SECTION A NOTICE INVITING ELECTRONIC BIDS for the

NOTICE INVITING ELECTRONIC BIDS

for the construction of

CENTRAL LIBRARY FOUNTAIN RESTORATION CC No. 1630

in the

CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH

Release of Invitation For Bids January 6, 2022
Pre Bid Job Walk (Highly Recommended) @ 9:00 AM January 19, 2022
(Meet @ main entrance to Central Library – 7111 Talbert Ave)

Deadline for Written Questions January 21, 2022
Responses to Questions Posted on Web January 25, 2022
Bids are Due @ 2:00 pm January 27, 2022

Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate the provisions of the State Labor Code. Pursuant to the provisions of the Labor Code of the State of California, the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be those determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, which are available online at www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR and also on file at the Office of the Director of Public Works, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648.

The AGENCY will deduct 5% retention from all progress payments. The Contractor may substitute an escrow holder surety of equal value to the retention in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contract Code, Section 10263. The Contractor shall be beneficial owner of the surety and shall receive any interest thereon.

The AGENCY 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 on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract.

No bid shall be considered unless it is prepared on the approved Proposal forms in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders as determined by the AGENCY. The bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond made payable to the AGENCY for an amount no less than 10% of the amount bid. For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of Huntington Beach Public Works Office, 2000 Main Street, no later than the bid opening date and time. The bid security must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder, and the outside of the envelope must read as follows:

OFFICIAL BID SECURITY – DO NOT OPEN
Project Name: Central Library Fountain Restoration Project
CC #: 1630
Attn: John Martin
Bid Opening Date: January 27, 2022 at 2:00 PM.

The successful bidder shall be licensed in accordance with provisions of the Business and Professions Code and shall possess a State Contractor’s License Class A and B, at the time of the bid opening.

The successful Contractor and his subcontractors will be required to possess business licenses from the AGENCY. All extension of unit prices will be subject to verification by the AGENCY. In case of a variation between the unit price and the extension, the unit price will govern.

Project Description:
Restoration of two external fountains at the Central Library and associated auxiliary fountain equipment. The work will involve removal and replacement of the failed fountain liner, replacement of the fountain nozzle piping and exterior lighting, replacement of fountain pumps, control systems, and installation of new filtration and water treatment equipment.

All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted through the City’s Planet Bids System Vendor Portal per the information provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Any other contact to City staff regarding this bid solicitation will be referred back to the Planet Bids system.

The AGENCY reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity and to take all bids under advisement for a maximum period of 60 days.

BY ORDER of the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
the 29th day of June 2020, by Resolution No. 2020-39.

Attest: /s/ Robin Estanislau
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH

Published Huntington Beach Wave Jan. 20, 2022 11512280