Yuba City City Council
June 16, 2026

b) Criminal Investigation
c) Terminate service

7. Failure to properly operate and Maintain pretreatment equipment 7a No Harm Any of the following:
a) Issue WL
b) Issue NOV
c) Issue Fine
d) Issue CO
7b Results in harm Issue AO
May proceed with any of the following:
a) Show Cause Hearing;
b) Issue Fine;
c) Civil Action;
d) Terminate Service

8. Reporting False Information; Falsification
8a Falsification of any type, including but not
limited to reporting and sampling
Any of the following:
a) Criminal investigation
b) Civil litigation
c) Criminal Prosecution seeking maximum
penalties allowed by State Law
d) Terminate Services
D. Compliance Schedule Violations

1. Missed Milestone date
1a Less than 30 days or will not affect final
milestone
Any of the following:
a) Telephone call
b) Email
c) Issue a WL
d) Issue AO with fine
1b Missed by more than 30 days, or will affect
final milestone Violation for good cause
(weather, materials unavailable, etc.)
Schedule a meeting to change final date;
May proceed with any of the following:
a) Issue AO
b) Issue Fine
1c Missed by more than 30 days, or will affect
final milestone. Violation without good cause
Show cause hearing, seek penalties of $500
per day of violation

2. Failure to meet Compliance Schedule, Reporting requirements 2a Did not submit report but did complete
milestone
Any of the following:
a) Telephone call
b) Email
c) Issue WL
2b Did not submit report or meet milestone Schedule a meeting; May proceed with the following:
a) Issue AO
b) Issue fine

3. Missed Final date
3a Good Cause Telephone call or Email

3b 30 days or more outstanding; failure or
refusal to comply without good cause
Any of the following:
a) Show Cause hearing
b) Issue AO with fines
c) Judicial Action
E. Spill Incidents

1. Spill Incident
1a Reported by industry Any of the following:
a) Issue WL
b) Issue NOV
c) Meet with IU
1b Failure to report spill Issue NOV
May proceed with any of the following:
a) Issue AO with fines

2. Repeated Spill incidents
2a Failure to develop and/or upgrade spill
prevention program
Issue NOV
May proceed with any of the following:
a) Issue AO with fines
b) Show cause hearing
2b Failure to act on a decision of compliance
meeting and results in known environmental
damage and/or POTW damage
Judicial Action, terminate service
F. Violations detected through industrial inspections/investigations

1. Entry Denial
1a Entry denied or consent withdrawn
Copies of records denied
Obtain warrant and return to IU

2. Illegal Discharge
2a No harm Issue NOV
May proceed with any of the following:
a) Issue AO with Fine
2b Results in harm to POTW, environment or
personnel
Show Cause Hearing:

May proceed with any of the following:
a) Issue AO with fine
b) Civil Action
c) Terminate service
2c Harm to POTW, environment or personnel
and evidence of "willful or neglect" action
Any of the following:
a) Civil Action
b) Criminal Investigation
c) Terminate Services

3. Improper Sampling
3a Unintentional; incorrect location, incorrect
sample type, incorrect sample
technique/preservation
Any of the following:
a) Telephone call
b) Correct at site
c) Email
d) Issue WL
e) Issue NOV

4. Inadequate record keeping

4a Inspector finds files incomplete or missing,
and no evidence of "willful or negligent"
action
Issue NOV
4b Inadequate record keeping continues after
notice by City
Issue AO with fine
4c Incomplete or missing files and evidence of
"willful or negligent" action
Any of the following:
a) Criminal Investigation
b) Criminal Action
c) Terminate Service
4d Inspector finds additional files/data Issue NOV

5. Failure to report additional monitoring
5a No harm to POTW, et al. Issue NOV
5b Failure to report additional data Issue NOV
5c Failure to report additional data after notice
from City
Issue AO with fine
G. Other permit Violations

1. Waste streams are diluted in lieu of treatment
1a Initial Violation Issue AO
1b Dilution continues in lieu of treatment after
notification by City
Any of the following:
a) Show Cause hearing
b) Civil action
c) Terminate Service

2. Failure to mitigate noncompliance
2a Does not result in harm Issue NOV
2b Results in harm to POTW, environment, or
personnel
Issue AO with fine;
May proceed with any of the following:
a) Civil Action
b) Terminate Service
c) Criminal Investigation
Article 12. Fats, Oils, and Grease Discharge from Food Service Establishments Sec. 6-5.1201. General overview.

Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate the maximum beneficial public use of the City's sewer services and facilities while preventing blockages of the sewer lines resulting from discharges of fats, oils, and grease (FOG) from residential, industrial, and food service establishments (FSE) to the sewer facilities, and to specify appropriate FOG discharge requirements for FSEs.

Sec. 6-5.1202. Regulations.
(a) Permits. Nonresidential facilities, including not-for-profit and government-owned facilities, that prepare, process, or serve food, as determined by the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee, may be required to keep a valid wastewater discharge permit issued by the City as outlined in the provisions of Section 6-5.402.

(1) The wastewater discharge permit for any facility shall be renewed whenever there is a change in operation including facility expansion, remodeling, or change in ownership. Permits are issued for a specifically named establishment at a particular location and are not transferable. (2) A limited food preparation establishment is not considered an FSE and is exempt from obtaining a wastewater discharge permit. Exempt establishments shall be engaged only in reheating, hot holding, or assembly of ready-to-eat food products, and, as a result, there is no wastewater discharge containing significant FOG. A limited food preparation establishment does not include any operation that changes the form, flavor, or consistency of food.
(b) Discharge limitations. No FSE shall discharge FOG or cause FOG to be discharged into the public sewer that causes an SSO, exceeds a concentration level set forth in Section 6-5.208, or that may accumulate and/or cause or contribute to blockages in the public sewer.
(c) Prohibitions. FSEs are prohibited from the following:
(1) Installing food grinders in the plumbing system of new construction. All FSEs that undergo a change in operations or remodeling shall remove any existing food grinders concurrent with such change or remodeling, except as otherwise expressly allowed by the Public WorksUtilities Director; (2) Introducing any additives into an FSE's plumbing system, grease trap, and/or grease interceptor for the purpose of emulsifying FOG, biologically and/or chemically treating FOG for grease remediation, and/or as a supplement to grease interceptor maintenance;
(3) Disposing waste cooking oil into the public sewer or storm drain. All waste cooking oils shall be collected and stored properly in receptacles such as rendering bins, barrels, or drums for recycling or other acceptable methods of disposal;
(4) Discharging wastewater from dishwashers to any grease removal device; (5) Discharging wastewater with temperatures in excess of 140° Fahrenheit (60° Celsius) into any grease control device, including grease traps and interceptors; (6) Discharging wastes containing fecal materials from toilets, urinals, wash basins, or other fixtures to waste lines directed to grease interceptors and/or other grease control devices; (7) Discharging FOG and solid materials removed from a grease control device to the public sewer. Grease removed from grease interceptors shall be waste hauled to an approved disposal site as part of the operation and maintenance requirements for grease interceptors; (8) Operating grease interceptors with FOG and solids accumulation exceeding 25% of the design hydraulic depth of the grease interceptor (25% rule);
(9) Discharging FOG and other pollutants above the local discharge limits set forth in Section 6-5.208. (d) Violations. Any violation of the terms and conditions of a wastewater discharge permit, BMP, or any requirement or prohibition of the FOG control program shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subjects the wastewater discharge permittee and/or FSE to the sanctions set out in Articles 6 and 7 of this chapter.

Sec. 6-5.1203. Requirements.
(a) Design. All grease removal devices shall be designed and sized in accordance with the standards outlined in the most recent version of the California Plumbing Code (CPC) or as required by the City, whichever is more stringent.
(b) Installation.
(1) The owner of every newly constructed, remodeled, or converted commercial or industrial FSE with one or more grease-generating activities, including FSEs with new or replacement kitchens for which a

building permit is issued, shall install an approved grease interceptor for each grease-generating activity, of a size equal to or greater than the minimum size requirements as set forth in the most recent CPC.
(2) Existing FSEs, which do not currently have a grease interceptor installed, which have caused or contributed to grease-related blockage in the sewer system, or which have service laterals connected to hot spots, or which have been determined to contribute significant FOG to the sewer system by the City based on inspection or sampling, shall be deemed to have reasonable potential to adversely impact the sewer system, and shall install grease interceptors within 180 days upon notification by the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee.
(3) All grease-removal devices must be installed in a location that allows for easy accessibility for inspections and maintenance.
(c) Variance. An FSE may obtain a variance from the grease-interceptor requirement to allow alternative pretreatment technology that is, at least, equally effective in controlling the FOG discharge in lieu of a grease interceptor, if the FSE demonstrates that it is impossible or impracticable to install, operate, or maintain a grease interceptor. The Public WorksUtilities Director or designee's determination to grant a variance will be based upon, but not limited to, existence of the following conditions:
(1) There is no adequate space for installation and/or maintenance of a grease interceptor; (2) There is no adequate slope for gravity flow between kitchen plumbing fixtures and the grease interceptor and/or between the grease interceptor and the private collection lines or the public sewer; or
(3) The FSE can justify that the alternative pretreatment technology is equivalent or better than a grease interceptor in controlling its FOG discharge.
(d) Conditional waiver. An existing FSE may obtain a conditional waiver from installation of a grease interceptor if the FSE demonstrates that it has negligible FOG discharge and insignificant impact to the sewer system.

The Public WorksUtilities Director or designee's determination to grant or revoke a conditional waiver shall be based upon, but not limited to, existence of the following conditions:
(1) Quantity of FOG discharge as measured or as indicated by the size of the FSE based upon seating capacity, number of meals served, menu, water usage, amount of on-site consumption of prepared food, and other conditions that may reasonably be shown to contribute to FOG discharges; (2) Adequacy of implementation of BMPs and compliance history; (3) Sewer size, grade, condition based on visual information, FOG deposition in the sewer by the FSE, and history of maintenance and sewage spills in the receiving sewer system; (4) Changes in operations that significantly affect FOG discharge; or (5) Any other condition deemed reasonably related to the generation of FOG discharge by the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee.
(e) Maintenance.
(1) Grease interceptors/traps shall be maintained in efficient operating condition by periodic removal of the full contents of the device, which includes wastewater, accumulated FOG, floating materials, sludge, and solids. This includes scraping the sides of the device to remove any build-up on the walls, baffle, and inlet or outlet tees.
(2) Grease interceptors shall be fully pumped out and cleaned by a licensed hauler at a minimum of every 90 days. The Public WorksUtilities Director or designee may change the required maintenance frequency at any time to reflect current operating conditions or frequency when one or more of the following conditions occur:

(i) 25% or more of the wetted height, as measured from the bottom of the device to the invert of the outlet pipe, contains floating materials, sediment, oils, or grease prior to 90 days; (ii) The discharge exceeds BOD, COD, TSS, FOG, pH, or other pollutant levels established by the City; or
(iii) A history of noncompliance issues.
(3) If the grease interceptor, at any time, contains FOG and solids accumulation that does not meet the requirements described in Section 6-5.1203(e)(2), the FSE shall be required to have the grease interceptor serviced immediately such that all fats, oils, grease, sludge, and other materials are completely removed from the grease interceptor. If deemed necessary, the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee may also increase the maintenance frequency of the grease interceptor from the current frequency.
(4) Grease traps shall be cleaned at a minimum of once per month or as often as necessary to prevent pass through of grease into the collection system. Grease traps shall be cleaned and inspected by a licensed grease hauler at a minimum of once per year or as often as necessary as determined by the Public WorksUtilities Director and/or designee. Grease traps shall be maintained free of all food residues and any FOG waste removed during the cleaning and scraping process. (5) Grease interceptors or traps shall be periodically inspected to ensure the device remains in good working condition, including any plumbing, pipes, fittings, and manhole covers. Any repairs to the device deemed necessary by the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee must be completed within 14 days at the sole expense of the establishment.
(6) Wastes removed from each interceptor shall be disposed of at a facility permitted to receive such wastes. In no way shall the wastes be returned to any private or public portion of the collection system, storm drain, or the wastewater treatment facility.
(7) FSEs may be required to provide a collection drum or container for the purpose of physically segregating oils, greases, and greasy solids (such as fryer oil). FSEs shall establish procedures for personnel to practice maximum segregation of oils, greases, and greasy solids to the collection drum or container prior to washing and other water cleaning which goes to the sewers. The FSE is responsible for the proper removal and disposal by a licensed rendering company of the material captured from either grease pretreatment devices on wastewater lines or the collection drum. (8) All costs associated with proper maintenance and cleaning of the grease interceptor or trap shall be borne by the FSE.
(9) Property owners of commercial properties or their official designee(s) shall be responsible for the installation and maintenance of the grease interceptor serving multiple FSEs that are located on a single parcel.
(f) Recordkeeping. The FSE shall be required to keep all manifests, receipts, and invoices of all cleaning, maintenance, grease removal of/from the grease control device, disposal carrier, and disposal site location for no less than three years. The FSE shall, upon request, make the manifests, receipts, and invoices available to any City representative or inspector. These records shall include:
(1) A logbook of grease interceptor, grease trap, or grease control device cleaning maintenance practices. (2) A record of BMPs being implemented including employee training. (3) Copies of records and manifests of waste-hauling interceptor contents. (4) Records of sampling data and sludge height monitoring for FOG and solids accumulation in the grease interceptor.
(5) Records of any spills and/or cleaning of the lateral or sewer system.

(6) Any other information deemed appropriate by the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(g) Best management practices (BMPs). All FSEs are required to implement BMPs in its operations to reduce grease discharged to the sanitary sewer system. Detailed requirements for BMPs shall be specified in the FOG control program. All FSEs are required to comply with the BMPs as set forth therein as well as any additional BMPs established by the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee. (h) Falsifying information or tampering with process. It shall be unlawful to make any false statement, representation, record, report, plan, or other document that is filed with the City, or to tamper with or knowingly render inoperable any grease-control device, monitoring device, method, or access point required under this chapter.
(i) Facility closure notification. All FSEs are required to notify the Public WorksUtilities Department of the facility's closure within 30 days of going out of business. It is the responsibility of the facility to conduct a final cleaning and pump out of any grease-removal device on hand. In the event the facility should fail to conduct a final pump out of the grease-removal device, the City reserves the right to perform such work at the expense of the property owner and/or outgoing utility customer of the closing facility. The property owner has ultimate responsibility for payment of any expenses or fees related to the facility closure, as per Section 6-5.706(d).
(j) Right-of-entry. The Public WorksUtilities Director or designee shall be provided reasonable access to all parts of the wastewater generating and disposal facilities for the purposes of inspection and sampling during all times the FSE is open, operating, or any other reasonable time. No persons or occupants of the premises shall interfere with, delay, resist, or refuse entrance to the Director, an inspector, and/or an enforcement officer attempting to inspect any facility involved directly or indirectly with a discharge of wastewater to the public sewer.

Sec. 6-5.1204. Sewer system overflows, public nuisance, abatement orders, and cleanup costs.

FSEs found to have contributed to a sewer blockage, SSO, or any sewer system interference resulting from the discharge of wastewater or waste containing FOG shall be ordered to install and maintain a grease interceptor, and may be subject to a plan to abate the nuisance and prevent any future health hazards created by sewer line failures and blockages, SSOs, or any other sewer system interferences. SSOs may cause threat and injury to public health, safety, and welfare of life and property and are hereby declared public nuisances. Furthermore, service lateral failures and SSOs caused by an FSE, alone or collectively, are the responsibility of the private property owner or FSE, and individual(s) as a responsible officer or owner of the FSE. If the City must act immediately to contain and clean up an SSO caused by blockage of a private or public sewer lateral or system serving an FSE, or at the request of the property owner or operator of the FSE, or due to the failure of the property owner or FSE to abate the condition causing immediate threat of injury to the health, safety, welfare, or property of the public, the City's costs for such abatement may be entirely borne by the property owner or operator of the FSE, and individual(s) as a responsible officer or owner of the FSE and may constitute a debt to the City and become due and payable upon the City's request for reimbursement of such costs. Cost recovery shall be in accordance with Title 4, Chapter 8, Nuisance Abatement Code of this Code.

Sec. 6-5.1205. Monitoring and reporting conditions.
(a) Monitoring for compliance with permit conditions and reporting requirements. (1) The Public WorksUtilities Director or designee may require periodic reporting of the status of implementation of BMPs.
(2) The Public WorksUtilities Director or designee may require visual monitoring at the sole expense of the FSE to observe the actual conditions of the FSE's service lateral and sewer lines downstream.

(3) The Public WorksUtilities Director or designee may require reports for self-monitoring of wastewater constituents and FOG characteristics of the FSE needed for determining compliance with any conditions or requirements as specified in the discharge permit, BMPs, or this chapter. Monitoring reports of the analyses of wastewater constituents and FOG characteristics shall be in the manner and form approved by the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee and shall be submitted upon request of the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee. Failure by the FSE to perform any required monitoring or to submit monitoring reports required by the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee constitutes a violation of this chapter and shall cause the City to initiate all necessary tasks and analyses to determine the wastewater constituents and FOG characteristics for compliance with any conditions and requirements specified in the FOG control program, FSE discharge permit, or in this chapter. The FSE shall be responsible for any and all expenses of the City in undertaking such monitoring analysis and preparation of reports.
(4) Other reports may be required such as compliance schedule progress reports, FOG control monitoring reports, and any other reports deemed reasonably appropriate by the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee to ensure compliance with this chapter.

Sec. 6-5.1206. Inspection and sampling conditions.
(a) Inspection. The Public WorksUtilities Director or designee may inspect or order the inspection and sample of the wastewater discharges of any FSE to ascertain whether the intent of this chapter is being met and the FSE is complying with all requirements. The FSE shall allow the City access to the FSE premises during normal business hours for purposes of inspecting the FSE's GRD and reviewing the manifests, receipts, and invoices relating to the cleaning, maintenance, and inspection of the GRD. (b) Sampling. The Public WorksUtilities Director or designee shall have the right to place or order the placement on the FSE's property or other determined locations such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling or metering operations. Where an FSE has security measures in force, the FSE shall make necessary arrangements so that representatives of the City shall be permitted to enter without delay for the purpose of performing their specific responsibilities.

Sec. 6-5.1207. Notification of spill and/or sewer system overflow. (a) In the event an FSE is unable to comply with any permit condition or any section of this chapter due to a breakdown of equipment, accidents, or human error or the FSE has reasonable opportunity to know that their discharge will exceed the discharge provisions of the FSE discharge permit of this chapter, the discharger shall immediately notify the City. If the material discharged to the sewer has the potential to cause or result in sewer blockages or SSOs, the discharger shall immediately notify the local health department and the City.
(b) Confirmation of this notification shall be made in writing to the Public WorksUtilities Director or designee at the address specified in the FOG control program no later than five working days from the date of the incident. The written notification shall state the date of the incident, the reasons for the discharge or spill, what steps were taken to immediately correct the problem, and what steps are being taken to prevent the problem from recurring.
(c) Such notification shall not relieve the FSE of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage or loss to the City or any other damage or loss to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the FSE of any fees or other liability which may be imposed by this chapter or other applicable law.

Sec. 6-5.1208. Notification of planned changes.

An FSE shall notify the City at least 60 days in advance prior to any facility expansion, remodeling, or process modifications that may result in new or substantially increased FOG discharges or a change in the nature of the discharge. FSE shall notify the City in writing of the proposed expansion or remodeling and shall submit any information requested by the City for evaluation of the effect of such expansion on the FSE's FOG discharge to the sewer system.

Sec. 6-5.1209. Enforcement of fog program.

Noncompliance. Failure on the part of any FSE to maintain continued compliance with any of the requirements set forth in Sections 6-5.1201 through Sections 6-5.1208 may result in the initiation of enforcement action, as outlined in Sections 6-5.1001—Sections 6-5.1003. Such enforcement action may include, but is not limited to, the issuance of a verbal warning, written warning, notice of violation (NOV), administrative order, administrative civil liability, and/or imposition of administrative fines and/or penalties.

Exhibit B
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Yuba City, California, Code of Ordinances Created: 2025-09-26 10:21:55 [EST] (Supp. No. 10)

The City Council of the City of Yuba City does ordain as follows:

TITLE 6. - PUBLIC WORKS
CHAPTER 6. WATER SYSTEM
Sec. 6-6.01. General provisions.
(a) Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Yuba City Water Regulations." (b) Words and phrases. For the purposes of this chapter, all words used in this chapter in the present tense shall include the future tense, all words in the plural number shall include the singular number, and all words in the singular number shall include the plural number.
(c) Water system. The City shall furnish a system, plant, works, and undertaking used for and useful in obtaining, conserving, and distributing water for public and private uses, including all parts of such system, all appurtenances to such system, and lands, easements, rights in land, water rights, contract rights, franchises, and other water supply, storage, and distribution facilities and equipment. (d) Separability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase in this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. (e) Pressure conditions. All applicants for service connections or water service shall be required to accept such conditions of pressure and service as are provided by the distribution system at the location of the proposed service connection and to hold the City harmless for any damages arising out of low-pressure or highpressure conditions or interruptions in service. (f) Tampering with City property. No one, except an employee or representative of the City, shall at any time in any manner operate the curb cocks or valves, main cocks, gates, or valves of the City's system or interfere with meters or their connections, street mains, or other parts of the water system. (g) Penalties for violations. For the failure of the customer to comply with all or any part of this chapter, or any ordinance, resolution, or order fixing rates and charges of the City, a penalty for which has not hereafter been specifically fixed, the customer's service shall be discontinued, and the water shall not be supplied to such customer until he or she shall have complied with the rule, regulation, rate, or charge which he or she has violated or, in the event he or she cannot comply with such rule or regulation, until he or she shall have satisfied the City that in the future he or she will comply with all the rules and regulations established by the laws of the City and with all rates and charges. In addition thereto, he or she shall pay the City all fines and fees established in Section 6-6.18 and Section 6-6.20 of this chapter. (h) Rulings final. All rulings of the Council shall be final. All rulings of the City Manager shall be final unless appealed in writing to the Council within five days. When appealed, the Council ruling shall be final. (i) Repeals. Ordinance Nos. 272, 307, and 506, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this chapter, are hereby repealed.
(j) Effective date. The effective date of this chapter is July 1, 1975. (k) Plan check and inspection fee. In connection with any work of construction required by the terms of this chapter, a plan check and inspection fee shall be charged, the amount thereof being as set forth in the City's fee schedule.

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Sec. 6-6.02. Definitions.

The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(a) Council shall mean the City Council of the City.
(b) City shall mean the City of Yuba City, and the City Council of the City performing functions related to the City water service, together with the City Manager, the Public WorksUtilities Director, the Public Works Director, the Finance Director, and other duly authorized representatives. (c) Distribution mains shall mean water lines in streets, highways, alleys, and easements used for public and private fire protection and for the general distribution of water. (d) Service or service connection shall mean the pipe line and appurtenant facilities, such as curb stop, meter, and meter box, if any, all used to extend water service from a distribution main to premises. Where services are divided at the curb or property line to serve several customers, each such branch service shall be deemed a separate service.
(e) Public fire protection service shall mean the service and facilities of the entire water supply and storage and distribution system of the City, including the fire hydrants affixed thereto and the water available for fire protection, excepting house service connections and appurtenances thereto. (f) Regular water service shall mean the water service and facilities rendered for normal domestic, commercial, and industrial purposes on a permanent basis and the water available therefor. (g) Temporary water service shall mean the water service and facilities rendered for construction work and other uses of limited duration and the water available therefor. (h) Private fire protection service shall mean the water service and facilities for building sprinkler systems, hydrants, hose reels, and other facilities installed on private property for fire protection and the water available therefor.
(i) Premises shall mean a lot or parcel of real property under one ownership, except that any separate structure may be deemed separate premises. Apartment houses, motels, office buildings, and structures of like nature may be classified as single premises.
(j) Cross-connection shall mean any physical connection between the piping system from the City service and that of any other water supply that is not, or cannot be, approved as safe and potable for human consumption, whereby water from the unapproved source may be forced or drawn into the City distribution mains.
(k) Owner shall mean the person owning the fee, or the person in whose name the legal title to the property appears, by deed duly recorded in the County Recorder's office, or the person in possession of the property or buildings under claim of, or exercising acts of ownership over the same for himself or herself, or as executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee of the owner. (l) Person shall mean any human being, individual, firm, company, partnership, association, private, public, or municipal corporation, the United States of America, the State of California, and any district, political subdivision, governmental agency, and subsidiary thereof. (m) Cost shall mean the costs of labor, materials, transportation, supervision, engineering, and all other necessary or reasonable expenses.
(n) Dwelling shall mean any residence, apartment, habitation, or other structure customarily occupied by a single person or family and which contains facilities for the preparation of meals.

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(o) Resale shall mean any change of ownership by sale, or transfer, of real property as recorded by the Sutter County Recorder, except sale or transfer between members of an immediate family. Immediate family being limited to husband-wife, brother-sister, parent-child.

Sec. 6-6.03. Notices.

Notices from the City to a customer shall normally be given in writing and either delivered or mailed to their last known address. When conditions warrant and in emergencies, the City may resort to notification either by telephone, messenger, text, or email.

