage shall be at least as broad as:
1) Insurance Services Offices Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence Form CG 00 01) including products and completed operations.
2) Insurance Services Office Form Number CA 0001 covering Automobile Liability, Code I (any auto).
3) Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California and Employer’s Liability Insurance.
b. Minimum Limits of Insurance – The Contractor shall maintain limits no less than:
1) General Liability: $2,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage. The aggregate limit shall be $2,000,000 and shall apply separately to the Contractor’s work under this contract.
2) Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
3) Workers Compensation: Statutory limits.
4) Employers’ Liability: $1,000,000 each accident,
$1,000,000 policy limit bodily injury by disease, $1,000,000 each employee bodily injury by disease.

If the contractor maintains higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits maintained by the contractor.
c. Deductibles and Self-Insurance Retention – Any deductibles or selfinsurance retention must be declared to and approved by the City. At the option of the City, either the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or selfinsurance retention as respects the City, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers, or the Contractor shall provide a financial guarantee satisfactory to the City guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration and defense expenses.

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d. Other Insurance Provisions – The general liability and automobile liability policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions:
1) The City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers and MHM Inc. (Consulting Engineer) are to be covered as insureds on the CGL and automobile liability policies with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of the Contractor including materials, parts, or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations and automobiles owned, leased, hired, or borrowed by or on behalf of the Contractor. General liability coverage can be provided in the form of an endorsement to the Contractor’s insurance (at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10, 11 85 or both CG 20 10 and CG 23 37 forms if later revisions are used).
2) For any claims related to this project, the Contractor’s insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its officers, officials, employees or volunteers shall be excess of the Contractor’s insurance and shall not contribute with it. 3) Each insurance policy required by this clause shall provide that coverage shall not be canceled, except after 30 days prior written notice has been provided to the City or 10 days prior written notice for nonpayment of premium. e. Acceptability of Insurer – Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best rating of no less than A:VII unless otherwise acceptable to the City. Exception may be made for the State Compensation Insurance Fund when not specifically rated.
f. Verification of Coverage – Contractor shall furnish the City with original certificates and amendatory endorsements, or copies of the applicable insurance language, effecting coverage required by this contract. All certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved by the City before work commences. However, failure to obtain the required documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive the Contractor’s obligation to provide them. The Entity reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements, required by these specifications, at any time. g. Subcontractors – Contractor shall require and verify that all subcontractors maintain insurance meeting all the requirements stated herein. h. Waiver of Subrogation – Contractor hereby agrees to waive rights of subrogation which any insurer of Contractor may acquire from Contractor by virtue City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

of the payment of any loss. Contractor agrees to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of subrogation.

The Workers’ Compensation policy shall be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation in favor of the City for all work performed by the Contractor, its employees, agents and subcontractors.

If the Contractor fails to maintain any insurance as required by this section, the City of Marysville may take out such insurance to cover any damages for which the City of Marysville might be held liable on account of the operations under this contract, and deduct and retain the amount of the premiums for such insurance from any sums due the Contractor under the contract. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as limiting in any way the extent to which the Contractor may be held responsible for payment of damages resulting from his operations, or those of any subcontractor under him.

Maintenance of proper insurance coverage is a material element of the contract and failure to maintain or renew coverage or to provide evidence of renewal may be treated by the City as a material breach of contract.

4.6 No Personal Liability – Neither the Mayor, the Council, the Engineer, nor any other officer or authorized assistant or agent shall be personally responsible for any liability arising under the contract.

4.7 Responsibility of City – The City shall not be held responsible for the care or protection of any materials or parts of the work prior to final acceptance, except as expressly provided in these Special Provisions.

4.8 Domestic Materials – Only such materials shall be used in the performance of this contract as conform to the requirements of Chapter 4 of Division 5 of Title 1 of Government Code of the State of California except as otherwise provided in certain treaties and general trade agreements of the United States.

4.9 Apprenticeship Requirements – Attention is directed to the provisions in Sections 1777.5, 1777.6 and 1777.7 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under him.

Section 1777.5, as amended in 1989, requires the Contractor or subcontractor employing tradesmen in any apprenticeable occupation to apply to the joint apprenticeship committee nearest the site of the public works project and which administers the apprenticeship program in that trade for a certificate of approval. The certificate will fix the ratio of apprentices to journeymen that will be used in the performance of the contract to be not less than one to five hours except:
a. When employment in the area of coverage by the joint apprenticeship committee has exceed an average of fifteen percent (15%) in the ninety (90) days prior to the request for certificate; or City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

b. When the number of apprentices in training in the area exceeds a ratio of one to five (1:5); or
c. When the trade can show that it is replacing at least 1/30 of its membership through apprenticeship training on an annual basis statewide or locally; or
d. When the contractor provides evidence that he employs registered apprentices on all of his contracts on an annual average of not less than one apprentice to eight journeymen; or
e. When a joint apprenticeship committee submits an application to DAS for an alternative ratio based on a 1:5 daily worker count if the hourly ratio is not feasible for that particular craft or trade.

In addition to the above exceptions, contracts of specialty contractors not bidding through a general contractor and involving less than twenty (20) working days or Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) are exempt from the provisions of Section 1777.5.

This is the same exemption that applies to contracts of general contractors. However, a subcontractor bidding through a general contractor must comply with Section 1777.5 no matter how small the subcontract if the contract between the general contractor and the awarding body is covered by Section 1777.5.

Effective January 1, 1990, the Contractor must promptly provide certain contract award information to the joint apprenticeship committee of the apprenticeable craft or trade in the area of the site of the public work. This contract award information must include an estimate of the journeymen hours required, the number of apprentices to be employed, and the approximate date of apprentice employment.

The Contractor is required to make contributions to local funds established for the administration of apprenticeship programs or to the California Apprenticeship Council if he employs registered apprentices or journeymen in any apprenticeable trade on such contracts and if other Contractors on the public works site are making such contributions.

Noncompliance by the Contractor and subcontractor under him with the requirements of Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 shall result in denial of right to bid on contracts and civil penalties as more particularly set forth in Section 1777.7.

Information relative to apprenticeship standards, wage schedules and other requirements may be obtained from the Director of Industrial Relations, ex-officio the Administrator of Apprenticeship, San Francisco, California, or from the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and its branch offices.

4.10 Subcontracting – Attention is directed to the provisions in Section 5-1.13, “Subcontracting” of the Standard Specifications. The “Subletting and Subcontracting Fair City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

Practices Act” (Public Contract Code Section 4100 through and including 4114, inclusive) shall apply to the work the subject of this invitation. Said Act requires subcontractors, if used for such work, to be listed and identified in the prime contractor’s proposal. It further prohibits the substitution of subcontractors, except as therein specifically authorized (Section 4107 and 4107.5); said Act provides that if the prime contractor fails to specify a subcontractor or specifies more than one subcontractor for the same portion of the work to be performed, in excess of one-half of one percent of the prime contractor’s total bid, under those circumstances, it shall be presumed that the prime contractor agrees that he is fully qualified to perform the work himself and that he shall perform the work himself.

Each bidder shall, with respect to the work the subject of this invitation, list in his proposal:
a. The name and location of the place of business of each subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render services to the prime contractor, specially fabricates and installs a portion of the work or improvement according to detailed drawings contained in the plans and specifications, in an amount in excess of one-half of one percent of the prime contractor’s total bid. b. The portion of the work which will be done by each such subcontractor. One subcontractor shall be listed for each such portion.

4.11 Differing Site Conditions
a. During the progress of the work, the Contractor shall immediately, and before the following conditions are disturbed, notify the Engineer, in writing, of any:
1) Material that the contractor believes may be hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, that is required to be removed to a Class I, Class II, or Class III disposal site in accordance with provisions of existing law;
2) Subsurface or latent physical conditions at the site differing from those indicated;
3) Unknown physical conditions at the site differing from and generally recognized as inherent in work of the character provided for in the contract.
b. Upon written notification, the Engineer will promptly investigate the conditions, and if the Engineer finds that the conditions do materially differ or do involve hazardous waste and cause a decrease or increase in the Contractor’s cost of or time required for performance of any part of the work, an adjustment, excluding loss of anticipated profits, will be made and the contract modified in writing accordingly.

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In the event that a dispute arises whether the conditions materially differ, or involve hazardous waste, or cause a decrease or increase in the Contractor’s cost of or time required for performance of any part of the work, the Contractor shall not be excused from any scheduled completion date provided for by the contract, but shall proceed with all work to be performed under the contract.

The Contractor shall retain any and all rights provided either by contract or by law which pertain to the resolution of disputes and protests between the contracting parties.

4.12 Working Hour Restrictions – Eight (8) hours of labor is a legal day’s work.

Any worker’s time of service is restricted to eight (8) hours during any calendar day and forty (40) hours during a calendar week, unless overtime compensation is paid at not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay. The Contractor shall pay a penalty of Twenty-five Dollars ($25) for each day a worker is employed in violation of these provisions.

Work hour restrictions will be maintained for the duration of this project. Unless approved otherwise by the Engineer, the following work hour restrictions apply:

Work can only be performed between the hours of 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM.

Monday through Friday. Saturday work is to occur between the hours of 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM.

Work hours may be restricted and will need to be adjusted, at no additional expense, should the City decide that traffic volumes and or unplanned events necessitate restricting the work hours for Day Work.

All requests for deviations from these work hours must be made in writing, to the Engineer, 48 hours prior to the planned start of work. Include justification for the deviation and the anticipated time frame to complete the work. Approval for work outside normal working hours may be rescinded at any time.

4.13 Examination and Audit – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every contract involving the expenditure of public funds in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) entered into by any State agency, board, commission, or department, or by any other public entity, including a City, County, or District, shall be subject to the examination and audit of the State Auditor, at the request of the public entity or as part of any audit of the public entity, for a period of three (3) years after final payment under the contract.

Contractor shall also be subject to examination and audit for the same time period.

4.14 Prevailing Wages – Rates – This project shall follow state prevailing wage rates

4.15 Labor Nondiscrimination – Attention is directed to the following Notice that is required by Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2, California Code of Regulations. Attention is called to the “Nondiscrimination Clause” set forth City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

in Section 7-1.01A(4), “Labor Nondiscrimination,” of the Standard Specifications, which is applicable to all nonexempt state contracts and subcontracts, and to the “Standard California Nondiscrimination Construction Contract Specifications” set forth therein. The Specifications are applicable to all nonexempt state construction contracts and subcontracts of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) or more.

During the performance of this contract, contractor and its subcontractors shall not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, age (over 40) or sex. Contractors and subcontractors shall insure that the evaluation and treatment of their employees and applicants for employment are free of such discrimination. Contractors and subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code Section 12900 et seq.) and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder (California Administrative Code, Title 2, Section 7285.0 et seq.). The applicable regulations of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission implementing Government Code, Section 12900, set forth in Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2 or the California Administrative Code are incorporated into this contract by reference and made a part hereof as if set forth in full. Contractor and its subcontractor shall give written notice of their obligations under this clause to labor organizations with which they have a collective bargaining or other agreement.

The Contractor shall include the nondiscrimination and compliance provisions of this clause in all subcontracts to perform work under the contract. "During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:
"(a) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following:
employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
"(b) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

qualified applicants will receive consideration/or employment without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.
"(c) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice, to be provided by the agency contracting officer, advising the labor union or workers' representative of the contractor's commitments under Section 202 of Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.
"(d) The contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order No. 11246 of Sept. 24, 1965, and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
"(e) The contractor will furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, and by the rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or pursuant thereto, and will permit access to his books, records, and accounts by the contracting agency and the Secretary of Labor for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations, and orders.
"(f) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this contract or with any of such rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be cancelled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part and the contractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in Executive Order No. 11246 of Sept 24, 1965, and such other sanctions may be imposed and remedies invoked as provided in Executive Order No.
11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law.
"(g) The contractor will include the provisions of Paragraphs (1) through (7) in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to Section 204 of Executive Order No. 11246 of Sept. 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The contractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as the contracting agency may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions including sanctions for noncompliance: Provided, however, That in the City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

event the contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the contracting agency, the contractor may request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States."

4.16 Performance of Subcontractors – The subcontractors listed by the Contractor in Bid proposal shall list therein the name and address of each subcontractor to whom the bidder proposes to subcontract portions of the work in an amount in excess of one-half of one percent of the total bid or $10,000, whichever is greater, in accordance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, commencing with Section 4100 of the Public Contract Code. The bidder’s attention is invited to other provisions of the Act related to the imposition of penalties for a failure to observe its provisions by using unauthorized subcontractors or by making unauthorized substitutions.

4.17 Removal of Asbestos and Hazardous Substances – When the presence of asbestos or hazardous substances are not shown on the plans or indicated in the specifications and the Contractor encounters materials which the Contractor reasonably believes to be asbestos or a hazardous substance as defined in Section 25914.1 of the Health and Safety Code, and the asbestos or hazardous substance has not been rendered harmless, the Contractor may continue work in unaffected areas reasonably believed to be safe. The Contractor shall immediately cease work in the affected area and report the condition to the Engineer in writing.

In conformance with Section 25914.1 of the Health and Safety Code, removal of asbestos or hazardous substances including exploratory work to identify and determine the extent of the asbestos or hazardous substance will be performed by separate contract.

If delay of work in the area delays the current controlling operation, the delay will be considered a right of way delay and no contract time will be charged during such delay period. No direct compensation will be made for such delay and Section 8-

1.09 of the Standard Specifications will not apply to this contract.

Contractor shall comply with Title 8, Section 1532.1 of the California Code of Regulations pertaining to potential occupational exposure to lead. Title 8, Section 1532.1 requires the Contractor to prepare a work plan to prevent or minimize worker exposure to lead while managing and handling earth materials, paint system debris, traffic stripe residue, and pavement marking residue containing lead. The plan must contain the items listed in Title 8, Section 1532.1, be signed and sealed by Certified Industrial Hygienist, and submitted to the Engineer at least 7 days before starting any activity that presents the potential for lead exposure. Before starting any activity City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

that presents the potential for lead exposure, Contractor shall provide a safety training program to those employees that have no such prior training, in compliance with Title 8, Section 1532.1 and the Contractor’s lead compliance program.

Contractor shall submit copies of air monitoring or job site inspection reports made by or under the direction of the Certified Industrial Hygienist under Title 8, Section 1532.1 within 10 days after the date of monitoring or inspection.

4.18 Economic Sanctions – This project is subject to California State Executive Order N-6-22.

4.19 Reporting Requirements – By signing the bid, the Contractor acknowledges that the project is subject to all SACOG reporting requirements, and agrees to provide any and all information necessary to meet these reporting requirements. The Contractor must respond to these requests in a timely manner.

From time to time, the City may receive further guidance from SACOG or the State, which may require the Contractor to provide additional reports or information.

4.20 Cross-Cutter Requirements – The Contractor and all Subcontractors shall comply with any and all provisions of the following federal laws and Executive Orders (referred to as “Cross-Cutting Federal Authorities”) to the extent any such Cross-Cutting Federal Authorities apply to the operations, activities or other conduct of the Contractor, and subcontractor or their respective officers, employees and agents:

Economic and Miscellaneous Authorities
 Debarment and Suspension, Executive Order 12549
 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act, Pub. L. 89 -754, as amended, and Executive Order 12372
 Drug-Free Workplace Act, Pub. L. 100-690
 New Restrictions on Lobbying, Section 319 of Pub. L. 101-121  Prohibitions relating to violations of the Clean Water Act or Clean Air Act with respect to Federal contracts, grants, or loans under Section 306 of the Clean Air Act and Section 508 of the Clean Water Act, and Executive Order 11738  Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Pub. L. 91- 646, as amended
Civil Rights, Nondiscrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity Authorities  Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Pub. L. 94-135
 Equal Employment Opportunity, Executive Order 11246
 Section 13 of the Clean Water Act, Pub. L. 92-500
 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Pub. L 93-112 supplemented by Executive Orders 11914 and 11250
 Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Pub. L 88-352
 40 CFR Part 7
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Procurement Prohibitions under Section 306 of the Clean Air Act and Section 508 of the Clean Water Act, including Executive Order 11738, Administration of the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with Respect to Federal Contracts, Grants, or Loans; 42 USC § 7606; 33 USC § 1368 - Except where the purpose of this Agreement is to remedy the cause of the violation, the Contractor may not procure goods, services, or materials from suppliers excluded under the federal System for Award Management:
http://www.sam.gov/.

Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Pub. L. 91-646, as amended; 42 USC §§4601-4655 - The Contractor must comply with the Act's implementing regulations at 49 CFR 24.101 through 24.105.

Debarment and Suspension Executive Order No. 12549 (1986) – Under 40CFR Part 32, Contractors must provide certification prior to the award of contract and subcontractors on the project must provide the general contractor with the certification prior to the award of any subcontract. See section 4.21 below.

4.21 Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion – The contractor certifies, by submission of this proposal, that it and its principals:
a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded by any Federal agencies; b) Have not within a three year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; c) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this certification; and
d) Have not within a three-year period preceding this
application/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, State or local) terminated for cause or default.

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Where the contractor is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such contractor shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

4.22 Worker’s Compensation Clause – The Contractor shall comply with Section 3700 of the California Labor Code, which requires every employer to be insured against liability for workers' compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code. The City must comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work under the funding agreement for this project and hereby makes its contractors and subcontractors aware of this provision.

SECTION 5

WATER AND DUST CONTROL

5.1 Water – The City of Marysville does not have a water source. If water is obtained from fire hydrant, shall be metered and paid for at the rates set forth in permit from California Water Service that owns and operates the water system. A service charge and deposit will be required for each meter installation required for said metering. The Contractor shall not leave any hose attached to a fire hydrant except when actually drawing water therefrom and shall keep hydrants clear for possible use by the Fire Department.

5.2 Dust Control – Dust control measures shall be taken in conformance to Section 14-9.03 of the Standard Specifications. Contractor shall water the construction site at sufficient intervals to preclude the nuisance of dust caused by the Contractor’s operations and/or wind and traffic, at no additional compensation.

SECTION 6

PROGRESS OF THE WORK, LIQUIDATED

DAMAGES, AND CONTRACT TIME

6.1 Prosecution of Work – The City will issue a Notice to Proceed to the Contractor after the contracts have been fully executed. The Contractor shall diligently prosecute the work to completion before the expiration of the number of working days provided herein.

6.2 Liquidated Damages – Should the Contractor fail to complete all work under the contract within the time provided therefor, they shall pay to the City the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each calendar day delay in finishing the work beyond such contract period, all in accordance with Section 8-1.10 of the Standard Specifications.

The City may deduct such payment from the amounts due the Contractor under the contract.

Order of Work and Milestones:

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1. The sewer main installation work shall be completed first and within 45 working days.

2. The completion of the sewer main bore and jack segment shall be within 60 working days.

Should the Contractor fail to complete specific items of work, as highlighted above, within specified timelines, the Contractor shall pay to the City the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each calendar day elapsed beyond specified timeline for item of work.

6.3 Time for Completion – All work under this contract shall be completed within a maximum of Sixty (60) working days from the date stated in the Notice to Proceed as the date to start work.

6.4 Extension of Contract Time
a. If the Contractor finds it impossible, for reasons beyond his control, to complete the work within the contract time as specified or as extended in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, he may, at any time prior to the expiration of the contract time, as extended, make a written request to the Engineer for an extension of time, setting forth therein the complete facts which he believes will justify the granting of such request.

The Contractor’s pleas that insufficient time was originally specified shall not constitute a valid reason for extension of contract time. If the Engineer determines that the prosecution of the work was delayed or hampered by conditions beyond the control and without the fault of the Contractor, he may extend the time for completion in such amount as conditions may justify. Such extended time for completion shall then be in full force and effect the same as though it were the original time for completion.

Suspension of work by the Engineer, or extension of the contract time, shall not constitute grounds for any claims by the Contractor for damages or extra compensation, but the period of such suspensions or extensions shall be taken into consideration in determining the time for completion, as herein provided.

When final acceptance has been duly made by the Engineer, as prescribed in Section 3.4, the daily time charge will cease.
b. Any dispute hereunder shall be considered pursuant to the Standard Specifications, and the Contractor shall give immediate notice to the Engineer, along with all pertinent facts relative to such dispute.

6.5 Right-of-Way Delays – The Caltrans has scheduled relocation of public utilities to provide for little or no delay to the contractor. If the Contractor is unavoidably delayed because of the City’s failure to clear right-of-way, no contract time will be charged during such delay period. No direct compensation will be made for such delay.

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6.6 Force Account Payment – The added markup of Labor, Materials, and Equipment Rental as listed in Sections 9-1.04B, “Labor,” 9-1.04C, “Materials,” and 9-

1.04D, “Equipment Rental,” are amended as follows:

To the total of the direct costs there will be added a markup of 15 percent to the cost of labor, 12 percent to the cost of materials and 12 percent to the equipment rental.

6.7 Pre-construction Conference – Prior to the issuance of the Notice to Proceed, a pre-construction conference will be held at the office of the Director of Public Works for the purpose of discussing with the Contractor the scope of work, contract drawings, specifications, existing conditions, materials to be ordered, equipment to be used, and all essential matters pertaining to the prosecution and the satisfactory completion of the project as required. The Contractor shall provide the following items at the pre-construction conference:
 Construction Schedule
 Schedule of Values for Lump Sum items (see section 7.2) The Contractor’s representatives at this conference shall include all major superintendents for the work and may include major subcontractors.

SECTION 7

PAYMENT

7.1 General – Payment will be made on the basis of the unit prices bid for the various items of work and the quantities of such items completed, and measured in accordance with these Special Provisions.

The prices bid for the various items of work, as listed on the bid schedule, shall be full compensation for furnishing all labor, tools, equipment, materials, and services required by the Plans, these Special Provisions, and the Standard Specifications, to provide a complete work serviceable in all respects. Unless otherwise noted on the plans or specified in these Special Provisions, no additional compensation will be made for incidental work identified in the Plans, these Special Provisions, or the Standard Specifications. Compensation for such incidental work shall be considered included in the price or prices bid, for various related items of work, in the bid schedule.

7.2 Progress Payments – The City will make monthly progress payments to the Contractor for the work under the contract. Such progress payments are not intended to imply acceptance of the work completed or to be accurate as to the quantities of work indicated, but to provide the Contractor with operating capital reasonably consistent with the amount of work completed and materials supplied.

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The amounts of such progress payments will be based on the Engineer’s Estimate of the quantities or portions of the work completed at the time of preparation of such estimate.

Upon Contractor’s submittal of documentation of the amounts paid for acceptable materials furnished at the site, but not yet installed, the cost of such materials will be compensated in the progress payments, to a maximum of fifty percent (50%) of the associated bid price.

For work to be performed for a lump sum amount, the Contractor shall submit a cost breakdown to the Engineer at the pre-construction conference. The cost breakdown, shall be used for preparing future estimates for partial payments to the Contractor, and shall list the major items of work with a price fairly apportioned to each item. Schedule of values will be used by the City to monitor work progress and assign payments. Payment shall not be made until the schedule of values has been approved by the City. The schedule of values may not be modified without written approval by the City.

A retention of five percent (5%) of the total value of the work completed to date will be made from the amount due on each progress payment for partial security for fulfillment of the contract. At the Contractor’s request and at his expense, he may offer to substitute securities within the meaning of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code in an amount equivalent to the amount withheld, to wit, bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. This option is available to the Contractor as provided by Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code and must be initiated by him by request and at his sole cost and expense, and upon such request, City shall permit the substitution of securities equivalent to the amount withheld to ensure satisfactory completion and fulfillment of the contract. Contractor shall remain the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for monies withheld and shall receive any interest thereon during the period of retention.

Such securities shall be released to Contractor upon satisfactory completion of the contract, to wit, thirty-five (35) days from and after the Notice of Completion.

The securities deposited by Contractor as substitution for funds withheld shall be deposited with City pursuant to the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code and shall be ultimately released at the conclusion and satisfactory completion of the contract as herein provided for.

7.3 Final Payment – The Engineer will, after completion of the work, make a final estimate of the amount of work done thereunder, and the value of such work, and the City will pay the entire sum so found to be due after deducting therefrom all previous payments and all amounts to be kept and all amounts to be retained under the provisions of the contract. All prior partial estimates and payments shall be subject to correction in the final pay estimate and payment. The final payment will not be due and payable until the expiration of thirty-five (35) days from the date of recordation of the notice of acceptance of completion in the Office of the County Recorder of Yuba County.

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It is mutually agreed between the parties to the contract that no payments made under the contract shall be conclusive evidence of the performance of the contract, either wholly or in part, against any claim of the City, and no payment shall be construed to be acceptance of any defective work or improper material.

7.4 Resolution of Claims – This section is intended to comply with Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 20104) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code and shall apply to all claims by the Contractor against the City in any amount arising out of or relating to the contract.

Claims filed by the Contractor shall be in writing and shall be in sufficient detail to enable the Engineer to ascertain the basis and amount of said claims. Claims must be filed on or before the date of Final Payment. Nothing herein is intended to extend the time limit or supersede notice requirements otherwise provided by the Contract for the filing of claims. Claims submitted by the Contractor shall be accompanied by a notarized certificate containing the following language:

Under the penalty of law for perjury or falsification and with specific reference to the California False Claims Act, Government Code Section 12650 et. seq., the undersigned, (name)______________ title _________________ of (company) ____________________, hereby certifies that the claim for the additional compensation and time, if any, made herein for the work on this contract is a true statement of the actual costs incurred and time sought, and is fully documented and supported under the contract between parties.

Dated __________________ /s/ _______________________
Subscribed and sworn before me this ________ day of ________________ Notary Public
My Commission Expires______________
Failure to submit the notarized certificate will be sufficient cause for denying the claim.

The Contractor shall keep full and complete records of the costs and additional time incurred for any work for which a claim for additional compensation is made. The Engineer or any designated claim investigator or auditor shall have access to those records and any other records as may be required by the Engineer to determine the facts or contentions involved in the claims. Failure to permit access to such records shall be sufficient cause for denying the claims.

For claims of less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), the Engineer shall respond in writing to any written claim within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the claim, or may request, in writing, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the claim, any additional City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

documentation supporting the claim or relating to defenses to the claim the City may have.

The Engineer’s written response to the claim, as further documented, shall be submitted to the Contractor within fifteen (15) days after receipt of further documentation or within a period of time no greater than that taken by the Contractor in producing the additional information, whichever is greater.

For claims over Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), the Engineer shall respond in writing to all written claims within sixty (60) days of receipt of the claim, or may request, in writing, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the claim, any additional documentation supporting the claim or relating to defenses to the claim the City may have.

The Engineer’s written response to the claim, as further documented, shall be submitted to the Contractor within thirty (30) days after receipt of the further documentation, or within a period of time no greater than that taken by the Contractor in producing the additional information or requested documentation, whichever is greater. If the Contractor disputes the Engineer’s written response, or if the Engineer fails to respond within the time prescribed, the Contractor may notify the Engineer, in writing, either within fifteen (15) days of receipt of Engineer’s response or within fifteen (15) days of the Engineer’s failure to respond within the time prescribed, respectively, and demand in writing an informal conference to meet and confer for settlement of the issues in dispute. Upon such written demand, City shall schedule a meet and confer conference within thirty (30) days for settlement of the dispute.

If following the meet and confer conference, the claim or any portion remains in dispute, the Contractor may file a claim pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 910) of Part 3 of Divisions

3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code. For purposes of those provisions, the running of the period of time within which a claim must be filed shall be tolled from the time the Contractor initially submits the written claim pursuant the section until the time the claim is denied, including any period of time utilized by the meet and confer conference.

As provided by Public Contract Code Section 20104.4, the following procedures are established for all civil actions filed to resolve claims subject to this section:
a. Within sixty (60) days, but no earlier than thirty (30) days, following the filing or responsive pleadings, the court shall submit the matter to nonbinding mediation unless waived by mutual stipulation of both parties. The mediation process shall provide for the election within fifteen (15) days by both parties of a disinterested third person as mediator, shall be commenced within thirty (30) days of the submittal, and shall be concluded within fifteen (15) days from the commencement of the mediation unless a time requirement is extended upon a good cause showing to the Court.
b. If the matter remains in dispute, the case shall be submitted to judicial arbitration pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1141.10) of Title 3 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding Section 1141.11 City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

of such Code. The Civil Discovery Act of 1986 (Article 3 (commencing with Section 2016) of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure) shall apply to any proceeding brought under this subparagraph consistent with the rules pertaining to judicial arbitration. Arbitrators shall, when possible, be experienced in construction law. In addition to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1141.10) of Title 3 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, any party appealing in arbitration award who does not obtain a more favorable judgment shall, in addition to payment of costs and fees under such chapter, also pay the attorneys’ fees on appeal of the other party.

SECTION 8

QUANTITIES AND MATERIALS

8.1 Quantities – The estimate of the quantities of work to be done and materials to be furnished are approximate only, being given as a basis for the comparison of bids, and the City does not express or by implication agree that the actual amount of work will correspond therewith, but reserves the right to increase or decrease the amount of any class or portion of the work or to omit portions of the work that may be deemed necessary or expedient by the Engineer.

8.2 Materials – All materials required to complete the work under the contract shall be furnished by the Contractor, except such as is mentioned in these special provisions to be furnished by the City.

8.3 Quality Control – Contractor shall provide material submittals for all materials to be used on this contract. Material submittals shall be delivered to the Engineer a minimum of eight (8) working days prior to their scheduled use, and shall be approved by the Engineer prior to use.

Full compensation for providing material submittals and Certificates of Compliance shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the various contract items of work, and no separate payment will be made therefor.

8.4 Testing Methods and Frequency – The Contractor shall hire a material testing firm to perform all quality control testing required within the limits of work. Testing procedures and frequency to be used by the material testing firm shall be in accordance with the City’s testing procedures and as directed by the Engineer. All costs incurred will be paid by the Contractor. Minimum compaction testing requirements are as follows:
a. Roadway Subgrade and Aggregate Base – Contractor shall perform quality control testing in accordance with Section 25-1.01D(2)(d). b. Asphalt Concrete – Compaction for asphalt concrete shall be in accordance with California Test 375. Compaction test frequency for asphalt concrete shall be at least one test location per each 2,500 square feet of pavement City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

surface area with a minimum of 3 tests per street segment or cul-de-sac. c. Trench Backfill – Compaction for trench backfill shall be tested using nuclear density testing gauges in accordance with ASTM D-1557, D-2922, and D3017. Compaction test frequency for trench backfill shall be one test per 24 inches of compacted of material per 100 linear feet of trench.

Full compensation for testing materials shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the various contract items of work, and no separate payment will be made therefor.

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SECTION 9

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

9.1 Preservation of Property – Due care shall be exercised to avoid injury to existing improvements, utility facilities, adjacent property, and roadside trees and shrubbery that are not to be removed or relocated. Concrete surfaces including curbs and sidewalks that are not to be removed shall not be defaced or damaged in any manner, including markings with paint, asphalt overspray, etc. Contractor is to video or photograph job site to document existing conditions prior to start of work. Photographs and video shall be dated and labeled for location. One copy of the video or photographs shall be provided to the City.

Trees and shrubbery that are not to be removed, and pole lines, fences, signs, markers and monuments, buildings and structures, conduits, pipe lines under or above ground, sewer and water lines, all facilities and any other improvements or facilities within or adjacent to the work shall be protected from injury or damage, and if ordered by the Engineer, the Contractor shall provide and install suitable safeguards to protect such objects from injury or damage. If such objects are injured or damaged by the Contractor’s operations, they shall be replaced or restored at the Contractor’s expense, to a condition as good as when the Contractor entered upon the work, or as good as required by the Specifications accompanying the contract, if any such objects are a part of the work being performed under the contract. Damaged sanitary sewer services and storm drain laterals shall be repaired at Contractor’s expense, as shown on the detail sheet on the plans. The Engineer may make or cause to be made such temporary or permanent repairs as are necessary to restore to service any damaged facility. The cost of such repairs shall be borne by the Contractor and may be deducted from any monies due or to become due to the Contractor under the contract.

Full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment and incidentals, and for doing all the work involved in protecting or repairing property as specified in these Special Provisions shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the various contract items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor.

9.2 Obstructions – The location of underground utilities shown on the plans represent the best information available to the City but should be considered as being approximate only. Utility lines may exist that are not as shown on the plans. The exact locations of underground facilities and improvements within the construction area shall be ascertained by the Contractor before using equipment that may damage such facilities or interfere with their service. Contractor will be held liable to the owners of such facilities for any damage or interference with service resulting from his operations.

