NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR REPLACEMENT OF PLAYGROUND

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Laguna Niguel, California (“City”) invites sealed Bids for the Project. The City will receive such Bids through the City’s electronic procurement system (PlanetBids) up to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 7, 2021.

1. SCOPE OF WORK. The work to be done hereunder is to be perfor-

med at three (3) City park sites: La Plata Park, Marina Hills Park, and Chapparosa Park. The general items of work includes: demolition, clearing and grubbing, and grading; constructing drainage improvements, concrete pavement, and concrete retaining wall; installing City-furnished play equipment and park amenities; furnishing and installing rubber surfacing; plantings; and irrigation improvements. The play equipment and park amenities are furnished by the City and are currently stored at Chapparosa Park. The Contractor is to deliver and install the play equipment and amenities at the three park sites.

All work shall be completed within 80 working days from the date of the Notice to Proceed with Construction Activities, anticipated to start in January 2022.

Engineer’s Estimate: $1,275,000

2. Contractors’ License Classification. Bidders must possess the fol-

lowing classification(s) of California Contractors License at the time that the Bid Proposal submitted and at time the Contract for the Work is awarded: A – General Engineering or combination of Class C Specialty Contractor’s License(s) adequate to perform the work herein described.

3. OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS. Bidders may obtain free digital

copies of the Plans, Specifications and other Contract Documents online by visiting the PlanetBids website.

4. MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING AND SITE VISIT. A pre-

bid meeting will not be conducted. Bidders may visit the three parks sites at anytime before the bids are due.

5. REGISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRI-

AL RELATIONS. In accordance with Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5

6. PREVAILING WAGES. In accordance with Labor Code Section

1770 et seq., the Project is a “public work.” The selected Bidder (Contractor) and any Subcontractors shall pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) regarding the prevailing rate of per diem wages. Copies of those rates are on file with the Director of Public Works and are available to any interested party upon request. The Contractor shall post a copy of the DIR’s determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR.

7. BONDS. Each Bid must be accompanied by a cash deposit, cash-

ier’s check, certified check or Bidder’s Bond issued by a Surety insurer, made payable to the City of Laguna Niguel and in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total Bid submitted. Personal or company checks are not acceptable. Upon Contract award, the Contractor shall provide faithful performance and payment Bonds, each in a sum equal to the Contract Price. All Bonds must be issued by a California admitted Surety insurer using the forms set forth in the Contract Documents. Failure to enter into the Contract with the City, including the submission of all required Bonds and insurance coverages, within 15 Days after the date of the mailing of written notice of contract award to the Bidder, shall subject the Bid security to forfeiture to the extent provided by law.

An original hard copy of the Bid Security must be received by the City prior to the specified date and time for bid opening. The Bid Security shall be submitted to Public Works Department at Laguna Niguel City Hall (second floor), 30111 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677, in an envelope clearly labeled with the Project Name/Number and bidder’s name and address.

8. RETENTION SUBSTITUTION. Five percent (5%) of any progr-

ess payment will be withheld as retention. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, and at the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld may be deposited with the City or with a State or federally chartered bank as escrow agent, which shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Project, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor. Alternatively, the Contractor may request that the City make payments of earned retentions directly to an escrow agent at the Contractor’s expense. No such substitutions shall be accepted until all related documents are approved by the City Attorney.

9. BIDDING PROCESS. The City reserves the right to reject any Bid

or all Bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bid or in the bidding, as deemed to be in its best interest.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL.

Dated this day 7th of September 2021.

CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA

Publioshed Laguna Niguel News September 16 and September 23, 2021

By: Eileen Gomez, City Clerk

30111 Crown Valley Parkway

Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

(949) 362-4300

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