Sec. 6-6.04. Administration.
(a) Council. The management, control, and care of the Municipal Water System of the City shall be vested in and under the direction of the Council.
(b) Finance Director. The Finance Director shall operate under the direction of the City Manager and shall be in charge of the billing, collecting, and maintenance of the bookkeeping system for the Municipal Water System. The Finance Director shall be responsible for the collection and banking of all money due the City and shall keep controlling records which shall reflect monthly transactions of individual accounts. (c) Public WorksUtilities Director. The Public WorksUtilities Director shall operate under the direction of the City Manager and shall perform all the duties connected with, and have supervision of, the water works system, other than the office of bill collection and bookkeeping and the office of professional engineering, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by the City Manager. (d) Public Works Director. The Public Works Director shall operate under the direction of the City Manager and shall be in charge of the professional engineering review and approval of extensions and connections to the Municipal Water System by private development. The Public Works Director shall also be responsible for or assist with the improvement or construction of the water works system capital infrastructure.

Sec. 6-6.05. Application for regular water service.
(a) Applications for service to premises with a service connection. Applicants requesting service to commence during regular business hours will be connected without charge, provided a good payment history has been established with the City. Other customers may be requested to provide payment in advance and/or credit references before connection. There will be a service charge, as determined by Section 6-6.18 of this chapter, for customers requesting turn-on or turn-off to be performed on weekends, holidays, and after hours.
(b) Applications for water service with no existing service connection. Applications for regular water service where no main extension is required shall be made upon a form provided by the City. (c) Undertaking of applicant. Each application shall signify the customer's willingness and intention to comply with the regulations relating to the regular water service and to make payment for the water services required.
(d) Payment for previous service. An application shall not be granted unless payment in full has been made for water services previously rendered to the applicant by the City. (e) Delinquencies on accounts in the name of a commercial or residential tenant. In the event that a tenant of a residential or commercial rental property, where water service is furnished in the tenant's name, leaves delinquent and unpaid water charges when the tenant vacates the premises, the City may require any future service to be only in the name of the property owner and not in the name of any subsequent tenant.

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(f) Tenant application. A tenant applying for water services must provide to the City a valid signed lease or rental agreement along with identification for all persons listed on the agreement over the age of 18.

Identification provided must be in the form of a California identification card, military identification card, California driver's license, or other valid picture identification. (g) Installation of services. Regular water service shall be installed at the location desired by the applicant. The size of such service shall be finally determined by the City. Service installations may be made only to property abutting on public streets or abutting on such distribution mains as may be constructed in alleys or easements, at the convenience of the City. Services installed in new subdivisions prior to the construction of streets or in advance of street improvements shall be accepted by the applicant in the installed location. (h) Changes in customers' equipment. Customers making any material change in the size, character, or extent of the equipment or operations utilizing water service, or whose change in operation results in a large increase in the use of water, shall immediately give the City written notice of the nature of the change and, if necessary, amend their applications.
(i) Installation charges. Charges for installing a water service line from the main to the curb stop shall be established by Section 6-6.18 of this chapter.
(j) Extension charges. Extension charges provide for the extension of mains and the installation of necessary fire hydrants within the street right-of-way only, based on property zoned R-1 and R-2 paying one-half the cost of an eight-inch line and all other property paying one-half the cost of a 10-inch line. The extension charge shall be as set forth in Section 6-6.18 of this chapter.

Corner lots and lots having more than one frontage where water mains exist or are planned shall pay extension fees based on 60% of the first 175 feet of total frontage (as measured to the point of intersection of the property lines or the point of intersection of the prolongation of the property lines) and 100% of all frontage in excess of the first 175 feet.

This reduction shall apply only to existing corner lots and shall not apply to corner lots which would be created by a new subdivision, parcel map, or development. Such parcels shall pay extension fees based on 100% of all applicable frontage as measured prior to the creation of the side street.

Extension fees will not be applicable to lands within a subdivision or special assessment district if the water main was installed at no cost to the City (other than oversizing costs) unless an agreement exists providing for the repayment of extension costs to the original developer or to the special district.

Where a water main only serves property on one side of the water line, the charge shall be double the current extension fee.
(k) Connection charges. The connection charge is designed to recover the capital costs of the treatment plant, reservoirs, and transmission lines.

The charge shall be paid at the owner's option at either the issuance of a building permit or at certificate of occupancy, not at the date of application for a building permit. The amount of the connection charges to be paid shall be those charges in effect at the time of payment of said connection fees. Charges shall be paid at the same time the owner chooses to pay all other development impact fees, if any. If no building permit is to be obtained, the charge shall be collected before service is established.

When a user requires a larger service than that which was previously serving the parcel, the user shall pay the difference between the old service and the new service based on those charges in effect at the time of the request as set forth in Section 6-6.18 of this chapter.

Sec. 6-6.06. Main extensions.
(a) Main extensions. The following rules are hereby established:

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(1) Determination. Upon the receipt of any application for water service or request for an application form, the City shall determine whether, in its judgment, a main extension is necessary to provide service. A main extension shall be installed in the manner provided in this section whenever, in the judgment of the City, such main extension is necessary to provide regular water service to the property described in such application or request.
(2) Applications. Any owner or subdivider of one or more lots where, in the opinion of the Public Works Director, an extension is required shall make a written application. Such application shall contain a legal description of the property to be served, a map showing the location of the proposed connection, and any additional information which may be required.
(3) Investigations. Upon the receipt of the application, the City shall make an investigation of the proposed extension and reject, amend, or approve the application. (4) City lines. All extensions provided for in accordance with these regulations shall be and remain the property of the City.
(5) Dead-end lines. No dead-end lines shall be permitted, except as approved by the Public Works Director. (6) Extent and design. All main extensions shall extend to the far property line of developed property. All main extensions shall be subject to design approval by the City. (b) General. Where the City, at its own expense, extends a main to serve property within the corporate limits of the City, the extension charge shall be governed by the applicable portion of subsection (j) of Section 6-6.05 of this chapter.
(c) Main extensions by applicants. If the cost of a main extension is in excess of what the City is prepared to appropriate, it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to provide for the main extension at his or her own expense to the standards established by the City and in accordance with an agreement for such extension.

Sec. 6-6.07. Main extensions to subdivisions.

Where water main extensions are required for subdivisions, it shall be the responsibility of the owner or subdivider to pay the entire cost for the complete installation of all water facilities required within the subdivision and for the extension of water transmission mains from the subdivision to the nearest existing main of adequate capacity for the area to be served. Such transmission mains shall be subject to all the requirements set forth in the subdivision regulations (Chapter 2 of Title 8 of this Code) and to any and all modifications and supplements to such regulations. Upon official acceptance by the City, the City shall assume the full ownership, maintenance, and control of such mains.

Sec. 6-6.08. General use regulations.
(a) Number of services per premises. The applicant may apply for as many fire or landscape services as may be reasonably required for the parcel and approved by the Public Works Director provided the pipeline system from each service shall be independent of the others and they shall not be interconnected, except for approved internal loops. The cost of all services shall be borne by the applicant. No connection shall provide service to more than one parcel.
(1) Minimum size of service: Single-family—one-inch diameter. (2) Residential, single-family, and multi-family: Only one domestic service and meter shall be allowed per parcel.
(3) Commercial/industrial: Only one domestic service and meter shall be allowed per parcel without approval from the Utilities Director or the Public Works Director.

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(b) Water waste.
(1) No customer shall permit leaks or the waste of water. When water is wastefully or negligently used on a customer's premises, the City may discontinue the service if such conditions are not corrected. (2) Water leak adjustment. Should a customer experience a leak that is not due to negligent or willful acts, the customer may be eligible for a leak adjustment in the form of a water service billing credit. (i) Qualifying criteria. The following criteria must be met for the customer to be eligible for a water leak adjustment.

A. Leak(s) must be located in the customer's service line and be beyond the control of the owner, agents, tenants, contractors, or anyone else occupying or using the property.

Leaking faucets, fixtures, appliances, and other leak causes which could have been reasonably foreseen do not qualify for adjustment.

B. Excess water use must be at least 100% higher than normal usage, based on an average of the same billing period for the previous three years (or the available history for the account).

C. A leak adjustment must not have been granted for the customer in 24 months.

D. Proof that repairs were completed must be included with the request form.

E. The request form may only be submitted within three months after the repair.

F. If any insurance payment is received, the customer must immediately notify the City, and may be required to pay back the adjustment.
(ii) Procedure.

A. Customers may request a leak adjustment credit by completing a water leak adjustment request form, which is available at City Hall and the City's website. The completed form must be accompanied by proof of repair in the form of a receipt or invoice.

B. The Finance Director or designee shall determine if the leak and form meet the requirements of this section and whether to grant or deny the leak adjustment request. All decisions from the Finance Director or designee are final.

C. If the leak adjustment is granted, staff will enter the adjustment as a bill credit. The credit is for one billing cycle only and shall be no more than $500 in value. (c) Responsibility for equipment on customer premises. All facilities installed by the City on private property for the purpose of rendering water service shall remain the property of the City and may be maintained, repaired, or replaced by the City without the consent or interference of the owner or occupant of the property. The property owner shall use reasonable care in the protection of the facilities. No payment shall be made for placing or maintaining such facilities on private property. No person shall place or permit the placement of any object in a manner which will interfere with the free access to a service cock or meter box or which will interfere with the reading of the meter. The City is responsible for all piping and equipment up to and including the water meter and check valve. The property owner is responsible for all equipment, piping, and appurtenances downstream of the water meter and check valve. (d) Damages to water system facilities. The customer shall be liable for any damages to the City-owned customer water service facilities when such damages are from causes originating on the premises by an act of the customer or his or her tenants, agents, employees, contractors, licensees, or permittees, including the breaking or destruction of locks by the customer or others on or near a meter, and any damage to a meter which may result from hot water or steam from a boiler or heater on the customer's premises. The City shall

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be reimbursed by the customer for any such damage promptly on presentation of a bill. No seal placed on a meter by the City shall be altered or broken except by an authorized employee. (e) Control valve on customer property. The property owner is responsible for all equipment, piping, and appurtenances downstream of the water meter and check valve. The property owner shall install a shutoff valve as required by the building code. The customer shall not use the service curb stop to turn water on and off for their convenience.
(f) Cross-connections. See Cross-Connection Control Program, Section 6-6.21 of this chapter. (g) Direct connections to stationary steam boiler, hydraulic elevators, power pumps, and similar apparatus. See Cross-Connection Control Program, Section 6-6.21 of this chapter. (h) Ingress and egress. Representatives from the City shall have the right of ingress and egress to the customer's premises at reasonable hours for any purpose reasonably connected with the furnishing of water service. (i) Commercial and industrial cooling systems. See Cross-Connection Control Program, Section 6-6.21 of this chapter.
(j) Pools and tanks. See Cross-Connection Control Program, Section 6-6.21 of this chapter. (k) Responsibility for equipment. The customer shall, at his or her own risk and expense, furnish, install, and keep in good and safe condition all equipment which may be required for receiving, controlling, applying, and utilizing water. The City shall not be responsible for damages to property caused by faucets, valves, and other equipment which is open when water is turned on at the meter, either originally or when turned on after a temporary shutdown.
(l) Unlawful connections. For any premises found to be receiving City water service without being billed for said service, for whatever reason, the customer may be billed for all services rendered since the installation of the water service. The decision of the Finance Director or designee as to the time and amount of prior costs due shall be final.
(m) Commercial, industrial, and institutional nonfunctional turf irrigation. Users shall comply with the requirements of State law, including the prohibition of the use of potable water for the irrigation of nonfunctional turf located on commercial, industrial, and institutional properties, other than a cemetery, and on the properties of homeowners’ associations, common interest developments, and community service organization or similar entities. The city may enforce the provisions of Chapter 2.5 (Nonfunctional Turf) of Part 2.55 of Division 6 of the Water Code.

Sec. 6-6.09. Meters.
(a) Installation. All services as specifically designated by this chapter, or those as ordered so by the Utilities Director or the Public Works Director, shall be metered. The sum of money set forth in subsection (i) and subsection (j) of Section 6-6.05 of this chapter shall be paid to the City prior to the installation of the meter facilities to pay all the costs of such installation, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The service connection, whether located on public or private property, shall be the property of the City, unless specifically otherwise provided, and the City hereby reserves the right to repair, replace, and maintain such service connection, as well as to remove it upon the discontinuance of service. Meters shall be located as close to the street as possible, preferably, within one foot of back of sidewalk. (b) General. All services shall be metered.
(c) Change in location of meters. Meters moved for the convenience of the customer shall be relocated at the customer's expense. Meters moved to protect the City's property shall be moved at the City's expense.

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(d) Changes in size of meter. Changes in the size of the meter shall be made on the request of the customer at his or her own expense. An allowance not to exceed one-half of the current cost of the replaced meter may be made.
(e) Meter reading. Meters shall be read as nearly as possible on the same day each month. (f) Meter testing. Upon the deposit of a sum as determined by Section 6-6.18 of this chapter by any consumer, the City shall test the meter. The consumer shall be notified when the test is to be performed and may be represented at such test.

If the meter is found to over-register more than 2%, an accurate meter shall be installed, the deposit shall be repaid to the depositor and the excess charge for the time service was rendered the customer requesting the test or for a period of six months, whichever shall be the lesser, shall be refunded to the customer.

If the meter is found to be correct or to register less than the actual quantity of water passing through it, the deposit shall be retained by the City.

If a meter tested at the request of a customer is found to be more than 25% slow, in the case of domestic services, or more than 2% slow, for other than domestic services, the City may bill the customer for the amount of the undercharge based upon corrected meter readings for the period, not exceeding six months, the meter was in use.

All meters shall be tested prior to installation, and no meter which registers more than 2% fast shall be installed. (g) Non-registering meters. If a meter is found to be not registering, the charges for service shall be at the minimum monthly rate, or based on the estimated consumption for a comparable period, or by such other method as is determined by the City, and its decision shall be final.

Sec. 6-6.10. Billing.
(a) Billing period. The regular billing period shall be monthly for all services. (b) Opening and closing bills. Opening and closing bills for less than the normal billing period may be prorated.

Closing bills may be estimated by the City for the final period as an expediency to permit the customer to pay the closing bill prior to the time service is discontinued. See Section 6-6.05 for requirements for opening an account.
(c) Payment of bills. Bills for water service and sanitary sewer service shall be rendered at the end of each billing period. Bills shall include the charges for water and sewage and shall be inseparable. Delinquency in any part of the bill shall be sufficient cause for the discontinuance of water service. Bills shall be payable on presentation. On each bill for water and sewer service rendered by the City shall be printed substantially the following: "If this bill is not paid on or before the 60th day after the bill was sent, service may be discontinued. A delinquency charge will be made and collected prior to renewing service following a discontinuance."
(d) Delinquency notices. The City shall make the following reasonable, good faith efforts to notify the customer that their account has become delinquent and may be discontinued:
(1) Additional notifications. The City will make a reasonable, good faith effort to notify the customer that the account remains past due and further collection action will be forthcoming approximately 60 days after bill issuance. The means of notification will be based upon the notification preference selected by the customer, e.g. text, phone, or email. Customers who have not selected a means of notification will be notified by phone. The City assumes no responsibility for phone or email contact information that has not been kept up-to-date by the customer.
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good faith effort to contact the customer in writing at least ten business days before discontinuation of water service for nonpayment.
(i) The written disconnection notice will be mailed to the mailing address designated on the account. If the mailing address and the address of the property which water service is provided are different, a second notice will be mailed to the physical service address. The written disconnection notice will include:

A. Customer's name and address;
B. Amount that is past due;
C. Date by which payment or payment arrangements are required to avoid discontinuation of service;
D. Description of the process to apply for an amortization plan; E. Description of the process to dispute or appeal a bill; F. City phone number and a web link to the City's Municipal Code Section 6-6.10.(k) - Collection of delinquent water charges.
(ii) Notice to residential tenants/occupants in an individually metered residence. The City will make a reasonable, good faith effort to inform the occupants, by means of written notice, when the water service account is in arrears and subject to disconnection at least ten days before water service is shut off. The written notice will advise the tenant/occupant that they have the right to become customers of the City without being required to pay the amount due on the delinquent account, as long as they are willing to assume financial responsibility for subsequent charges for water service at that address. In order for the amount due on the delinquent account to be waived, the tenant/occupant must provide verification of tenancy in the form of a rental agreement or proof of rent payments.
(iii) Notice to tenants/occupants in a multi-unit complex served through a master meter. The City will make a reasonable, good faith effort to inform the occupants, by means of written notice hung on the door of each residence, when the water service account is in arrears and subject to disconnection at least ten days before water service is shut off. The written notice will advise the tenant/occupant that they have the right to become customers of the City without being required to pay the amount due on the delinquent account, as long as they are willing to assume financial responsibility for subsequent charges for water services at the address(es) served by the master meter. If one or more of the occupants are willing and able to assume responsibility for the subsequent charges for water service to the satisfaction of the City, or if there is a physical means, legally available to the City, of selectively terminating service to those occupants who have not met the requirements for service, the City will make service available to the occupants who have met those requirements.
(iv) If the written disconnection notice is returned through the mail as undeliverable, the City will make a reasonable, good faith effort to visit the residence and leave a notice of discontinuance for nonpayment.
(3) 48-hour notice of termination. The City will make a reasonable, good faith effort to notify the customer 48 hours in advance of disconnection of water service for non-payment. The means of notification will be based upon the notification preference selected by the customer, e.g. text, phone, or email.

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(i) If the City is unable to make contact by text, phone, or email, a good faith effort will be made to visit the residence and leave a notice of termination of service. (e) Separate billing. Separate bills may be rendered for any service which has a separate connection to a City waterline. All City meters shall be billed separately.
(f) Responsibility. Where there is more than one usage charge on a single parcel being served through a single service, such as a parcel with multiple dwellings, there shall be charged and collected from the parcel owner the water charge for the entire parcel.
(g) Liability for services rendered. The owner of single- and multi-family residential property served by the City shall be charged with, and shall be personally responsible for, the water bills incurred for water service to such property. While the tenants or lessees of the premises may sign up for water service, the property owner shall remain ultimately responsible for any incurred water bills. (h) Disputed bills. If a customer disputes the water bill and exercises their right to appeal to the City Council, the City will not disconnect water service for nonpayment while the appeal is pending. (i) Delinquent charges. Where a rental property owner has past due charges for utility services, no new account can be established for service at the same property until payment is rendered for those same charges, unless a tenant or tenants elect to assume the responsibility for the account per Section 6-6.10.(d)(iii) - Notice to tenants/occupants in a multi-unit complex served through a master meter. (j) Owner responsible. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, the property owner shall be additionally responsible for payment of all unpaid water/sewer bills and other fees owed to the City. Any agreement between landlords and tenants to the contrary will not relieve the landlord or record owner of the property of the responsibility for payment of the water and/or sewer service charges to the City. (k) Collection of delinquent water charges. All rates, charges, penalties and interest which remain delinquent as of June 30 of each year may be collected in the same manner as the general taxes for the City for the forthcoming fiscal year, as follows:
(1) The City's Finance Department shall prepare a written report, which shall be filed with the City Clerk.

The report shall describe each parcel of real property for which there are any delinquencies in any rates or charges for services rendered to each parcel during the preceding year, and the amount of the delinquency. The report of delinquent water charges may be combined with the report of any other delinquent charges, as long as the report identified the delinquent charges for each service for each parcel.
(2) The City Clerk shall publish notice of the report's filing and of the time and place of hearing on the report, prior to the date set for the hearing. The notice shall be published once a week for two successive weeks prior to the hearing. The Finance Department shall also mail written notice of the report's filing to each property owner whose property or parcel is identified as being subject to delinquent charges setting forth individually each property and each of the services and charges due for that property.
(3) At the time stated in the notice for the prehearing, the Finance Director and/or designee shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the report concerning the delinquencies in a "prehearing." Thereafter, the City Finance Director may revise, change, reduce, or modify any delinquency, or overrule any or all objections thereto. The Finance Director shall then make his or her determination on each delinquency identified in the report, and present the list to the City Council for final determination at the public hearing stated in the notice. (4) At the time stated in the notice, following the prehearing and prior to submission to the County of Sutter, the City Council shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the report concerning the delinquencies. Thereafter the City Council may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify

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any delinquency or overrule any or all objections thereto. The City Council shall then make its determination on each delinquency identified in the report; the City Council's determination shall be final.
(5) Following the hearing, on or before August 10 of each year, the City Clerk shall file with the City's Finance Director a copy of the signed report to submit to the County. The Finance Director will submit a request to the County of Sutter to include the amount of delinquencies on the bills for taxes levied against the properties identified in the report.

Sec. 6-6.11. Discontinuance of service.
(a) Discontinuance of service for nonpayment. Service may be discontinued for the nonpayment of bills on or after the 60th day after the bill was sent.
(1) Before service is disconnected, the customer will be notified by a written disconnection notice at least ten days prior to termination and a second notice 48 hours prior to termination of service by phone, text, or email and by written door hanger. The failure of the City to send, or any such person to receive, such notice shall not affect the City's power hereunder. (2) A customer's water service may be discontinued if water service furnished at a previous location is not paid for within the time fixed in this subsection for the payment of bills. (3) If a customer receives water service at more than one location, and the bill for service at any one location is not paid within the provided time for payment, water service at all locations may be turned off.
(4) Domestic service shall not be turned off for the nonpayment of bills for other classes of water service, such as landscape or fire service.
(b) Delinquency charges. A delinquency charge as determined by Section 6-6.18 of this chapter shall be made and collected on the date of scheduled shut-off and thereafter for nonpayment or other violations of this chapter. When bills are delinquent, the City may demand that the full amount of both delinquent and current bills be paid.
(c) Unsafe apparatus. Water service may be refused or discontinued to any premises where apparatus or appliances are in use which might endanger or disturb the service to other customers. (d) Fraud or abuse. Service may be discontinued if necessary to protect the City against fraud or abuse. (e) Noncompliance with regulations. Service may be discontinued for noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter or any other laws or regulations relating to water service. (f) Vacation of premises. Customers desiring to discontinue service shall so notify the City in order to be relieved of continued liability for service charges.
(g) Short-term disconnections for repairs. Upon notification to the City, short-term disconnections shall be made in order for the customer to complete necessary repairs to their service line. Disconnections will be made at the earliest convenience of the City.
(h) Reestablishment of service. In order to resume or continue service that has been disconnected for any reason except short-term disconnections for repairs, the customer must pay a reestablishment fee. The customer will be charged a fee to reestablish service in the billing system regardless of whether the meter has physically been turned off.
(1) The City will endeavor to reconnect service as soon as practicable but, at a minimum, will restore service before the end of the next working day following payment of any past due amount, delinquent fees attributable to the termination of service, and/or the abatement of any noncompliance issues.

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(2) Water service that is turned on by any person other than City personnel or without City authorization may be subject to fines or additional charges or fees. Any damages that occur as a result of unauthorized restoration of service are the responsibility of the customer.

Sec. 6-6.12. Collection by suit.
(a) Suits. All unpaid rates and charges provided for in this chapter may be collected by suit. (b) Costs. The defendant shall pay all the costs of suit in any judgment rendered in favor of the City.

Sec. 6-6.13. Public fire protection.
(a) Use of fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be for use by the City or by organized fire protection agencies. Other persons desiring to use fire hydrants for any purpose shall first obtain written permission from the City prior to use and shall operate the fire hydrant in accordance with instructions issued by the City. Unauthorized use of fire hydrants shall be prosecuted according to law and is subject to enforcement measures established in Section 6-6.20.
(b) Moving fire hydrants. When a fire hydrant has been installed in the location specified by the proper authority, the City shall have fulfilled its obligation. If a property owner or other person desires a change in the location of the fire hydrant, he or she shall bear all costs of such changes, without refund. Any change in the location of a fire hydrant shall be approved by the City. (c) Public fire protection service. Where water is furnished for public fire protection through the public distribution system, within and outside the corporate limits of the City, the City may make a charge for such protection.

Sec. 6-6.14. Private fire protection service.
(a) Adequate prevention—General. A private fire protection service connection, two-inch pipe size and larger, shall be furnished only if adequate provision is made to prevent the use of water from such services for purposes other than fire extinguishing.
(b) Unlawful connections. No person shall make, or allow to exist, any connection to any portion of any line used exclusively for unmetered private fire service for any other purpose. (c) Check valves and bypass meters. There shall be installed on all fire-line connections, two-inch pipe size and larger, used exclusively for unmetered private fire services, a detector check valve of a type approved by the National Board of Fire Underwriters and equipped with a bypass meter. Such installations shall be located within public streets, alleys, rights-of-way, or easements. (d) Payment. If the City installs the private fire protection service, the applicant shall make a deposit, in advance, of the estimated cost of installing the private fire protection service. The charge for such installation shall be based on the City's total cost of all labor, materials, equipment, and other costs incidental to the installation, including the cost of the detector check valve and bypass meter assembly if installed by the City. (e) Title. The service connection and all equipment appurtenant thereto, including the detector check valve and bypass meter assembly, shall be the sole property of the City, and no part of the cost shall be refunded to the applicant.
(f) Use. The unmetered private fire service line shall be used only for fighting accidental fires and for testing the fire prevention system. No charge shall be made for water used for these two purposes.

Water lost through leakage, or used in violation of these regulations, shall be paid for by the applicant at double the rate charged for general use.