9.3 Interruption of Service – No valves or other controls on existing utility systems shall be operated for any purpose by the Contractor without prior approval of the Engineer and/or the utility company.

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9.4 Safety Devices – Sufficient and adequate signs, lights, barricades and cones shall be furnished, placed, and maintained throughout the construction project as may be deemed necessary by the Engineer to adequately protect the public from injury or unnecessary inconvenience due to the construction operations. Cones shall have two white reflective bands and all barricades shall be equipped with safety lighting. When traffic is to be interrupted or detoured, flagmen, adequately equipped and instructed, shall be provided by the Contractor as deemed necessary by the Engineer. Payment to the Contractor for all costs incurred by him in conforming to this section and “Maintaining Traffic” below shall be considered as included in payment for other items of work and no additional special payment will be made therefor.

9.5 Maintaining Traffic – Attention is directed to Section 7-1.04 of the Standard Specifications. The Contractor will be required to furnish the City a work schedule sufficiently detailed so that the City may ascertain therefrom what effect the Contractor’s proposed construction program will have on traffic through the construction area.

Contractor shall submit a Traffic Control Plan within 3-weeks of Notice to Proceed and prior to construction, for proposed road closures and detours as required. The work within the B Street Right-of-way will also require an additional encroachment permit from Caltrans that would require any work or traffic control within B Street to be performed at night.

The Contractor shall conduct his operation so as to offer the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to the public, and he shall have under construction no greater amount of work than he can prosecute properly with due regard to the rights of the public. Temporary approaches at private driveways shall be provided as needed and when ordered by the Engineer, and shall be kept in good condition.

Temporary altered or alternate accessible pedestrian route of travel shall be provided around any sidewalk closure at all times. Altered and alternate routes of travel shall comply with Sections 6D.01, 6D.02, and 6D.05 of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and shall be kept in good usable condition.

Temporary altered or alternate pedestrian routes of travel shall be accompanied by temporary accessible pedestrian channelizing devices or barricades. If pedestrian barricades are to be used, they shall be located such that a disabled pedestrian shall not have to backtrack more than one block in order to reach an identified alternate route of travel. Accessible pedestrian channelizing devices and barricades shall comply with Sections 6F.63, 6F.68, and 6F.71 of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

Spillage resulting from hauling operation along or across a public traveled way shall be removed immediately at the Contractor’s expense.

Attention is directed to the following special traffic control provisions:

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a. Streets – One traffic lane shall remain open, at least eleven feet (11’) wide, and shall be maintained at all times with flaggers as when less than two eleven feet (11) lanes are not provided or as required. b. Minor Streets – Remaining streets within the construction area may be closed as construction necessitates subject to the conditions in subparagraph c. below.
c. General Traffic Control Requirements:
1) Contractor shall provide all necessary detour signs, warning signs, safety devices, and flagmen, as determined by the Public Works Director.
2) Contractor shall provide adequate notice to City and to affected property owners of closures twenty-four (24) hours prior to closure. 3) Contractor shall assure that adequate ingress and egress is provided to all commercial establishments adjacent to the work at all times. 4) Contractor shall assure that residents of residential properties adjacent to the work are afforded reasonable and safe access to their property, and that overnight parking of their vehicles on such property is not restricted except when suitable on-street parking is available. 5) Trenches which have been backfilled but not fully restored and which are to be utilized by public traffic shall be temporarily patched with cold mix asphalt prior to traffic usage unless otherwise approved by the Engineer. This requirement is in addition to those set forth in Section 13 of these Special Provisions.
6) Work within the Caltrans right-of way shall conform to the lane closure chart.

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SECTION 10

DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
The project is the relocation of a sewer main system around the area being depressed in B Street / SR 70 for the Binney Junction Project. The work to be done consists in general of installing approximately 1,400 linear feet of 8” SDR-26 PVC sewer main pipe, 10 sanitary sewer manholes, reconnecting 2 sewer laterals off sewer off the new sewer main, boring and jacking 160 feet of 24” steel casing to install restrained C-900 sewer main under the railroad tracks across the railroad right-of-way, and restoration of the trenches.

SECTION 11

EARTHWORK & PAVING

11.1 Tree Removal – Not used.

11.2 Clearing and Grubbing – Not used.

11.3 Concrete Removal – Concrete removal shall be done in accordance with Section 15-103B of the Standard Specifications as shown on the plans and as directed by the Engineer. Concrete removal shall be to neat saw cut lines, as directed by the Engineer.

Concrete removed shall be disposed of by the Contractor.

Measurement for payment shall be made by the Engineer before or during removal operations.

11.4 Earthwork – The earthwork involved shall conform to the provisions for “Roadway Excavation” of Section 19 of the Standard Specifications except as modified by these Special Provisions.
a. Excavation – Excavation shall consist of all excavation on the project involved in the grading and construction of roadways, curb and gutters, sidewalks and driveways. Surplus excavated material shall be disposed of by the Contractor. b. Compaction – The relative compaction of original ground areas below the grading plane to a point six inches (6”) below the grading plane, and embankment areas, under base and surfacing and concrete work plus two feet (2’) each side thereof, shall be compacted to a relative compaction of ninety percent (90%) of ASTM D1557.

If subsidence occurs as a result of compacting original ground, the Contractor shall borrow selected earth material from excavation and shall compact the same to the elevation of the grading plane in accordance with these Special Provisions. Full compensation for excavating and placing such selected earth material will be considered as included as part of work involved in compacting City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

original ground.
c. Testing Compaction – Testing shall be done in accordance with Section 8.4 of these Special Provisions. For testing purposes, moving averages will be based on separate areas consisting of contiguous construction areas. d. Payment – Payment for the labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals required for doing all the work involved in excavating, loading, hauling, depositing, spreading, and compacting subgrade material and other earthwork, including furnishing and applying water and disposing of surplus materials shall be considered as included in the unit price bid for “Roadway Excavation” in the schedule.

11.5 Restrictions on Purchases of Mined Materials – Per Section 20676 of the Public Contract Code, any construction aggregate (sand, gravel, crushed rock, road base, etc.) shall be purchased from an operation listed on the 3098 List. The 3098 List can be viewed at the Department of Conservation’s Office of Mine Reclamation (OMR) website:
https://www.conservation.ca.gov/dmr
To confirm whether or not a specific operator is on or off the list at any time, contact the Office of Mine Reclamation at (916) 323-9198.

11.6 Aggregate Base – Shall be Class 2 – ¾” maximum grading and shall conform to Aggregate Base Section 26 of the Standard Specifications, except as modified herein.

The surface of the finished aggregate base at any point shall not vary more than 0.05 foot above or below the grade established by the Engineer.

Aggregate base shall not be placed on the prepared subgrade until the Engineer has given his approval of the prepared subgrade.

The aggregate base shall be ninety-five percent (95%) compacted and the method of compaction shall be suitable for the backfill material used, and shall be approved by the Engineer
Measurement for payment of aggregate base shall be from back of curb to back of curb. The contract price per ton shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, tools, materials, and equipment involved in constructing aggregate base complete in place as shown on the plans and directed by the Engineer.

11.7 Prime Coat – Not used.

11.8 Paint Binder – A paint binder (asphaltic emulsion) shall be furnished and applied in conformance with Section 39-2 of the Standard Specifications, except that full City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

compensation for furnishing and applying paint binder (asphaltic emulsion) and sanding (if directed by the Engineer) shall be considered as included in the price paid for asphalt concrete and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor.

11.9 Pavement Repair – Pavement repair shall include removing pavement failures as marked on the street by the Engineer, compacting the base material, and placing asphalt concrete. Individual pavement repairs will be not less than two feet (2’) wide and not less than eight (8) square feet in area. All street cuts around defective areas will be done with a saw, cut to full depth of the pavement. At the Contractor’s option, defective areas may be removed by grinding to the full depth of the pavement without saw cutting the perimeter of the defective area.

The existing material shall be removed to a minimum depth of four inches (4”), but in no case less than the depth of the existing pavement. The existing base material shall be compacted to a density of ninety-five percent (95%). If there is no base material, pave section with four inches (4”) of asphalt concrete. If the existing pavement is thicker than four inches (4”), Class 2 aggregate base shall be used to fill the excavation to a depth of four inches (4”). At the contractor’s option, if the existing pavement is thicker than four inches (4”), the section may be paved full depth with asphalt concrete.

If, in the opinion of the Engineer, the existing subgrade material is unsuitable, the subgrade material shall be removed to a depth as directed by the Engineer, replaced with Class 2 aggregate base, and compacted to a relative density of ninety-five percent (95%). The removal and replacement of subgrade material will be paid as force account work.

The edges of the existing pavement shall be tacked with SS-1 emulsified asphalt immediately prior to paving. Asphalt concrete shall be Type “A” HMA and conform to Section 39 of the Standard Specifications.

The Contractor shall be responsible for disposing of all excavated materials off-site.

The contract unit price per square foot for “Pavement Repair” shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor (including flagmen), materials, tools, and equipment and doing all work involved in the removal and replacement of failed pavement areas in accordance with this section, including grinding and removal of existing asphalt concrete.

11.10 Cold Plane/Conform Grind Asphalt Concrete – This bid item shall include grinding asphalt concrete pavement at the locations and to the dimensions shown on the Plans, in accordance with the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions, and as directed by the Engineer.

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Planing asphalt concrete pavement shall be performed by the cold planing method and not by the heater planing method.

Cold planing machines shall be equipped with a cutter head not less than 750 mm (30 inches) in width and shall be operated so that no fumes or smoke will be produced. The cold planing machine shall plane the pavement without requiring the use of a heating device to soften the pavement during or prior to the planing operation.

The depth, width, and shape of the cut shall be as shown on the typical cross sections or as designated by the Engineer. The final cut shall result in a uniform surface conforming to the typical cross sections. The outside lines of the planed area shall be neat and uniform. Planing asphalt concrete pavement operations shall be performed without damage to the surface to remain in place.

Planed widths of pavement shall be continuous except for intersections at cross streets where the planing shall be carried around the corners and through the conform lines. Following planing operations, a drop-off of more than 45 mm (0.15 foot) will not be allowed between adjacent lanes open to public traffic.

Where transverse joints are planed in the pavement at conform lines, no drop-off shall remain between the existing pavement and the planed area when the pavement is opened to public traffic. If asphalt concrete has not been placed to the level of existing pavement before the pavement is to be opened to public traffic, a temporary asphalt concrete taper shall be constructed. Asphalt concrete for temporary tapers shall be placed to the level of the existing pavement and tapered on a slope of 1:30 (vertical:
horizontal) or flatter to the level of the planed area.

Asphalt concrete for temporary tapers shall be commercial quality and may be spread and compacted by any method that will produce a smooth riding surface.

Temporary asphalt concrete tapers shall be completely removed, including the removal of loose material from the underlying surface, before placing the permanent surfacing.

The removed material shall be disposed of outside the highway right of way.

Operations shall be scheduled so that not more than seven (7) calendar days shall elapse between the time when transverse joints are planed in the pavement at the conform lines and the permanent surfacing is placed at the conform lines.

The material planed from the roadway surface shall become the property of the Contractor and disposed of offsite, unless otherwise directed or approved by the Engineer.

Contract removal operations of cold planed material shall be concurrent with planing operations and follow within 15 m (50 feet) of the planer, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer.

Cold plane asphalt concrete pavement will be measured by the square yard.

The quantity to be paid for will be the actual area of surface cold planed irrespective of City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

the number of passes required to obtain the depth shown on the plans. Grinding for removal of asphalt concrete associated with Pavement Repair (digouts) will be measured and paid for separately under the Pavement Repair bid item.

The contract price paid per square yard for cold plane asphalt concrete pavement shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals, and for performing all the work involved in cold planing asphalt concrete surfacing and disposing of planed material, including furnishing the asphalt concrete for and constructing, maintaining, removing, and disposing of temporary asphalt concrete tapers, as specified in the Plans, Standard Specifications, and these Special Provisions, and as directed by the Engineer.

11.11 Road Surface Preparation – In addition to the requirements of Section 39- 2 of the Standard Specifications, road surface preparation shall also include the removal and proper disposal of all pavement markers within the project limits. Contractor shall be responsible for filling any holes caused by the removal of pavement markers. Holes shall be filled with a material approved by the Engineer. Paint binder shall not be applied until surface is clean and free of vegetation. The Contractor will also be responsible for maintaining the striping locations, including locations where striping changes from no passing to passing, to ensure replacement of same in the original locations.

Compensation for “Road Surface Preparation” shall be included in other items of work, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor.

11.12 Tack Coat – A tack coat (asphaltic emulsion) shall be furnished and applied in conformance with Section 39 of the Standard Specifications. Full compensation for furnishing and applying tack coat (asphaltic emulsion) and sanding (if directed by the Engineer) shall be considered as included in the price paid for Pavement Reinforcing Fabric and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor.

11.13 Pavement Reinforcing Fabric – Attention is directed to Section 39-2.01B of the Standard Specifications and to these Special Provisions. No more than one roll of fabric may be placed in advance of hauling operations. Fabric shall be placed or trimmed so that no fabric is exposed beyond the edge of pavement.

This bid item shall include placing pavement reinforcing fabric between the existing asphalt concrete (or leveling course) and the overlay materials in accordance with the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions, and as directed by the Engineer.

Payment for this item shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals for performing all the work as described in the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions, and as directed by the Engineer.

11.14 Asphalt Concrete – Hot Mix Asphalt (asphalt concrete) shall be either ¾- inch or ½-inch Type A unless designated ½-inch Type A on the plans. Asphalt concrete City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

shall conform to the provisions of Section 39 of the Standard Specifications and to these Special Provisions. Asphalt binder to be mixed with aggregate shall be steam-refined paving asphalt in conformance with the provisions in Section 92, “Asphalts Binders,” specification grade PG 64-10, or as determined by the Engineer.

Contractor is to produce, construct, provide quality control, and quality control testing for Hot Mix Asphalt in accordance with Section 39-2 “Hot Mix Asphalt” of the Standard Specifications.

Before placing asphalt concrete on the prepared base course, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to ascertain that the base course is accurately brought to the required grade. Asphalt concrete shall be placed and compacted to between 91% and 97% relative compaction at not less than the required thickness shown on the plans.

The casting of loose materials upon the freshly placed mat behind the paving machine and ahead of the breakdown roller is specifically prohibited. Whenever new paving is joined to existing paving, the paving surface at the joint shall be sealed with asphalt emulsion four inches (4”) each side of joint after final compaction of asphalt concrete. Sealant shall be sanded as necessary to prevent traffic pickup.

Certificates of compliance shall be submitted for all materials in asphalt concrete.

Asphalt paving equipment shall be equipped with automatic screed controls and a sensing device or devices when paving. When placing the initial mat of asphalt concrete on existing pavement or prepared aggregate base, the end of the screed nearest the centerline shall be controlled by a sensor, activated by a ski device not less than thirty feet (30’) long, unless otherwise approved by the Engineer. The end of the screed farthest from the centerline shall be controlled by a sensor that responds to the grade of the existing surface and will reproduce final grade in the new mat within 0.01-foot tolerance.

The end of the screed farthest from the previously placed mat shall be controlled in the same manner as when placing the initial mat.

Should automatic screed controls fail to operate properly and all remedial attempts to correct the equipment by the Contractor have been applied during any day’s work, the Contractor may use manual controls of spreading equipment for the remainder of the day. However, the equipment shall be corrected or replaced with alternative automatically controlled equipment conforming to the requirements in this section before starting another day’s work.

The top of the surface layer of asphalt concrete that does not meet all specified surface tolerances shall be brought within tolerance by abrasive grinding. Areas that have been ground shall receive a fog seal coat. Deviations which cannot be brought into specified surface tolerances by abrasive grinding shall be corrected by either removal and replacement or placing an overlay of asphalt concrete. The corrective method for each area shall be selected by the Contractor and shall be approved by the Engineer City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

prior to beginning the corrective work. Any replacement or overlay pavement not meeting specified tolerances shall be corrected by the methods specified above. All corrective work shall be at the Contractor’s expense.

When abrasive grinding is used to bring the top surface of the uppermost layer of asphalt concrete surfacing within specified surface tolerances, additional abrasive grinding shall be performed as necessary to extend the area ground in each lateral direction so that the lateral limits of grinding are at a constant offset from and parallel to the nearest lane line or pavement edge and in each longitudinal direction so that the grinding begins and ends at lines normal to the pavement centerline within any ground area. All ground areas shall be neat rectangular areas of uniform surface appearance.

