INVITATION TO BID
CITY PROJECT NO. 8835
CITY PROJECT:
VIA DE ANZA STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE II WITHIN THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
BID NO. B23-37E

SEALED BIDS will be received by the City of Cathedral City at the Office of the City Clerk
located at 68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero, Cathedral City, California, 92234, until 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at which time they will be publicly opened in the City of Cathedral,
City Hall Study Session Room and read for performing work as follows:

SCOPE OF WORK:
The scope of work consists of furnishing all supervision and labor, materials, necessary equipment
and tools, utility work, traffic control, and public services coordination required for the completion of
the Project. The proposed street improvements include the removal of existing asphalt pavement,
shaping, moisturizing, and compacting existing base material and asphalt paving (AC), sidewalk
gap closures, concrete driveway approaches, ADA compliant sidewalk ramps, and curb and gutter
gap closures, removal and construction of garden walls, furnish and installing tubular metal fence,
pavement striping, lowering and raising utilities to final grade from Dinah Shore Drive to Olancha
Road along the east side in the City of Cathedral City. Improvements also include construction of
ductile iron water pipeline and abandonment of existing steel water pipeline. All work and
resulting facilities will fully conform to the current adopted Coachella Valley State
Implementation Plan (CVSIP) for PM-10 including Best Management Practices during the
construction process.

All project work and incidental items to complete the project shall be performed in accordance with
the plans, specifications, and other provisions of the contract. All the above improvements are to
be constructed in a workmanlike manner, leaving the entire project in a neat and presentable
condition.

This project is to be completed within 60 working days from the date specified in the Notice to
Proceed. Time for commencement and completion of the work is important and is to be of the
essence of the Contract. The successful bidder should plan to order any long lead-time equipment
items immediately following the Notice of Award.

Complete sets of the bidding documents may be purchased online at:
Planit Printworks: https://www.planitplanroom.com/jobs/public

IMPORTANT: If you are not on the plan holders list through Planit Plan Room you will not receive
addenda. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that they are placed on the plan holder's
list. Bidding procedures are prescribed in the Project Specifications. Bids shall be executed upon the
forms bound and made a part of said Specifications. Bid security in an amount not less than ten
percent (10%) of the total bid dollar amount and conforming to the prescribed bidding procedures
is required to be submitted with each bid, as a guaranty to be forfeited should the bidder, if
awarded the contract, fail to enter into the same, or fails to furnish in a timely manner the bonds
and/or proof of insurance. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any
irregularities in the bids.

Pursuant to Section 1770, et. seq., of the California Labor Code, the successful bidder shall pay
not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the California
Department of Industrial Relations. These wage rates are available from the California
Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet Website at: http://www.dir.ca.gov.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, for money earned by the contractor and withheld
by the City to ensure the performance of the contract, the Contractor may, as its option, choose to
substitute securities meeting the requirements of said Public Contract Code Section 22300.

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

PREVAILING WAGES. The Federal minimum wage rate requirements, as predetermined by the
Secretary of Labor, are set forth in the books issued for bidding purposes, referred to herein as
Project Bid Documents (Special Federal Provisions), and in copies of this book which may be
examined at the office described above where the project plans, special provisions, and proposal
forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to
holders of the Project Bid Documents.

Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates, including the per
diem wages applicable to the work, and for holiday and overtime work, including employer
payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, and similar purposes, in the County of
Riverside in which the work is to be done, have been determined by the Director of the Department
of Industrial Relations, State of California. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing
Wage Rates for this project, available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’
Internet web site at www.dir.ca.gov. Future effective prevailing wage rates which have been
predetermined, and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations, are
referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.

Pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5, no contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract
for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial
Relations pursuant at the time the contract is awarded. Contractors and subcontractors may find
additional information for registering at the Department of Industrial Relations website at:
http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/publicworks.html .

Pursuant to Labor Code section 1770.4, all bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to
compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

Pursuant to SB854, all contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronically certified
payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards
Enforcement). All contractors and subcontractors must also provide a copy and proof to
the City of online submittal within two (2) days of online submission.

FEDERAL FUNDING. This project is being financed with Community Development Block Grant
funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (24 CFR Part 570) and
subject to certain requirements including: compliance with Section 3 (24 CFR Part 75) Economic
Opportunities requirements; payment of Federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wages; Federal Labor
Standards Provisions (HUD 4010); Executive Order #11246; and others. Information pertaining to
the Federal requirements is on file with the City of Cathedral City and the County of Riverside
Department of Housing and Workforce Solutions.

Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices based on race, color,
national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion will also be required. The City hereby affirmatively
ensures that minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in
response to this notice and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, national origin,
ancestry, sex, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract.

Once the contract is awarded, the contractor and all subcontractors shall have a current business
license with the City of Cathedral City.

All bidders shall be licensed under the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3 of the Business and
Professions Code of the State of California to do the type of work contemplated in the project. In
accordance with provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has
determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid Class A, (General Engineering Contractor)
or C 12 (Earthwork and Paving Contractor) License and/or other specialty licenses applicable to
this project at the time that the bid is submitted. Failure to possess the specified license(s) shall
render the bid non-responsive. The Prime Contractor shall perform not less than 51% of the
Contract Work.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Labor and Materials bond in the amount equal to
one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price, as well as a Faithful Performance Bond, in the
amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price.

Each bidder shall submit with its bid a statement setting forth its experience on the forms included
in the Bid Proposal.

Telephones will not be available to bidders. Bid forms received after the designated time will not
be accepted. Bidders and their authorized agents are invited to attend the bid opening.

Bids must be prepared on the approved Proposal forms in conformance with the Instructions to
Bidders and shall be submitted only in sealed envelopes plainly marked on the outside “SEALED
BID FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VIA DE ANZA STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE II, CITY
PROJECT NO. 8835, BID NO. B23-37E - DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL”.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any irregularity, accept any bid or portion
thereof, and to take all bids under advisement for a period of forty-five (45) days.