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The City shall read such bypass meters for the purposes of detecting any unauthorized use of water through the system. If water is used in violation of these regulations, the City may, at its option, discontinue and remove the service.
(g) Rates. There will be no monthly service charge for fire protection systems.

Sec. 6-6.15. Temporary service.
(a) Duration of service. Temporary service connections shall be disconnected and terminated within six months after their installation, unless an extension of time is granted in writing by the City. (b) Deposits. A deposit shall be paid for temporary service per Section 6-6.18 of this chapter. Upon the discontinuance of the service, an adjustment will be made as an additional charge, refund, or credit for the actual cost of installing and removing the facilities required to furnish such service, exclusive of the cost of salvageable materials, as determined by the City.

If service is supplied through a fire hydrant, the applicant shall be charged a flat charge per connection for the installation, moving, and removal of service facilities, including the meter and a deposit as determined by Section 6-6.18 of this chapter. The City will be notified when the service is no longer required. Billing for the usage of water will be at the metered rate schedule and deducted from the deposit, or an additional billing will be made if the usage exceeds the amount of the deposit.
(c) Installation and operation. All facilities for temporary service to the customer connection shall be installed by the City and shall be operated in accordance with its instructions. (d) Responsibility for meters and installation. The customer shall use all possible care to prevent damages to the meter or any other loaned facilities of the City which are involved in furnishing the temporary service from the time they are installed until they are removed, or until 48 hours after notice in writing has been given to the City that the contractor or other person is through with the meter and the installation. If the meter or other facilities are damaged, the cost of making repairs shall be paid by the customer. (e) Temporary service from fire hydrants. If temporary service is supplied through a fire hydrant, a permit for the use of the fire hydrant shall be obtained from the City. It is specifically prohibited to operate the valve of any fire hydrant other than by the use of a spanner wrench designed for such purpose. (f) Unauthorized use of hydrants. Tampering with any fire hydrant, or the unauthorized use of water therefrom, or for any other purpose, shall be unlawful and subject to enforcement measures established in Section 6-

6.20. (g) Rates. The rates for temporary service shall be in accordance with regular service. The minimum charge for water shall be as set forth by Section 6-6.18 of this chapter. (h) Credit. The applicant shall pay the estimated cost of service in advance or shall be otherwise required to establish credit.

Sec. 6-6.16. Vacancies.

If vacancies occur in any unmetered housing units, other than those on a reduced rate with no credit for vacancies, and if the water pipelines within and/or without any building or combination of buildings have been provided by owners with shutoff valves, there shall be no charge for such unit or units after such valve or valves have been closed and sealed by the City. The type of shutoff valves to be installed shall be approved by the City, and they shall be located in readily accessible places.

Where there are unusual circumstances which result in a substantial hardship upon the property owner from the strict application of the provisions of this section, the City Manager may grant a variance to these provisions;

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however, such variance shall be conditioned to the faithful and accurate reporting of vacancies and service renewals which shall be checked by the City and verified in lieu of the turning on or off of the shutoff valve and, further, such variance shall be revoked automatically if it is found by the City that service renewals have not been promptly, accurately, and faithfully reported by the owner or person in responsible charge, and such persons shall not be allowed to declare any vacancies unless each unit is equipped with a shutoff valve as specified in this section.

Sec. 6-6.17. Reserved.

Sec. 6-6.18. Summary of charges.

All the latest andFees and current charges shall be found in the City's fee schedule document (also known as a master fee schedule), which may be updated or amended by resolution. Maximum rate and fee limits established by the Proposition 218 process shall also be adopted by resolution. The City updates the fee schedule document annually and posts it on the City's website. This section shows the applicable fee categories, which will be reviewed and adjusted by the City Council annually.

Beginning in 2017, all the charges related to the use of City water treatment and distribution system set out in Section 6-6.18(j) of this chapter will be reviewed by the City Council on an annual basis as part of the fiscal year budget review process, prior to the July 1 implementation of the increase for each yearperiodically to confirm alignment with budgetary needs and desired implementation. The City Council will retain the authority to set by resolution the actual rates less than the maximum rates set out in Section 6-6.18(j) of this chapter. (a) Fee categories for installing a water service line from the main to the curb stop. 1" service without meter
1" meter
1" residential dual water meter (w/fire service)
1 1/2" service without meter
1 ½" meter
2" service without meter
2" meter
Service lines larger than two-inch shall be charged for actual time and materials (service and/or meter). A deposit will be required based on the cost estimate furnished by the Public Works DepartmentCity. (b) Other fees.

Relocate existing water meter
Fire system flow test
Hot Tap—4"
Hot Tap—6"
Hot Tap—8"

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Hot Tap—10"
(c) Extension charges (Section 6-6.05(j)).

Parcels zoned (extension fee per front foot*)
R-1 and R-2
All others
* The indicated extension fee includes a surcharge of $4 per front foot for fire hydrant installations where the City has installed, or plans to install, street fire hydrants serving the property. (d) Connection charges (Section 6-6.05(k)).

Meter Size Maximum Continuous Flow Factor
1" 25 GPM 1.00
1½" 50 GPM 2.00
2" 100 GPM 4.00
3" 400 GPM* 16.00
4" 800 GPM* 32.00
6" 1,500 GPM* 60.00
8" 3,500 GPM* 140.00
* Compound meter
Meter type for connections two-inch size and larger will be determined by the City after consultation with the new customer.

Any customer that purchases a connection charge prior to July 1, 2000, may complete the project at any time, and is not subject to connection charge rate adjustments or credit of interest. Any connection charges paid on or after July 1, 2000 and the project is completed within 18 months, will not be subject to any additional connection charges or interest credits. A project is deemed completed when all building permits are paid and a final inspection report is issued. Any connection charges paid on or after July 1, 2000, and the project is not completed within 18 months will be subject to the connection charge in effect at the time of project completion, and will be entitled to interest credit as to any connection charge increases. Interest will only be allowed as a credit toward connection charges increases and, in no event, shall customer be entitled to any refund of said interest.

Interest will accrue, beginning 18 months after the initial purchase, based on the initial connection charge payment. Interest payment will be credited semi-annually on January 1 and July 1 based on the previous average semi-annual rate of the Local Agency Investment Fund administered by the California State Treasury. Connection permits or charges cannot be sold or transferred between any party other than the City of Yuba City. (e) Meter test deposit (Section 6-6.09(f))
(f) After hours service charge

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(g) Delinquency charges (Section 6-6.11(b))
(h) Temporary service deposit (Section 6-6.15(b)) (per inch of desired size of service) (i) Fire hydrant use (Section 6-6.15(b) and (e)).

Connection and removal of meter
Move meter from one hydrant to another
Deposit (for usage charge)
Deposit (for damage to meter)
Minimum monthly usage charge:

Metered (5,000 cubic foot at current rate)
Flat rate (minimum monthly)
(j) Water service rates.
(1) Quantity charges. A rate per 100 cubic feet (HCF) is hereby established with a minimum billing for all metered services as set forth in subsection (2) of this subsection. (2) Monthly water rates. The chart below enumerates the maximum charges authorized following the 202617 Proposition 218 process. Actual rates and effective dates are subject to annually to Council approval and shall be established via esolution.

M
eter
Size
Baseli
ne HCFs*
8/1/20
16 to
6/30/2017
7/1/20
17 to
6/30/2018
7/1/20
18 to
6/30/2019
7/1/20
19 to
6/30/2020
7/1/20
20 to
6/30/2021
≤
1"
11 $28.50 $33.91 $39.49 $41.01 $42.59
1 .5"
22 $57.00 $67.83 $78.98 $82.03 $85.18
2 "
44 $114.0
1 $135.6
7 $157.9
9 $164.0
7 $170.3
9 3
"
176 $456.0
2 $542.6
6 $631.9
3 $656.2
6 $681.5
3 4
"
352 $912.0
5 $1,085
.34
$1,263
.88
$1,312
.54
$1,363
.08
6 "
660 $1,710
.09
$2,035
.00
$2,369
.76
$2,461
.00
$2,555
.74
8 "
1,540 $3,990
.21
$4,748
.36
$5,529
.46
$5,742
.34
$5,963
.42

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Water Flow
Rate:

Per Excess HCF
$1.430 $1.701 $1.981 $2.057 $2.137
* 1 HCF = 748 gallons
(3) Unmetered service. Reserved.
(k) Meter surcharge for unmetered services. Reserved.
(l) Annual adjustments. Annually on July 1 of each year fees and charges in the following sections shall be adjusted based on the previous April value of the Twenty City Average of Engineering News Record Construction Index: 6-6.18(a), (b), (c) and (d).

Annually on July 1 of each year fees and charges in the following sections shall be adjusted based on the previous April value of the California Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers: 6-6.18(e), (f), (h), (i), (m), and (n).
(m) Fees for cross-connection control program.
(1) Application for backflow tester
(2) Backflow test tags (per tag)
(3) Air gap inspection/sticker (per vehicle/equipment piece) (n) Water service disconnection.
(1) Disconnect service (for non-payment)
(2) Meter lock-off (continued non-payment and/or illegal use) (3) Meter removal (continued non-payment and/or illegal use) (4) After hours reconnection
(5) Notice served in lieu of disconnect service (plus delinquency charge) (ao) Special water surcharge.
(1) Purpose and application. A special water surcharge shall be applied solely and strictly to the service area known as Regions 1, 2, and 3 of the "Former Hillcrest Water System" in accordance with City Resolution No. 10-114 dated December 21, 2010. The region map for the Former Hillcrest Water System is on file at the office of the Public Works Director. (2) Schedule of special water surcharge and collection thereof. The surcharge shall be applied to the regular utility billing for City water customers within the Former Hillcrest Water System for a period of 20 years beginning in February 2011, in order to pay the determined portion of the two State Revolving Fund loans which were obtained for the conversion of the water system from groundwater to surface water, as determined by the Proposition 218 process and resolved by City Council. The water rate surcharge should not be indexed; the schedule of rates is shown in the chart below:

Service Size Surcharge Amount
Up to 1" $13.57 /month
1-1/2" $27.14 /month
2" $54.28 /month
3" $173.70 /month
4" $312.11 /month

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6" $578.50 /month
(3) Prepayment. Surcharge installments may be prepaid at any time between the date of adoption of the City Council resolution and the date the last surcharge installment is due and payable, by depositing with the City Finance Director a sum equal to the unpaid principal of any remaining surcharge installments, exclusive of any interest or fees thereon.

Sec. 6-6.19. Emergency water restrictions.
(a) Upon declaration of the City Council that water supply conditions are such that they dictate and justify the implementation of emergency water restrictions, the regulations in the Water Shortage Contingency Plan within the City's adopted Urban Water Management Plan will apply. (b) In the event that any provision of this section or the City Municipal Code conflicts or overlaps with any mandatory state regulation related to water conservation, the more stringent shall apply. (c) Violation of any water restrictions in effect shall be subject to the penalties enumerated in Section 6-6.20 - Enforcement measures.

Sec. 6-6.20. Enforcement measures.
(a) For each violation of any of the provisions/regulations set forth in this chapter, there shall be assessed against the responsible party for the property on which the violation occurs, i.e. the owner, lessee, person in possession of said property, or the person reflected in the Yuba City utility records as the party to whom the water bill is sent, the following penalties:
(1) First violation: A written warning of such violation. (2) Second violation: $50 surcharge which shall appear on the next monthly water billing. (3) Third violation: $100 surcharge which shall appear on the next monthly water billing. (4) Fourth and subsequent violations: $250 surcharge which shall appear on the next monthly water billing.
(b) For each violation of any of the cross-connections or other provisions/regulations as set forth in Section 6-

6.08 or 6-6.21 there shall be assessed against the responsible party for the property on which the violation occurs, i.e. the owner, lessee, person in possession of said property, or the person reflected in the Yuba City utility records as the party to whom the water bill is sent, the following penalties:
(1) First violation: A written warning of such violation and five times the value of the water. (2) Second violation: $500 surcharge and ten times the value of the water, which shall appear on the next monthly water billing.
(3) Third and subsequent violation: $5,000 surcharge and ten times the value of the water, which shall appear on the next monthly water billing.

Sec. 6-6.21. Cross-connection control program.

A cross-connection control program is established as provided in this section. (a) Purpose/references/case history.
(1) Purpose.

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(i) To protect the public water supply against actual or potential cross-connection by isolating within the premises contamination that may occur because of some undiscovered or unauthorized cross-connection on the premises;
(ii) To eliminate existing connections between drinking water systems and other sources of water that are not approved as safe and potable for human consumption; (iii) To eliminate cross-connections between drinking water systems and sources of contamination; (iv) To prevent the making of cross-connections in the future; (v) This section is adopted pursuant to the State of California Code of Regulations, Title 17 and 22 Public Health, and entitled "Regulations Relating to Cross-Connections," requiring the water supplier to administer a program to ensure cross-connection devices are installed, maintained, and tested annually.
(2) References.
(i) Under Public Law 99-339 the Safe Drinking Water Act inclusive of amendments; (ii) California Plumbing Code Chapter 6602.0602.1 602.2 602-3 602-4; (iii) California Administrative Code Titles 17 and 22;
(iv) City of Yuba City Standard Details 408408A 410 413; (v) Manual of Cross Connection Control, 9th Edition, published by University of Southern California Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research. (3) Case History. Manual of Cross Connection Control, 9th Edition, published by University of Southern California Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research. (b) Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) Air-gap separation (AG) shall mean a physical break between a supply pipe and a receiving vessel. The air-gap shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe measured vertically above the top rim of the vessel, in no case less than one inch.
(2) Approved backflow prevention device shall mean devices which have passed laboratory testing and field evaluation tests performed by a recognized testing organization which has demonstrated their competency to perform such tests to the (AWWA) American Water Works Association and possess a valid certification.
(3) Approved water supply shall mean any water supply whose potability is regulated by a state or local health agency, including the water supplier.
(4) Auxiliary water supply shall mean any water supply on or available to the premises other than the approved water supply.
(5) AWWA standard shall mean an official standard developed and approved by the American Water Works Association (AWWA).
(6) Backflow shall mean a flow condition, caused by a differential in pressure, that causes the flow of water or other liquids, gases, mixtures, or substances into the distributing pipes of a potable supply of water from any source or sources other than an approved water supply source, whether caused by back siphonage, backpressure, or otherwise.
(7) Contamination shall mean a degradation of the quality of the potable water by any substance which creates a hazard to the public health or which may impair the usefulness or quality of the water.

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(8) Cross-connection shall mean any actual or potential connection between a potable water system used to supply water for potable purposes and any source or system containing unapproved water or a substance that is not or cannot be approved as safe, wholesome, and potable. Bypass arrangements, jumper connections, removable sections, swivel or changeover devices, or any other devices through which backflow could occur, shall be considered to be cross-connections. (9) Double check-valve assembly shall mean an assembly of at least two independently acting check-valves including tightly closing shutoff valves on each side of the check-valve assembly and test cocks available for testing the water-tightness of each check-valve. (10) Health agency shall mean the California Department of Public Health. (11) Local health agency shall mean Sutter County Environmental Health. (12) Person shall mean an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, municipality, public utility, or other public body or institution.
(13) Premises shall mean any and all areas on a property which are served or have the potential to be served by the public water system.
(14) Public water system shall mean water provided by the City of Yuba City. (15) Reclaimed water shall mean a wastewater which as a result of treatment is suitable for uses other than potable use.
(16) Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly shall mean an assembly incorporating two or more check-valves and an automatically operating differential relief valve located between the two checks, a tightly closing shut-off valve on each side of the check-valve assembly, and equipped with necessary test cocks for testing.
(17) Service connection shall mean and refer to the point of connection of a water user's piping to the water supplier's facilities.
(18) Unprotected cross-connection shall mean any cross-connection not outfitted with an air-gap separation, double check-valve assembly or reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly. (19) Water supplier shall mean the City of Yuba City who operates the approved water supply system. For the purposes of this document, the term "water supplier" shall mean the City. (20) Water user shall mean any person obtaining water from an approved water supply system of the City of Yuba City.
(c) Cross-connection protection requirements.
(1) General provisions.
(i) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation at any time to make or maintain or cause to be made or maintained, temporarily or permanently, for any period of time whatsoever, any crossconnection between plumbing pipes of water fixtures being served with water by the City and any other source of water supply, or to maintain any sanitary fixture or other appurtenances or fixtures which by reason of their construction may cause or allow backflow of water or other substances into the water supply system of the City and/or the service of water pipes or fixtures of any water user of the City.
(ii) Unprotected cross-connections with the City's water supply are prohibited. (iii) Whenever the water supplier, health agency, or local health agency determines that backflow protection is required on a premises, the City will require the water user to install an approved

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backflow prevention device at his/her expense for continued services or before a new service will be granted or continued.
(iv) Wherever the water supplier, health agency, or local health agency determines that backflow protection is required on a water supply line entering a water user's premises, then any and all water supply lines from the City's mains entering such premises, buildings, or structures shall be protected by an approved backflow prevention device, to be installed at the water user's expense. The type of device to be installed will be in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(v) Every fire protection system served by the water supplier shall be separately connected to the public water system, and not interconnected to plumbing systems serving domestic or irrigation water unless approved by the Utilities Director or the Public Works Director. (vi) All services to commercial or industrial users who apply for new construction or remodel permits shall at that time upgrade all service connection points to current standards. This includes domestic/irrigation/fire water service connection points. (vii) Any current device that does not meet current standards must be replaced. The water user must retrofit their assembly to meet current standards at the water user's expense. (viii) Backflow preventive assemblies shall have at least the same cross-sectional area as the water meter or less than the cross-sectional area with exception of those in parallel. In those instances where a continuous water supply is necessary, two sets of backflow preventive assemblies shall be installed in parallel, if the water supply cannot be temporarily interrupted for the testing of or the repair of the assemblies.
(ix) Cross-connections. The customer shall comply with state and federal laws governing the separation of dual water systems or installations of backflow protective devices to protect the public water supply from the danger of cross-connections. Backflow protective devices shall be installed as near the service as possible and shall be open to tests and inspections by the City.

Plans for the installation of backflow protective devices shall be approved by the City prior to installation.
(x) In special circumstances, where the customer is engaged in the handling of especially dangerous or corrosive liquids or industrial or process waters, the City may require the customer to eliminate certain plumbing or piping connections as an additional precaution and as a protection to the backflow preventive devices.
(xi) As a protection to the customer's plumbing system, a suitable pressure relief valve shall be installed and maintained by him or her, at his or her expense, when check valves or other protective devices are used. The relief valve shall be installed between the check valves and the water heater. The devices shall be serviced, overhauled, or replaced whenever they are found defective, and all costs of repair, replacement, and maintenance shall be borne by the customer. (xii) Direct connections to stationary steam boiler, hydraulic elevators, power pumps, and similar apparatus. No person shall draw water from City pipes directly into any stationary steam boiler, hydraulic elevator, power pump, or similar apparatus.
(xiii) Where City water is used to supply a steam boiler, hydraulic elevator, or power pump, its owner shall provide tankage of sufficient capacity to afford a supply of at least 12 hours, into which the service pipe shall be discharged.
(xiv) Commercial and industrial cooling systems. All commercial and industrial businesses shall be required to equip all air conditioning and evaporative cooler units using City water with cooling towers and/or recirculating water pumps in order to conserve City water.

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(xv) Responsibility for equipment. The customer shall, at his or her own risk and expense, furnish, install, and keep in good and safe condition all equipment which may be required for receiving, controlling, applying, and utilizing water. The City shall not be responsible for damages to property caused by faucets, valves, and other equipment which is open when water is turned on at the meter, either originally or when turned on after a temporary shutdown. (2) Where protection is required.
(i) Each service connection from the City water system for supplying water to premises having an auxiliary water supply shall be protected against backflow of water from the premises into the public water system.
(ii) Each service connection from the City water system for supplying water to any premises on which any substance, which has the potential to create contamination, is handled in such fashion as may allow its entry into the water system, shall be protected against backflow of the water from the premises into the public system by a backflow prevention device to be installed at the water user's expense. Backflow prevention devices shall also be installed, at the water user's expense, for service connections handling process waters and waters originating from the City water system which have been subjected to contamination from the premises. (iii) Each service connection from the City water system solely dedicated for landscape irrigation shall have a backflow prevention device installed to protect the public water system from potential contamination, to be installed at the water user’s expense. (iv) Backflow prevention devices shall be installed on all service connections to any premises having any of the following:

A. Internal cross-connections that cannot be permanently corrected and controlled to the satisfaction of the state or local health agency and the City; or B. Intricate plumbing and piping arrangements; or
C. Where entry to all portions of the premises is not readily accessible for inspection purposes, making it impracticable or impossible to ascertain whether or not crossconnections exist; or D. Any premises that has pumps to increase water pressure from the supplier. (iv) Any system or premises designated to serve multiple residential, commercial, or industrial tenants whose water practices are unknown at the time the plumbing or building permit is issued shall be protected against backflow of water from the premises to the public water system by a backflow prevention device of the type required by the City, health agency, or local health agency. The determination of the type of backflow prevention device required shall be based on a determination of the potential hazard that may reasonably be expected to be encountered in buildings of similar type or nature.
(vi) All portable pressure spray or cleaning units (including water trucks, street sweepers, etc.) that have the capability of connecting to any water supplier's system shall be provided with an air-gap separation.
(3) Type of protection required.
(i) The type of protection that shall be provided to prevent backflow into the approved water supply shall be commensurate with the degree of hazard that exists on the consumer's premises. The type of protective device that may be required (listed in an increasing level of protection) includes: double check-valve assembly (DC), reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device (RP), and an air-gap separation (AG). The water user may choose a higher level of

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protection than required by the City, health agency, or local health agency. The minimum types of backflow protection required to protect the approved water supply at the user's water connection to premises with varying degrees of hazard are given in Table 1. Situations which are not covered in Table 1 shall be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and the appropriate backflow protection shall be determined by the City or health agency, consistent with the highest practicable protection of potable water supplies.

TYPE OF BACKFLOW PROTECTION REQUIRED
TABLE 1
Degree of Hazard Minimum Type of
Backflow
Prevention
Sewage and Hazardous Substances
(1) Premises where the public water system is used to supplement the reclaimed water supply.

AG
(2) Premises where there are wastewater pumping and/or treatment plants and there is not interconnection with the potable water system. This does not include a single-family residence that has a sewage lift pump. An RP may be provided in lieu of an AG if approved by both the health agency and the City.

AG
(3) Premises where reclaimed water is used and there is no interconnection with the potable water system. An RP may be provided in lieu of an AG if approved by both the health agency and the City.

AG
(4) Premises where hazardous substances are handled in any manner in which the substances may enter a potable water system. This does not include a single-family residence that has a sewage lift pump. An RP may be provided in lieu of an AG if approved by both the health agency and the City.

AG
(5) Premises where there are irrigation systems into which fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides are, or can be, injected or assimilated.

RP
Auxiliary Water Supplies
(1) Premises where there is an unapproved auxiliary water supply which is interconnected with the public water system. An RP may be provided in lieu of an AG if approved by both the health agency and the City.

AG
(2) Premises where there is an unapproved auxiliary water supply and there are no interconnections with the public water system. A DC may be provided in lieu of an RP if approved by both the health agency and City.

RP
(3) Premises where there is a City water service connection solely for landscape irrigation.

RP
Fire Protection Systems
(1) Premises where fire system is directly supplied from the public water system and there is an unapproved auxiliary water supply on or to the premises (not interconnected).

RP
(2) Premises where the fire system is supplied from the public water system and interconnected with an unapproved auxiliary water supply. An RP may be provided in lieu of an AG if approved by both the health agency and City.

AG
(3) Premises where the fire system is supplied from the public water system and where either elevated storage tanks or fire pumps which take suction from the private reservoirs or tanks are used.

RP
(4) Dockside watering points and marine facilities. RP
(5) Premises where there are marine facilities. RP

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(6) Premises where entry is so restricted that the City determines that inspections for cross-connections cannot be made with sufficient frequency or at sufficiently short notice to assure that cross-connections do not exist.

RP
(7) Premises where cross-connections have been established or reestablished two or more times or any other water service that the health agency or the City determines that a cross-connection hazard may exist.

RP
(d) Backflow prevention devices.
(1) Approved backflow prevention devices.
(i) Only backflow prevention devices which have been approved by the City shall be acceptable for installation by a water user connected to the City's potable water system. (ii) The City will provide, upon request, to any affected customer a list of approved backflow prevention devices.
(2) Backflow prevention device installation.
(i) Backflow prevention devices shall be installed in a manner prescribed in Section 7603, Title 17/22, of the California Administrative Code of Regulations. Location of the devices shall be as close as practical to the user's connection to the public water supply. The City shall have the final discretionary authority in determining the required location of a backflow prevention device.

A. Air-gap separation (AG). The air-gap separation shall be located on the user's side of and as close to the service connection as is practical. All piping from the service connection to the receiving tank shall be above grade and be entirely visible. No water use shall be provided from any point between the service connection and the air-gap separation. The water inlet piping shall terminate a distance of at least two pipe diameters of the supply inlet, but in no case less than one inch above the overflow rim of the receiving tank.

B. Reduced pressure principal backflow prevention device (RP). The approved reduced pressure principal backflow prevention device shall be installed on the user's side of and as close to the service connection as is practical. The device shall be installed a minimum of 12 inches above grade and not more than 36 inches above grade measured from the bottom of the device and with a minimum of 12 inches side clearance. The device shall be installed so that it is readily accessible for maintenance and testing. Water supplied from any point between the service connection and the RP device shall be protected in a manner approved by the City.