Abrasive grinding shall conform to the requirements in Section 42-3.03, “Construction,” of the Standard Specifications, except that the grinding residue shall be disposed of outside the public right-of-way.

String line or other suitable methods of alignment may be required to ensure straight longitudinal joints.

Asphalt concrete shall not be placed until roadways are determined by the Engineer to be ready for paving.

At locations as directed by the Engineer, the Contractor shall place a tack coat and skin patch using 3/8” asphalt concrete. Areas to be leveled shall be feathered to match existing surface. The maximum spread rate is 175 tons per lane mile or 40 square yards per ton and shall not be exceeded unless determined by the Engineer. Asphalt concrete may be placed by motor grader, float tractor, or any other means to obtain a level, uniform surface. At each location requiring a leveling of 3/8” asphalt concrete, a paving machine shall be used and pavement reinforcing fabric and/or surface course of asphalt concrete shall be placed within forty-eight (48) hours of the placement of the leveling course.

Public and private roads adjacent to pulverized or reconstructed areas may require additional attention to safely conform to existing grade. Asphalt concrete may be placed by float tractor or any other means to obtain a level, uniform surface.

After rolling of asphalt concrete and before leaving the construction site, the Contractor shall place temporary pavement delineation per Section 11.15, “Temporary Pavement Delineation,” of these Special Provisions. Any pavement markings obliterated during work, that the Engineer deems necessary, shall receive temporary markings before reopening the travel way to public traffic. Compensation for temporary pavement delineation shall be considered as included in the cost for asphalt concrete and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor.

11.15 Temporary Pavement Delineation – Temporary pavement delineation shall be furnished, placed, maintained and removed in accordance with the provisions in City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

Section 12-6, “Traffic-Handling Equipment and Devices,” of the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions. Nothing in these Special Provisions shall be construed as to reduce the minimum standards specified in the Manual of Traffic Controls published by the Department or as relieving the Contractor from his responsibility as provided in Section 7-1.04, “Public Safety,” of the Standard Specifications.

Whenever the work causes obliteration of, or revision to, pavement delineation, temporary or permanent pavement delineation shall be in place and conflicting pavement delineation removed, prior to opening the traveled way to public traffic. Lane line pavement delineation shall be provided at all times for traveled ways open to public traffic.

All work necessary to establish the alignment of temporary pavement delineation, including any required lines and marks, shall be performed by the Contractor.

Surfaces on which temporary pavement delineation is to be applied shall be cleaned of all dirt and loose material and shall be dry when the pavement delineation is applied.

Temporary pavement delineation shall not be applied over existing or other temporary pavement delineation.

Temporary pavement delineation for lane lines shall consist of temporary reflective raised pavement markers placed at longitudinal intervals of not more than twenty-four feet (24’). Temporary reflective raised pavement markers shall be the same color as the lane line the markers replace.

Temporary reflective raised pavement markers shall be placed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Temporary reflective raised pavement markers shall be cemented to the surfacing with the adhesive recommended by the manufacturer, except epoxy adhesive shall not be used to place temporary reflective raised pavement markers in areas where removal of the markers will be required.

In lieu of temporary reflective raised pavement markers, four inch (4”) reflectorized traffic tape may be used as directed by the Engineer.

Removable type traffic tape shall be applied in accordance with the manufacturer’s installation instructions and shall be rolled slowly with a rubber-tired vehicle or roller to ensure complete contact with the pavement surface. Traffic tape shall be applied straight on tangent alignment and on a true arc on curved alignment. Traffic tape shall not be applied when the air or pavement temperature is less than 50ºF unless the installation procedures to be used are approved by the Engineer prior to beginning installation of the tape.

Full compensation for furnishing, placing, maintaining, and removing temporary delineation including temporary reflective raised pavement markers, cones, delineators, channelizers, four inch (4”) traffic stripe, and providing equivalent patterns of the permanent traffic lines when required shall be considered as included in the contract City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

prices paid for the items of work that obliterated the pavement delineation and no separate payment will be made therefor.

11.16 Adjusting Manholes and Valves to Grade – Existing manholes shall be adjusted to grade with materials similar in quality to those in the original structure in accordance with the provisions of Section 15-1.02 of the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions.

Manholes and valve boxes shall be lowered prior to milling operations and raised to finish grade per the plans and specifications.

After the manhole frame has been removed, the top of the structure shall be carefully trimmed to provide a suitable foundation for the new material. Existing frames and covers are to be used.

Minor concrete shall be used for backfilling and shall be struck off to a depth of two inches (2”) below the adjacent surfacing. Type “A” HMA shall be placed over the concrete backfill smooth with the adjacent pavement.

Adjusting manholes and valves to grade within the publicly used travel lanes shall be completed, including placing paving material around and to the level of the frame and cover, by the end of the same day on which work started. If permanent pavement backfill cannot be completed by the end of the work day, the Contractor shall place temporary paving material to the finished grade level of the frame and cover. The Contractor shall maintain the temporary paving smooth and level with the frame and cover until such time as the permanent paving is placed.

11.17 Survey Monument Wells – Survey monument wells shall be constructed at locations indicated on the plans and as directed by the Engineer.

The concrete used in the construction of the monument well assembly shall conform to the applicable provisions of Section 90 of the Standard Specifications.

The price paid for each monument well shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment and doing all the work including structure excavation and backfill involved in the construction of the monument well in place.

11.18 Finishing Roadway – Finishing roadway shall conform to Section 22 of the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions.

Finishing roadway shall include replacing or relocating all roadway signs, mailboxes, sprinklers, and related facilities removed to facilitate the work, cleaning the roadway surface and adjacent areas of all excess construction materials and debris, and shaping and grading excavated and filled areas adjacent to the work.

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Excavated and filled areas adjacent to the work and contiguous to private property and landscape areas shall be of loose select material to a depth of six inches (6”), smoothly graded and sloped as directed by the Engineer.

Payment for finishing roadway shall be considered included in the prices bid for other related items of work and no additional compensation will be made therefor, except where specific bid items are provided on the bid schedule the specified items will be compensation at the price bid therefor.

11.19 Roadway Signs – Roadside signs shall be installed at the locations shown on the plans or where directed by the Engineer, and shall conform to the provisions in Section 56-2, “Roadside Signs,” of the Standard Specifications, these Special Provisions, and City Details ST-15, ST-16, and ST-17.

Roadside signs shall conform to State Specifications which may be obtained from the Transportation Laboratory, P.0. Box 19128, Sacramento, CA, 95819, (916) 739-2400.

Full compensation for furnishing and installing sign panels and metal posts shall be considered as included in the contract price paid for the roadside signs and no separate payment will be made therefor.

SECTION 12

CONCRETE CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS

12.1 General – Portland Cement Concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and driveways shall be constructed in conformance with the details shown on the plans and in accordance with the requirements of 90-2 of the Standard Specifications for Minor Concrete.

12.2 Curing – Curing compound shall consist of a liquid which, when applied to fresh concrete by means of a spray gun, will form an impervious membrane over the exposed surfaces of the concrete.

The membrane may be either asphaltic or paraffin derivatives to which other waterproofing materials may have been added. Concrete curing compounds shall be Type 2, white pigmented or clear, as approved by the Engineer.

All compounds shall be furnished by the Contractor and shall be delivered in sealed original containers bearing the manufacturer’s name and product identification.

The compounds shall not be a water emulsion and shall not contain ingredients which are harmful to concrete. Compounds shall be of a uniform quality and tests on samples selected from a given shipment or shipments shall show no appreciable difference in results. The material shall be approved by the Engineer prior to its use.

The rate of application shall be such that the compound forms a continuous, City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

unbroken film which will not disintegrate, check or peel from the applied surfaces of concrete within thirty (30) days after application.

12.3 Measurement and Payment – Measurement of all concrete quantities for payment shall be to the neat lines determined in the field. Curb and gutter quantities will be measured through driveways and ramps. Curb and gutter will be measured by the lineal foot of exposed front face without regard to depressions and thickening for driveways and pedestrian ramps. Pedestrian access ramps, retaining curbs, and sidewalk shall be measured per square foot. Payment for miscellaneous items such as reinforcing, expansion joints, seals, score lines, truncated domes, Class 2 aggregate base and any other related work that does not have a separate bid item shall be included in the unit prices bid for the related types of concrete work and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor.

No separate measurement will be made for fill material used in conforming to existing grades behind sidewalks. Concrete transitions behind sidewalks necessary for matching existing driveway grades shall be considered as part of the bid item for sidewalk.

The estimated quantities of this item are approximate only, being given as a basis for the comparison of bids. The City does not expressly, or by implication, agree that the actual amount of work will correspond therewith, and reserves the right to increase or decrease the amount thereof as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the Engineer. No adjustments of the contract unit prices will be made therefor. Section 9-

1.06, "Changed Quantity Payment Adjustments," of the Standard Specifications shall not apply.

12.4 Temporary Pedestrian Route of Travel – The contractor shall provide a temporary altered or alternate accessible pedestrian route of travel for any sidewalk closure. Altered and alternate routes of travel shall comply with Sections 6D.01, 6D.02, and 6D.05 of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and shall be kept in good usable condition.

12.5 Temporary Pedestrian Channelizing Devices & Barricades - Temporary altered or alternate pedestrian routes of travel shall be accompanied by temporary accessible pedestrian channelizing devices or barricades. If pedestrian barricades are to be used, they shall be located such that a disabled pedestrian shall not have to backtrack more than one block in order to reach an identified alternate route of travel. Accessible pedestrian channelizing devices and barricades shall comply with Sections 6F.63, 6F.68, and 6F.71 of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

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SECTION 13

TRENCHING OPERATIONS

13.1 Legal Requirements – Prior to commencement of trenching or excavating operations, the Contractor on this project shall have complied with all applicable provisions of Title 8 of the California Administrative Code and all applicable requirements of the Labor Code of the State of California, including:
a. Section 6705 of the Labor Code which requires that, prior to starting excavation of any trench five feet (5’) or more in depth, the Contractor submit for the Engineer’s approval, plans for trench shoring or protection he proposes to use in performing the trenching and pipe installations in this contract; and b. Section 6500 of the Labor Code which requires that the Contractor obtain a permit for trenching operations from the State Division of Occupational Safety and Health prior to any trench work in trenches or excavations over five feet (5’) deep.
c. All excavations 5 ft. in depth or greater shall have a protective system to prevent earth movement. Contractor shall immediately install protective systems for trench excavations. Any movement of the trench walls resulting from the Contractor’s failure to immediately install the required protective systems shall be corrected by the Contractor at no additional cost. During all trenching operations no workers shall be allowed inside the installed pipeline at any time. d. For excavations greater than 20 feet in depth, the detailed plan for worker protection and control of ground movement shall be prepared, and signed and dated, by a California registered Civil or Structural Engineer. The registered engineer shall have at least five year’s responsible experience in work of this nature, inspect the installation of the system prior to entry of any persons into the excavation and certify in writing to the City that the system is installed as designed, and perform any necessary additional work that may be required because of unanticipated movements, deflection, or settlements of the protective system or the ground.
e. No changes or deviations from a protective system designed by a registered engineer shall be made without prior approval of the designing engineer. f. In the event of any violation of Article 6 of the Construction Safety Orders of this paragraph, or deviation from the submitted plan for worker protection and control of ground movement, the Engineer may suspend Work or notify Cal/OSHA or both.

This section shall also apply to any person doing work in accordance with any permit issued by the City.

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13.2 General – Trenching operations shall include cutting of pavement, trench excavation, disposal of excess materials, removal of obstructions, bracing and shoring, bedding of pipe, backfilling, compacting, and placing of temporary and permanent street pavement restoration.

Trenching operations shall proceed ahead of the pipeline laying operations to the full width and depth of the trench on a daily basis to allow for adjustments if an obstruction of any kind is in conflict with the design line and grades for the pipeline. The maximum distance shall be twice the standard full pipe length for the pipe material being installed.

13.3 Trench Width – The maximum clear width of the trench, measured at the horizontal diameter of the pipe and at one foot (1’) above the top of the pipe, shall not be more than the outside diameter of the pipe, plus one foot (1’).

If such trench width is exceeded for any reason, the Contractor shall provide, at his own expense, improved bedding conditions, as approved by the Engineer, to meet the load requirements of the changed conditions.

13.4 Cutting of Pavement – When the trench is in an existing paved area, the pavement shall be sawed on neat lines parallel and equidistant from the trench centerline.

Pavement between the lines shall be broken and removed immediately ahead of the trenching operations.

13.5 Bracing and Shoring – To ensure the safety of workmen and to protect and facilitate the work, sufficient bracing and shoring shall be installed in all excavations. The bracing and shoring shall comply with rules, orders, and regulations of the California Division of Industrial Safety and Article 6, Excavations, of the Construction Safety Orders in addition to other applicable safety requirements. Failure to comply with any of the above-mentioned rules, orders, and regulations shall be sufficient cause for, but shall not place any responsibility upon, the Engineer to immediately suspend the work. The Contractor and its designated Competent Person shall be responsible for the adequacy of all shoring and bracing and compliance with law, and failure of the Engineer to suspend the work or notify the Contractor or the Competent Person of the inadequacy of the shoring or bracing or non-compliance with law shall not relieve the Contractor of this responsibility.

Competent Person, as defined in Section 1504 of the Construction Safety Orders, Title 8, California Code of Requirements, is one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings, or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has the authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

Insofar as possible, sheeting shall not extend below the top of the pipe barrel. All sheeting, timbering, lagging and bracing shall, unless otherwise required by City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

the Engineer, be removed during backfilling, and in such a manner as to prevent any movement of the ground or damage to the piping or to the other structures. When the Engineer requires that sheet piling, lagging and bracing be left in place, such materials shall be cut off where designated and the upper part withdrawn. If steel sheet piling is utilized, it may be withdrawn, with compacting of backfill to proceed as piling is removed.

13.6 Maximum Length of Trench Open – At end of each working day, there shall be no more than three hundred feet (300’) of open trench in unimproved areas or fifty feet (50’) in paved areas, excluding manhole excavations, unless otherwise authorized by the Engineer. The maximum length of trench open for cast-in-place concrete pipe, if allowed, shall be as specified in Section 14 of these Special Provisions. Contractor shall provide protective barrier approved by the Engineer around open trench when left unattended.

At the end of each working day, the trench shall either be backfilled and compacted or properly shored, braced, and covered with steel plate bridging conforming to these Special Provisions in order to protect surrounding structures and utilities and to allow safe vehicle and pedestrian travel.

Steel plate bridging, if used, shall be steel plate designed for HS20-44 truck loading per the Caltrans Bridge Design Specifications Manual. The Contractor shall maintain on the steel plate a non-skid surface having a minimum coefficient of friction equivalent to 0.35 as determined by California Test Method 342.

Approach plate(s) and ending plate (if longitudinal placement) shall be attached to the roadway by a minimum of two (2) dowels pre-drilled into the corners of the plate and drilled two inches (2”) into the pavement. Subsequent plates are butted to each other. Fine graded asphalt concrete shall be compacted to form ramps, maximum slope eight and one-half percent (8.5%) with a minimum twelve-inch (12”) taper to cover all edges of the steel plates. When steel plates are removed, the dowel holes in the pavement shall be backfilled with either graded fines of asphalt concrete mix, concrete slurry or equivalent slurry satisfactory to the City’s representative.

The Contractor shall be responsible for maintenance of the steel plates, shoring, and asphalt concrete ramps.

Unless specifically noted in the Special Provisions, steel plate bridging should not exceed four (4) consecutive working days in any given week. Backfilling of excavations shall be covered with a minimum three inch (3”) temporary layer of cold asphalt concrete, compacted in place using a vibrating roller or vibroplate.

The following table shows the required minimal thickness of steel plate bridging required for a given trench width:

Trench Width Minimum Plate Thickness

1.0’ 1/2”

1.5’ 3/4”
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2.0’ 7/8”

3.0’ 1”

4.0’ 1 - 1/4”
Note: For spans greater than 4 feet, a structural design shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer and approved by the City.

13.7 Dewatering – Contractor shall be responsible for the control, removal, and disposal of any groundwater that may be encountered in the course of excavating and backfilling trenches or placing pipe. Whenever water or over-saturated soil conditions exist which may interfere with proper installation, trenches shall be dewatered before placement of any pipe or bedding material. Ground water is not anticipated to be encountered by this project.

