Notice Inviting Bids - 2018-07-24CMSD Project No. 318 Notice Inviting Sealed Proposals (Bids) – 1 of 2
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS (BIDS)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District invites and will
receive sealed proposals (bids) for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, permits, and other
items necessary for the construction of the following project:
PRESIDENT PUMP STATION RECONSTRUCTION
Project No. 318
Bids will be received by the Costa Mesa Sanitary District office at 290 Paularino Avenue, Costa Mesa, California
until the hour of 10:00 a.m. on the 23th day of August 2018 (Thursday), at which time they will be opened
publicly and read aloud in the Board Conference Room. Sealed proposals shall bear the title of the project and the
name of the bidder. Any bid received after the scheduled bid opening time shown above will not be accepted and
returned to the bidder unopened. It shall be the sole responsibility of the bidder to seal and deliver the bid proposal
to the District office at or before the time specified in this notice provided. A set of the approved contract
documents including plans and specifications may be obtained at the SABP Reprographics, 2372 Morse Avenue,
Irvine, CA 92614, (949) 756-1001 (e-mail: workorder@sabp.com).
The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of the California Labor Code, the prevailing rate and scale of
wages determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California. Prevailing
rates shall be paid to all workers employed in the performance of the contract. Such rates of wages are on file with
Department of Industrial Relations and in the office of the District and are available to any interested party upon
request. The contractor is responsible for all penalties prescribed for noncompliance to these provisions.
Each bid shall be submitted on the Bid Proposal Form furnished as part of the contract documents, and shall be
accompanied by a certified check, a cashier's check or a bidder's bond in an amount not less than 10-percent of the
amount of the bid, made payable to the Costa Mesa Sanitary District. The check or bond shall be given as guarantee
that the bidder will enter into a contract with the District and furnish the required payment and performance bonds
and certificates of insurance and endorsements if awarded the work. The check or bond will be declared forfeited if
the successful bidder does not enter into the contract or furnish the required bonds and insurance forms under the
time frame specified in the construction agreement.
It is imperative that the bidders carefully review this notice and the District’s standard construction agreement and
insurance forms. The successful bidder will be required to comply with all requirements in the standard
construction agreement and insurance forms. In the event of failure or inability to meet these requirements after the
award of contract, the District shall have the right to reject the bid and/or declare a forfeiture of the bid bond.
Pursuant to California Contract Code Section 22300, CONTRACTOR will be entitled to post approved securities
with the District or an approved financial institution in order to have the District release funds retained by the
District to insure performance of the contract.
No bidder or subcontractor shall be listed in a bid proposal unless registered with the Director of Industrial
Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5.
Liquidated damages in the sum of $250 per day shall be imposed for each unexcused day beyond the contract
completion date.
There is a mandatory pre-bid meeting at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the 3rd day of August 2018 (Friday). The pre-
bid meeting will be held at the District Engineer’s office at 234 East 17th Street, Suite 205 in Costa Mesa.
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The Board of Directors of the District reserves the right to select the schedule(s) under which the bids are to
be compared and contract(s) awarded, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any and all irregularity in any
bid.
Dated: July 23, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE COSTA MESA
SANITARY DISTRICT