C. Double check-valve assembly (DC). The approved double check-valve assembly shall be located as close as practical to the user's service connection and shall be installed above grade, if possible, and in a manner where it is readily accessible for testing and maintenance. If a double check-valve assembly is put below grade it must be installed in a vault such that there is a minimum of six inches between the bottom of the vault and the bottom of the device, so that the top of the device is no more than eight inches below grade, so there is a minimum of six inches of clearance between the side of the device with the test cocks and the side of the vault, and so there is a minimum of three-inch clearance between the other side of the device and the side of the vault. Double check-valve assemblies of the "Y" type must be installed on their "side" with the test cocks in a vertical position so that the check-valve may be removed for service without removing the device.

Vaults which do not have an integrated bottom must be placed on a three-inch layer of gravel.

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(3) Backflow prevention device testing and maintenance. (i) California Department of Public Health requires that the City administer a cross-connection program to ensure that annual testing is completed. The owners of any premises on which, or on account of which, backflow prevention devices are installed, shall have the devices tested by a person certified by the American Water Works Association and approved by the City. Backflow prevention devices must be tested at least annually and immediately after installation, relocation, or repair. The City may require a more frequent test schedule if it is determined to be necessary. No device shall be placed back in service unless it is functioning as required. A report in a form acceptable to the City shall be filed with the City each time a device is tested, relocated, or repaired. These devices shall be serviced, overhauled, or replaced whenever they are found to be defective and all costs of testing, repair, and maintenance shall be borne by the water user. (ii) The City will supply affected water users with a list of persons acceptable to the City to test backflow prevention devices. The City will notify affected customers by mail when annual testing of a device is needed and also supply users with the necessary forms which must be filled out each time a device is tested or repaired.
(4) Backflow prevention device removal.
(i) Approval must be obtained from the City before a backflow prevention device is removed, relocated, or replaced.

A. Removal. The use of a device may be discontinued and the device removed from service upon determination by the City that a hazard no longer exists or is not likely to be created in the future. All well(s) must be abandoned by permit through Sutter County Environmental Health.

B. Relocation. A device may be relocated following confirmation by the City of Yuba City that the relocation will continue to provide the required protection and satisfy installation requirements. The City shall require a retest following the relocation of the device to verify the required level of protection.

C. Repair. A device may be removed for repair, provided the water use is either discontinued until repair is completed and the device is returned to service, or the service connection is equipped with other backflow protection approved by the City. The City shall require a retest following the repair of the device to verify the required level of protection.

D. Replacement. A device may be removed and replaced provided the water use is discontinued until the replacement device is installed. All replacement devices must be approved by the City and must be commensurate with the degree of hazard involved or updated to current standards.
(e) User supervisor. At each premise where it is necessary, in the opinion of the City, a user supervisor shall be designated by and at the expense of the water user. This user supervisor shall be responsible for the monitoring of the backflow prevention devices and for avoidance of cross-connections. In the event of contamination or pollution of the drinking water system due to a cross-connection on the premises, the City shall be promptly notified by the user supervisor so that appropriate measures may be taken to overcome the contamination. The water user shall inform the City of the user supervisor's identity annually, and whenever a change occurs. Any cost incurred by the City due to contamination by the failure/tampering or removal of the backflow device caused by user negligence shall be the responsibility of the water user or the property owner.
(f) Administrative procedures.
(1) Water system survey.

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(i) The City shall review all requests for new services to determine if backflow protection is needed.

Plans and specifications must be submitted to the City upon request for review of possible crossconnection hazards as a condition of service for new service connections. If it is determined that a backflow prevention device is necessary to protect the public water system, the required device must be installed before service will be granted.
(ii) The City may require an on-premises inspection to evaluate cross-connection hazards. The City will transmit a written 48-hour notice requesting an inspection appointment to each affected water user. Any customer who cannot or will not allow on-premises inspection of their piping system shall be required to install the backflow prevention device the City considers necessary.

A. Right of entry for inspections. Upon presentation of official identification, any authorized employee of the City on official business shall be allowed access at reasonable hours to any premises supplied by City water supply.

B. Any person who, as owner or occupant of any premises, refuses admittance to or hinders or prevents inspection by an authorized employee of the City may have all water service to the premises terminated. Water will not be restored until an inspection is performed and any corrective action has been addressed. A reconnection fee will be charged in accordance with the fees established in Section 6-6.18 of this chapter.

C. The City may, at its discretion, require a re-inspection for cross-connection hazards of any premises to which it serves water. The City will transmit a written 48-hour notice requesting an inspection appointment to each affected water user. Any customer who cannot or will not allow on-premises inspection of their piping system shall be required to install the backflow prevention device the City considers necessary.
(2) Customer notification—Device installation.
(i) The City will notify any affected water user of the survey findings, listing corrective action to be taken if required. A period of 30 days will be given to complete all corrective action required including installation of backflow prevention devices.
(ii) A second notice will be sent to each water user which does not take the required corrective action prescribed in the first notice within the 30-day period allowed. The second notice will give the water user a 15-day period to take the required corrective action. If no action is taken within the two-week period the City may terminate water service to the affected water user until the required corrective actions are taken. A reconnection fee will be charged per the City's fee schedule.
(3) Customer notification—Testing and maintenance.
(i) The City will notify each affected water user 15 days prior to the time for the backflow prevention device installed on their service connection to be tested. This written notice shall give the water user 60 days to have the device tested and supply the City with a completed test report. All test reports are due annually on the first day of the month in which the device was installed, repaired, or replaced.
(ii) A second notice shall be sent 30 days after the first notice to each City water user which does not have his/her backflow prevention device tested as prescribed in the first notice within the 60-day period allowed. The second notice will give the water user a 30-day period within the original 60- day period to have his/her backflow prevention device tested. (iii) A third and notice shall be sent to have his/her backflow prevention device tested. If no action is taken within the remaining 14-day period, a 48-hour notice will be hand-delivered prior to the shut off time and date stated in the third notice. The City may terminate water service to the

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affected water user at that time to the premises until the subject device is tested. A reconnection fee will be charged in accordance with the City's fee schedule before the water service will be restored.
(g) Tester requirements.
(1) Business license required. All testers must possess a current business license issued by the City. (2) Application for testers. All parties that wish to test backflow prevention devices within the City surface or groundwater systems shall complete an application for approval to the City cross-connection control program and pay all applicable fees as set forth in Section 6-6.18 of this chapter. All fees for applications are non-refundable regardless of approval. If approved, this will permit testing for a period of three years from the approval date. Before the expiration of the initial three-year period, a notification letter of upcoming expiration will be sent. For renewal, a new application and all applicable fees must be paid. Notification by phone or mail will occur regardless of approval. All test equipment must be calibrated within the last 12 months and calibration reports must be submitted with each application. The responsibility for maintaining current approval status is solely the applicant's responsibility. Tester fees and backflow tag fees shall be waived for City employees for the testing of municipal devices only.
(3) Backflow tags. Every individual backflow device must have a backflow test tag. Serial numbers from tags must be printed on all test report forms submitted. A new tag must be placed on each device at the number one test cock each time the device is tested, repaired, or relocated. All backflow tags must be purchased at the City Finance Department, 1201 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba City, California, 95993 in accordance with the fees established in Section 6-6.18 of this chapter. Tags are valid from January 1 through December 31 of each year. Tags will expire on December 31 of every calendar year and each year's tags will be of differing color. Tag fees are nonrefundable and unused tags may not be returned for a refund.
(4) Application forms. All application forms can be picked up and returned with fees paid at the time of application to the City of Yuba City Finance Department, 1201 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba City, California, 95993 (Attention Cross-Connection Control Program). (5) Test forms. All test forms must be approved by The City of Yuba City Cross-Connection Program. (h) Water service termination.
(1) General. When the City encounters water uses that represent a clear and immediate hazard to the potable water supply that cannot be immediately abated, the City shall institute the procedure for discontinuing the City water service.
(2) Basis for termination. Conditions or water uses that create a basis for water service termination shall include, but are not limited to, the following items:
(i) Refusal to install a required backflow prevention device; (ii) Refusal to test a backflow prevention device;
(iii) Refusal to repair a faulty backflow prevention device; (iv) Refusal to replace a faulty backflow prevention device; (v) Direct or indirect connection between the public water system and a sewer line; (vi) Unprotected direct or indirect connection between the public water system and a system or equipment containing contaminants;
(vii) Unprotected direct or indirect connection between the public water system and an auxiliary water system;

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(viii) A situation which presents an immediate health hazard to the public water system. (3) Water service termination procedures.
(i) For conditions (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of subsection (h)(2) of this section, the City will terminate service to a customer's premises after two written notices have been sent specifying the corrective action needed and the time period in which it must be done. If no action is taken within the allowed time period, water service may be terminated.
(ii) For conditions (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of subsection (h)(2) of this section, the City will take the following steps:

A. Make reasonable effort to advise the water user of intent to terminate water service; B. Immediately terminate water supply and lock service valve. The water service will remain inactive until correction of violations has been approved by the City. A reconnection fee will be charged in accordance with the City's shutoff policy. (i) Fire hydrant use.
(1) Hydrant meter required. It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to draw, cause to be drawn, or allow to be drawn, for any purpose whatsoever, any water from any fire backflow device or fire hydrant within the City's public water supply (surface or groundwater) without a hydrant meter issued from the Finance Department, except any authorized fire personnel. All unauthorized water use will be considered theft of a public utility and subject to the fees/fines established in Section 6.20 of this chapter. All conditions of subsection B of this section shall apply and the City may require additional backflow prevention devices in companion with the hydrant meter. The additional backflow device will be at the user's expense.
(2) Air-gap inspection and stickers. All water trucks, tanks, and other equipment drawing water from within the City's public water supply (surface or groundwater) shall be inspected annually and approved by the Public WorksUtilities Department for proper air gap prior to drawing water. Upon approval by the Public WorksUtilities Department a color-coded verification sticker that contains a specific serial number shall be applied to the vehicle's windshield or rear bumper. The sticker will be valid for one year from the date of issuance. All inspections are to be paid for in advance at the City of Yuba City Finance Department, 1201 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba City, California, 95993 in accordance with the fees established in Section 6.18 of this chapter. All unauthorized water use will be considered theft of a public utility and subject to the fees/fines established in Section 6.20 of this chapter. (3) Pools and tanks. When an abnormally large quantity of water is desired for filling a swimming pool or for other purposes, arrangements shall be made with the City prior to taking such water.

Sec. 6-6.22 Assessment installments in lieu of payment of water fees. (a) Purpose/findings/definitions.
(1) Purpose.
(i) To authorize and establish a procedure for levying assessment installments in lieu of payment of fees associated with the initial extension and connection of water service as outlined in Section 6-6.05. - Application for regular service and Section 6-6.18. - Summary of charges. (2) Findings.
(i) There remain within the City's SPHERE OF INFLUENCE a number of residential and non-residential premises which are still being served by private wells rather than being connected to the City water distribution system.

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(ii) One means of facilitating connection of the premises to the City water system is to provide the owners of such premises with an alternate means of financing the water extension and connection fees for assessment installments in lieu of lump sum payment of the fees, which ordinarily become due and payable at the time of connection of the premises to the City water system and before service is established, per the provisions of Section 6-6.05 - Application for regular water service.
(iii) The intent in enacting this section of the Municipal Code is to provide such financial assistance by allowing payment of such fees over a ten-year period through the levying of assessment installments in lieu of payment of water fees in the manner provided for by this section. (3) Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(i) Water fees shall mean any and all fees and charges associated with the extension and connection of new regular water services, as described in Section 6.6-18 - Summary of charges. All charges and fees related to the installation of service, including meters and material costs, shall be made in lump sum at the time of request.
(ii) Assessment installments shall mean the assessments levied on the property's taxes over a tenyear period following approval by the City Council and direction to the County Auditor. This shall include any interest thereon or subject administrative fees. (iii) Engineer shall mean the City Engineer, who may also be the Public Works Director. (iv) City water service area shall mean the area within the City's incorporated limits and sphere of influence which is or may be served by City water.
(b) Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to and authorize the levy of assessment installments in lieu of payment of water fees for the following residential and non-residential premises within the City water service area connecting to the City water distribution system:
(1) Premises within the incorporated territory of the City of Yuba City. Where premises connecting to the City water distribution system are located in that part of the City water service area within the incorporated territory of the City, this section shall authorize the levy of assessment installments in lieu of payment of water fees if, and only if, such assessment has been approved and authorized by the City Council, and if such premises are presently being served by a private well, it will be abandoned entirely or separated from the City's water distribution systems by means of an approved backflow prevention device in accordance with Section 6-6.21 - Cross-connection control program. (2) Premises within the City's sphere of influence in the County of Sutter. Where the premises being connected to the City water distribution system are located in that part of the City water service area within the City's sphere of influence in the County of Sutter, this section shall authorize the levy of assessment installments in lieu of payment of water fees if, and only if, such assessment has been approved and authorized by the City Council; if such premises are presently being served by a private well, it will be abandoned entirely or separated from the City's water distribution system by means of an approved backflow prevention device in accordance with Section 6-6.21 - Cross-connection control program; and upon execution of an extraterritorial agreement with the City. (c) Petition for levying assessment installments in lieu of payment of water fees. (1) Proceedings for levying assessment installments in lieu of the payment of water fees shall be initiated by a petition filed in the office of the Engineer.
(2) Such petition shall describe the premises to be connected to the City water distribution system by street address or other method sufficient to enable the Engineer to identify the location and

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boundaries of such premises; shall include a declaration that if the premises are presently being served by a private well, it will be abandoned entirely or separated from the City's water distribution system by means of an approved backflow prevention device in accordance with Section 6-6.21. - Crossconnection control program; shall set forth the requests of the petitioners for the City Council to levy an assessment in lieu of payment of water fees in the manner provided for by this section; and shall be signed by and set forth the mailing address of all persons owning an interested in the fee title to the premises.
(3) Any such administrative or operational costs incurred by the processing of the petition in the manner provided for by this section may be charged as a petition fee at the discretion of the Engineer. (d) Report of Engineer on assessment petition.
(1) Following receipt of an assessment petition, the Engineer shall promptly cause a report to be made on the petition.
(2) The report shall set forth the following:
(i) A description of the premises which are the subject of the petition both by legal description and assessor's parcel number;
(ii) The name and mailing address of all persons owning an interest in the fee title to the such premises;
(iii) A determination as to whether the premises are located in that part of the City water service area within the incorporated territory of the City or that part of the City water service area within the City's Sphere of Influence in the County of Sutter; (iv) A computation of the total amount of the water fees which would become due and payable in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6-6.05. and 6-6.18. of this chapter at the time of connection of the premises to the City water distribution system and before service is established; and,
(v) A schedule of the assessment installments to be levied against the subject premises in order to pay all such water fees, together with interest and an administrative fee thereon, in ten annual installments, all at the time, in the amounts, and in the manner hereinafter provided by this section.
(3) Following completion of such report, the Engineer shall cause the petition and report to be brought before the City Council for consideration for approval and authorization. (e) Consideration of assessment petition by City Council. (1) On the date and at the time of the City Council meeting on the assessment petition, the City Council shall consider the assessment petition, the report of the Engineer on the assessment petition, and any other relevant matters bearing on the petition and/or the assessment installments to be levied in lieu of payment of water connection fees pursuant to the assessment petition. (2) Following consideration, of the assessment petition and report, the City Council may, by resolution:
(i) Grant the petition and levy assessment installments in lieu of payment as outlined herein this section;
(ii) Direct the City Manager, Utilities Director, Engineer, Finance Director, and any other necessary staff to conduct any required action(s);
(iii) Approve an extraterritorial agreement in cases where the subject premises fall outside of City limits but within the City's sphere of influence.

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(f) Establishment of assessment installments.
(1) Upon receipt of a certified copy of a resolution of the City Council levying assessment installments in lieu of payment of water fees, the Engineer shall cause the resolution to be recorded in the official records of the County of Sutter.
(2) After the date of such recordation, the assessments provided for by such resolution shall constitute a lien upon the premises which are the subject of the resolution which shall have the priority and effect of an assessment lien as provided for by Article 13, Chapter 4, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the California Government Code (commencing with Section 53930) or any other law of the State of California applicable to assessment liens levied by a municipality. (3) Following recordation, the Engineer shall ensure that such resolution be transmitted to the Sutter County Auditor with the request that the assessment installments levied by the resolution be added to the County tax rolls at the time and manner provided therein. (4) Thereafter, all assessment installments provided for in the resolution which become due in any year, together with all interest thereon, shall be payable in the same manner and at the same time that general taxes of the County on real property are payable, and such assessment installments and all interest and fees thereon shall become delinquent at the same time and bear the same proportional penalty and interest after delinquency as do the general taxes of the County on real property. (g) Assessment installments.
(1) Timing of payment. Assessments in lieu of the payment of water fees, including interest thereon and any required administrative fees, shall be levied in ten equal installments of principal, interest, and administrative fees due and payable as follows:
(i) Where the resolution levying the assessment installments is adopted by the City Council between January 1st and July 10th , assessment installments shall be due payable commencing on November 10th of the calendar year in which the resolution was adopted and on November 10th of each year thereafter until all assessment installments have been paid in full, November 10th being the same date that County property taxes are due and payable under the laws of the State of California.
(ii) Where the resolution levying the assessment is adopted by the City Council between July 11th and December 31st , assessment installments shall be due and payable commencing on November 10th of the calendar year next succeeding the calendar year in which the resolution was adopted and on November 10th of each year thereafter until all assessment installments have been paid in full.
(2) Calculation of interest. Interest on assessment installments shall be computed on the basis of an interest rate equal to the rate of cash held in pooled investments (LAIF), as calculated and published for the previous fiscal quarter, together with all appurtenant documents and fees required by this section, is filed in the office of the Engineer, plus 2% annual interest and an annual administrative fee of 2%.
(3) Prepayment. Assessment installments may be prepaid at any time between the date of adoption of the City Council resolution and the date the last assessment installment is due and payable by depositing with the Treasurer-Tax Collector of the County of Sutter a sum equal to the principal, interest, fees, and any penalties due on any delinquent installments on prior tax years and a sum equal to the principal, interest, and fees due on the current tax year assessment roll, and then depositing with the City Finance Director a sum equal to the unpaid principal of any remaining assessment installments, exclusive of any interest or fees thereon.

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(i) Upon prepayment of the remaining assessment installments, the City Finance Director shall request the Sutter County Auditor to remove all such assessment installments from the County tax rolls and shall also cause the assessment lien levied by the City Council resolution to be released in the manner herein provided by this section. (4) Penalty for unpaid assessment installments. In the event any assessment installment levied per this section and/or any interest, penalties, or other charges accruing thereon are not paid when due, the City Council may, not later than four years after the due date of the last such installment, order that the same be collected by an action brought in the Superior Court to foreclose the lien thereof, all in the manner provided for by the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, as set forth in Part 14, Division 10 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(h) Release of assessment lien.
(1) Where all assessment installments levied in the manner provided for by this chapter have been paid in full, either by reason of the prepayment of such assessment installments or otherwise, the Finance Director shall execute and record in the official records of the County of Sutter a notice stating that the assessment lien levied by the City Council resolution is being released.

Agenda Item 4

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: June 16, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council;
From: Public Works Department
Presentation By: Joshua Wolffe, Public Works Director
Summary
Subject: Construction Contingency Authorization
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution which takes the following actions:

A. Authorizes previously identified contingency amounts for the ADA Ramp and Sidewalk Improvements Project (Contract No. 1220-CON-26), 2026 Wastewater Collections Improvements Project (Contract No. 23-08), DWR Urban Drought Relief – Turf Replacement Project (Contract No. 24-02), and Citywide Sign Upgrades Project (Contract No. 1315-CON-26) capital improvement projects B. Authorizes the Public Works Director to modify the scope of work through change order(s) to the contracts for the ADA Ramp and Sidewalk Improvements Project (Contract No. 1220-CON-26), 2026 Wastewater Collections Improvements Project (Contract No. 23-08), DWR Urban Drought Relief – Turf Replacement Project (Contract No. 24-02), and Citywide Sign Upgrades Project (Contract No. 1315-CON-26) capital improvement projects Fiscal Impact: No additional fiscal impact. Contingency amounts were previously included in project budgets approved by Council
Purpose:

To facilitate the delivery of construction projects in the most cost effective and efficient manner allowable.

Strategic Focus Area:

This item addresses the City's Strategic Focus Area of improving the City's infrastructure in a fiscally responsible manner.

Background:

Council previously awarded construction contracts for the following capital improvement program projects:
• ADA Ramp and Sidewalk Improvements Project (Contract No. 1220-CON-26) • 2026 Wastewater Collections Improvements Project (Contract No. 23-08)

• DWR Urban Drought Relief – Turf Replacement Project (Contract No. 24-02) • Citywide Sign Upgrades Project (Contract No. 1315-CON-26) At the time of award, construction contingency amounts were identified within the total project costs and fiscal impacts presented to Council and incorporated into the approved project budgets. The award resolutions authorized execution of the construction contracts; however, the resolutions did not expressly authorize expenditure of the contingency amounts or delegate authority for execution of change orders utilizing those contingency funds.

During review of project administration procedures, Finance staff requested additional Council authorization regarding the previously identified contingency funds.

Analysis:

Construction contingency funds are routinely established to address unforeseen site conditions, utility conflicts, quantity adjustments, design clarifications, regulatory requirements, and other circumstances encountered during construction.

The contingency amounts identified for each project were previously disclosed to Council as part of the total project costs and fiscal impacts presented in the award staff reports. These contingency amounts are available within the approved project budget amounts.

This action does not increase project budgets, authorize additional appropriations, or modify the scope of any previously approved project. Approval of this Resolution will provide express authority for administration of change orders utilizing the previously identified contingency amounts.

Future resolutions for award of construction contracts will include explicit authorization for requested contingency amounts and the construction contracts presented to Council will include authority for the Public Works Director to administer change orders utilizing the requested contingency amounts, where necessary.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no additional fiscal impact and no impact to the General Fund. The previously identified construction contingencies are as follows:
• ADA Ramp and Sidewalk Improvements Project $74,222.00 (10%) • 2026 Wastewater Collections Improvements Project $144,696.00 (20%) • DWR Urban Drought Relief – Turf Replacement Project $161,137.98 (10%) • Citywide Sign Upgrades Project $211,960.65 (25%)
No additional project funding or appropriations are requested through this action.

Alternatives:

Decline to adopt the Resolution and require future change orders and contract amendments to return to City Council for approval, which may delay project delivery and will expose the City to potentially substantial project cost increases.

Recommendations:

Adopt a Resolution which takes the following actions:

A. Authorizes previously identified contingency amounts for the ADA Ramp and Sidewalk Improvements Project (Contract No. 1220-CON-26), 2026 Wastewater Collections Improvements Project (Contract No. 23-08), DWR Urban Drought Relief – Turf Replacement Project (Contract No. 24- 02), and Citywide Sign Upgrades Project (Contract No. 1315-CON-26) capital improvement projects.

B. Authorizes the Public Works Director to modify the scope of work through change order(s) to the contracts for the ADA Ramp and Sidewalk Improvements Project (Contract No. 1220-CON-26), 2026 Wastewater Collections Improvements Project (Contract No. 23-08), DWR Urban Drought Relief – Turf Replacement Project (Contract No. 24-02), and Citywide Sign Upgrades Project (Contract No. 1315- CON-26) capital improvement projects.

Attachments:

1. Resolution - Construction Contingency Authorization
Prepared By: Submitted By:

Nick Menezes
Deputy Public Works Director - Engineering
Josh Wolffe
Public Works Director

ATTACHMENT 1

RESOLUTION NO. _________

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUBA CITY AUTHORIZING

EXPENDITURE OF PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCIES

AND DELEGATING CHANGE ORDER AUTHORITY FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED

CAPITAL PROJECTS
WHEREAS, on April 7, 2026, Council awarded a construction contract for the ADA Ramp and Sidewalk Improvements Project (Contract No. 1220-CON-26) to FBD Vanguard Construction Inc. of Livermore, CA in the amount of their total bid of $742,215.00; and
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2026, Council awarded a construction contract for the 2026 Wastewater Collections Improvements Project (Contract No. 23-08) to North Star Construction & Engineering, Inc. of Yuba City, CA in the amount of their total bid of $732,480.00; and
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2026, Council awarded a construction contract for the DWR Urban Drought Relief – Turf Replacement Project (Contract No. 24-02) to Superb Engineering, Inc. of Banning, CA in the amount of their total bid of $1,611,379.76; and WHEREAS, on May 5, 2026, Council awarded a construction contract for the Citywide Sign Upgrades Project (Contract No. 1315-CON-26) to Square Signs, LLC of Burbank, CA in the amount of their total bid of $847,842.60; and WHEREAS, construction contingency amounts were identified within the total project costs and fiscal impacts presented to Council at the time of contract award and incorporated into the approved project budgets; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Resolutions authorized execution of the construction contracts but did not expressly authorize expenditure of the contingency amounts or delegate authority for administration of change orders utilizing those contingency funds; and
WHEREAS, during review of project administration procedures, Finance staff requested additional Council authorization regarding the previously identified contingency funds; and
WHEREAS, no additional project funding or appropriations are being requested through this action; and
WHEREAS, Council finds it is in the best interest of the City to expressly authorize expenditure of the previously identified contingency amounts and delegate authority for administration of change orders within those approved limits.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Yuba City as follows:

1. The City Council finds that all facts set forth in the recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.

2. The City Council authorizes expenditure of the previously identified contingency amount of $74,222.00 for the ADA Ramp and Sidewalk Improvements Project (Contract No. 1220-CON-26) and authorizes the Public Works Director to modify the scope of work through change order(s) to the contract to address changes in quantities or due to unforeseen circumstances arising during construction of the project within the contingency amount.