13.8 Bedding – Unless otherwise indicated on the drawings or in the Special Provisions, the pipe shall be placed on a firm, prepared bed of three-quarter inch (¾”) maximum crushed rock. The ¾” maximum crushed rock shall have at least one fractured face and shall be in accordance with ASTM D 448 and meet the following gradation:

Sieve Size Percent Passing
3/4” 90 to 100
3/8” 20 to 55
No. 4 0 to 10
No. 8 0 to 5
Bedding shall extend at least four inches (4”) below the pipe barrel or as indicated on the plans. The pipe shall be bedded uniformly throughout its length to a bearing width of at least sixty percent (60%) of the pipe’s internal diameter. Bell holes shall be excavated in the bedding to provide approximately 1” clearance between the bell and the bedding. Pipe bells shall not rest directly on the bedding.

13.9 Initial Backfill – See Sections 14 of these Special Provisions for specific backfill requirements for storm drain construction, sewer main construction, and water main construction, respectively.

13.10 Restoration of Surfacing
a. Restoration of surfacing shall conform to the requirements of the Plans, these Special Provisions, and applicable portions of the Standard Specifications. Refer to section 11 for permanent asphalt paving material. b. Where Type A trench restoration is required, the trench shall be temporarily patched prior to opening for traffic using either a cold mix asphalt or other material approved by the Engineer. This surfacing shall be maintained in good condition until replaced with permanent paving.

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c. Not less than thirty (30) calendar days after placement of temporary paving, the temporary paving shall be removed, the trench edges neatly trimmed, and the permanent paving shall be placed. In the event all other work items have been completed to the satisfaction of the Engineer, the Engineer may elect to either reduce the number of days required before placing permanent paving or suspend the working day calendar as necessary to allow the compliance with this paragraph.
d. Other types of trench restoration shall be temporarily patched with cold mix asphalt prior to opening to traffic and completed within fourteen (14) calendar days of initial trench opening, or within twenty-one (21) calendar days if located more than three feet (3’) from a traveled way.
e. If CDF is used, Type A-1, B-1, and C-1 trenches require a minimum of seven (7) days without traffic loads prior to permanent paving. After seven (7) days and prior to permanent paving, the trench shall be temporarily patched with a minimum of one inch (1”) cold mix asphalt and compacted in place using a vibrating roller or vibroplate.
f. Nothing herein shall be considered to modify the requirements of Section 6.3 of these Special Provisions.
g. If the trench edge is within one trench width of the edge of the existing pavement, that portion of the existing pavement shall be removed and replaced as part of the new trench surface and included in the overall bid for the project. h. Trench restoration shall include restoration of any pavement delineation disturbed or removed by the trenching and pavement restoration.

13.11 Payment – Full compensation for trench excavation and backfill as herein specified including all equipment, labor, materials, dewatering, special traffic considerations and safety measures required shall be included in the price bid per lineal foot of the respective sizes, grades, and types of pipes and conduits listed in the Proposal and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor; except that when a separate bid item is provided for shoring, the lump sum price bid therefor shall be full compensation for furnishing, installing, and maintaining adequate sheeting, shoring, and bracing or equivalent method for protection of life or limb which conform to applicable safety orders; and except that when a separate bid item is provided for CDF, the price per lineal foot shall be full compensation for furnishing, installing, and protecting the Controlled Density Fill in lieu of backfill with sand and or placing Class 2 aggregate base.

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SECTION 14

SEWER MAIN CONSTRUCTION

14.1 General – Furnishing and installing sanitary sewer facilities and appurtenances shall be in accordance with the Plans, these Special Provisions and the Standard Specifications.

14.2 Materials – Sewer pipe to be furnished shall be SDR-26 PVC. PVC pipe and fittings in the city right-of-way must meet the requirements of the section titled "requirements" of ASTM D3034 (4-inch to 15-inch) or ASTM F679 (18-inch to 48-inch).

During pipe production, the manufacturer must perform the specified tests for each pipe marking. Deliver a manufacturer's certification indicating compliance with specification requirements with the pipe. For non-pressure applications, PVC pipe must have a minimum wall thickness of SDR-26 (minimum pipe stiffness (ps) at maximum allowable deflection must be 115 psi according to ASTM D2412). The PVC plastic pipe shall have a cell classification of 12454 or 13364, as defined in ASTM D1784. PVC plastic fittings shall have a cell classification of 12454, 13343. PVC compounds of other cell classifications must conform to greenbook 207-17.5. Additives and fillers, including but not limited to stabilizers, antioxidants, lubricants, and colorants must not exceed 10 parts per 100 (by weight) of PVC resin in the compound.

PVC pipe shall use integral wall bell and spigot end joints. PVC gravity pipe and fittings must be SDR-26 (115psi) with electrometric gasket joints providing a watertight seal. All rubber rings must conform to ASTM F477. All service connections shall be installed with wye fittings, gasketed wye saddles with stainless steel bands, or other approved tapping devices. Solvent welded wye saddles are not approved.

14.3 Installation of Sanitary Sewer – The pipe shall be laid in a trench excavated to the lines and grades established by the Engineer. The bottom of the trench shall be graded and prepared to provide a firm and uniform bearing throughout the entire length of the pipe.

Bedding of the pipe shall be in accordance with Section 13 “Trenching Operations” of these Special Provisions.

Bedding of SDR-26 shall be in accordance with latest version of ASTM D2321 and City standard details.

For the sewer lateral connections on the private lots, the Contractor may install sanitary sewer pipe via trenchless method as specified in section 14.4 below.

14.4 Bore and Jacking sewer main in Steel Casing – This section covers the installation of the sewer main as a carrier pipe within a steel casing within the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) right-of-way. All work within the Railroad right-of-way shall conform with the requirements of UPRR agreement and the encroachment permit issued by them.

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PART 1 -- GENERAL

14.4-1.1 WORK OF THIS SECTION
A. The WORK of this Section includes providing bored or jacked steel casing and carrier piping installation within the steel casing, complete and in place.

B. In the performance of the work, the CONTRACTOR shall comply with the lawful requirements of the affected railway companies, public agencies, and owners of public utilities or other facilities respecting the safeguarding of traffic and improvements which might be endangered by the boring and jacking operations. The approach trenches in public streets will not be permitted to remain open for extended periods of time.

C. If the CONTRACTOR is not ready to place the pipe in the casing at the time of completion of boring and jacking operations, the ends shall be bulkheaded, and the approach trenches in public streets shall be backfilled, temporary surfacing placed thereon, and the affected portion of the street reopened to traffic. For short (overnight) duration, the trenches may be securely covered with armored plates to allow for uninterrupted traffic.

D. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for maintaining the specified line and grade, and for preventing settlement of overlying structures, or other damage due to the boring and jacking operations.

14.4-1.2 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
A. Except as otherwise indicated in this Section of the Specifications, the CONTRACTOR shall comply with the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (SSPWC), as specified in Section 01090 - REFERENCE STANDARDS.

14.4-1.3 SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS
A. Except as otherwise indicated, the current editions of the following apply to the WORK of this Section:

1. ASTM A 283 Specification for Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates, Shapes, and Bars.

2. ANSI/AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code.

14.4-1.4 SHOP DRAWINGS AND SAMPLES
A. The following shall be submitted in compliance with Section 01300:

1. Submittals for jacking or boring operation shall be in accordance with SSPWC, Section 306-2.1 unless indicated otherwise.

2. The CONTRACTOR'S attention is directed to the provisions for "Shoring City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

and Bracing Drawings" in Section 6705 of the California Labor Code. If such plan varies from the shoring system standards established in the Construction Safety Orders of the State of California, such alternative systems plans shall be prepared by a civil or structural engineer licensed in the State of California.

3. Casing installation schedules which include schedules of excavation, pipeline installation, and backfill operations.

4. Material list including diameter, thickness, and class of steel casing.

5. Detailed locations and sizes of all boring or jacking and receiving pits.

6. Shop drawings of casing insulators (spacers) and end seals including manufacturers' catalog information.

7. Permits associated with the boring or jacking operations.

8. Pressure concrete mix design and bracing plans to prevent the carrier pipe from shifting or floating in accordance with SSPWC Section 306-2.3.

B. Certifications: The CONTRACTOR shall furnish a certification of compliance for all pipe and other products or materials furnished under this Section of the Specifications and the following supplemental requirements:

1. Physical and chemical properties of all steel.

14.4-1.5 QUALIFICATIONS
A. All welding shall be done by skilled welders, welding operators, and tackers who have had adequate experience in the type of materials to be used. Welders shall be qualified under the provisions of ANSI/AWS D1.1 by an independent local, approved testing agency not more than 6 months prior to commencing work on the casing or pipeline. Machines and electrodes similar to those used in the WORK shall be used in qualification tests. The CONTRACTOR shall furnish all material and bear the expense of qualifying welders.

14.4-1.6 SAFETY
In California all proposed tunnels and bores 30-in diameter or larger are required to be classified as to their potential of encountering explosive or flammable gases. A preliminary classification must be obtained from the Mine Safety Training Unit of Cal OSHA prior to bidding so that the CONTRACTOR will be aware of the State requirements. Information regarding the classification requirement may be obtained by calling the Mine Safety Training Unit at (916) 920-7022 in Sacramento.

PART 2 -- PRODUCTS

14.4-2.1 GENERAL
A. Steel casings shall be in accordance with SSPWC Section 306-2.3 subject to City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

the following requirements. The casing shall be of the diameter indicated and shall be furnished complete with welded joint ends and pressure grout couplings as indicated. The CONTRACTOR may select a greater diameter or thickness for the method of work and loadings involved, site conditions, and possible interferences at no additional cost to the OWNER.

14.4-2.2 MATERIALS
A. Steel Casing: The steel casing pipe shall be in accordance with ASTM A283, Grade C, unless otherwise indicated. The minimum diameter shall be as indicated. The CONTRACTOR shall provide 2-inch grout connections regularly spaced at 5 feet on center alternating at 30 degrees from plumb each side of the vertical centerline. Casing section joints shall be butt welded, lap welded or welded using butt straps in the field. Each end of the casing for butt welding shall be prepared by providing 1/4-inch by 45-degree chamfer on the outside edges.

B. Grout: Grout shall consist of one-part Portland cement, three parts sand and the minimum amount of water necessary to obtain the desired consistency; and, all grout mixtures shall contain 2 percent of bentonite by weight of the cement.

Portland cement, water and sand shall conform to the applicable requirements of the Specification Section [03300] [03310], except that sand to be used shall be of such fineness that 100 percent will pass a Standard No. 8 sieve and at least 45 percent, by weight, will pass a Standard No. 40 sieve. Bentonite shall be a commercial-processed powdered bentonite, Wyoming type.

C. Grout Connections: The CONTRACTOR shall provide grout connections on the interior of the steel casing pipe as specified. Longitudinal spacing between the grout connections may be decreased to provide more frequent grouting, but in no case shall the spacings indicated be exceeded.

D. Casing Spacers: Pipe casing spacers shall be bolt-on type bands. The bands shall be 12 inches wide and shall be made of two sections of 14-gauge steel coated with fusion bonded [epoxy] [polyvinyl chloride]. The thickness of fusion bonded coating shall be at least 10 mils. The bands shall be lined with a 0.09- inch-thick PVC ribbed liner having a hardness of Durometer "A" 85-90. The runners shall be made of at least 2-inch-wide fiberglass reinforced plastic.

Bolts, studs, nuts and washers shall be cadmium plated.

E. End Seals: End seals shall be made of synthetic rubber. Banding straps shall be made of stainless steel.

14.4-2.3 MANUFACTURERS
A. Products of the type indicated shall be manufactured by one of the following (or equal):

1. Casing Spacers: Pipeline Seal and Insulator Inc. Model C12G-2, Advance Products & Systems Inc. Model S/12.

2. End Seals: Pipeline Seal and Insulator Inc. Model [S] [C] [W], City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

Advance Products & Systems Inc. Model [AC] [AW].

B. Bentonite shall be IMACCO-Gel or Black Hills or equal.

PART 3 -- EXECUTION

14.4-3.1 GENERAL
A. The CONTRACTOR shall give the CONSTRUCTION MANAGER a minimum of 3 days of advance notice of the start of an excavation or boring operations.

B. All work shall be performed in the presence of the CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, unless the CONSTRUCTION MANAGER has granted prior approval to perform such work in its absence.

C. All welding procedures used to fabricate steel casings shall be prequalified under the provisions of ANSI/AWS D1.1. Welding procedures shall be required for, but not necessarily limited to, longitudinal and girth or special welds for pipe cylinders, casing joint welds, reinforcing plates and grout coupling connections.

14.4-3.2 INSTALLATION OF STEEL CASING
A. Jacking Head: A steel jacking head shall be fitted to the lead section of the casing in such a manner that it extends around the entire outer surface of the steel casing and projects at least 18 inches beyond the driving end of the casing. The jacking head shall not protrude more than 1/2-inch outside of the outer casing surface. The head shall be securely anchored to prevent any wobble or alignment variation during the boring or jacking operations. To minimize voids outside the casing, excavation shall be carried out entirely within the jacking head and not in advance of the head. Excavated materials shall be removed from the casing as the boring or jacking operation progresses and no accumulation of excavated materials within the casing shall be permitted.

B. Jacking Pit: The excavations for the boring or jacking operations shall be adequately shored to safeguard existing substructures and surface improvements and to ensure against ground movement in the vicinity of the jack supports. Heavy guide timber, structural steel, or concrete cradles of sufficient length shall be provided to assure accurate control of boring or jacking alignment. The CONTRACTOR shall provide adequate space within the excavation to permit the insertion of the lengths of casing to be bored or jacked.

Timbers and structural steel sections shall be anchored to ensure action of the jacks in line with the axis of the casing. A bearing block, consisting of a timber or structural steel framework, shall be constructed between the jacks and the end of the casing to provide uniform end bearing over the perimeter of the casing and distribute the jacking pressure evenly.

C. Control of Alignment and Grade: The CONTRACTOR shall control the application of the jacking pressure and excavation of materials ahead of the casing as it advances to prevent the casing from becoming earthbound or deviating from the required line and grade. The CONTRACTOR shall restrict City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

the excavation of the materials to the least clearance necessary to prevent binding in order to avoid loss of ground and consequent settlement or possible damage to overlying structures. Allowable grade deviations in horizontal and vertical alignments shall be no greater than 0.10 feet per 100 feet in any direction over the length of the jacking or boring to a maximum total resultant deviation of 0.10 feet.

D. Grouting: Immediately after completion of the boring or jacking operations, the CONTRACTOR shall inject grout through the grout connections in such a manner as to completely fill all voids outside the casing pipe resulting from the boring or jacking operations. Grout pressure shall be controlled so as to avoid deformation of the steel casing and avoid movement of the surrounding ground.

After completion of the grouting operations, the CONTRACTOR shall close the grout connections with galvanized steel threaded plugs.

E. Installation: The installation of the casing shall be in accordance with the SSPWC Section 306-2.1 and subject to the approval of the agency having jurisdiction over the area containing the boring or jacking operations.

14.4-3.3 INSTALLATION OF CARRIER PIPE
A. Pipe Joints: All carrier piping shall be C-900 PVC with restrained joints within the casing.

B. Installation of Pipe: The end seals shall be pulled on (in case of pull-on type of seals) and the casing spacers shall be installed over the carrier pipe at the proper location, in accordance with the casing spacers manufacturer's instructions. Care shall be taken not to damage the carrier pipe coating or the inner coating of casing pipe while installing the carrier pipe. The position of the runners in the casing shall be as per manufacturer's recommendations. The clearance between the carrier pipe and casing shall be as indicated and shall be uniform throughout the casing length.

C. Testing of the Carrier Pipe: Testing of the carrier pipe shall be completed prior to strapping the end seals. Testing shall be performed in accordance with Section 14 of these specifications.

D. End Seals: After the carrier pipe has been tested, the end seals shall be strapped by stainless steel bands in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.

E. Closing of Pits: After jacking equipment and excavated materials from the boring or jacking operations have been removed from the jacking pit, the CONTRACTOR shall prepare the bottom of the jacking pit as a pipe foundation.

The CONTRACTOR shall remove all loose and disturbed materials below pipe grade to undisturbed earth and recompact the material in accordance with these specifications.

