NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS
Pursuant to statute and to the authorization approved by the Council of the City of Moorpark, California, on February 18, 2026, and on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for the 2026 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (M0054)will be received by the City Clerk, in the City Hall, 323 Science Drive, Moorpark, California, 93021, at or before 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. The official bid clock, which will establish the official bid time, will be determined by the City Clerk's Division of the City of Moorpark.
SCOPE OF WORK:
The work to be performed under this Contract generally consists of furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor, and incidentals as required by the Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents. The general items of work include, but are not limited to, crack sealing, slurry sealing, asphalt concrete paving, pavement milling, striping, and all other items not mentioned but indicated in the Plans and Specifications. Approximately 3,850,000 square feet of slurry seal on residential streets. Certain residential roadways will be milled and overlayed to allow for street improvements, including approximately 4,125 tons of asphalt concrete, thermoplastic striping, and related work as required by the Project Plans and Specifications.
The proposal shall be submitted, and the work shall be performed by a Class (“A”) State of California licensed contractor in strict conformance with plans and specifications as approved by the City Council on February 18, 2026, and now on file in the City's Department of Public Works and the City Clerk.
All questions regarding the bid documents should be directed to Linda Myszkowski, Assistant Engineer, at (805) 517-6292.
It is the bidder’s responsibility to check the City’s website for any addenda that may be issued for this project prior to submittal of the bid. Failure to submit the required Addenda Acknowledgment with the bid proposal will disqualify the bidder.
All prospective bidders shall abide by the provisions of the Bid Terms and Conditions listed in the project's specifications.
The City reserves the right to retain all proposals for a period of 90 days after the bid opening date for examination, comparison, and to delete any portion of the work from the Contract. The City reserves the right to determine and waive unsubstantial irregularities in any proposal, to reject any or all proposals, to reject one part of a proposal, and accept the other. The bid shall be balanced so that each bid item is priced to carry its share of the cost of the work and its share of the contractor’s overhead and profit. The City reserves the right to delete any bid item to the extent that the bid is qualified by a specific limitation. An unbalanced bid shall be considered as grounds for rejecting the entire bid. The City further reserves the right to make an award to the lowest responsible bidder as the interest of the City may require.
The City will not consider awarding any contract, based upon any proposal submitted by any contractor, and the City will not consent to subletting any portions of the Contract to any subcontractor, located in a foreign country, during any period in which such foreign country is listed by the United States Trade Representative as discriminating against U.S. firms in conducting procurements for public works projects.
No Contractor, or subcontractor, shall be listed on a bid proposal or awarded a contract for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations, pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance, monitoring, and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.
In accordance with the provisions of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the California Labor Code, the California Department of Industrial Relations has established the general prevailing per diem rates for each craft, classification, and type of work required to execute contracts for public works and improvements. The per diem wages published on the date the contract is advertised for bids shall be applicable. Copies of the prevailing per diem wage rates are available on the California Department of Industrial Relations website: https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Prevailing-Wage.html. Future effective wage rates, which have been predetermined and on file with the Department of Industrial Relations, are referenced but not printed in said publication. The new wage rates shall become effective on the day following the expiration date and apply to this Contract in the same manner as if they had been included or referenced in this Contract.
All bids must be made on the Proposal Forms that are included in the Plans and Specifications No. MPK 26-02. Failure to include all the Proposal Forms may disqualify the proposal. Bidders shall provide a properly executed Bidder's Bond (contained herein), cashier's check, or other bidder's security payable to the City of Moorpark to accompany the Proposal in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid. The proceeds thereof will become the property of the City if the bidder fails to or refuses to execute the contract within ten (10) calendar days after the City has notified the bidder of intent to award the bid or within ten (10) calendar days after notice of the award has been sent by mail to the bidder, whichever occurs first.
The bidder to whom the Contract is awarded (Contractor) shall execute the Contract and furnish a surety bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract bid price, guaranteeing the faithful performance of the Contract and to secure the payment of claims for materials and labor provided by others in performing the work.
The Contractor may substitute securities for retention monies pursuant to Public Contract Code, Section 22300.
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