3. The City Council authorizes expenditure of the previously identified contingency amount of $144,696.00 for the 2026 Wastewater Collections Improvements Project (Contract No. 23-08) and authorizes the Public Works Director to modify the scope of work through change order(s) to the contract to address changes in quantities or due to unforeseen circumstances arising during construction of the project within the contingency amount.

4. The City Council authorizes expenditure of the previously identified contingency amount of $161,137.98 for the DWR Urban Drought Relief – Turf Replacement Project (Contract No. 24-02) and authorizes the Public Works Director to modify the scope of work through change order(s) to the contract to address changes in quantities or due to unforeseen circumstances arising during construction of the project within the contingency amount.

5. The City Council authorizes expenditure of the previously identified contingency amount of $211,960.65 for the Citywide Sign Upgrades Project (Contract No. 1315-CON-26) and authorizes the Public Works Director to modify the scope of work through change order(s) to the contract to address changes in quantities or due to unforeseen circumstances arising during construction of the project within the contingency amount.

6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.

The foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Yuba City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of June 2026.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

Marc Boomgaarden, Mayor
ATTEST:

Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM
COUNSEL FOR YUBA CITY:

Shannon Chaffin, City Attorney
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP

Agenda Item 5

CITY OF YUBA CITY

STAFF REPORT
Date: June 16, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council;
From: Public Works Department
Presentation By: Joshua Wolffe, Public Works Director
Summary
Subject: WWTF Septage Receiving Station Project Contract No. 25-04 (Plans & Specifications)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution adopting a CEQA Class 1 Categorical Exemption, approving the plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids for the WWTF Septage Receiving Station Project
Fiscal Impact: Engineer’s Estimate: $1,500,000 – Account No. 981329-65501 (Septic Station) Purpose:

To improve wastewater treatment operations through installation of a new septage receiving station that protects treatment infrastructure, improves hauled wastewater management, and implements recommendations identified in the City's 2020 Wastewater Treatment Facility and Collection System Master Plan.

Strategic Focus Area:

This project addresses the City Council's Strategic Focus Area of improving the City's Infrastructure, while maintaining fiscal responsibility.

Background:

The City of Yuba City's Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) receives septage and other hauled wastewater from commercial haulers. The existing receiving process provides limited screening capability and limited ability to accurately monitor hauled wastewater volumes entering the treatment facility.

As part of the 2020 Wastewater Treatment Facility and Collection System Master Plan, the City identified construction of a Septage Receiving Station as a recommended WWTF improvement project.

The Master Plan included the facility within the recommended Capital Improvement Program and identified the improvement as necessary to support continued reliable treatment plant operations.

Consistent with the Master Plan recommendations, staff initiated the Wastewater Treatment Facility Septage Receiving Station Project (25-04) to design and construct a dedicated receiving facility for hauled wastewater. Design services were completed by HERWIT Engineering, which specializes in wastewater treatment facility infrastructure and has extensive familiarity with the City's wastewater

treatment facilities.

On June 17, 2025, City Council awarded the purchase of a Franklin Miller Spiralift Model SR30 Septage Receiving Station and related equipment to Franklin Miller Inc. of Livingston, New Jersey in the amount of $400,000, including tax and contingency. The equipment purchase was authorized in advance of construction due to the manufacturer's estimated 32- to 34-week lead time and to avoid future price escalation and contractor markup. The equipment has since been procured and is intended to be incorporated into the proposed Septage Receiving Station Project.

Analysis:

The proposed project generally includes:
• Construction of a new septage receiving station.
• Screening equipment to remove debris and non-compatible materials. • Flow monitoring and metering equipment.
• Site piping, valves, electrical, instrumentation, and controls. • Concrete improvements, access improvements, and related appurtenances. • Integration with existing wastewater treatment facility infrastructure.

The project will improve operational reliability by screening damaging debris and non-compatible materials from hauled wastewater prior to entering the treatment process. These improvements will help protect pumps, piping, valves, and treatment equipment from premature wear, clogging, and damage while reducing maintenance requirements. The facility will also allow staff to accurately monitor hauled wastewater deliveries, including tracking hauler activity and delivered volumes, ensuring user fees appropriately reflect impacts to the wastewater treatment system while providing improved operational data for facility management.

Construction of the septage receiving station implements a specific recommendation identified in the City's adopted Wastewater Master Plan and represents an investment in maintaining and improving existing wastewater treatment infrastructure.

The plans, specifications, and estimate for the WWTF Septage Receiving Station Project were prepared by HERWIT Engineering and reviewed by Public Works staff. With Council approval of the plans and specifications and authorization to bid, staff anticipates the following schedule to complete the project:

Advertise for bid: June/July 2026
Open bids: July 2026
Award contract: July 2026
Start of construction: Fall 2026
Complete construction: Winter 2026/27
The plans and specifications for the project are on file in the Public Works Department at City Hall and at https://www.yubacity.net/public_works_plans/index.php for review.

Fiscal Impact:

The total estimated project cost is approximately $1,500,000, consisting of:
• Septage Receiving Station Equipment (previously approved by City Council): $400,000 • Construction, construction contingency, construction management, inspection, and testing:

$1,100,000
Funding for the project is available within CIP Account No. 981329-65501 (Septic Station). Final project costs and funding requirements will be presented to City Council at the time of contract award based on actual bid amounts.

Environmental:

Staff has determined that this project falls within the Class 1 Categorical Exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 as a minor alteration of an existing public wastewater treatment facility involving negligible or no expansion of existing use. The project consists of installation of screening, monitoring, and receiving facilities associated with an existing hauled wastewater receiving operation at the Wastewater Treatment Facility. Furthermore, none of the exceptions to categorical exemptions identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply.

Recommendation:

Adopt a Resolution adopting a CEQA Class 1 Categorical Exemption, approving the plans and specifications, and authorizing advertisement for bids for the WWTF Septage Receiving Station Project.

Alternatives:

1. Do not approve the plans and specifications and delay implementation of a Wastewater Master Plan recommended improvement project. Delaying the project would postpone operational and infrastructure protection benefits associated with improved septage receiving and screening.

2. Direct staff to modify the proposed plans and specifications.

Attachments:

1. Resolution - WWTF Septage Receiving Station Project Contract No. 25-04

2. Yuba City Septage Spec - Final

3. Final Set Plans
Prepared By: Submitted By:

Nick Menezes
Deputy PW Director - Engineering
Josh Wolffe
PW Director

ATTACHMENT 1

RESOLUTION NO. _________

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUBA CITY ADOPTING A CEQA CLASS 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WWTF SEPTAGE RECEIVING STATION PROJECT (25-04), AND AUTHORIZING

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ON THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Yuba City's 2020 Wastewater Treatment Facility and Collection System Master Plan identified construction of a Septage Receiving Station as a recommended Wastewater Treatment Facility project; and

WHEREAS, staff initiated the WWTF Septage Receiving Station Project (25-04) to improve wastewater treatment facility operations through installation of a dedicated septage receiving station; and

WHEREAS, on June 17, 2025, the City Council authorized procurement of a Franklin Miller Spiralift Model SR30 Septage Receiving Station and related equipment for incorporation into the Project; and

WHEREAS, HERWIT Engineering has prepared plans and specifications for construction of the WWTF Septage Receiving Station Project (25-04); and

WHEREAS, the Project will improve operational reliability by screening damaging debris and non-compatible materials from hauled wastewater prior to entering the treatment process and will provide improved monitoring and management of hauled wastewater deliveries; and

WHEREAS, the Public Works Department desires to solicit bids for construction of the WWTF Septage Receiving Station Project (25-04) (Project).

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved and ordered by the City Council of Yuba City as follows:

1. The City has performed a preliminary environmental assessment of this project relative to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements and the City Council finds and determines that the Project falls within the Class 1 Categorical Exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 as a minor alteration of an existing public wastewater treatment facility involving negligible or no expansion of existing use. The Project consists of installation of screening, monitoring, and receiving facilities associated with an existing hauled wastewater receiving operation at the Wastewater Treatment Facility. Furthermore, none of the exceptions to categorical exemptions identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply.

2. The plans and specifications for the WWTF Septage Receiving Station Project (25- 04) are hereby approved.

3. The Public Works Department is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids for the Project.

The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Yuba City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of June 2026.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

Marc Boomgaarden, Mayor
ATTEST:

Ciara Wakefield, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM
COUNSEL FOR YUBA CITY:

Shannon Chaffin, City Attorney
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP

May, 2026
Cover.docx

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
FOR

CITY OF YUBA CITY

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

FACILITY
Septage Hauling and
Receiving Station
VOLUME 1 OF 2

PREPARED FOR
City of Yuba City
Public Works Department
1201 Civic Center Blvd.

Yuba City, CA 95993

INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION
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PROJECT TITLE PAGE
Project Name: Septage Hauling and Receiving Station
Project Number: 25-04
Location: Yuba City Wastewater Treatment Facility, 302 Burns Dr, Yuba City, CA 95991
City Representative
Name Leticia Villalobos
Address 1201 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba City, CA 95993 Contact Phone Number (530) 822-4769
Contact Email Address [email protected]
Construction Manager:

Company Name Same as City Representative
Company Address
Design Engineer:

Company Name Herwit Engineering
Company Address 6200 Center Street, Suite 310, Clayton, CA94517

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION
00001 Project Title Page
00005 Certifications Page
00010 Table of Contents

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
00100 Notice Inviting Bids
00200 Instructions to Bidders
00300 Supplemental Project Information Available to Bidders 00400 Bid Form
00410 Bidder’s Bond
00420 Site Visit Affidavit
00430 Designation of Subcontractors
00435 Schedule of Major Equipment and Material Suppliers 00440 Non-Collusion Affidavit
00445 Debarment Certification
00450 Certification of Drug Free Workplace
00460 Iran Contracting Act Certification
00480 Certification of Bidder’s Experience and Qualifications 00490 Statement of Safety Compliance

CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
00500 Notice of Award
00510 Agreement
00515 Certification of Authorization – Corporation
00520 Certification of Authorization – Partnership
00525 Certification of Authorization – Joint Venture
00530 Certification of Authorization – LLC
00540 Performance Bond
00550 Payment Bond
00560 Contractor’s Certification Regarding Worker’s Compensation 00580 Sample Escrow Agreement for Security Deposits in Lieu of Retention 00600 Notice to Proceed
00680 Final Closeout Agreement and Release of Claims
00700 General Conditions
00800 Supplementary General Conditions

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 – Location Map
Exhibit 2 - Site Plan
Exhibit 3 – Proposed Profile and Preliminary Design
Exhibit 4 – Standard Construction Detail – Station Construction

ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A:

INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION
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Table of Contents Septage Hauling and Receiving Station Table 1. Summary of Submittals

SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECT INFORMATION (NOT CONTRACT DOCUMENTS)

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Final
DIVISION 0 - BIDDING REQUIREMENTS, CONTRACT FORMS, AND CONDITIONS

OF THE CONTRACT
SEE CITY DIVISION 0 DOCUMENTS.

DIVISION 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
01110 SUMMARY OF WORK
01116 PROJECT MANUAL LANGUAGE
01140 WORK RESTRICTIONS
01324 PROGRESS SCHEDULES AND REPORTS
01329 SAFETY PLAN
01330 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES
01350 SPECIAL PROCEEDURES
01352 ALTERATION PROJECT PROCEDURES
01354 HAZERDOUS MATERIAL PROCEEDURES
01424 ABBREVIATIONS
01428 IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS
01450 QUALITY CONTROL
01500 TEMPORARY FACILITIES AND CONTROLS
01600 PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
01612 SEISMIC DESIGN CRITERIA
01614 WIND DESIGN CRITERIA
01722 FIELD ENGINEERING
01732 CUTTING AND PATCHING
01738 SELECTIVE DEMOLITION
01756 TESTING, TRAINING, AND FACILITY START-UP
01770 CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES
01782 OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE DATA
DIVISION 2 - SITE CONSTRUCTION
02084 UTILITY STRUCTURES
02200 SITE PREPARATION
02233 WATERING
02240 DEWATERING
02260 EXCAVATION SUPPORT AND PROTECTION
02300 EARTHWORK
02312 CONTROLED DENSITY BACKFILL (CONTROLLED LOW STRENGTH MATERIAL, CLSM)
02318 TRENCHING
02360 SOIL TREATMENT
02622 FILTER FABRIC FOR DRAINS AND UNDER DRAINS
02722 AGGREGATE BASE COURSE
02742 ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVEMENT

CITY OF YUBA CITY

SEPTAGE HAULING AND RECEIVING STATION

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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02952 PAVEMENT RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION
02976 SUBGRADE ENHANCEMENT WITH GEOTEXTILE FABRIC
DIVISION 3 - CONCRETE
03055 EPOXY BONDING REINFORCING BARS AND RODS IN CONCRETE 03071 EPOXIES
03102 CONCRETE FORMWORK
03150 CONCRETE ACCESSORIES
03200 CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT
03300 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE
03366 TOOLED CONCRETE FINISHES
03600 GROUTS
DIVISION 5 - STEEL
05120 STRUCTURAL STEEL
05500 METAL FABRICATIONS
DIVISION 6 - WOOD AND PLASTICS
Not Used
DIVISION 7 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE
Not Used
DIVISION 9 - FINISHES
09960 HIGH PERFORMANCE COATINGS
DIVISION 10 - SPECIALTIES
10400 IDENTIFICATION DEVICES
DIVISION 11 - EQUIPMENT
11010 INSTALLATION OF OWNER SUPPLIED SEPTAGE RECEIVING EQUIPMENT DIVISION 13 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
Not Used
DIVISION 15 - MECHANICAL

CITY OF YUBA CITY

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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15050 BASIC MECHANICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS
15052 BASIC PIPING MATERIALS AND METHODS
15061 PIPE SUPPORTS
15075 MECHANICAL IDENTIFICATION
15111 BALL VALVES
15115 GATE, GLOBE, AND ANGLE VALVES
15120 PIPING SPECIALITIES
15121 FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS
15251 DUCTILE IRON PIPING
15252 STEEL PIPING
15265 PLASTIC PIPING AND TUBING
15956 PIPING SYSTEMS TESTING
DIVISION 16 - ELECTRICAL
16010 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
16050 BASIC ELECTRICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS
16062 GROUNDING
16070 HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
16075 ELECTRICAL IDENTIFICATION
16123 600 VOLT OR LESS WIRES AND CABLES
16133 CONDUITS
16133B DUCT BANKS
16134 BOXES
16135 CABINETS AND ENCLOSURES
16140 WIRING DEVICES
16212 METERING AND RELAYING
16412 LOW VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKERS
16448 PANELBOARDS
16500 LIGHTING
16950 ELECTRICAL TESTING

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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
May 2026 00100 - 1 City of Yuba City
Notice Inviting Bids Septage Hauling and Receiving Station SECTION 00100

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

BID OPENING

2.02 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Yuba City (hereafter referred to as “City” or “Owner”) invites and will receive sealed Bids at the City Hall, City Clerk’s Office, 1201 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba City, CA, 95993, until 2:00 p.m. local time, on July 14, 2026, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the City’s Board Room for the following project.

SEPTAGE HAULING AND RECEIVING STATION
PROJECT NO. 25-04
NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

PROJECT INFORMATION

3.02 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
The Project consists of the installation of Owner supplied Septage Receiving Station equipment, including the construction of concrete pad, roadways, drain/sewer pipelines, manholes, electrical service, other equipment, and associated miscellaneous improvements as indicated on the Drawings and as detailed elsewhere in the Contract Documents.

3.03 CERTIFICATES OF EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Due to the complexity and scope of this critically important project, the City requires minimum prior related successful project experience for Contractors and Contractor’s Project Manager.

These requirements are found in Section 00480, Certification of Bidder’s Experience and Qualifications.

3.04 ESTIMATED COST OF THE WORK
The estimated cost for this work is: $1,500,000

3.05 CONTRACT TIME
The Contract Time for the completion of all the Work of the Project is 215 (Two hundred fifteen) calendar days.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

4.02 Plans, specifications, and proposal forms for bidding this Project can be obtained from the Public Purchase on-line bidding service. Registration is required to use the service. There is no charge to register or obtain bid documents in digital format.

Log onto: https://www.Yuba City.ca.us/bid-project or www.publicpurchase.com Once you have registered, search for the project title identified on the cover of this specification. The Project Plans and Specifications may be available for viewing at a Contractor’s Exchange. Contact Exchanges directly to inquire about availability. All addenda notifications will be emailed to plan holders by Public Purchase and may be obtained from the Public Purchase on-line bidding service.

All questions and requests for information regarding the project must be submitted through Public Purchase on the project link. Responses to questions will be distributed to plan holders via Public Purchase. Questions and Requests for Information must be submitted five (5) business days prior to bid opening.

4.03 All Bidders must obtain a complete electronic bid set of Contact Documents in order to be considered responsive and to receive addenda notifications.

4.04 Complete sets of Contract Documents must be used in preparing Bids. The City does not assume responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Contract

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
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Notice Inviting Bids Septage Hauling and Receiving Station Documents. Bidders shall develop and submit Bids at their own expense. The City will not reimburse any costs associated with the development and submittal of any and all Bids.

4.05 Bidding procedures are prescribed in the Contract Documents. Bids shall be executed upon the Bid Forms bound and made a part of the Contract Documents. Any exception taken to the Contract Documents and any changes made to terms and conditions of the Bid Forms may render the Bid non-responsive. All prescribed Bid Forms may be removed from the Contract Documents for submission in a sealed envelope.

4.06 The City, in making copies of the Contract Documents available on the above terms, does so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids for the Work and does not confer license or grant for any other use.

NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING AND SITE WALK

5.02 A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting and project walk-through will be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Wastewater Treatment Facility (302 Burns Drive). Shortly after this pre-bid meeting, a project site walk-through will occur at the project site location.

5.03 At the pre-bid meeting, representatives of City and City’s consultants will discuss the Bid Form documents, site constraints, order of work and other items specific to this Project. The City will transmit to all recipients of complete sets of Contract Documents such Addenda as it considers necessary in response to questions raised at the meeting and project walk-through. Oral statements not confirmed by Addenda may not be relied upon and are not binding or legally effective. If a Bidder is unable to attend the pre-bid meeting and site walk, Bidder should contact the City during normal City business hours to schedule a site visit at least three days prior to their requested site visit.

During all site visits the Bidder must be accompanied full time by an authorized representative of the City. No exceptions to this requirement.

Bidders must acknowledge meeting this site visit requirement (See Section 00420, Site Visit Affidavit).

BID SECURITY AND BONDS

6.02 Each Bid must also be accompanied by security in the form of a Bidder’s Bond issued by a corporate surety, a certified check, or cashier’s check payable to the City, or cash for an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Total Bid Price.

6.03 The successful Bidder shall be required to execute a Material and Labor Payment Bond and Performance Bond, issued by a corporate surety, in conformance with the requirements set forth in the Contract Documents, each for not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price.

6.04 Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedures Section 995.311, the City will verify all bonds for this Project are issued and executed by a California admitted surety.

INQUIRIES

7.02 Inquiries regarding further information about the Project may be directed to Leticia Villalobos, Assistant Civil Engineer at [email protected].

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

8.02 CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE CLASSIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS Bidders and their proposed subcontractors shall hold such licenses as may be required by the laws of the State of California for the performance of the work specified in the Contract Documents. Bidders bidding as the prime Contractor shall possess a valid California Contractor’s License at the time the bid is submitted and throughout the contract term. The Contractor will also be required to ensure that all subcontractors working on this project are holding valid licenses suitable for their trade.

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
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8.03 DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS REGISTRATION
No Contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the State of California Director of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under California 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 DIR pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1725.5. If awarded a contract, the Contractor and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project.

8.04 CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE
This Project is subject to the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the State of California Director of Industrial Relations, and travel and subsistence pay as such are defined in applicable collective bargaining agreements filed in accordance with Section 1773.8 of said Labor Code, for work needed and performed on this Project. Said determinations, in effect at the time of publishing this notice, are on file at the above identified City office and may be examined at said office. Interested parties shall contact the City office to make arrangements for viewing. These rate determinations may also be found on the DIR’s website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/dprewagedetermination.htm .

The successful bidding Contractor and its subcontractors shall employ the appropriate number of apprentices, in each apprentice able craft, on the project site as stipulated in California Labor Code Section 1777.5.

Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1771.4, this Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations.

8.05 CALIFORNIA PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE 22300
Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300, for monies earned by the Contractor and withheld by the City to ensure the performance of the Contract, the Contractor, may, at its option, choose to substitute securities meeting the requirements of California Public Contract Code Section 22300, or have the retained, earned monies deposited in an escrow account at a federal or state-chartered bank.

8.06 CALIFORNIA PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE 3400
In accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 3400, Bidders may propose equals of products listed in the technical specifications or project plans by manufacturer name, brand or model number, unless the technical specifications or plans specify that the product is necessary to match others in use. Complete information for products proposed as equals must be submitted to the City’s Office for review at least thirty (30) calendar days after the date of Notice to Proceed. The City may specify a product by a particular manufacturer on a “solesourced” basis for the following reasons:
(1) In order that a field test or experiment may be made to determine the product’s suitability for future use.
(2) In order to match other products in use on a particular public improvement either completed or in the course of completion.
(3) In order to obtain a necessary item that is only available from one source.

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9.02 The City reserves the right to award the Contract, to reject any or all Bids, to waive non-material and inconsequential irregularities in any Bid, and to reject nonconforming, nonresponsive, nonresponsible, or conditional Bids.

9.03 No Bid received and read aloud may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date, except pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 5101.

9.04 Bids are required for the “Base Bid Schedule” and Add-Alternate Bid Schedule. Award will be based on the lowest responsible and responsive bid for the “Base Bid Schedule”. The City may exclude items listed on the Add-Alternate Bid Schedule, from the Contract, at the City’s Discretion

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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
Index
Page
ARTICLE GENERAL .........................................................................................................................................2 WORK TO BE DONE ........................................................................................................................2 COMPETENCE OF BIDDERS AND SUB-BIDDERS ........................................................................2 COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE LAWS................................................................2 PRIOR DISQUALIFICATION.............................................................................................................2 EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS...............................................................................2 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) SAFETY Requirements.........................................................3 EXAMINATION OF PROJECT SITE AND PRE-BID ACCESS TO THE SITE...................................3 INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND ADDENDA .............................................5 BIDDER’S SECURITY.......................................................................................................................5 BID FORM.........................................................................................................................................6 SUBMISSION OF BID FORMS .........................................................................................................7 WITHDRAWAL OF BID .....................................................................................................................8 PUBLIC OPENING OF BIDS.............................................................................................................8 REJECTION OF IRREGULAR BIDS.................................................................................................8 COMPETITIVE BIDDING ..................................................................................................................8 ESTIMATED QUANTITIES................................................................................................................8 SUBSTITUTION OF ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS, ARTICLES, OR EQUIPMENT...........................9 LOCAL BUSINESS LICENSE ...........................................................................................................9 WORK PERCENTAGES ...................................................................................................................9 DESIGNATION OF SUBCONTRACTORS......................................................................................10 CONTRACTS TO BE ASSIGNED (NOT USED) .............................................................................11 MANUFACTURER CERTIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR (NOT USED) ...........11 DEBARMENT OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS...................................................11 IRAN CONTRACTING ACT CERTIFICATION (Not Used)..............................................................11 SALES AND OTHER APPLICABLE TAXES, PERMITS, LICENSES AND FEES...........................11 SHEETING, SHORING AND BRACING (NOT USED)....................................................................11 OFFER OF ASSIGNMENT OF ANTITRUST ACTIONS..................................................................11 BIDDERS INTERESTED IN MORE THAN ONE BID ......................................................................11 RETURN OF BIDDER’S SECURITY...............................................................................................11 RELIEF OF BIDDERS.....................................................................................................................12 AWARD OF CONTRACT ................................................................................................................12 CONTRACT BONDS.......................................................................................................................13 INSURANCE ...................................................................................................................................13 EXECUTION OF CONTRACT AGREEMENT .................................................................................14 FAILURE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AGREEMENT .....................................................................14 NO ORAL AGREEMENTS ..............................................................................................................15 BID PROTEST.................................................................................................................................15 ESCROW BID DOCUMENTS (NOT USED)....................................................................................16

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
May 2026 00200 - 2 City of Yuba City
Instructions to Bidders Septage Hauling and Receiving Station ARTICLE 1 ― GENERAL

1.1 Bidder must examine these instructions to Bidders carefully and respond to all requirements and conditions.

1.2 Bidders must be aware of the requirements of codes, permits and standards referenced in the Contract Documents.

ARTICLE 2 ― WORK TO BE DONE

2.1 It is the intention of the City to construct improvements as shown and set forth in the Contract Documents titled: Septage Hauling and Receiving Station Project. All of the Work is particularly set forth in the Contract Documents, and all of said Work, together with all other work incidental thereto, is included. The Work includes the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, incidentals, transportation and services necessary for completion of the Project.