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14.5 Initial Backfill – The trench shall be backfilled to a point twelve inches (12”) above the top of the pipe using three-quarter inch (3/4”) maximum crushed rock. The initial backfill shall be placed so as not to disturb or damage the pipe, and shall be brought up evenly on both sides. It shall be placed in layers not exceeding four inches (4”) in depth and hand tamped to the spring line of the pipe or placed to a depth sufficient to keep the pipe from floating. If C.D.F. is used for the balance of the backfill, the bedding and initial backfill shall be compacted prior to placement of C.D.F.

14.6 Completing Backfill – Trench backfill material placed above the initial backfill shall be as designated on the Plans and as specified herein. If not so designated on the Plans, backfill material may be one of the following:
a. Class 2 Aggregate Base – If crushed rock is used for the initial backfill, filter fabric shall be installed to provide a barrier between the Class 2 aggregate base backfill and the crushed rock. If sand is used for the initial backfill, no filter fabric is required.

The Class 2 aggregate base shall be ninety-five percent (95%) compacted. The method of compaction shall be approved by the Engineer and be suitable for the trench condition and backfill material used.
b. Sand – After the initial backfill is in place, filter fabric shall be installed to provide a barrier between the sand backfill and the initial backfill.

The sand shall be ninety-five percent (95%) compacted. The method of compaction shall be approved by the Engineer and be suitable for the trench condition and backfill material used. Jetting of the sand is not allowed.
c. Controlled Density Fill (C.D.F.) – Controlled Density Fill shall be a mixture of Portland Cement (not to exceed 25 pounds per yard), fly ash, aggregates, water and admixtures proportioned to provide a non-segregating, self-consolidating, free-flowing, and excavatable material which will result in a hardened, dense, non-setting fill. The unconfined compressive strength shall not exceed 200 psi. Laboratory trial batches or field trials data must be submitted to confirm strength and weight.

C.D.F. shall be used in lieu of completing backfill with sand or Class 2 aggregate base if directed by Engineer or shown on the Plans.

C.D.F. shall be proportioned to be flowable, non-segregating, and excavatable by hand or machine. Desired consistency shall be achieved in the 5-10 inch slump range. The C.D.F. shall be brought up uniformly to the elevation shown on the Plans.

Contractor shall provide steel plates to span utility trenches and prevent traffic contact with C.D.F. for at least seven (7) days after placement.

C.D.F. patching, mixing, and placing may be started if weather conditions are favorable, when the temperatures is at 34°F and rising. At the time of placement, C.D.F. must have City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

a temperature of at least 40°F. Mixing and placing shall stop when the temperature is 38°F or less and falling. Each filling stage shall be as continuous an operation as is practicable. C.D.F. shall not be placed on frozen ground.

There shall be a seven (7) day waiting period prior to subjecting the trench backfill to traffic loads. This time period can be reduced if, in the opinion of the Engineer, the C.D.F. is adequately firm and stable.

The Contractor shall be responsible for maintenance and repair of any failures of the trench for one (1) year from the completion of the work.

14.7 Manholes – Manholes for sanitary sewers shall be constructed of pre-cast reinforced concrete sections or shall be poured in place reinforced concrete or shall be a combination of both materials. In no case will pre-cast manhole bases be allowed.

Manholes shall conform to the details shown on the Plans.

Pre-cast concrete tapered sections, rings, and manhole body sections shall conform to Section 71 of the Standard Specifications except as herein provided. All joints on the inside of structures shall be neatly struck and pointed. The bottoms of manholes, as shown on the Plans, shall be neatly shaped.

No pipe shall project more than 0.17 feet into a manhole and in no case shall the bell of a pipe be built into the wall of a manhole or structure. All work shall be cured for a period of ten (10) days after being placed and shall be protected from injury.

Cast-in-place reinforced portions of manholes shall be constructed of Class A concrete as specified in Section 90 of the Standard Specifications. Bar reinforcing steel shall be furnished and installed in accordance with Section 52 of the Standard Specifications.

Cast iron frames and covers as specified on the Plans shall be furnished and installed by the Contractor in accordance with the applicable portions of Section 55 of the Standard Specifications.

Sewer manholes shall pass a vacuum test consisting of the following criteria and procedures:
a. The test shall be performed after assembly of the manhole and installation of the pipe entering or exiting the manhole, but prior to backfilling. The Contractor shall perform the test and supply all test equipment. The City inspector shall witness the test results.
b. Lift holes shall be filled with non-shrink grout prior to testing. c. Pipe entering and exiting the manhole shall be plugged. The plug shall be placed on the flex joint outside of the manhole base. Securely brace the plugs to prevent them from being drawn into the manhole. Unused channels shall be permanently plugged with a plastic or clay stopper.

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d. A vacuum of 10 inches of mercury shall be drawn to start the test.

The amount of time required for the vacuum to drop to 9 inches shall be measured.

The manhole will pass the test if the amount of elapsed time is greater than 60 seconds for a 48” manhole, 75 seconds for a 60” manhole, 90 seconds for a 72” manhole and 120 seconds for an 84” manhole. A liquid-filled vacuum gauge shall be used for testing. All detectable leaks shall be repaired with non-shrink grout while the vacuum is drawn.
e. If the manhole fails the initial test, necessary repairs shall be made with a non-shrink grout while the vacuum is still being drawn. Retesting shall proceed until elapsed times are satisfactory.
f. After passing the vacuum test, all joints shall then be mortared, inside and out. Outside mortared joints shall be allowed to dry for a minimum of 24 hours or as approved by the City inspector before backfilling. g. If damage to the manhole is evident at any time during construction, the City inspector may require repairs to be made on the manhole, which will require a new vacuum test prior to acceptance.

Payment for manholes shall include full compensation for all labor, tools, materials, and equipment, pre-cast concrete sections, all cast-in-place concrete, cast iron frame and cover, structure excavation and backfill and raising to grade following completion of paving in accordance with these Special Provisions.

14.8 Testing and Cleaning of Sewer Line – The sanitary sewers shall be tested between manholes or between manholes and cleanouts by one of the following methods.

Tests for final acceptance shall be made after the line has been backfilled and subgrade compaction requirement has been obtained in the street section. Contractor shall submit pressure testing plan prior to construction.

PVC Pipe Test – After completion of a PVC sewer pipe, for acceptance, the line shall be ball flushed and a mandrel pulled through. The mandrel shall be commercially manufactured, rigid, odd-numbered leg (9 legs minimum), with a circular cross section having a diameter of at least 95% of the specified average inside diameter, and be pulled through the pipe by hand. The minimum length of the mandrel shall be equal to the base inside diameter of the pipe. Obstructions encountered by the mandrel shall be corrected by the Contractor.

Water Pressure Test – Sewer lines shall be tested after installation by means of an internal hydrostatic head developed by plugging the lower end of the line at a manhole and filling the line with water. The line shall be tested in sections such that the head of any part will not be less than three feet (3’) above the top of the pipe. Loss of water, under the above conditions specified, shall not exceed one hundred (100) gallons per inch diameter of pipe per thousand feet (1000’) of pipe per day. Should the loss exceed City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

this figure, the Contractor shall make such repairs as necessary to reduce the loss to the acceptable figure.

Force Main Water Pressure Test – Tests shall be made in conformance with the applicable provisions of AWWA Standard C-600. Test pressures shall be 100 PSI.

Gravity Sewer Air Test – The sewer shall be effectively plugged and an air compressor shall be used to obtain a pressure of 4 psi in the section of line being tested. The pressure in the pipe shall be allowed to fall from 3.5 to 2.5 psi and the time interval shall be recorded in minutes. If the time interval is less than that calculated in the following formula, the Contractor shall make the necessary corrections to reduce the leakage to required limits.

Time Interval (Minutes) = Main Line Pipe Diameter (Inches) 2 The maximum reach to be tested shall be the reach between two consecutive manholes.

The Contractor shall supply the compressor, plugs, and necessary piping.

Before the sewer lines are accepted, they shall be cleaned and/or flushed, and all foreign matter shall be removed to the satisfaction of the Engineer. Suitable traps shall be placed in the manholes during cleaning to intercept large material. Such material shall be removed from the line.

After pressure testing has been completed, all gravity sewer mains shall be cleaned and televised before permanent paving is applied. Televising of the sewer mains shall be done in conformance with the standard of the industry. At a minimum, the display shall be in color, a written log shall be maintained, text shall appear on the display to indicate location of run, a narrative shall be given indicating location and any deficiencies, and the invert of the pipe shall always be positioned on the bottom of the display. Any deficiencies in the construction shall be corrected and the line shall be televised again.

14.9 Crossing Over A Water Main – If a sewer service or main is crossing over a water main, the sanitary sewer pipe shall be either ceramic epoxy lined or fusion-bonded epoxy lined and coated ductile iron pipe. The eighteen-foot (18’) pipe length shall be centered (plus or minus 1’) over the water main crossing, and the water main pipe length shall be centered under the sewer main or service. If sewer services are constructed over the water main, then sewer service and main shall be ductile iron pipe.

14.10 Sewer Services - Services shall be placed on a firm, prepared bed of crushed rock. Bedding shall extend at least four inches (4”) below the pipe barrel or as indicated in the plans. The trench shall be backfilled to a point twelve inches (12”) above the top of the pipe using crushed rock. The initial backfill shall be carefully placed so as not to disturb or damage the pipe, and shall be brought up evenly on both sides. The final backfill shall meet the requirements of section 13. Backfill and trench restoration including sidewalk along with the new cleanout at the back of sidewalk shall be included City of Marysville Special Provisions Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project

in the cost of the line item for each “Install New 4" Sewer Lateral to 2' behind sidewalk with CO-01 Cleanout at the back of sidewalk”

14.11 Measurement and Payment – For purposes of obtaining length of sewer main pipe for payment, the pipe shall be measured along the surface to the nearest foot to the centerline of manholes, branches or wyes.

The price paid per lineal foot of sewer pipe or force main shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, and equipment, testing, pressure testing, cleaning, and doing all the work involved in furnishing and installing the pipe complete in place including connections to manholes, wyes as shown on the Plans or required in the Specifications.

SECTION 15

PAVEMENT MARKERS AND MARKINGS

15.1 Pavement Delineation Layout – Contractor is responsible for re-establishing the existing pavement delineation, including traffic stripes, traffic markers, and markings, after the asphalt concrete has been placed, unless modified by the Engineer. Contractor is to use his forces to accurately locate the positions of all traffic stripes, traffic markers, and markings prior to their removal due to construction activities so that the new pavement delineation can be replaced in the same location.

Full compensation for laying out the new pavement delineation, including thermoplastic traffic stripes, thermoplastic pavement markings, and pavement markers shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the various contract items of work, and no separate payment will be made therefor.

15.2 Thermoplastic Traffic Stripes and Traffic Markings – Thermoplastic traffic stripes (traffic lines) and pavement markings shall be applied in conformance with the provisions in Section 84, “Traffic Stripes and Pavement Markings,” of the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions. Unless otherwise shown on the Plans, traffic stripes shall be in accordance with the following details:

Caltrans Detail
Description Speed < 35 mph Speed ≥ 35 mph
Centerline Detail 1 Detail 2
Laneline Detail 8 Detail 9
No Passing Zone – Two Directions Detail 21 Detail 22
Right Edgeline Detail 27 Detail 27
Two-Way Left Turn Lane Detail 31 Detail 32
Channelizing Line Detail 38A Detail 38B
Bike Lane Detail 39 & 39A Detail 39 & 39A

Primer shall be applied:

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a. To asphaltic surfaces over 6 months old and to all concrete surfaces
b. Immediately before, and concurrently with the application of the thermoplastic
c. At the manufacturer’s instructed rate
Where striping joins existing striping, as shown on the Plans, the Contractor shall begin and end the transition from the existing striping pattern into or from the new striping pattern a sufficient distance to ensure continuity of the striping pattern.

All traffic stripes shall be placed using thermoplastic material unless otherwise noted on the plans or directed by the Engineer.

Thermoplastic material for traffic stripes shall be applied at a minimum thickness of 90 mils.

The contract prices paid per lineal foot for thermoplastic traffic stripes and per each for the thermoplastic pavement markings shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals, and for performing all the work involved in painting traffic stripes (regardless of the number, widths, and patterns of individual strips involved in each traffic stripe) and pavement markings including establishing alignment for stripes and layout work, complete in place, as shown on the Plans, as specified in the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions, and as directed by the Engineer.

15.3 Pavement Markers – Pavement markers shall conform to the provisions in Section 84, “Pavement Markers,” of the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions. Non-reflective pavement markers shall be ceramic.

At the option of the Contractor, a hot melt bitumen adhesive may be used to cement the markers to the pavement, instead of the Rapid Set Type or Standard Set Type adhesive specified in Section 84 of the Standard Specifications. The bitumen adhesive material, if used, shall conform to the following:

Specification ASTM Test Method Requirement
Flash Point, COC °F D 92 550 Min.

Softening Point, °F D 36 200 Mm.

Brookfield, Viscosity, 400°F D 2196 7,500 cP, Max.

Penetration, 100g, 5 sec., 77°F D5 10-20 dmm
Filler Content, % by weight
(insoluble in 1,1,1 Trichloroethane) D 2371 50 - 75
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Filler material shall be calcium carbonate and shall conform to the following fitness:

Sieve Size Percent Passing
No. 100 100
No. 200 95
No. 325 75
Bitumen adhesive shall be indirectly heated in an applicator with continuous agitation. The adhesive shall be applied at a temperature between 400° F and 425° F.

Markers shall be placed immediately after application of the adhesive.

Placement of markers using bitumen adhesive shall conform to the requirements for placing markers in said Section 85-1.06 of the Standard Specifications, except as follows:
a. Markers shall not be placed when the pavement or temperature is 50° F or less.
b. Blast cleaning of clean, new asphalt concrete surfaces will not be required.
c. Blast cleaning of clean, new seal coat surfaces will not be required.

Placement of markers associated with fire hydrants shall be at locations determined by the Engineer.

Pavement markers not placed within one-half inch (1/2”) of the required locations shall be subject to removal and replacement in the correct locations, as directed by the Engineer.

The contract unit prices paid for pavement marker (retro-reflective) and pavement marker (non-reflective) shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals, and for performing all the work involved in furnishing and placing pavement markers, complete in place, including adhesives, and establishing alignment for pavement markers, as shown on the Plans, as specified in the Standard Specifications and these Special Provisions, and as directed by the Engineer.

15.4 Remove Traffic Stripes, Pavement Markings, and Markers – All existing traffic stripes, pavement markings, and markers are to be removed prior to placing asphalt concrete overlay in project areas, including, but not limited to, all thermoplastic stop bars, stop legends, bike lanes, yellow centerlines, crosswalks, and miscellaneous markings.

Contractor shall comply with Title 8, Section 1532.1 of the California Code of Regulations pertaining to potential occupational exposure to lead.

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Where blast cleaning is used for the removal of painted traffic stripes and pavement markings or for removal of objectionable material, and such removal operation is being performed within ten feet (10’) of a lane occupied by public traffic, the residue, including dust, shall be removed immediately after contact between the sand and the surface being treated. Such removal shall be by a vacuum attachment operating concurrently with the blast cleaning operation.

Nothing in these Special Provisions shall relieve the Contractor from his responsibilities as provided in Section 7-1.04, “Public Safety,” of the Standard Specifications.

Existing pavement markers, when no longer required for traffic lane delineation as directed by the Engineer, shall be removed and disposed of.

Full compensation for removing painted and thermoplastic striping and markings and removing and disposing of pavement markers shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the various contract items of work, and no separate payment will be made therefor.

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PROJECT LOCATION MAP 0 30' 60' 120' 240'

CITY OF MARYSVILLE

CALTRANS BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER RELOCATION
EAST 17TH STREET
16TH STREET
B STREET-SR 70

START RELOCATION
17TH STREET

END RELOCATION

POINT OF CONNECTION

BORE & JACK

STAGING
AREA

STAGING
AREA

SD PIPE MODIFICATION

ADA RAMP
Audit: 322367

PROPOSAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

CITY OF MARYSVILLE
NAME OF BIDDER:

TITLE:

SIGNATURE OF BIDDER:

COMPANY NAME:

CONTRACTOR LICENSE NO. CLASSIFICATION
BUSINESS ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE NO.: AREA CODE ( )
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:

The work to be done and referred to herein is in the City of Marysville, State of California, and shall be constructed in accordance with the Special Provisions (including the payment of not less than the minimum wage rates set forth therein) and the contract annexed hereto and also in accordance with the Standard Plans dated 2022, the Standard Specifications dated 2022, the wage rates of the General Prevailing Wage Rates of the Department of Transportation, and the equipment rental rate and labor surcharge portions of the publication entitled “Labor Surcharges and Equipment Rental Rates.”
The work to be done in accordance with the Special Provisions entitled:

BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT
CONTRACT NO. 26-01
Bids are submitted for the entire work. The amount of the bid, for comparison purposes, will be the total of all items. The total of unit basis items will be determined by extension of the item price on the basis of the estimated quantity set forth for the item.

