ADDENDUM 1 - The Pre-Bid Inquiry deadline has been extended to Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. All questions related to the project must be submitted in writing via email only to kmartel@cityofalhambra.org For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Alhambra invites sealed bids for the above stated project and will receive such bids in the office of the City Clerk, 111 South First Street, Alhambra, California 91801, up to the hour of 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2024. They will be publicly opened at 11:00 a.m. in the City Council Chambers.

Copies of the Specifications and contract documents are available from the City of Alhambra City Clerks’ Office, 111 South First Street, Alhambra, California 91801.

Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate the provisions of the State Labor Code. Compliance with the prevailing rates of wages and apprenticeships employment standards established by the State Director of Industrial Relations and the Federal government will be required.

The exact location of the project is outlined in the drawings, specifications and other Contract Documents on file at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Alhambra and depicted on the Technical Specifications document.

Bids shall be submitted in writing on the Proposal forms provided by the City. All information requested therein must be clearly and legibly set forth in the manner and form indicated. The City will not consider any proposal not meeting these requirements.

Proposals must be accompanied by a proposal guarantee consisting of a bid bond payable to the City of Alhambra in the amount not less than 10 percent of the total amount bid. Any proposal not accompanied by such a guarantee will not be considered. If a bidder to whom a contract is awarded fails or refuses to execute the contract documents or furnish the required insurance policies and bonds as set forth in those documents, the proposal guarantee shall be forfeited to the City. The proposal guarantees of all bidders will be held until the successful bidder has properly executed all contract documents.

Proposals shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside, “BID NO. N2M23-147, ALMANSOR GYMNASIUM WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROJECT” – DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL”. Proposals may be mailed or delivered by messenger. However, it is the bidder’s responsibility alone to ensure delivery of the proposal to the hands of the City’s designated official prior to the bid opening hour stipulated in the Notice Inviting Bids. Late proposals will not be considered.

• Mandatory walkthrough of site: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 @ 1:00 p.m.
• Pre-Bid Inquiries: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 not later than 8:00am (All inquiries must be submitted in writing.)
• Bid Due Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024 @ 10:30 a.m.
• (Bid Openings are done in Alhambra City Hall Council Chambers)
• Contract Award: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
• Construction commencement: Within 30 working days of the Contract Award
• Construction Completion: Within 120 days of the construction Commencement

Examination of Site, and Specifications: Bidders shall examine the site of the work and acquaint themselves with all conditions affecting the work. By submitting a bid, the Bidder shall be held to have personally examined the site, to have carefully read the specifications, and to have satisfied itself as to its ability to meet all the difficulties attending the execution of the proposed contract before the delivery of this proposal, and agrees that if awarded the contract, will make no claim against the City based on ignorance or misunderstanding of the specifications, site conditions and/or contract provisions.

The Contractor shall have included in the contract price a sufficient sum to cover all items, including labor, materials, tools, equipment and incidentals, that are implied or required for the complete improvements as contemplated by the contract documents.