Codes and Standards, definition of words and terms, and abbreviations shall be as specified in the Contract Documents.

ARTICLE 3 ― COMPETENCE OF BIDDERS AND SUB-BIDDERS

3.1 All Bidders must complete and submit with their Bid the following Certifications:

A. Section 00480, Certification of Bidder’s Experience and Qualifications.

Failure to provide this information within the prescribed Bid deadlines may render the Bid nonresponsive and may be the basis for rejection of the Bid.

ARTICLE 4 ― COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE LAWS

4.1 Bidder's attention is directed to the provisions of Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the California Business and Professions Code ("Contractors”), and of California Public Contract Code Section 3300. The Contractor must possess the required classification of Contractor's License at the time the Bid is submitted (per Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15). If federal funds are involved in this project, the Contractor must possess the required classification of Contractor's License at the time of the Contract Award (per California Public Contract Code Section 20103.5).

4.2 If a Bidder does not possess the required Contractor's License at the time a Bid is submitted, in accordance with Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15, the Bid will be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected by the City. The City may require forfeiture of the Bidder's Bond.

4.3 Joint venture Bidders must possess a joint venture license. Each party to a joint venture must be properly licensed for the Work of this Project.

ARTICLE 5 ― PRIOR DISQUALIFICATION

5.1 Bid may be rejected on the basis of a Bidder, any officer of such Bidder, or any employee of such Bidder who has a proprietary interest in such Bidder, having been disqualified, removed or otherwise prevented from Bidding on, or completing a federal, state or local project because of a violation of a law or a safety regulation.

5.2 The City will review the circumstances presented in the Bid Form certification. The City will determine if acceptance of the Bid is in its best interest.

ARTICLE 6 ― EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

6.1 Each Bidder shall thoroughly examine and become familiar with the Contract Documents and Addenda (if any).

6.2 The submission of a Bid shall constitute an acknowledgment upon which the City may rely that the Bidder has thoroughly examined and is familiar with the Contract Documents and that, except as provided in the Pre-Bid Protest Procedures in Article 26 below, the Bidder has waived

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
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Instructions to Bidders Septage Hauling and Receiving Station any objections or contentions regarding the Contract Documents and/or the bidding requirements in the Contract Documents.

6.3 The failure or neglect of a Bidder to receive or examine any of the Contract Documents shall in no way relieve it from any obligation with respect to its Bid or to the Contract. No claim for additional compensation will be allowed which is based upon a lack of knowledge of any Contract Documents.

6.4 The submission of a Bid will be conclusive evidence that the Bidder has investigated and is fully aware of the conditions and difficulties that may be encountered including the availability of labor and materials to be provided, of the character, quality and quantities of Work to be performed, and of the requirements of all Contract Documents.

ARTICLE 7 ― NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

7.1 Given the COVID-19 impacts to society preceding the bidding of this Project, as well as the prospective performance of the Work, it is paramount that each Bidder recognize these impacts and changes which include social distancing, ability to have commerce perform at the desired pace, different labor interaction, increased safety measures, and a myriad of other impacts to construction operations. Heightened and increased measures to protect persons from illness, and the adoption and implementation of many new and increased practices, will make the performance of construction work different and more challenging.

7.2 It is the intent of the City, by including the previous paragraph, as well as Section 01170, Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Safety Requirements, to alert all Bidders for all aspects of this Project, that they are to include in their Bids all known and reasonably estimated costs and impacts to the ability to obtain goods and materials required, as well as labor to perform the Work. Further, all costs for all of these and other aspects of the project, including supervision, testing, inspection, QA/QC, etc. (this listing is intended to be illustrative and not comprehensive) shall be evaluated by each Bidder so their Bid submitted to the City includes all such perceived impacts in recognition of the foregoing and subsequent notices in this and other sections of the Contract Documents.

7.3 Each Bidder is to critically appraise and evaluate the reasonably anticipated costs and time impacts, if any, which may need to be accounted for in light of the COVID–19 pandemic and all governmental directives and requirements, and commercial impacts, arising therefrom.

7.4 It is the responsibility of each Bidder to alert all Sub-Bidders (potential subcontractors and suppliers of every tier and trade) to also factor in the above-referenced COVID-19 cost and time impacts, if any, into their sub-bids to Bidders for any and all aspects of the Project.

7.5 By submitting a Bid for this Project, each Bidder represents to the City they included in their Total Bid Price all cost impacts, whether affecting labor (including, but not limited to obtaining qualified workers, quantity of workers, as well as their productivity), deliveries, supervision, testing and/or procurement of materials and/or equipment and time caused by COVID-19 safety requirements found in Section 01170 and also all public health and/or governmental directives in place at the time Bids are received by the City for this Project. Furthermore, each Bidder recognizes they will not be entitled to a change order granting a COVID-19 related time extension and/or for any COVID-19 related increased costs, which arise from Section 01170, Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Safety Requirements and/or from all public health and/or governmental directives in place at the time Bids are received by the City for this Project.

ARTICLE 8 ― EXAMINATION OF PROJECT SITE AND PRE-BID ACCESS TO THE SITE

8.1 Prior to submitting a Bid, it will be the sole responsibility of each Bidder to conduct any additional examination, investigation, exploration, test, study or other inquiry, and obtain any additional information pertaining to the physical conditions (including surface, subsurface, and underground utilities) at or near the Project site that may affect the cost, progress, or performance of the Project, and that the Bidder deems necessary to prepare its Bid for performance of the Project in accordance with the Contract Documents. Bidders seeking any

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8.2 Bidders seeking to conduct any additional examination or other inquiry at the Project site must request site access from the City by contacting at least three (3) working days in advance to:

Leticia Villalobos
City of Yuba City
1201 Civic Center Boulevard
Yuba City, CA 95993
(530) 822-4769
[email protected]

8.3 If, during the course of its site inspection, a Bidder finds conditions which appear to be in conflict with the letter or spirit of the Contract Documents, the Bidder may apply to the City, in writing, for additional information and explanation at least ten (10) calendar days before the time specified for opening the Bids.

8.4 Where investigation of subsurface conditions has been made by City in respect to foundation or other design, Bidders may inspect City's records of such investigation, including examination of samples and drill cores, if any.

8.5 When logs of test borings indicating a record of the data obtained by City's investigation of subsurface conditions are made available, said logs represent only the investigator's opinion as to the character of material encountered in test borings and are made available only for the convenience of Bidders.

8.6 Investigation of subsurface conditions is made for the purpose of design, and City assumes no responsibility, whatsoever, in respect to the sufficiency of test borings, accuracy of the log of test borings, of other preliminary investigations, or in the interpretation thereof. There is no warranty or guarantee, express or implied, that the conditions indicated are representative of those existing throughout the Work, or any part of it, or that unforeseen conditions may not be encountered.

8.7 Making information available to Bidders is not to be construed in any way as a waiver of the aforesaid provisions, and Bidders must satisfy themselves through their own investigations as to conditions to be encountered.

8.8 No information derived from such inspection of records of preliminary investigations made by City, or from the maps, Drawings or Contract Documents, relieve Contractor from any risk or from properly fulfilling all the terms of the Contract. Records of such preliminary investigations as may have been made by City may be inspected by contacting the City’s Project Manager identified in the Notice Inviting Bids.

8.9 Failure by Bidder to educate itself with available information will not relieve Bidder from responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the Work.

The information provided by the City is not intended to be a substitute for, or a supplement to the independent verification by the Bidder to the extent such independent investigation of site conditions is deemed necessary or desirable by the Bidder.

8.10 Submission of a Bid by the Bidder shall constitute conclusive evidence that, if awarded the Contract, it has relied upon and is relying on its own examination of (1) the site of the Work, (2) access to the site, (3) all other data and matters requisite to the fulfillment of the Work and on its own knowledge of existing facilities on and in the vicinity of the site of the Work to be constructed under the Contract, (4) the conditions to be encountered, (5) the character, quality and scope of the proposed Work, (6) the quality and quantity of the materials to be furnished, and (7) the requirements of the Contract Documents, and other related information made available to Bidders by the City (see Section 00300, Supplemental Project Information Available to Bidders).

8.11 Bidders are required to inform themselves fully of the conditions relating to the construction and labor under which the Work will be or is now performed, and, so far as possible, the

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ARTICLE 9 ― INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND ADDENDA

9.1 If any person contemplating submitting a Bid is in doubt as to the intended meaning of any part of the Contract Documents, or finds discrepancies in, or omissions in the Contract Documents, that person must submit a written request for an interpretation or correction thereof at least seven (7) calendar Days before the deadline for receipt of Bids.

9.2 Inquiries regarding further information about the Contract Documents may be submitted electronically to www.publicpurchase.com. It is the Bidder's sole responsibility to ensure that the question is received by the above designated recipient in a timely manner.

9.3 Any request received fewer than seven (7) calendar days before the said deadline may not be answered. The person submitting the request will be responsible for its prompt delivery.

9.4 Any interpretation or correction of the Contract Documents will be made only by Addendum and will be sent to each plan holder by e-mail, to the e-mail where the project documents were sent.

9.5 The City is not responsible for any explanation or interpretation of the Contract Documents not communicated to Bidders in an Addendum. If no Addenda are issued relating to supposed discrepancy, conflict, omissions or errors in figuring the Work, the supposed discrepancies, conflicts, or omissions are governed by Section 00700-1.05, Order of Precedence of the Contract Documents.

9.6 The City reserves the right to revise or amend any part of the Contract Documents, including but not limited to, the specifications, up to the time set for opening the Bids. Such revisions and amendments, if any, shall be announced by written addenda. Copies of such written addenda shall be furnished to all recipients of complete sets of Contract Documents. Addenda issued during the time of bidding shall become a part of the documents furnished Bidders for the preparation of Bids, shall be covered in the Bids, and shall be made a part of the Contract Documents. Each Bid shall include specific acknowledgment in the space provided of receipt of all Addenda issued during the bidding period. Failure to acknowledge may result in the Bid being rejected as not responsive. Failure of any Bidder to receive such Addenda shall not be grounds for non-compliance with the terms of the instructions.

9.7 Should the Bidder find patent ambiguities in the Contract Documents, the Bidder shall at once notify the City of such findings in writing prior to opening of the Bids. Replies to such notification of patent ambiguities may be made in the form of Addenda, which will be issued simultaneously to all persons who have obtained a copy of the Contract Documents from the City. Failure of the Bidder awarded the Contract to notify the City of such patent ambiguity shall eliminate any and all recourse, including time extensions and Contract price adjustments the Bidder may have, against the City occurring as a result or arising out of such patent ambiguity.

ARTICLE 10 ― BIDDER’S SECURITY

10.1 Each Bid must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier's check, or an original Bidders Bond in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total aggregate of the Total Bid Price to be used in determining the lowest monetary Bid for the Project.

10.2 A Bid will be considered non-responsive if not accompanied by proper Bidder’s Security.

10.3 The original Bid Bond must be provided by an admitted Surety insurer, authorized to issue Surety bonds in the State of California, and it must execute the Bid Bond.

10.4 Bonds and checks must be made payable to “City of Yuba City”.

10.5 All bonds must be provided on the forms included with the Contract Documents or the Bid will be considered non-responsive.

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11.1 Prospective Bidders are furnished Bid forms which must be submitted as listed below.

BID FORMS FOUND IN INDIVIDUAL SPECIFICATION SECTIONS SHOWN BELOW MUST BE

SUBMITTED AT TIME OF THE BID

1. Bid Form (Section 00400)

2. Bid Bond (Section 00410)

3. Site Visit Affidavit (Section 00420)

4. Designation of Subcontractors (Section 00430)

5. Schedule of Major Equipment and Material Suppliers (Section 00435)

6. Non-Collusion Declaration (Section 00440)

7. Debarment Certification (Section 00445)

8. Certification of Drug Free Workplace (Section 00450)

9. Iran Contracting Act Certification (Section 00460)

10. Certification of Bidder’s Experience and Qualifications (Section 00480)

11. Statement of Safety Compliance (Section 00490)

12. Bidder’s Signature Authority (see item 11.3.C below)

11.2 A Bid not submitted on the Bid forms furnished by the City will be considered non-responsive.

11.3 Completing the Bid Forms:

A. Bidder’s name must be the same as listed on Bidder’s California State Contractor’s license provided by Bidder on its Bid Form and also Bidder’s DIR registration provided on its Bid Form.

B. Bid price(s) must be in the manner required by the Bid Form.

C. Bid Form must be signed by Bidder or duly authorized representative.

1. If Bidder is an individual, name must be stated.

2. If Bidder is a partnership, name of the partnership must be stated, and one or more partners must sign the Bid Form.

3. If Bidder is a corporation, name of the corporation must be stated, the state of incorporation must be listed, the title of the person with authority to sign and bind corporation, must be stated, and the corporate seal must be affixed. If the Bid is made by a corporation; a copy of the bylaws or resolution of the Board of Directors of the corporation shall be furnished, showing the authority of the officer signing the Bid, to execute Bid on behalf of the corporation.

4. If Bidder is a Limited Liability Company (LLC), state the name of the LLC exactly as it appears on file with the California Secretary of State, including the entity ending (ex: “Jones & Company, LLC” or “Smith Construction, a Limited Liability Company”. Signature of the LLC’s Managing Partner or Officer must include attached evidence of authority to bind the LLC under the LLC’s articles of organization. Additionally, the Bid shall include a copy of the LLC resolution or agreement empowering the authorized representative to execute the Bid and bind the LLC.

5. If the Bid is made by a joint venture, the Bid shall be signed by an authorized representative of the sponsoring partner of the joint venture. Additionally, the Bid

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6. Bidder’s business and mailing address must be stated.

11.4 Required Listing of Major Equipment Items
A. Certain items of major equipment to be provided under this Contract are tabulated in the Section 00435, Schedule of Major Equipment and Material Suppliers. The Bidder shall designate the name of the manufacturer of the equipment to be provided for each major equipment item and submit this form with its Bid. By so indicating, the Bidder warrants that equipment manufactured and/or supplied by the designated manufacturer will be provided on the Project. See Section 00435 for additional instructions and requirements.

ARTICLE 12 ― SUBMISSION OF BID FORMS

12.1 Bid Forms must be completed in ink or typed, completely filled out, and submitted on the Bid Form furnished as part of the Contract Documents. Faxed Bids will not be considered by City.

All signatures on the Bid Forms shall be wet signatures.

12.2 It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to ensure that its Bid is received at the proper time and at the proper location. Bids received after the time fixed for receiving them will not be considered.

12.3 Late Bids will be returned by the City to the Bidder unopened.

12.4 The Bid Form submitted must not contain any erasure, interlinear additions, or other corrections unless each such correction is authenticated. Authentication may be made by affixing in the margin, immediately opposite the correction, the signature of the person submitting the Bid.

12.5 Changes in or additions to the Bid Form, recapitulations of the Work bid upon, alternative or additive bids, or any other modifications of the Bid Form which are not specifically called for in Section 00400, Bid Form, may result in rejection of the Bid by the City. The City may treat all such Bids as not being responsive to the Notice Inviting Bids.

12.6 The City will consider no oral, telephonic or email modification of any Bid submitted.

12.7 Each Bid shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope distinctly marked “BID” and include:
• Project title as given,
• Date and Time of Bid Opening,
• Name and address of Bidder, and
• Attention: City Clerk
A Federal Express, UPS, or other courier delivery envelope is not considered the sealed “BID” envelope. Such delivery envelope must also be marked with the above required information.

Failure to mark sealed envelopes may result in a premature opening of, or failure to open, such Bid. Bid submissions with improperly marked sealed envelopes may be disregarded.

12.8 Bids shall either be (1) delivered in person at the designated location at the City of Yuba City office located at 1201 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba City, CA 95993, during normal business hours, being 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, or, (2) mailed to “Office of the City Clerk of the City of Yuba City located at 1201 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba City, CA 95993, so that either delivery method is received by the Bid submission deadline time and date.

12.9 The preparation of a Bid shall be by and at the expense of the Bidder.

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13.1 Any Bid may be withdrawn at any time before the time fixed in the Notice Inviting Bids, or as postponed by Addenda, for the opening of Bids only by written request of the Bidder or a duly authorized representative.

13.2 Withdrawal of a Bid does not prejudice the right of the Bidder to file a new Bid at any time prior to the time fixed for receiving Bids in the Notice Inviting Bids, or as postponed by Addenda.

13.3 Whether or not Bids are opened exactly at the time stated in the Notice Inviting Bids, or as postponed by Addenda, a Bid will not be accepted after the time stated.

13.4 After the opening of Bids, Bids may only be withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code Sections 5100-5107.

ARTICLE 14 ― PUBLIC OPENING OF BIDS

14.1 Bids will be opened and read publicly at the time and place indicated in the Notice Inviting Bids.

Bidders or their authorized agents are invited to be present.

ARTICLE 15 ― REJECTION OF IRREGULAR BIDS

15.1 The City may reject any Bid if there appears to be any alteration of the Bid Form, any addition or condition not called for, or any incompleteness, erasure or irregularity of any kind.

15.2 Bids not completed in Ink or typed will be rejected.

15.3 If the Bid amount or other material information is changed, the change must be authenticated by affixing immediately next to the correction, the initials of the person submitting the Bid.

ARTICLE 16 ― COMPETITIVE BIDDING

16.1 More than one Bid from an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or combination thereof, as a principal, under the same or different names will not be considered. Reasonable basis for believing that any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or combination thereof is a principal in more than one Bid for the Work contemplated may cause the rejection of all Bids in which such individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or combination thereof is a principal.

16.2 If there is a reason for believing that collusion exists among the Bidders, any or all Bids may be rejected.

16.3 A person, firm, or corporation submitting a sub-bid to a Bidder, or who quoted prices on materials to a Bidder, is not thereby disqualified from submitting a sub-bid or quoting prices to other Bidders or from being a principal Bidder for the same Work.

16.4 Bids in which unit prices are obviously unbalanced may be rejected.

16.5 Bidders are put on notice that any collusive agreement fixing the prices to be Bid so as to control or affect Awarding of the Contract is in violation of competitive bidding requirements of the Public Contract Code and may render void any Contract let under such circumstances.

ARTICLE 17 ― ESTIMATED QUANTITIES

17.1 The quantities stated in a schedule of items for which unit prices are asked to be Bid are approximate only.

17.2 The quantities are given as a basis for the comparison of Bids.

17.3 The City does not, expressly or by implication, represent that the actual amount of Work will correspond with quantities given and reserves the right to increase or decrease the quantities of Work for any Bid item, or to omit portions of the Work, as the City may deem necessary or advisable.

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18.1 Bids must be based upon use of items named in the Contract Documents.

18.2 By so indicating, the Bidder warrants that equipment manufactured and/or supplied by the named manufacturer will be provided on the Project unless review of submittal information or performance under tests reveals that the equipment does not meet the Contract requirements.

18.3 Failure to indicate a manufacturer for any single item of the equipment listed in the schedule may render the Bid unresponsive to the Notice Inviting Bids and may be a basis for rejection of the Bid.

18.4 In certain cases, specific items have been named (Named Products) because of operational or maintenance considerations; approval of proposed equals should not be assumed.

18.5 Pursuant to California Public Contract Code §3400, alternative material(s), article(s), or equipment that are of equal quality and of required characteristics for the purpose intended may be proposed provided the Bidder complies with the following requirements:

A. The proposal will not be considered unless the submittal is accompanied by complete information and descriptive data necessary to determine equality of offered material(s), article(s) or equipment.

B. Samples must be submitted when requested by the City.

C. Burden of proof as to comparative quality, suitability, and performance of offered material(s), article(s), or equipment is the responsibility of the Bidder submitting the proposal.

D. Requests for approval must comply with the requirements of Section 01605, Product Requirements and Substitutions.

18.6 The City’s Representative is the sole judge as to such matters. In the event the City’s Representative rejects the use of such Alternative(s) submitted, then the Contractor must furnish one of the particular Named Products specified in the Contract Documents.

18.7 Proposals for Alternative material(s), process, article(s), or equipment will not be accepted during the bid period.

18.8 See Section 01605, Product Requirement and Substitutions, for additional substitution requirements.

ARTICLE 19 ― LOCAL BUSINESS LICENSE

19.1 If required by City or County, the Contractor shall have a local business license for the Work contemplated before the Contract can be executed. All subcontractors will be required to secure the appropriate local business license before they commence work on the Project.

ARTICLE 20 ― WORK PERCENTAGES

20.1 The Contractor shall perform at least seventy percent (70%) of the Contract Total Base Bid Amount. This portion of work shall encompass the performance of work by the Contractor’s forces and equipment, the procurement of materials and equipment by the Contractor and field related general conditions required to support and supervise the construction effort.

Subcontractors shall not be responsible for the performance of any work or procurement of materials or equipment within the above Contractor’s work percentage allotment. Materials purchased by the Contractor but installed by a subcontractor will not contribute to the above Contractor’s work percentage allotment.

20.2 The value of the work subcontracted shall be determined by summing all of the percentages identified for the subcontractors listed in Section 00430, Designation of Subcontractors. If the sum of such percentages exceeds thirty percent (30%) the City may treat the Bid as nonresponsive and reject it on that basis.

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20.3 By submitting a Bid, the Bidder is certifying that it is in compliance with this obligation. This selfperformance requirement is a material term of these Contract Documents and shall be subject to verification upon request. If it is determined that the Bidder’s certification was other than true in all respects, the Bidder agrees that the following shall occur:

A. if the Contract has not been awarded to the Bidder, the Bidder’s Bid shall be deemed non-responsive; or
B. if the Contract has been awarded, at the discretion of the City, Contractor shall be subject to either:

1. A reduction of its Total Original Contract Price by ten (10) percent of the value of the amount by which the certification was in error (e.g., if the Total Bid Price is $10,000,000 and the amount of self-performed work is determined to be $3,000,000 instead of at least $4,000,000, then the amount of the shortfall ($1,000,000) shall be multiplied by 10% to yield the sum of $100,000 to be reduced from the contract price); or

2. Termination of the Contractor’s right to proceed for default.

ARTICLE 21 ― DESIGNATION OF SUBCONTRACTORS

21.1 In accordance with California Public Contracting Code Section 4100, et. seq., “Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act,” each general Bid shall have listed in Section 00430, Designation of Subcontractors, the name, location of the place of business and the portion of work to be performed by each subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render service to the Bidder in or about the construction of the work or improvement, or of any subcontractor licensed by the State of California who, under subcontract to the Bidder, will specially fabricate and install 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 Bidder's Total Bid Price. If required by City or County, the Contractor shall have a local business license for the Work contemplated before the Contract can be executed. All subcontractors will be required to secure the appropriate local business license before they commence work on the Project.

21.2 If no subcontractor is specified for a portion of the work, or if more than one subcontractor is specified for the same portion of Work, to be performed under the Contract in excess of onehalf of one percent (1/2%) of the Bidder’s Total Bid Price, then the Bidder shall be deemed to have agreed that it is fully qualified to perform that Work and that it shall perform that portion itself.

21.3 Failure to comply with the provisions of the California "Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act" shall make the Contractor subject to the sanctions as set forth in the Act.

21.4 The Bidder’s listed subcontractors in Section 00430, Designation of Subcontractors, must be registered with the State of California, Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) accordance with California Labor Code section 1725.5. Bidders shall list all applicable DIR registration numbers contact information on Section 00430, Designation of Subcontractors.

21.5 Bidders’ attention is directed to the provisions of the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, beginning with California Public Contract Code Section 4100, related to penalties for use of unauthorized Subcontractors or by making unauthorized substitutions.

21.6 Alternate subcontractors shall not be listed for the same work.

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ARTICLE 23 ― MANUFACTURER CERTIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR (NOT USED)
ARTICLE 24 ― DEBARMENT OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS

24.1 In accordance with the provisions of the California Labor Code, contractors or subcontractors may not perform work on a public works project with a subcontractor who is ineligible to perform work on a public project pursuant to section 1777.1 or section 1777.7 of the Labor Code. Any contract on a public works project entered into between a contractor and a debarred subcontractor is void as a matter of law. A debarred subcontractor may not receive any public money for performing work as a subcontractor on a public works contract. Any public money that is paid to a debarred subcontractor by the Contractor shall be returned to the City. The Contractor shall be responsible for the payment of wages to workers of a debarred subcontractor used on the Work.

ARTICLE 25 ― IRAN CONTRACTING ACT CERTIFICATION (NOT USED) ARTICLE 26 ― SALES AND OTHER APPLICABLE TAXES, PERMITS, LICENSES AND FEES

26.1 Contractor and its subcontractors performing work under this Contract will be required to pay California sales tax and other applicable taxes, and to pay for permits, licenses and fees required by the agencies with authority in the jurisdiction in which the work will be located, unless otherwise expressly provided by the Contract Documents. Bidders shall include all applicable taxes and fees that are in effect or reasonably anticipated on the bid date in their bid price.