The bidder shall set for each item of work, in clearly legible figures, an item price and a total for the item in the respective spaces provided for this purpose. In the case of unit basis items, the amount set forth under the “Total” column shall be the extension of the item price bid on the basis of the estimated quantity for the item.

In case of discrepancy between the item price and the total set forth for the item, the item price shall prevail; provided, however, if the amount set forth as an item price is ambiguous, unintelligible or uncertain for any cause or is omitted, or in the case of unit basis items is the same amount as the entry in the “Total” column, then the amount set forth in the “Total” column for the item shall prevail in accordance with the following:

1. As to lump sum items, the amount set forth in the “Total” column shall be the item price.

2. As to unit basis items, the amount set forth in the “Total” column shall be divided by the estimated quantity for the item and the price thus obtained shall be the item price.

If this proposal shall be accepted and the undersigned shall fail to enter into the contract and to furnish the two bonds in the sums to be determined as aforesaid with surety satisfaction to the City of Marysville, within fifteen (15) days, not including Sundays and legal holidays, after the bidder has received notice from the Director of Public Works that the contract has been awarded, the City of Marysville may, at its option, determine that the bidder has abandoned the contract, and thereupon this proposal and the acceptance thereof shall be null and void and the forfeiture of such security accompanying this proposal shall operate and the same shall be the property of the City of Marysville.

The undersigned, as bidder, declares that he/she has received Addendum Nos. ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____.

The undersigned, as bidder, declares that the only persons or parties interested in this proposal as principals are those named herein, that this proposal is made without collusion with any other person, firm, or corporation, and in submitting this proposal the undersigned bidder agrees that if it is determined that he is the successful bidder, he will execute the attached non-collusion affidavit, that he has carefully examined the location of the proposed work, the annexed proposed form of contract, and the plans therein referred to, and he proposes and agrees, if this proposal is accepted, that he will contract with the City of Marysville in the form of the copy of the contract annexed hereto, to provide all necessary machinery, tools, apparatus and other means of construction, and to do all the work and furnish all the materials specified in the contract, in the manner and time therein prescribed, and according to the requirements of the Engineer as therein set forth, and that he will take in full payment therefor the following item prices, to wit:

BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT
CONTRACT NO. 26-01

1 Mobilization/Demobilization 1 LS
2 Traffic Control 1 LS
3 UPRR permit Compliance Including
Required Insurance, Flagging,
Monitoring & Coordination
1 LS
4 Pothole and verify existing utlity
crossings
1 LS
5 Connect to Existing Sewer Main 2 EA
6 Connect to Existing Sewer Lateral 3 EA
7 Modify Existing 24" Storm Drain Pipe
for crossing until Storm Drain is
removed
4 EA
8 Install new Sanitary Sewer Manhole 10 EA
9 8 Inch SDR-26 PVC Pipe 1,400 LF
10 8 Inch C-900 PVC Pipe with Restrained
Joints
160 LF
11 Type "A" Trench Restoration
(Pavement)
1,100 LF
12 Type "A" Trench Restoration (Curb,
Gutter, & Sidewalk Inlcuding ADA
Ramp)
240 LF
13 Bore and Jack 24" steel Casing for
sewer main
160 LF
14 Abandon existing sewer main in place 1,052 LF
15 Water Pollution Control Plan with
installation and maintenance of BMPs
1 LS
Bid Schedule A ( Sewer Main Relocation)
Total Bid Schedule A =

CITY OF MARYSVILLE

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
BIDDER’S BOND

BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT
CONTRACT NO. 26-01
We, __________________________, as Principal, and
_________________________, as Surety, are bound unto the City of Marysville, Department of Public Works, hereafter referred to as “Obligee,” in the penal sum of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid of the Principal submitted to the Obligee for the work described below, for the payment of which sum we bind ourselves jointly and severally.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, THAT:

WHEREAS, the Principal is submitting a bid to the Obligee for BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT for which bids are to be opened at Marysville, California, on _______________________________.

NOW, THEREFORE, if the Principal is awarded the contract and, within the time and manner required under the Notice to Contractors, Special Provisions, Proposals, and Contract for this work, after the prescribed forms are presented to him for signature, enters into a written contract, in the prescribed form, in accordance with the bid, and files two bonds with the Obligee, one to guarantee faithful performance of the contract and the other to guarantee payment for labor and materials is provided by law, then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise, it shall remain in full force.

In the event suit is brought upon this bond by the Obligee and judgment is recovered, the Surety shall pay all costs incurred by Obligee in such suit, including a reasonable attorney’s fee to be fixed by the court.

Dated: _______________________, 2026

By:

By:

THE BIDDER’S EXECUTION ON THE SIGNATURE PORTION OF THIS PROPOSAL

SHALL ALSO CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT AND EXECUTION OF THOSE CERTIFICATIONS WHICH ARE A PART OF THIS PROPOSAL.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CERTIFICATION
The bidder __________________________________________, proposed subcontractor ____________________________________, hereby certifies that he has ___ has not ___, participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the equal opportunity clause, as required by Executive Orders 10925, 11114, or 11246, and that, where required, he has filed with the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, a Federal Government contracting or administering agency, or the former President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, all reports due under the applicable filing requirements.

Note: The above certification is required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations of the Secretary of Labor [41 CFR 60-1.7(b)(1)], and must be submitted by bidders and proposed subcontractors only in connection with contracts and subcontracts which are subject to the equal opportunity clause. Contracts and subcontracts are set forth in 41 CFR 60-1.5. (Generally only contracts or subcontracts of $10,000 or under are exempt.)
Currently, Standard Form 100 (EEO-1) is the only report required by the Executive Orders or their implementing regulations.

Proposed prime contractors and subcontractors who have participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Executive Orders and have not filed the required reports should note that 41 CFR 60-1.7(b)(1) prevents the award of contracts and subcontracts unless such contractor submits a report covering the delinquent period or such other period specified by the Federal Highway Administration or by the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor.

PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 10162 QUESTIONNAIRE
In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10162, the Bidder shall complete, under penalty of perjury, the following questionnaire:

Has the bidder, any officer of the bidder, or any employee of the bidder who has a proprietary interest in the bidder, ever been disqualified, removed, or otherwise prevented from bidding on, or completing a federal, state, or local government project because of a violation of law or a safety regulation?
Yes _______ No _______
If the answer is yes, explain the circumstances in the following space:

PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 10232 STATEMENT
In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10232, the Contractor hereby states, under penalty of perjury, that no more than one final unappealable finding of contempt of court by a federal court has been issued against the Contractor within the immediately preceding two (2) year period because of the Contractor’s failure to comply with an order of a federal court which orders the Contractor to comply with an order of the National Labor Relations Board.

PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 10285.1 STATEMENT
In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10285.1 (Chapter 376, Stats. 1985), the bidder hereby declares, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the bidder has ___ has not ___ been convicted within the preceding three (3) years of any offenses referred to in that section, including any charge of fraud, bribery, collusion, conspiracy, or any other act in violation of any State or Federal Antitrust Law in connection with the bidding upon, award of or performance of any public works contract, as defined in Public Contract Code Section 1101, with any public entity, as defined in Public Contract Code Section 1100, including the Regents of the University of California or the Trustees of the California State University. The term “bidder” is understood to include any partner, member, officer, director, responsible managing officer, or responsible managing employee thereof, as referred to in Section 10285.1.

Note: The bidder must place a check mark after “has” or “has not” in one of the blank spaces provided.

NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT

TO BE EXECUTED BY BIDDER AND SUBMITTED WITH BID
State of California
County of ss
_________________________________, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he/she is _________________________ of
__________________________________, the party making the foregoing bid, that the bid is not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization, or corporation; that the bid is genuine and not collusive or sham; that the bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other bidder to put in a false or sham bid, and has not directly or indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with any bidder or anyone else to put in a sham bid, or that anyone shall refrain from bidding; that the bidder has not in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, communication, or conference with anyone to fix the bid price of the bidder or any other bidder, or to fix any overhead, profit, or cost element of the bid price, or of that of any other bidder, or to secure any advantage against the public body awarding the contract or anyone interested in the proposed contract; that all statements contained in the bid are true; and, further, that the bidder has not, directly or indirectly, submitted his/her bid price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, or paid, and will not pay, any fee to any corporation, partnership, company association, organization, bid depository, or to any member or agent thereof to effectuate a collusive or sham bid.

By
personally known to me OR proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signatures(s) on the instrument the person(s), or entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

Subscribed and sworn to before me on

(Notary Public)

CERTIFICATION
(LABOR CODE SECTION 1861)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS

COUNTY OF YUBA )
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify:

That I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code of the State of California, which requires every employer to be insured against liability for Workers’ Compensation or to undertake self insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this Contract.

Executed at
On
(Date)
I CERTIFY under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Signature of Contractor-Employer

DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CERTIFICATION
TITLE 49, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 29
The bidder, under penalty of perjury, certifies that, except as noted below, he/she or any other person associated therewith in the capacity of owner, partner, director, officer, and manager:
 Is not currently under suspension, debarment, voluntary exclusion, or determination of ineligibility by any federal agency;
 Has not been suspended, debarred, voluntarily excluded or determined ineligible by any federal agency within the past 3 years;
 Does not have a proposed debarment pending; and
 Has not been indicted, convicted, or had a civil judgment rendered against it by a court of competent jurisdiction in any matter involving fraud or official misconduct within the past 3 years.

If there are any exceptions to this certification, insert the exceptions in the following space.

Exceptions will not necessarily result in denial of award, but will be considered in determining bidder responsibility. For any exception noted above, indicate below to whom it applies, initiating agency, and dates of action.

Note: Providing false information may result in criminal prosecution or administrative sanctions.

The above certification is part of the Proposal. Signing this Proposal on the signature portion thereof shall also constitute signature of this Certification.

STATE LABOR STANDARDS PROVISIONS
State prevailing wage rates shall apply when the State wage rate is higher than the Federal wage rate.

All contractors and subcontractors are subject to the application of Section 1720 et seq. of the California Labor Code which details the regulations and procedures governing the payment of State prevailing wages.

All contractors and subcontractors are subject to the provisions of Section 3700 of the California Labor Code which requires that every employer be insured against liability for workers' compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of the code.

All contractors and subcontractors are subject to the provisions of Sections 1810-1814 of the California Labor Code which provide that the maximum hours a worker is to be employed is limited to eight hours a day and 40 hours a week and the contractor or subcontractor shall forfeit, as a penalty, $25 for each worker employed in the execution of the contract for each calendar day during which a worker is required or permitted to labor more than eight hours in any calendar day or more than 40 hours in any calendar week and is not paid overtime.

Section 1815 of the California Labor Code requires that notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 1810- 1814, employees of contractors who work in excess of eight hours per day and 40 hours per week shall be compensated for all hours worked in excess of eight hours per day at not less than l-l/2 times the basic rate of pay.

CONTRACTOR'S/SUBCONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATION

CONCERNING STATE LABOR STANDARDS AND PREVAILING WAGES
PROJECT: BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT

CITY CONTRACT NUMBER: CONTRACT NO. 26-01
All contractors and subcontractors shall give the following certification to the City and forward this certification to the City within 10 days after the execution of any contract or subcontract.

A. "I am aware of the provisions of Section 1720 et seq. of the California Labor Code which requires that the State prevailing wage rate shall be paid to employees where this rate exceeds the Federal wage rate."
B. "I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for workers' compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this contract." C. "It is further agreed that, except as may be provided in Section 1815 of the California Labor Code, the maximum hours a worker is to be employed is limited to eight hours a day and 40 hours a week and the subcontractor shall forfeit, as a penalty, $25 for each worker employed in the execution of the subcontract for each calendar day during which a worker is required or permitted to labor more than eight hours in any calendar day or more than 40 hours in any calendar week."

(Contractor/Subcontractor)

(Signature) (Date)

Typed/Printed Name and Title
Following is the name and location of the mill, shop, or office of each subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render services to the above-signed bidder. Failure of the bidder to specify a subcontractor for any portion of the work to be performed under the contract constitutes an agreement by the bidder to perform that portion of the work himself.

LABOR OR SERVICES SUBCONTRACTOR
NAME AND ADDRESS TO BE PERFORMED LICENSE #
OF SUBCONTRACTOR AND VALUE THEREOF DIR REG # CLASS

(1)
$

(2)
$

(3)
$

(4)
$

(5)
$

(6)
$

(7)
$

(8)
$

IF ADDITIONAL SPACE IS REQUIRED, PLEASE CONTINUE ON BACK OF THIS PAGE.

THIS LIST MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH BID PROPOSAL.

NONLOBBYING CERTIFICATION

FOR FEDERAL-AID CONTRACTS
The prospective participant certifies, by signing and submitting this bid or proposal, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
(l) No federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant, the making of any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
(2) If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,” in accordance with its instructions.

This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.

The prospective participant also agrees by submitting his or her bid or proposal that he or she shall require that the language of this certification be included in all lower tier subcontracts, which exceed $100,000 and that all such sub-recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.

DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
COMPLETE THIS FORM TO DISCLOSE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO 31 U.S.C. 1352

1. Type of Federal
Action:

2. Status of Federal
Action:

3. Report Type:
a. contract a. bid/offer/application a. initial
b. grant b. initial award b. material change
c. cooperative agreement c. post-award
d. loan For Material Change Only:
e. loan guarantee year ____ quarter ________
f. loan insurance date of last report ________

4. Name and Address of Reporting Entity 5. If Reporting Entity in No. 4 is Subawardee, Enter Name and Address of Prime:

Prime Subawardee
Tier ______ , if known
Congressional District, if known Congressional District, if known

6. Federal Department/Agency: 7. Federal Program Name/Description:

CFDA Number, if applicable _________________

8. Federal Action Number, if known: 9. Award Amount, if known:

10. a. Name and Address of Lobby Entity b. Individuals Performing Services (including address if (If individual, last name, first name, MI) different from No. 10a) (last name, first name, MI)
(attach Continuation Sheet(s) if necessary)

11. Amount of Payment (check all that apply) 13. Type of Payment (check all that apply)

$ ___________ actual planned a. retainer
b. one-time fee

12. Form of Payment (check all that apply): c. commission a. cash d. contingent fee
b. in-kind; specify: nature ___________ e deferred
value ____________ f. other, specify ______________________

14. Brief Description of Services Performed or to be performed and Date(s) of Service, including officers(s),
employee(s), or member(s) contacted, for Payment Indicated in Item 11:
(attach Continuation Sheet(s) if necessary)

15. Continuation Sheet(s) attached: Yes No

16. Information requested through this form is authorized by Title 31 U.S.C. Section 1352. This disclosure of lobbying reliance was placed by the tier above when his transaction was made or entered into. This disclosure is required
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1352. This information will be
reported to Congress semiannually and will be available for public inspection. Any person who fails to file the required disclosure shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.

Signature: ___________________________________
Print Name: __________________________________
Title: _______________________________________
Telephone No.: _________________ Date: _________
Authorized for Local Reproduction
Federal Use Only:

Standard Form - LLL

Standard Form LLL Rev. 09-12-97

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF SF-LLL,

DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity, whether subawardee or prime federal recipient, at the initiation or receipt of covered federal action or a material change to previous filing pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. Section 1352. The filing of a form is required for such payment or agreement to make payment to lobbying entity for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with a covered federal action. Attach a continuation sheet for additional information if the space on the form is inadequate. Complete all items that apply for both the initial filing and material change report. Refer to the implementing guidance published by the Office of Management and Budget for additional information.

1. Identify the type of covered federal action for which lobbying activity is and/or has been secured to influence, the outcome of a covered federal action.

2. Identify the status of the covered federal action.

3. Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If this is a follow-up report caused by a material change to the information previously reported, enter the year and quarter in which the change occurred.

Enter the date of the last, previously submitted report by this reporting entity for this covered federal action.