ARTICLE 27 ― SHEETING, SHORING AND BRACING (NOT USED)
ARTICLE 28 ― OFFER OF ASSIGNMENT OF ANTITRUST ACTIONS

28.1 As provided by Public Contract Code Section 7103.5, in submitting a Bid to the City, the Bidder offers and agrees that if the Bid is accepted, it does assign to the City all rights, title, and interest in and to all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Section 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 [commencing with Section 16700] of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, materials, or services by the Bidder for sale to the City pursuant to the Bid. Such assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the City tenders final payment to the Bidder.

ARTICLE 29 ― BIDDERS INTERESTED IN MORE THAN ONE BID

29.1 No person, firm, or corporation, under the same or different name, shall make, file, or be interested in more than one Bid for the same work unless alternate Bids are called for. A person, firm, or corporation may, however, submit sub-proposals or quote prices on materials to more than one Bidder.

29.2 Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 7106, Bidders shall execute and furnish with their Bids Section 00440, Non-Collusion Declaration. Reasonable grounds to believe that any individual, partnership, corporation, or combination is interested in more than one Bid for the proposed Work may cause rejection of all Bids in which that individual, partnership, corporation, or combination is interested.

ARTICLE 30 ― RETURN OF BIDDER’S SECURITY

30.1 The Bid guarantees of the three lowest Bidders will be retained until the Agreement is signed, evidence of insurance provided, and satisfactory bonds furnished, or other disposition made thereof.

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30.2 The Bid guarantees of all Bidders except the three lowest, responsive Bids will be returned within twenty-one (21) calendar days after the Bids are opened.

30.3 If all Bids are rejected and no award is made, all Bid guarantees will be returned within ten (10) calendar days of the decision by the City not to award the Contract, and in any event not later than seventy (70) calendar days after the Bids are opened.

ARTICLE 31 ― RELIEF OF BIDDERS

31.1 Attention is directed to the provisions of California Public Contract Code Sections 5100 through 5107 that set forth the criteria and procedures for relief of Bidders, and for authorizing Contract Award to another Bidder.

ARTICLE 32 ― AWARD OF CONTRACT

32.1 After the Bids have been opened and read, they will be checked for accuracy and compliance with the Contract Documents. If a Contract is awarded, it will be to the lowest responsible, Bidder submitting a responsive Bid. All Bids will be compared on the basis of the Engineer’s estimate of the quantities of work to be done. The City reserves the right to reject an unbalanced Bid which is a Bid having nominal or artificially reduced prices for some bid items and enhanced prices for other bid items.

32.2 In the event that an identical Total Lowest Monetary Bid Price, as determined by the City, is received from two or more responsive and responsible Bidders, the City may re-advertise for Bids, or the successful Bidder may be determined by the casting of lots with the tie Bidders in public at a date and time set by City.

32.3 In the evaluation of any Bid, the City shall have the right to consider information provided by sources other than Bidder.

32.4 The criteria which will be used to determine the lowest responsible Bidder submitting a responsive Bid are as follows:

A. Responsive Bid: Means a Bid which conforms in all material respects to the Contract Documents.

B. Responsible Bidder: Means a Bidder who has the qualifications, fitness, capacity and experience in all respects to perform fully the requirements under the Contract Documents and who has the integrity and reliability to assure good faith performance, including:

1. Financial, material, equipment, facility, and personnel resources and expertise necessary to meet contractual requirements.

2. A record of integrity.

3. A record of Successful Project Completions defined as:
a. Completion of project on time and without liquidated damages. b. Completion of project without excessive defective work issues. c. Completion of project without excess or meritless claims or disputes issues.

4. Qualified legally to contract with the City, and;

5. Has not failed to supply any necessary information in connection with the inquiry concerning responsibility.

32.5 No Bidder may withdraw its Bid for the period of Days stated in Section 00400, Bid Form, after the date set for the opening thereof, and the Bid will be subject to acceptance by the City throughout this period.

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32.6 The Contract, if awarded, will be to that responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive Total Base Bid Price as stated in Section 00400, Bid Form, subject to City's right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any informality or irregularity in the Bids or in the bidding procedures.

32.7 The time period within which Award of Contract may be made is subject to an extension of such further period as may be agreed upon in writing between the City and the Bidder.

32.8 Only one Contract will be awarded.

32.9 Bids are required for the “Base Bid Schedule” and Add-Alternate Bid Schedule. Award will be based on the lowest responsible and responsive bid for the “Base Bid Schedule”. The City may exclude items listed on the Add-Alternate Bid Schedule, from the Contract, at the City’s Discretion

32.10 After Contract award, no Contract is formed until all Contract Bonds and Insurance documents have been accepted by the City and the Agreement is signed by the City; the Contractor submits the signed Contractor’s Certification regarding Worker’s Compensation; and the Agreement is signed by the City.

ARTICLE 33 ― CONTRACT BONDS

33.1 The successful Bidder (hereinafter "Contractor") must pay all Contract Bond premiums, costs thereof, and incidental thereto.

33.2 Each Contract Bond must be signed by both Contractor and the Sureties.

33.3 As a condition to the City signing the Agreement, the successful Bidder must file with City on the bond forms furnished by the City, the two surety bonds in the amounts and for the purposes noted below, duly executed by a Surety company meeting the requirements of Article 21 herein.

33.4 The Payment Bond must be in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum as determined from the prices in the Bid Form, including the base Bid and all additive and/or deductive Bid items accepted by the City and identified in the Award, and shall inure to the benefit of persons performing labor or furnishing materials in connection with the Work. This bond must be maintained in full force and effect until all Work is completed and accepted by City, and until all claims for materials and labor have been paid.

33.5 The Performance Bond must be in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum as determined from the prices in the Bid Form, including the base Bid and all additive and/or deductive Bid items accepted by the City and identified in the Award, and must be so conditioned as to ensure the faithful performance by Contractor of all Work. It shall also include the replacing, or making acceptable, of any defective materials or faulty workmanship during the Guarantee period(s).

33.6 If any Surety or Sureties are deemed unsatisfactory at any time by City, City will notify Contractor, and Contractor must forthwith substitute a new Surety or Sureties satisfactory to City. No further payment will be deemed due or made until the replacement Sureties qualify and are accepted by City.

33.7 All changes to the Contract Sum, Contract Time, or Contract Documents may be made without securing the consent of the Surety or Sureties on the Contract Bonds.

33.8 Sureties must be California admitted Sureties.

ARTICLE 34 ― INSURANCE

34.1 Contractor will be required to furnish to City, concurrently with execution of the Agreement, insurance documents evidencing coverage as required by Section 00700- Article 13, Insurance and Indemnification.

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Instructions to Bidders Septage Hauling and Receiving Station ARTICLE 35 ― EXECUTION OF CONTRACT AGREEMENT

35.1 The form of Agreement which the successful Bidder, as Contractor, must execute, and the form of Contract Bonds and Insurance coverage that it must provide are included in the Bid Documents and must be carefully examined by each Bidder. All Contract Bonds, policies or certificates of insurance, and Insurance policy endorsements must be delivered with or before the delivery of the signed Agreement form and must be acceptable to City.

35.2 The Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded by City must, within fifteen (15) calendar Days after Bidder’s receipt of Section 00500, Notice of Award, sign and deliver the following documents to the City Clerk at City of Yuba City located at 1201 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba City, CA 95993:

A. One (1) original and one (1) copy of the signed Agreement form furnished by City. See Section 00510, Agreement; and
B. One (1) original and two (2) copies of the Faithful Performance Bond. See Section 00540, Performance Bond”; and
C. One (1) original and two (2) copies of the Payment Bond. See Section 00550, Payment Bond Form; and
D. Policies of Insurance, Insurance certificates and endorsements as required by the Contract Documents; and
E. Worker’s Compensation Certification. See Section 00560, Contractor’s Worker’s Compensation Certification.

35.3 Should Contractor begin Work in advance of the start date for the Work, as stated in the Notice to Proceed, the Work will be considered as having been done at Contractor’s risk as a volunteer.

ARTICLE 36 ― FAILURE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AGREEMENT

36.1 Failure of the successful Bidder to execute the Agreement in the form satisfactory to City is just cause for the annulment of the Award and the forfeiture of the Bidder's Security.

36.2 Failure of the successful Bidder to sign and return the Agreement within fifteen (15) calendar Days after notification of Award by the City constitutes failure to execute the Agreement.

36.3 Failure to return required Contract Bonds and insurance documents within fifteen (15) calendar Days after notification of Award by the City constitutes failure to execute the Agreement.

36.4 The failure to execute the Agreement or to furnish the bonds or evidences of insurance required by these Instructions to Bidders within fifteen (15) calendar days after receiving written notice of the Award of the Contract constitutes default. In case of default, the City may, at its sole discretion, award the Contract to the next lowest responsive and responsible Bidder or may readvertise the project for new Bids. If a more favorable Bid is received by re-advertising, the defaulting Bidder agrees that it shall have no claim against the City including for a refund, should a more favorable Bid be received via re-advertising.

36.5 If a Bidder to whom an award is made fails or refuses for any reason to execute the Contract or fails to furnish any or all of the required insurance or Contract Bonds in proper form, within the time stated, it is agreed and stipulated between City and the Bidder to whom any award is made that damage has been and will be sustained by the City. It is further agreed by the City and any and all Bidders that it will be impractical and extremely difficult to fully ascertain and determine the actual damage that the City will sustain by such delay and failure to provide timely or in full the required documentation and to properly and fully execute the Contract Documents. All parties who submit a Bid under the Notice Inviting Bids are hereby advised and, by submitted Bids agree, that the damages suffered by the City by such delay under these circumstances is difficult to precisely ascertain, and further are advised and agree that in the event that the provisions of this paragraph are triggered, the amount of the Bidder’s bond or

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Instructions to Bidders Septage Hauling and Receiving Station check is agreed to as the liquidated damages payable by such Bidder(s). This Bidder’s bond or check will be collected and held by the City as the sole property of the City for full compensation for the damages suffered by the City as a result of the Bidder’s failure to timely and completely execute the Agreement and furnish the bonds and evidences of insurance as required.

ARTICLE 37 ― NO ORAL AGREEMENTS

37.1 No conversation with any officer, employee, agent or Consultant of City, either before, during, or after the execution of the Agreement, affects or modifies any terms or obligations contained in the Contract Documents, nor entitle Contractor to any adjustment in the Contract Time or Contract Sum whatsoever.

ARTICLE 38 ― BID PROTEST

38.1 The lack of a prompt procedure to resolve disputes regarding the bidding process would impair the City's ability to carry out its purpose of constructing this Project in a timely manner.

Therefore, to the maximum extent authorized by law and notwithstanding any other procedures specified in documents referenced herein, all disputes and/or protests regarding the bidding process shall be subject to the following procedures. In submitting a Bid to the City for this Project, the Bidder agrees to comply with and to be bound by the following Bid protest procedures

38.2 Pre-Bid
A. If any potential Bidder believes that any part of the form or content of the Contract Documents, including, without limitation, the Bidder experience and qualification requirements, is vague, ambiguous, gives an unfair advantage or unfairly limits competition, such Bidder must give notice and protest on such grounds to the City Representative as soon as practical, but in no event later than ten (10) working days before the original noticed date for receiving Bids. The City shall, within five (5) working days upon receiving any such protest(s), review the same and publish a written response thereto.

B. Any pre-bid protest shall include:

1. The protest document shall contain a complete and detailed statement of the factual and/or legal basis for the protest and, with respect to any authority relied upon, a copy of said authorities shall be provided.

2. The protest shall identify the specific portion(s) of the Bidding or Contract Documents that form the basis for the protest.

3. The protest shall include the name, address, telephone number, fax number and email address of the protestant, and if applicable, the person representing the protesting party.

C. The procedure and time limits set forth in these Bid protest procedures are mandatory and are the Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy in the event of a pre-bid protest related to the form or content of the Contract Documents. Failure to comply with these procedures shall constitute a waiver of any right to further pursue the protest, including, without limitation, filing a Bid or award protest on the grounds applicable to a pre-bid protest, filing a Government Code claim or filing legal proceedings.

38.3 Bid or Award Protest
A. Any protest relating to any particular Bid opened by the City, or the award of the Contract must be submitted in writing to the City Representative before 5:00 p.m. on the Fifth (5th) working day after the City has received and opened Bids.

B. The initial protest document must contain a complete statement of the basis for the protest, and all supporting documentation. The protest must state the facts and refer to the specific portion(s) of the document that forms the basis for the protest.

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Instructions to Bidders Septage Hauling and Receiving Station C. The party filing the protest must have actually submitted a Bid for the Work. A subcontractor of a party submitting a Bid for the Work may not submit a Bid protest. A party may not rely on the Bid protest submitted by another Bidder but must timely pursue its own protest.

D. The protest must include the name, address, telephone number, fax number and email address of the person representing the protesting party.

E. The party filing the protest must concurrently transmit a copy of the initial protest document and any attached documentation to all other parties with a direct financial interest which may be adversely affected by the outcome of the protest. Such parties shall include all other Bidders who appear to have a reasonable prospect of receiving an award depending upon the outcome of the protest, and delivery to all such parties must be in a manner to ensure their receipt on the same day the protest is filed.

F. The City will give the protested Bidder five (5) working days from the date the protest is filed and served to submit a written response. The responding Bidder shall transmit the response to the protesting Bidder concurrent with delivery to the City.

G. The procedure and time limits set forth in this paragraph are mandatory and are the Bidder's sole and exclusive remedy in the event of a Bid or award protest. The Bidder's failure to comply with these procedures shall constitute a waiver of any right to further pursue the Bid or award protest, including filing a Government Code Claim or legal proceedings.

H. The City will review all timely protests prior to award of the Contract. The City will issue a prompt decision on the protest. The City will not be required to hold an administrative hearing to consider any protests but may do so at its option. At the time of the City Board’s consideration of the Project Contract award, the City Council will also consider the merits of any timely protests in its determination of the lowest responsible responsive Bidder.

Nothing in these procedures for protesting a particular Bid or award of the Contract will be construed as a waiver of the City’s right to reject all Bids.

ARTICLE 39 ― ESCROW BID DOCUMENTS (NOT USED)

END OF SECTION

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
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SECTION 00300

SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO BIDDERS
ARTICLE 1 ― PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECT INFORMATION

GENERAL
The information referenced in this Section 00300 is available as Appendices to the Contract.

The information is furnished as reference material and is not part of the Contract Documents.

The information is to be used by Bidders “For Information Only”.

CITY’S DISCLAIMER
The City assumes no responsibility for completeness or accuracy of survey investigations, records compiled therefrom, or interpretation(s) contained in the subsequent report(s).

Survey investigations were performed for purposes of study and design, and there is no expressed or implied warranty that conditions indicated in the report(s) are representative of those existing throughout the Project, structures, or site.

Conditions differing substantially from those indicated in the information referenced in Section 00300, Supplemental Project Information Available to Bidders, may be encountered.

ARTICLE 2 ― SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO BIDDERS

SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS
A subsurface investigation has been conducted at the site of the Work. The subsurface investigation and report were developed for planning and design purposes only, and as such may not include necessary information for, any or all, construction related activities including, but not limited to, drilling sampling construction and development. The Contractor may not make claims against City or any of City’s Consultants with respect to the completeness of this investigation and report for Contractor’s purposes with respect to the means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures employed by Contractor, and safety precautions and programs incident thereto.

The resulting report with the records of borings made at the work site is entitled:

1. GOVERNS D U.S. Seismic Design Maps at the Yuba City Water Treatment Plant It is expressly understood and agreed by Bidder or Contractor that neither the City nor the Engineer assume any responsibility whatsoever with respect to the sufficiency or accuracy of the investigations thus made, the records thereof, or of the interpretation set forth therein or made by the Engineer in their use thereof and there is no representation, warranty or guarantee, either express or implied, that the conditions indicated by such investigations or records thereof are correct or representative of those existing throughout such areas or any part thereof, or that unanticipated developments may not occur or that materials other than, or in proportions different from, those indicated may not be encountered.

When a log of test borings showing a record of the data obtained by the Engineer’s investigation of the subsurface conditions is made available to the Bidders and Contractor, it is expressly understood and agreed by Bidders and Contractor that said log of test borings does not constitute a part of the Contract, represents only the opinion of the Engineer as to the character of the materials encountered in the test borings, is made available only for the convenience of Bidders and its use is subject to all of the conditions and limitations set forth in this Document. Water levels that may be shown on a log of test

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borings are valid only for the stated date of observation. The water level may change from season to season and from year to year.

The City disclaims responsibility for the Bidder's or Contractor’s interpretation of data, such as, projecting or extrapolating from the test holes to other locations on the site of the Work, soil bearing values and profiles, and soil stability, as well as the presence, level, and extent of underground water for subsurface conditions during construction operations.

END OF SECTION

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SECTION 00400

BID FORM

CITY OF YUBA CITY

SUTTER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Project Title: Septage Hauling and Receiving Station
Project No. 25-04
THIS BID IS SUBMITTED BY:

Name of Bidder: ____________________________________________________________ SUBMIT BID TO: BID OPENING:

City Clerk
City of Yuba City,
1201 Civic Center Boulevard
Yuba City, California, 95993
City Clerk’s Office
City of Yuba City,
1201 Civic Center Boulevard
Yuba City, California, 95993
TO: Public Works Department
BID IS SUBMITTED ON: ______________________, 2026 (Month/Day) IMPORTANT NOTE:

All prices and bids must be in ink or typewritten. No pencil figures or erasures are permitted. Mistakes may be crossed out and corrections inserted adjacent thereto and must be initialed in ink by the person submitting the Bid. Changes in or additions to the Bid Form, recapitulations of the work bid upon, alternative bids, or any other modifications of the Bid Form which are not specifically called for in the Bid Form, will result in rejection of the bid by the City. The City will treat all such bids as not being responsive to the Invitation for Bids. The City will not consider any oral or telephonic or email modification of any bid submitted.

Proposed prices shall be for the total net price including all applicable taxes and charges (unless otherwise specified), delivered F.O.B., Project site. Information must be furnished complete in compliance with the Contract Documents. The information requested and the manner of submission are essential to permit prompt evaluation of all Bids on a fair and uniform basis. Accordingly, the City reserves the right to declare as non-responsive and reject any Bid in which material information requested is not furnished or where indirect or incomplete answers or information is provided.

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I BIDDER REPRESENTATIONS
The undersigned Bidder proposes and agrees, if this Bid is accepted, to enter into an agreement with City in the form included in the Contract Documents to perform all Work as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents within the specified time and for the price indicated in this Bid and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

The undersigned Bidder accepts all of the terms and conditions of the Invitation to Bid and Instructions to Bidders, including without limitation, those dealing with the disposition of Bid security. The Bid will remain subject to acceptance for sixty (60) days after the Bid opening, or for such longer period of time that Bidder may agree to in writing upon request of City.

As provided by Section 4552, et. Seq., of the California Government Code, in submitting a Bid to the City, the Bidder offers and agrees that if the Bid is accepted, it will assign to the City all rights, title, and interest in and to all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.SC. Section 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (Chapter 2 [commencing with Section 16700] of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, materials, or services by the Bidder for sale to the City pursuant to the bid. Such assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the City tenders final payment to the Bidder.

In submitting this Bid, the undersigned Bidder represents that:

Bidder has visited the site and become familiar with and satisfied itself as to the general, local, and site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.

Bidder is familiar with and has satisfied itself as to all federal, state, and local laws and Regulations and Permits that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.

Bidder has carefully studied all reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the Site and all drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at or contiguous to the Site which have been identified in the Contract Documents.

Bidder has obtained and carefully studied (or assumes responsibility for having done so) all additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies and data concerning conditions (surface, subsurface and underground facilities) at or contiguous to the Site which may affect cost, progress, or performance of the Work or which relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder, including applying the specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction expressly required by the Contract Documents to be employed by Bidder, and safety precautions and programs incident thereto.

Bidder does not consider that any further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the determination of this Bid for performance of the Work at the price(s) bid and within the times and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

Bidder is aware of the general nature of work to be performed by City and others at the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Contract Documents.

Bidder has correlated the information known to Bidder, information and observations obtained from visits to the Site, reports and drawings identified in the Contract Documents, and all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data with the Contract Documents.

As to the nature and scope of the Work, Bidder has given the City written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Contract Documents, and the written resolution thereof by the City, if made, is acceptable to Bidder, and where said conflicts, etc., have not been resolved through the interpretations or clarifications by the City because of insufficient time or otherwise,

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Bidder has included in the Bid the greater quantity or better quality of Work, or compliance with the more stringent requirement resulting in a greater cost.

The Contract Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance of the Work for which this Bid is submitted.

II ADDENDA
Bidder has purchased a complete set of Contract Documents and carefully examined and studied the Contract Documents, all related information available to Bidders as defined in the Contract Documents, and the following Addenda, receipt of all of which is hereby acknowledged. A Bid may be deemed nonresponsive if all Addenda issued by Owner are not listed.

Addendum
Number Addendum Date Signature of Bidder

III BID SCHEDULE
Pursuant to your published Invitation for Bids for the above-referenced project, and in accordance with the approved Plans and Specifications for that project, the following Bid for said entire project is submitted by the firm indicated on this Bid Form.

The undersigned Bidder proposes and agrees to contract with the City to perform all of the above work, including subsidiary obligations as defined in the Contract Documents for the prices indicated in the BID SCHEDULE below.

Pursuant to the provisions of the California Labor Code Section 6707, each bid submitted shall contain, in the bid, the amount included for adequate sheeting, shoring, and bracing, or equivalent method, for the protection of life and limb in trenches and open excavation, which shall conform to applicable safety orders.

By listing this sum in base bid item 2 below, the Bidder warrants that its action does not convey tort liability to the Owner, the Engineer, the Construction Manager, and other employees, agents, and subconsultants.

Further in submitting its Bid, the undersigned Bidder understands and agrees that that the Total Bid Price are each determined by the sum total of all respective bid item amounts in the applicable Bid Schedule shown below. In the event the addition of the bid item extended amounts does not equal the Total Bid Price the corrected addition of all bid item extended amounts will govern, and the Owner will correct the respective total(s) accordingly. In case of discrepancy between words and figures, words will prevail.

The City reserves the right to reject an unbalanced Bid which is a Bid having nominal or artificially reduced prices for some bid items and enhanced prices for other bid items.

Bid Items are further described in PART 2 of the Technical Specifications

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BID SCHEDULE
Bid Items
Item Description Quantity Unit Unit cost, dollars
Total bid
item price,
dollars
1 Bonds and Insurance
Lump
Sum
2 Mobilization.
(maximum of 2%)
Lump
Sum
3 Preparation and
approval of all Project
Submittals.

Lump
Sum
4 Temporary Facilities, Fences and Protection of the
Work
Lump
Sum
5 SWPP Permit and Erosion Control
Lump
Sum
6 All Traffic Control and Preparation and Approval of
Traffic Control Plan.

Lump
Sum
7 All Preliminary Site Work, Clearing, Grubbing,
Potholing and Off-Haul of Material.

Lump
Sum
8 General Excavation, Removal and Disposal of Soil,
and Placement and Compaction of Native and
Required Import Material at Septage Structure.

Lump
Sum
9 General Excavation, Removal and Disposal of Soil,
and Placement and Compaction of Native and
Required Import Material for All New Pipe Trenches,
Including in Burns Drive.

Lump
Sum
10 Placement of Base Rock Under Roadways
Lump
Sum
11 Placement of Base Rock Under Concrete Structures
Lump
Sum
12 Asphalt Paving, Patching, and Repair in Burns Drive
Lump
Sum
13 Asphalt Paving at New Septage Road Extension.

Lump
Sum
14 Concrete Repair in Burns Drive and Other
Miscellaneous Concrete Repair Work.

Lump
Sum
15 Installation of Concrete at Septage Structure, Slab, and Trench Drains.

Lump
Sum
16

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Alt - BID SCHEDULE
Bid Items
Item Description Quantity Unit Unit cost, dollars
Total bid item
price, dollars
1 Bid Alternate NO. 1. Additional Base Rock and
Asphalt Paving at New Septage Road Extension as
Indicated on the Drawings.

Lump
Sum
TOTAL BID PRICE (Items 1 through 15) $_____________________________ TOTAL ALT-BID PRICE (Item 1) $______________________________ TOTAL BID PRICE (in words)
Bid prices shall include everything necessary for the completion of the work stipulated in the Contract Documents, including but not limited to providing the materials, equipment, tools, plant and other facilities, and the management, superintendence, labor and services. Bid prices shall include all federal, state and local taxes.

The lowest bid will be based on the Total Bid Price. Bid prices shall include everything necessary for the completion of the work stipulated in the Contract Documents, including but not limited to providing the materials, equipment, tools, plant and other facilities, and the management, superintendence, labor and services. Bid prices shall include all federal, state and local taxes.

IV COMPLETION
In accordance with the Specifications, the undersigned Bidder agrees to plan the Work and to prosecute it with such diligence that said Work shall be commenced within ten (10) days after the date of Notice to Proceed and shall be completed within the contract completion times specified in the Agreement.

Furthermore, the undersigned Bidder accepts the liquidated damages specified in the Agreement in the event of failure to complete the Work within the specified times.

V BID GUARANTY
Bid security must be a Bidders Bond, a certified check or cashier’s check payable to the City of Yuba City, or cash. Bids secured by personal checks or personal guarantees will be rejected. Bid security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Total Bid Price.