4. Enter the full name, address, city, state, and zip code of the reporting entity. Include Congressional District if known. Check the appropriate classification of the reporting entity that designates if it is or expects to be a prime or subaward recipient. Identify the tier of the subawardee, e.g., the first subawardee of the prime is the first tier. Subawards include but are not limited to subcontracts, subgrants and contract awards under grants.

5. If the organization filing the report in Item 4 checks “Subawardee,” then enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the prime federal recipient. Include Congressional District, if known.

6. Enter the name of the federal agency making the award or loan commitment. Include at least one organization level below agency name, if known. For example, Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard.

7. Enter the federal program name or description for the covered federal action (item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for grants, cooperative agreements, loans and loan commitments.

8. Enter the most appropriate federal identifying number available for the federal action identification in item 1 (e.g., Request for Proposal (RFP) number, Invitation for Bid (IFB) number, grant announcement number, the contract grant. or loan award number, the application/proposal control number assigned by the federal agency). Include prefixes, e.g., “RFP-DE-90-001.”

9. For a covered federal action where there has been an award or loan commitment by the Federal agency, enter the federal amount of the award/loan commitments for the prime entity identified in item 4 or 5.

10. (a) Enter the full name, address, city, state, and zip code of the lobbying entity engaged by the reporting entity identified in item 4 to influenced the covered federal action. (b) Enter the full names of the individual(s) performing services and include full address if different from 10 (a). Enter last name, first name and middle initial (Ml).

11. Enter the amount of compensation paid or reasonably expected to be paid by the reporting entity (item 4) to the lobbying entity (item 10). Indicate whether the payment has been made (actual) or will be made (planned). Check all boxes that apply. If this is a material change report, enter the cumulative amount of payment made or planned to be made.

12. Check the appropriate box(es). Check all boxes that apply. If payment is made through an in-kind contribution, specify the nature and value of the in-kind payment.

13. Check the appropriate box(es). Check all boxes that apply. If other, specify nature.

14. Provide a specific and detailed description of the services that the lobbyist has performed or will be expected to perform and the date(s) of any services rendered. Include all preparatory and related activity not just time spent in actual contact with federal officials. Identify the federal officer(s) or employee(s) contacted or the officer(s) employee(s) or Member(s) of Congress that were contacted.

15. Check whether or not a continuation sheet(s) is attached.

16. The certifying official shall sign and date the form, and print his/her name title and telephone number.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0046), Washington, D.C. 20503.

PROPOSAL CERTIFICATION
Accompanying this proposal is a certified or cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, executed by an admitted surety insurer made payable to the City of Marysville for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the bid amount.

State if bidder is an individual, corporation, or partnership. If bidder is a corporation, state legal name of the corporation, state of incorporation, and the name of the president, secretary, and treasurer. If the bidder is a partnership, list the names of all the partners.

By my signature on this proposal, I certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing questionnaire and statements of Public Contract Code Sections 10162, 10232, and 10285.1 are true and correct and that the bidder has complied with the requirements of Section 8103 of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission Regulations (Chapter 5, Title 2, of the California Administrative Code). By my signature on this proposal, I further certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and the United States of America, that the Non-collusion Affidavit required by Title 23 United States Code, Section 112, and Public Contract Code Section 7106, and the Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 29, Debarment and Suspension Certification, are true and correct.

Date:

Signature:

Name of Bidder:

Title:

Corporate Seal

GUARANTY OF WORK

PERFORMED UNDER CITY OF MARYSVILLE
CONTRACT NO. 26-01
This guaranty is provided by _______________________________________ (“Contractor”) to the City of Marysville, a political subdivision of the State of California, (“City”), as required by Section 3.5 of the Special Provisions set forth in the contract dated _____________________, 2026, between Contractor and City (the “contract”)

1. Contractor guarantees all work performed or delivered under the contract against any defects in materials or workmanship that may be discovered within one (1) year after City accepts the work as complete.

2. City’s Public Works Director, or his designee, shall determine whether the work is defective, in whole or in part, and his determination shall be binding provided it is reasonable. City shall provide Contractor with written demand for repair, replacement, or other remediation. Among other things, the demand shall describe the defect or defects; specify the repair, replacement or other remedy demanded; and be postmarked (if mailed) or personally delivered to Contractor within the time set forth in Paragraph 1.

3. Contractor shall repair, replace, and otherwise remedy such defects within thirty (30) days after receiving City’s written demand for repair, replacement, or other remediation. Contractor shall do this at its sole cost, and all repairs, replacements, and other remedies shall be done to the reasonable satisfaction of City’s Public Works Director, or his designee, in accordance with the plans and specifications set forth in the contract.

4. The bonds required of Contractor under Section 3-4 of the Special Provisions set forth in the contract shall remain in full force throughout the guaranty period set forth in Paragraph 1.

5. This guaranty shall be considered part of the contract and shall be interpreted accordingly.

6. This guaranty is a material part of the consideration provided by Contractor to City under the contract.

Executed on __________________________, 2026
_____________________________________

CONTRACTOR

CITY OF MARYSVILLE

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

CONTRACT AGREEMENT

BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT
CONTRACT NO. 26-01
THIS AGREEMENT, made and concluded this ____ day of
_________________ 20___, between the City of Marysville, party of the first part, and ________________, Contractor, party of the second part.

ARTICLE I. – WITNESSETH, that for and in consideration of the payments and agreements hereinafter mentioned to be made and performed by the said party of the first part under the conditions expressed in the two bonds bearing even date with these presents and hereunto annexed, the said party of the second part agrees with the said party of the first part, at his own proper cost and expense, to do all the work and furnish all the materials, except such as are mentioned in the specifications to be furnished by said party of the first part, necessary to construct and complete in a good, workmanlike and substantial manner and to the satisfaction of the Department of Public Works, construction on various roads, all in accordance with the Special Provisions hereto annexed and also in accordance with the Standard Specifications of the State of California Department of Transportation dated May 2015, the Standard Plans dated May 2015, the “Labor Surcharge” and “Equipment Rental Rates” in effect on the date the work is accomplished, and the “General Prevailing Wage Rates” of the State of California Department of Transportation, which said Special Provisions, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications are hereby specially referred to and by such reference made a part hereof.

The Special Provisions and the project plans for the work to be done are entitled:

BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT
Which are hereby made part of this contract.

ARTICLE II. – The said Contractor agrees to receive and accept the following prices as full compensation for furnishing all materials and for doing all the work contemplated and embraced in this Agreement; also for all loss or damage arising out of the nature of the work aforesaid, or from the action of the elements, or from any unforeseen difficulties or obstructions which may arise or be encountered in the prosecution of the work until its acceptance by the City of Marysville and for all risks of every description connected with the work; also for all expenses incurred by or in consequence of the suspension or discontinuance of work and for well and faithfully completing the work, and the whole thereof, in the manner and according to the plans and specifications and the requirements of the Engineer under them, to wit.

City of Marysville Contract Agreement Aldrige Drive Sewer Main Relocation Project

ARTICLE III. – The said party of the first part hereby promises and agrees with the said Contractor to employ, and does hereby employ, the said Contractor to provide the materials and to do the work according to the terms and conditions herein contained and referred to, for the prices hereinafter set forth, and hereby contracts to pay the same at the time, in the manner and upon the conditions above set forth; and the said parties for themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, do hereby agree to the full performance of the covenants herein contained.

ARTICLE IV. – By my signature hereunder, as Contractor, I certify that I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer to be insured against liability for Workers Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this contract.

ARTICLE V. – It is further expressly agreed by and between the parties hereto that should there be any conflict between the terms of this instrument and the bid or proposal of said Contractor, then this instrument shall control and nothing herein shall be considered as an acceptance of the said terms of said proposal conflicting herewith.

ARTICLE VI. – The City of Marysville hereby employs Contractor to provide material and to do the work according to the terms and conditions herein contained and referred to for the following prices to be paid at the time, in the manner and upon the conditions hereinafter set forth.

ARTICLE VII. – The improvement contemplated in the performance of this contract is an improvement over which the City of Marysville shall exercise general supervision.

ARTICLE VIII. – The statement of prevailing wages appearing in the General Prevailing Wage Rates is hereby specifically referred to and by this reference is made a part of this contract. It is further expressly agreed, by and between the terms of this instrument and the bid or proposal of said Contractor, that this instrument shall control and nothing herein shall be considered as an acceptance of the said terms of said proposal conflicting herewith.

City of Marysville Contract Agreement Aldrige Drive Sewer Main Relocation Project

BINNEY JUNCTION SEWER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT
CONTRACT NO. 26-01

1 Mobilization/Demobilization 1 LS
2 Traffic Control 1 LS
3 UPRR permit Compliance Including
Required Insurance, Flagging,
Monitoring & Coordination
1 LS
4 Pothole and verify existing utlity
crossings
1 LS
5 Connect to Existing Sewer Main 2 EA
6 Connect to Existing Sewer Lateral 3 EA
7 Modify Existing 24" Storm Drain Pipe
for crossing until Storm Drain is
removed
4 EA
8 Install new Sanitary Sewer Manhole 10 EA
9 8 Inch SDR-26 PVC Pipe 1,400 LF
10 8 Inch C-900 PVC Pipe with Restrained
Joints
160 LF
11 Type "A" Trench Restoration
(Pavement)
1,100 LF
12 Type "A" Trench Restoration (Curb,
Gutter, & Sidewalk Inlcuding ADA
Ramp)
240 LF
13 Bore and Jack 24" steel Casing for
sewer main
160 LF
14 Abandon existing sewer main in place 1,052 LF
15 Water Pollution Control Plan with
installation and maintenance of BMPs
1 LS
Bid Schedule A ( Sewer Main Relocation)
Total Bid Schedule A =
City of Marysville Contract Agreement Aldrige Drive Sewer Main Relocation Project

CITY OF MARYSVILLE CONTRACTOR

Jim Schaad Company Name
City Manager

Date By and Title (signature)

Date
By and Title (printed)
Address
Telephone Number

CITY OF MARYSVILLE

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: that, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Marysville, CA (“Obligee or City”), Yuba County, State of California, has awarded to ____________________, hereinafter designated as the "Principal," a Contract, the terms and provisions of which Contract are incorporated herein by reference, for constructing the City of Marysville, Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project, Contract No. 26-01, and
WHEREAS, said Principal is required under the terms of said Contract to furnish a bond for the faithful performance of said Contract;
NOW, THEREFORE, we the Principal, and ____________________, as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City of Marysville, CA, Yuba County, CA, in the penal sum of: ________________________________________ ($____________________), lawful money of the United States, being one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators and successors, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, THAT, if the above bounden Contractor, its heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, shall in all things stand to and abide by, and well and truly keep and perform the covenants, conditions, and agreements in the Contract and any alterations thereof made as therein provided, on its part, to be kept and performed at the time and in the manner therein specified, and in all respects according to their true intent and meaning, and shall indemnify and save harmless the Agency, its directors, officers, employees and agents, as therein stipulated, then this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and effect.

As a condition precedent to the satisfactory completion of the said Contract, the above obligation in above-stated amount shall hold good for a period of one (1) year after the recording of the notice of completion, during which time if the Contractor, its heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns shall fail to make full, complete, and satisfactory repair and replacements or totally protect the Agency from loss or damage made evident during the period of one (1) year from the date of recording of the notice of completion, and resulting from or caused by defective materials or faulty workmanship in the prosecution of the work done, the above obligation in the above-stated amount shall remain in full force and effect. However, anything in this paragraph to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligation of the Surety hereunder shall continue so long as any obligation of the Contractor remains.

The Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the Contract or to the work to be performed thereunder or the specifications accompanying the same shall, in any way, affect its obligations on this bond and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration, or addition to the terms of the Contract or to the work or to the specifications. The Surety hereby waives the provisions of Sections 2819 and 2845 of the Civil Code of the State of California.

In the event suit is brought upon this bond by the Agency and judgment is recovered, the Surety shall pay all costs incurred by the Agency in such suit, including, but not limited to, administrative and consultant costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees to be fixed by the Court.

The address or addresses at which the principal and surety(ies) may be served with notices, papers and other documents under the California Bond and Undertaking Law (Code of Civil Procedure section 995.010 et seq.) is the following:
___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ______________
IN WITNESS THEREOF, the above bounded parties have executed this instrument under their several seals this day of , the name and corporate seal of each corporate party being hereto affixed and those presents duly signed by its undersigned representative, pursuant to authority of its governing body. (Corp. Seal)
Principal:

Signature:

Name &
Title:

Address:
(Corp. Seal)
Surety:

Signature:

Name &
Title:

Address:

Attorney in Fact: _____________________________________ Surety shall submit the following documents along with this Faithful Performance Bond:

1. Verification that Surety is admitted to transact surety business in the State of California; and

2. Copy of Surety’s Certificate of Authority, issued by the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, along with a statement that said Certificate has not been surrendered, revoked, cancelled, annulled or suspended.

Approved as to legal form: _________________________________________, City Attorney
(NOTE: The date of this bond must not be prior to date of Contract. If Contractor is a partnership, all partners should execute bond.)
**END OF SECTION**

CITY OF MARYSVILLE

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

PAYMENT BOND
(LABOR AND MATERIAL BOND)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That we, ________________________, as Principal, and
_________________________, as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City of Marysville, any and all persons named in California Civil Code Section 9100 as Claimants, whose claim has not been paid by the Contractor, in the aggregate total of ________________________________________ ($___________________) (being 100% of the Contract amount) for payment whereof, well and truly to be made, said Principal and Surety bond themselves, their heirs, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. In case suit is brought upon this bond, the Surety will pay reasonable attorney’s fees to the City of Marysville in an amount to be fixed by the court.

The condition of the foregoing obligation is such that, whereas the Principal has entered into a Contract dated _______________________, 2026, with the City of Marysville, CA (“Owner”) to do the following work, to wit: City of Marysville, Binney Junction Sewer Main Relocation Project, Contract No. 26-01.

NOW, THEREFORE, if the Principal or its/his/her subcontractors fail to pay i) any of the persons named in Section 9100 of the Civil Code of the State of California; ii) amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Code with respect to work or labor performed under the Contract, or for any amounts required to be deducted, withheld and paid over to the Employment Development Department from the wages of employees of the Principal or its/his/her subcontractor pursuant to Section 13020 of the Unemployment Insurance Code of the State of California, with respect to such work and labor; or iii) for any other work, materials, services, provisions, provender, or other supplies, or for the use of implements of machinery used in, upon, or about the performance of work to be done; then the Surety will pay for the same, in the amount not exceeding the sum specified in this bond, and also, in case suit is brought upon this bond, a reasonable attorney's fee, to be fixed by the court.

This bond shall inure to the benefit of any person named in Section 9100 of the Civil Code of the State of California so as to give a right of action to them or their assignees in suit brought upon this bond. Moreover, if the Owner or any entity or person entitled to file stop payment notices is required to engage the services of an attorney in connection with the enforcement of this bond, the Contractor and Surety shall be liable for the reasonable attorney's fees incurred, with or without suit, in addition to the above sum.

This bond is executed and filed to comply with the provisions of the act of Legislature of the State of California as designated in Civil Code Section 9550 to 9566, inclusive, and all amendments thereto. The Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees to waive the benefits of California Civil Code Sections 2819 and 2845. The Surety hereby waives notice of any change, alteration or addition to the Contract or to related subcontracts, purchase orders and other obligations, including but not limited to changes of time. The Surety consents to all terms of the Contract, including provisions on changes to the Contract Documents. No extension of time, Change Order, alteration, modification, deletion, or addition to the Contract Documents, or of the work required thereunder, shall release or exonerate Surety on this Payment Bond or in any way affect the obligations of Surety on this Payment Bond.

Any proceeding, legal or equitable, under this Payment Bond shall be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction in Yuba County, California.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties have executed this instrument under their several seals this day of , the name and corporate seal of each corporate party being hereto affixed and those presents duly signed by its undersigned representative, pursuant to authority of its governing body. (Corp. Seal)
Principal:

Signature:

Name &
Title:

Address:
(Corp. Seal)
Surety:

Signature:

Name &
Title:

Address:

Attorney in Fact: _____________________________________ Surety shall submit the following documents along with this Labor and Material Bond:

1. Verification that Surety is admitted to transact surety business in the State of California; and

2. Copy of Surety’s Certificate of Authority, issued by the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, along with a statement that said Certificate has not been surrendered, revoked, cancelled, annulled or suspended.

Approved: __________________________________________, City Attorney (NOTE: The date of this bond must not be prior to date of Contract. If Contractor is a partnership, all partners should execute bond.)
**END OF SECTION**