VI NON-COLLUSION DECLARATION
The Bidder swears, deposes and says that he, she or it, as 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 to 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 that of any other Bidder, or to secure any advantage against the public body awarding the contract of 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 or her bid price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative

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thereto, or paid, and will not pay, any fee to any corporation, partnership, company association, organization, bid depository, or to any member or agency thereof to effectuate a collusive or sham Bid.

Any person executing this affidavit on behalf of the Bidder that is a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any other entity, hereby represents that he or she has full power to executed, and does execute, this affidavit on behalf of the Bidder.

VII SUBCONTRACTOR LISTING
In accordance with the California Public Contract Code, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 4, Section 4100 et seq., and following, the subcontractors listed on the Bid Form attachment will perform the indicated work of improvement on the project.

VIII ATTACHED DOCUMENTS
The undersigned Bidder agrees that the following Contract Documents are attached to and made a condition of this bid:

1. Bid Form (Section 00400)

2. Bidder’s Bond (Section 00410)

3. Site Visit Affidavit (Section 00420)

4. Designation of Subcontractors (Section 00430)

5. Schedule of Major Equipment and Material Suppliers (Section 00435)

6. Non-Collusion Declaration (Section 00440)

7. Debarment Certification (Section 00445)

8. Certification of Drug Free Workplace (Section 00450)

9. Iran Contracting Act Certification (Section 00460)

10. Certification of Bidder’s Experience and Qualifications (Section 00480)

11. Statement of Safety Compliance (Section 00490)

12. Bidder’s Signature Authority (see Section 00200- Item 11.3.C) IX BIDDER’S CALIFORNIA CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE INFORMATION The undersigned Bidder is licensed in accordance with Chapter 9, Division 3 of California Business and Professions Code and Section 3300 of the California Public Contract Code, and the laws of the State of California.

Bidder’s Valid California Contractor’s License No.

Classification(s)
Expiration Date:

Bidder has contracted under this license number for Years X BIDDER’S CALIFORNIA PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT REGISTRATION INFORMATION The undersigned Bidder is registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5.

Bidder’s Valid Public Works Registration No. _________________ Registration Date: _______________

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Expiration Date: ________________
The undersigned hereby swears and certifies under the penalty of perjury that all representations made herein are true.

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If Bidder is:

An Individual
Name (typed or printed):

By:
(Individual's signature)
Doing business as:

Business Address:

Phone Number: ( ) FAX Number: ( )
Email Address of Authorized Representative:

A Partnership
Partnership Name (typed or printed):

By:
(Signature of general partner- attach evidence of authority to sign) Name (typed or printed):

Business Address:

Phone Number: ( ) FAX Number: ( )
Email Address of Authorized Representative:

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A Corporation
Corporation Name (typed or printed):

State of Incorporation:

By: (SEAL)
(Signature - attach evidence of authority to sign)
Name (typed or printed):

Title:
(CORPORATE SEAL)
Attest:
(Signature of Corporate Secretary)
Name (typed or
printed):

Date of Qualification to do business is
Business Address:

Phone Number: ( ) FAX Number: ( )
Email Address of Authorized Representative:

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A Joint Venture
Joint Venture Name (typed or printed):

By:
(Signature of Joint Venture Partner - attach evidence of authority to sign) Name (typed or printed):

Name (typed or printed):

Title:

Business Address:

Phone Number: ( ) FAX Number: ( )
Email Address of Authorized Representative:

Joint Venture Name (typed or printed):

By:
(Signature of Joint Venture Partner - attach evidence of authority to sign) Name (typed or printed):

Title:

Business Address:

Phone Number: ( ) FAX Number: ( )
Email Address of Authorized Representative:

Each joint venturer must sign. Add additional Joint Venture names and information below if needed. The manner of signing for each individual, partnership, and corporation that is a party to the joint venture should be in the manner indicated above.

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A Limited Liability Company
Limited Liability Company Name (typed or printed):

By:
(Signature of Managing Partner or Officer -
attach evidence of authority to bind the LLC under the LLC’s articles of organization) Name (typed or printed):

Title:

Business Address:

Phone Number: ( ) FAX Number: ( )
Email Address of Authorized Representative:

AUTHORITY CERTIFICATES. Shall be attached to the bid form and submitted with the bid.

A. Bids by corporations must be executed in the corporate name by the president, a vice-president, or other corporate officer. Such Bid shall be accompanied by the enclosed Certificate of Authority to sign, attested by the secretary or assistant secretary. The corporate address and state of incorporation must appear below the signature.

B. Bids by partnerships must be executed in the partnership name and be signed by a managing partner, accompanied by the enclosed Certificate of Authority to sign, and his/her title must appear under the signature and the official address of the partnership must appear below the signature.

C. Bids by Limited Liability Companies (LLC) must be executed by an authorized officer or managing member. Such Bid shall be accompanied by the enclosed Certificate of Authority to sign, attested by the secretary or assistant secretary or a quorum of other LLC members. The LLC address and the state where LLC was formed must appear below the signature.

D. Bids by joint venture must be executed in the joint venture name and be signed by a joint venture managing partner, accompanied by the enclosed Certificate of Authority to sign, and his/her title must appear under the signature and the official address of the joint venture must appear below the signature. Additionally, the Bid shall bind the joint venture.

E. If the Bid is made by an individual, bidder’s name, signature, and post office address must be shown.

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May 2026 00410 - 1 City of Yuba City
Bidders Bond Septage Hauling and Receiving Station

CITY OF YUBA CITY

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
BIDDER’S BOND

SEPTAGE HAULING AND RECEIVING STATION
CONTRACT NO. 25-04
We, __________________________, as Principal, and _________________________, as Surety, are bound unto the City of Yuba City, 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 SEPTAGE HAULING AND RECEIVING STATION for which bids are to be opened at Yuba City, 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.

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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
May 2026 00420 - 1 City of Yuba City
Site Visit Affidavit Septage Hauling and Receiving Station SECTION 00420

SITE VISIT AFFIDAVIT
(To Be Submitted with Bid)
Project Name: Septage Hauling and Receiving Station Project State of California
County of _Sutter_
__________________________________________, being first duly sworn, deposes (Contractor's Authorized Representative)
he or she is
_____________________ of _______________________ ______ , the party making the bid, (Title of Representative) (Contractor's Name)
has visited the Site of the Work as described in the Contract Documents and has examined and familiarized themselves with the existing conditions, as well as all other conditions relating to the construction which will be performed. The submitting of a bid shall be considered an acknowledgement on the part of the Bidder of familiarity with conditions at the site of Work. The Bidder further acknowledges that the site examination has provided adequate and sufficient information related to existing conditions which may affect cost, progress or performance of the Work.

Signed this ________________ day of ___________________, 20____ Bidder’s Name
Authorized Signature Date
Title of Signator

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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
May 2026 00430 - 1 City of Yuba City
Designation of Subcontractors Septage Hauling and Receiving Station SECTION 00430

DESIGNATION OF SUBCONTRACTORS
(To Be Submitted with Bid)
Project Title: Septage Hauling and Receiving Station
Project No. 25-04
In compliance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, sections 4100 et seq., each bidder shall set forth below: (a) the name and the location of the place of business, (b) the California State Licensing Board contractor license number, (c) the Department of Industrial Relations public works contractor registration number, and (d) the portion of the work which will be done by each subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render service to the Contractor in or about the construction of the work in an amount in excess of one-half of one percent (1/2%) of the Contractor’s Total Bid Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the work involves the construction of streets and highways, including bridges, then the Contractor shall list each subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render service to Contractor in or about the work in an amount in excess of one-half of one percent (1/2%) of the Contractor’s total Bid Price or $10,000, whichever is greater. No additional time shall be granted to provide the below requested information.

If no subcontractor is specified, for a portion of the work, or if more than one subcontractor is specified for the same portion of Work, then the Contractor shall be deemed to have agreed that it is fully qualified to perform that Work, and that it shall perform that portion itself.

The Bidder’s attention is directed to the provisions found in Section 00200-Article 20, WORK PERCENTAGES, which stipulates the percent of the Work to be performed with the Bidder’s own forces.

Work to be done by
Subcontractor
Percent
of Total
Bid Price Name of Subcontractor Address of Business
CSLB Contractor
License Number
DIR
Registration
Number

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
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Subcontractor
Percent
of Total
Bid Price Name of Subcontractor Address of Business
CSLB Contractor
License Number
DIR
Registration
Number
Name of Bidder
Signature
Print Name and Title
Dated
(USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS IF NECESSARY)

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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
May 2026 00435 - 1 City of Yuba City
Schedule of Major Equipment and Material Suppliers Septage Hauling and Receiving Station
SECTION 00435

SCHEDULE OF MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL SUPPLIERS
(To Be Submitted with Bid)

1. The undersigned Bidder represents that, if awarded the Contract, the items of major equipment and materials specified below will be supplied by the manufacturers or suppliers specified below. By so indicating, Bidder warrants that the equipment and materials manufactured and/or supplied by the named manufacturer or supplier will be provided on the Project unless review of submittal information or performance tests reveal that the equipment or material does not meet Contract requirements or the manufacturer or supplier is unable to meet the delivery requirements necessary to maintain progress of the Project based upon the accepted baseline construction schedule. Failure to indicate a manufacturer or supplier listed in the following schedule may render the Bid non-responsive and may be the basis for rejection of the Bid.

2. All major Equipment shall be bid according to the following:
(a)The following Major Equipment Schedule Table designates major equipment items to be provided.

All costs for providing these equipment items shall be included in the Lump Sum Bid. The Bidder shall indicate which Manufacturer/Supplier of equipment be proposes to provide, by checking ONE of the named, listed items and, if the Bidder desires to propose an "or equal" equipment item, by writing in a proposed "or equal." If the Bidder writes in a proposed "or equal," he shall also check one of the named, listed items. It is the Bidder's responsibility that all equipment to be provided, either checked or proposed "or equal" write-in, meet the requirements of the Specifications. (b)The opinion of the Engineer will be the final determination of whether a write-in “or-equal” meets the design intent. In the event that the Engineer allows the Bidder's proposed "or equal" material or equipment item for use as an "or equal”, the proposed "or equal" material or equipment item shall be provided for the amount included in the Lump Sum Bid with NO change in Contract price. Should the write-in proposed "or equal" item be determined "not equal" by the Engineer, then the Bidder hereby agrees to provide the checked Manufacturer/Supplier item for the amount included in his Lump Sum Bid. Should a Bidder fail to indicate which named manufacturer or supplier his Lump Sum Bid is based on, or checks more than one named Manufacturer/Supplier per listed equipment item, the Bidder hereby agrees to provide the Manufacturer/Supplier item noted as "A" for the amount included in his Lump Sum Bid with NO change in Contract Price.
(c) Allowances of proposed "or equal" equipment does not constitute a waiver of the Specifications.

Proposed "or equal" equipment is defined as equipment proposed and named by the Bidder under the Manufacturer/Supplier column in the Major Equipment Schedule Table as equal and equivalent to the specified equipment.
(d)Proposed "or equal" equipment will only be considered after award and execution of contract. For each "or equal" (write-in) equipment item, Contractor shall submit a properly completed, MATERIAL / PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION REQUEST FORM, (See Section 01605, Project Requirements and Substitutions), within thirty-five (35) calendar days after the date of the Notice to Proceed. Proposed “Or Equal” Substitution Form must be completely filled out, certified and include all required supporting documentation to allow Engineer to assess the "or equal" acceptability of the product or system.

Failure to submit all the required information within the established time limit shall be grounds for determination that the proposed "or equal" major equipment item is "not equal" to the named, listed Manufacturer/Supplier equipment item.
(e)Within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the proposed "or equal" major equipment submittals, the Engineer will notify Contractor, in writing, as to whether or not the submitted proposed "or equal" equipment, if any, are accepted as meeting the general specification requirements. The consideration of this equipment shall not be construed to indicate final acceptance by the City, nor relieve the

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Contractor and/or Manufacturer/Supplier of the equipment from providing the post-Contract award submittal information.
(f) To be deemed equal, the proposed "or equal” equipment shall be the same or better than the specified named product with respect to features, materials of construction, function, performance, reliability, quality, general dimensional configuration, operations and maintenance access and costs, and static and dynamic loads. Determination of equality in reference to the project design requirements will be made by the Engineer.
(g)No proposed "or equal" major equipment will be considered unless, in the opinion of the Engineer, it conforms to the Contract Drawings and Specifications in all respects, except for make and manufacturer and minor details.
(h)Design of this project is based upon the Manufacturer/Supplier equipment item noted as the "A" item in the Major Equipment Schedule Table. When a "B," "C," or "D" named item is named in the Major Equipment Schedule Table, the equipment or product of this "B," "C," or "D" named manufacturer or supplier is deemed "or equal" in quality; however, should a Bidder propose providing a "B," "C," or "D" named item, or proposed "or equal" (write-in) equipment, he shall comply with the following:
1) If the Bidder proposes "or equal" (write-in) equipment or equipment other than an "A" named manufacturer, he shall include in the Lump Sum Bid all additional costs (including all general construction, process mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and instrumentation and control work), required to accommodate, furnish, and install the proposed equipment or material, training, and spare parts.
(2) Contractor shall reimburse the City for Engineer's time and expense charges associated with the review of proposed "or equal" Major Equipment or System submittals, subsequent notification to Contractor of disposition, and any associated modifications to the Drawings.

MAJOR EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEM SCHEDULE

SUPPLIED BY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR
Section Equipment or System Name of equipment or System Selected Indicate with a check mark within the ( )
N/A
Name of Bidder: _________________________________________________________ Signature of Bidder: ______________________________________________________ Name and Title of Person Signing: __________________________________________ Date: _____________

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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
May 2026 00440 - 1 City of Yuba City
Non-Collusion Affidavit Septage Hauling and Receiving Station SECTION 00440

NON-COLLUSION DECLARATION
Project Title: Septage Hauling and Receiving Station
Project No. 25-04

TO BE EXECUTED BY BIDDER AND SUBMITTED WITH BID
The undersigned declares:

I am the ___________________ of ___________________, the party making the foregoing bid.

The bid is not made in the interest of, or on behalf of, any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization, or corporation. The bid is genuine and not collusive or sham. The bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other bidder to put in a false or sham bid. The bidder has not directly or indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with any bidder or anyone else to put in a sham bid, or to refrain from bidding. 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. All statements contained in the bid are true. The bidder has not, directly or indirectly, submitted his or her bid price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, to any corporation, partnership, company association, organization, bid depository, or to any member or agent thereof to effectuate a collusive or sham bid, and has not paid, and will not pay, any person or entity for such purpose.

Any person executing this declaration on behalf of a bidder that is a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any other entity, hereby represents that he or she has full power to execute, and does execute, this declaration on behalf of the bidder.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration is executed on ____________________[date], at ___________________[city], ___________________[state].
___________________________________________________
(Signature)
___________________________________________________
(Print Name)
___________________________________________________
(Print Title)
___________________________________________________
(Date)
Public Contract Code Section 7106
Code of Civil Procedure Section 2015.5

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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
May 2026 00445 - 1 City of Yuba City
Debarment Certification Septage Hauling and Receiving Station SECTION 00445

DEBARMENT CERTIFICATION
(To Be Submitted with Bid)
Project Title: Septage Hauling and Receiving Station
Project No. 25-04
By submitting its bid the bidder certifies in accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 6109 that neither the bidder nor any subcontractor included on the list of proposed subcontractors submitted with the bid is ineligible to perform work on public works projects pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1777.1 or 1777.7. In accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 6109, contractors and subcontractors who are ineligible to perform work on public works projects pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1777.1 or 1777.7 may neither bid on, be awarded or perform as a subcontractor on public works projects.

By: ______________________________________
(Official authorized to bind Bidder)
Title: ____________________________________
Firm: ____________________________________

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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
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Certification of Drug-Free Workplace Septage Hauling and Receiving Station
SECTION 00450

CERTIFICATION OF DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION
CONTRACTOR:

The contractor or applicant named above hereby certifies compliance with Government Code Section 8355 in matters relating to providing a drug-free workplace. The above-named contractor or applicant will:

1. Publish a statement notifying employees that unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited and specifying actions to be taken against employees for violations, as required by Government Code Section 8355(a).

2. Establish a Drug-Free Awareness Program as required by Government Code Section 8355(b), to inform employees about all of the following:
(a) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace,
(b) The person’s or organization’s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace, (c) Any available counseling, rehabilitation and employee assistance programs, and (d) Penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.

3. Provide as required by Government Code Section 8355(c), that every employee who works on the proposed contract or loan:
(a) Will receive a copy of the company’s drug-free policy statement, and (b) Will agree to abide by the terms of the company’s statement as a condition of employment on the contract or loan.

CERTIFICATION
I, the officer of the company named above, hereby swear that I am duly authorized legally to bind the contractor to the above described certification. I am fully aware that this certification, executed on the date and in the county below, is made under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California.

Officers Name:

Date Executed Executed in County of:

Signature:

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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
May 2026 00460 - 1 City of Yuba City
Iran Contracting Act Certification Septage Hauling and Receiving Station SECTION 00460

IRAN CONTRACTING ACT CERTIFICATION
(To Be Submitted with Bid)
(Public Contract Code Section 2200 et seq.)
As required by California Public Contract Code Section 2204, the Contractor certifies subject to penalty for perjury that the option checked below relating to the Contractor’s status in regard to the Iran Contracting Act of 2010 (Public Contract Code Section 2200 et seq.) is true and correct:

The Contractor is not:
(I) identified on the current list of persons and entities engaging in investment activities in Iran prepared by the California Department of General Services in accordance with subdivision (b) of Public Contract Code Section 2203; or (II) a financial institution that extends, for 45 days or more, credit in the amount of $20,000,000 or more to any other person or entity identified on the current list of persons and entities engaging in investment activities in Iran prepared by the California Department of General Services in accordance with subdivision (b) of Public Contract Code Section 2203, if that person or entity uses or will use the credit to provide goods or services in the energy sector in Iran.

The City has exempted the Contractor from the requirements of the Iran Contracting Act of 2010 after making a public finding that, absent the exemption, the City will be unable to obtain the goods and/or services to be provided pursuant to the Contract.

The amount of the Contract payable to the Contractor for the work does not exceed $1,000,000.

Signed______________________________________________________ Titled_______________________________________________________ Firm_________________________________________________________ Date_________________________________________________________ Note: In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 2205, false certification of this form shall be reported to the California Attorney General and may result in civil penalties equal to the greater of $250,000 or twice the Contract Price, termination of the Contract and/or ineligibility to bid on contracts for three years.

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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
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BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
May 2026 00480 - 1 City of Yuba City
Certification of Bidder’s Experience and Qualifications Septage Hauling and Receiving Station
SECTION 00480
CERTIFICATION OF BIDDER’S EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS (To Be Submitted with Bid)
PROJECT: Septage Hauling and Receiving Station
The undersigned Bidder represents that it is duly licensed, competent, and knowledgeable and has the special skills on the nature, extent and inherent conditions of the work to be performed on this project.

Bidder further acknowledges that the conditions inherent in the construction of particular facilities may create, during construction, unusual or unsafe conditions hazardous to persons and property. Bidder expressly acknowledges that it is aware of such risks and that it has the skill and experience to foresee and to adopt and implement protective measures to adequately and safely perform the construction work with respect to such hazards. The prospective Bidder’s qualifications and responses to the questions set forth below are part of the City’s evaluation of the Bidder’s eligibility to receive the award based on the Bidder’s responsibility and responsiveness. The Owner has determined that only Bidders meeting the mandatory minimum experience and qualification requirements set forth below will have the requisite quality, fitness, capacity and experience to perform the highly complex and vital construction work on this Project.

If the Bidder is a Joint Venture of two or more companies, each participant in the Joint Venture shall separately complete this Section 00480, CERTIFICATION OF BIDDER’S EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS, and each participant shall meet the mandatory prior company project experience requirement and provide project information for each Joint Venture participant in the format found below.

The Joint Venture’s named Project Manager information should be the same for each participant’s certification. Each Joint Venture participant shall also provide the required financial information found in Item C below.

A. QUESTIONS REGARDING BIDDER’S RESPONSIBILITY AND FITNESS TO CONTRACT FOR THE WORK.

If the Bidder answers “Yes” to any of questions 1 through 11 below, the Bidder must provide on a separate sheet a complete, detailed explanation of all of the facts and circumstances concerning the reasons for answering “Yes” and shall provide written documentation supporting its response.

1. Has your company’s contractor’s license been revoked at any time in the last five years? Yes No

2. Within the last five years, has a surety company completed a contract on your company’s behalf, or paid for the completion of a contract to which your company was a party, because your company was considered to be in default or was terminated with cause by the project owner? Yes No

3. At the time of submitting this minimum qualification questionnaire, is your company ineligible to bid on or be awarded a public works contract, or perform as a subcontractor on a public works contract, pursuant to either California Labor Code Section 1777.1 or Labor Code Section 1777.7? Yes No

4. At any time in the last five years, has your company, or any of its officers or partners been convicted of a crime involving the awarding of a contract for a government construction project, or the bidding or performance of any federal, state or local government contract? Yes No

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
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5. Has your company or any if its owners, officers or partners ever been found liable in a civil suit for making any false claim or material misrepresentation to any federal, state or local public agency or entity?
Yes No

6. In the last five years, has your company been denied an award of a public works contract based on a finding by any federal, state or local public agency that your company was not a responsible Bidder?
Yes No

7. Has the Bidder, as a Contractor, ever failed to satisfactorily complete a contract awarded to Bidder? Yes No

8. In the last three years, has your company been debarred from bidding on, or completing, any government agency or public works construction contract for any reason? NOTE: If there is a pending administrative or court action challenging a debarment, you need not include that debarment in responding to this question.

Yes No

9. As a result of your company’s actions or inactions, has the federal EPA, Region IX, or California Air Quality Management or Air Pollution Control District, or Regional Water Quality Control Board, or State Water Resources Control Board successfully and finally assessed penalties either against your company, or against an owner for violations occurring on a project on which your company was the contractor, three or more times in the past three years? NOTE: If there is a pending administrative or court action appealing a penalty assessment, you need not include that penalty assessment in responding to this question.

Yes No

10. As a result of your company’s actions or inactions, has the federal EPA, Region IX, or California Air Quality Management or Air Pollution Control District, or Regional Water Quality Control Board, or State Water Resources Control Board successfully and finally assessed a single penalty either against your company, or against an owner for a violation occurring on a project on which your company was the contractor, for a penalty amount over $100,000 in the last three years? NOTE: If there is a pending administrative or court action appealing a penalty assessment, you need not include that penalty assessment in responding to this question.

Yes No

11. At any time in the last five years, has your company, or any of its officers or partners submitted a formal claim against the City?
Yes No

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
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B. MANDATORY MINIMUM COMPANY EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
The Bidder has been engaged in the contracting business, under the present business name for ____ years and has experience in work of a nature similar to this project which extends over a period of ____ years (Bidder must show at least five (5) years of related experience). Work of similar nature is described below.

For the City to consider the Bidder a responsible Bidder for this specific procurement, given the complexity and importance of the timely and successful completion of the Project to further interests of the City and its residents, the Bidder must provide all information required below demonstrating that it has performed at least five (5) projects completed since June 1, 2020 on the following type of project:

A. Contract Type – Public Works and/or Utilities
B. Station Type – Septage Hauling and/or Wastewater Facilities C.

D.

Any projects listed below which are not as defined above will not be considered by the City in meeting this pre-requisite experience requirement. If Bidder lists a project(s) where the Bidder installed a Septic Station as a subcontractor on a larger project, Bidder should provide information as it pertains to the subcontract scope of work only.

Bidder also certifies that Bidder self-performed with its own labor force, including equipment and materials, at least seventy percent (70%) of the value of the Work on each of the projects listed below. The City considers this level of past self-performance demonstrates a benefit to a Project in terms of better control of cost, schedule and safety.

Bidders are to complete this form and not attach their own form to the Bid Form.

Project #1 Name:

Owner’s Representative:

Owner’s Representative Telephone No.:

Engineer or On-Site Construction Mgr.:

Engineer or On-Site CM’s Telephone No.:

Date of Substantial Completion:

Duration of Project (in months)
Project #2 Name:

Owner’s Representative:

Owner’s Representative Telephone No.:

Engineer or On-Site Construction Mgr.:

Engineer or On-Site CM’s Telephone No.:

Date of Substantial Completion:

Duration of Project (in months)

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Name of Bidder: ________________
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Project #3 Name:

Owner’s Representative:

Owner’s Representative Telephone No.:

Engineer or On-Site Construction Mgr.:

Engineer or On-Site CM’s Telephone No.:

Date of Substantial Completion:

Duration of Project (in months)
Project #4 Name:

Owner’s Representative:

Owner’s Representative Telephone No.:

Engineer or On-Site Construction Mgr.:

Engineer or On-Site CM’s Telephone No.:

Date of Substantial Completion:

Duration of Project (in months)
Project #5 Name:

Owner’s Representative:

Owner’s Representative Telephone No.:

Engineer or On-Site Construction Mgr.:

Engineer or On-Site CM’s Telephone No.:

Date of Substantial Completion:

Duration of Project (in months)
Total Construction Volume of listed Project(s) above: $ ____________________________