NOTICE INVITING BIDS For 0.6 MG Reservoir Rehabilitation City Project No. WA2025-07

NOTICE INVITING BIDS For 0.6 MG Reservoir Rehabilitation City Project No. WA2025-07 The City of Port Hueneme ("City") will receive sealed bids for the 0.6 MG Reservoir Rehabilitation (Project No. WA2025-07) at the City Clerk's Office no later than 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. At that time, or shortly thereafter, all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. All associated documents, including bonding information, shall be hand-delivered to the City Clerk or received by Mail by the deadline. Any bid submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. Bids submitted electronically or after the deadline will not be considered. Bids shall be valid for sixty (60) calendar days after the bid opening date. Bids must be submitted on the City's Bid Forms. Bids shall be sealed and clearly labeled with the project name and number (Bid Documents for Project WA2025-07 PHWA Tank Rehab) and the proposer's company information. Bids shall be hand-delivered or mailed to the following address: City of Port Hueneme Attn: City Clerk Bid Documents for Project WA2025-07 PHWA Tank Rehab 250 N. Ventura Road Port Hueneme, CA 93041 Bids shall be opened and read aloud on October 14th, 2025, shortly after bids close at 2pm at the City Hall located at 250 N. Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, CA 93041. Bidders may attend the opening. SCOPE OF WORK. The Project includes, without limitation, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment and other incidental and appurtenant Work necessary to satisfactorily complete the Project, as more specifically described in the Contract Documents. Work includes but is not limited to repaving a portion of Channel Islands Blvd. in the Westbound direction. The full scope of work is more specifically described in the Contract Documents. This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents, permits from regulatory agencies with jurisdiction, and applicable regulations. The quantity of Work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximations only, being given as a basis for the comparison of Bids. Actual quantities of Work to be performed may vary at the discretion of the City Engineer. The Project is located at the Port Hueneme Water Agency Water Treatment Plant at 5751 Perkins Road, Oxnard, CA 93033. The Contract Documents may be downloaded at no charge. The City's website https://www.ci.port-hueneme.ca.us/Bids.aspx or www.beaconbid.com/solicitations/port-hueneme-public-works/open and will be used to notify prospective bidders of addenda to the Contract Documents and will be the sole means of providing such notification. To the extent required by Section 20103.7 of the Public Contract Code, upon request, the City shall provide an electronic copy of the Contract Documents at no charge to a contractor. Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond on the form included in the Contract Documents, cash, or a certified or cashier's check in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price. Special arrangements must be made by prospective bidders, in advance, should a bid be accompanied by cash, certified check or cashier's check by contacting the City Clerk's Department at (805) 986-6503 or Email: GAlvarez@CityofPortHueneme.org no less than seven (7) days in advance of bid submission deadline. No Pre-Bid Conference or Site Walk will be held for this Project. Every Bidder is strongly encouraged to visit the Project site on their own. No allowances for cost adjustments will be made if a Bidder fails to adequately examine the Project site before submitting a Bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the City with requisite insurance and Payment and Performance Bonds on the forms included in the contract documents equal to 100% of the Contract Price. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by City to ensure its performance under the Contract. PREVAILING WAGES. In accordance with the State of California 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 State 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. Pursuant to State of CA Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the CA Department of Industrial Relations. No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the bidder's and subcontractors' current registration with the CA Department of Industrial Relations. Within five working days of the bid opening, the bidder shall submit a valid DIR number. Failure to do so will deem the bid non-responsive. This Project will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the CA Department of Industrial Relations. If awarded a Contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors of every tier shall maintain active registration with the CA Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project. It shall be the Bidder's sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements. Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code and shall be licensed in the following classification(s) of contractor's license(s), throughout the duration of the Contract: CLASS A General Engineering Contractor. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. The successful bidder will be required to complete all work within 60 working days from the commencement date stated in the Notice to Proceed. In accordance with Government Code section 53069.85, City will be compensated for damages incurred due to delays for which the Contractor is responsible. The parties agree that determining City's exact delay damages is and will continue to be impracticable and extremely difficult. As such, for each calendar day in excess of the time agreed upon for completion of the work, the Contractor shall pay to the City $500.00 per day, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty or forfeiture. Such amount shall constitute the only payment allowed for damages resulting from Contractor caused delays. The City shall have the right to deduct the amount of liquidated damages from any money due or that may become due under the Contract. Consistent with California Public Contract Code Section 7102, Contractor will be compensated for damages incurred due to delays for which the City is responsible. The parties agree that determining Contractor's exact delay damages is and will continue to be impracticable and extremely difficult. As such, for each calendar day in excess of the time agreed upon for completion of the work, the City shall pay to the Contractor $500.00 per day, as reverse liquidated damages and not as a penalty or forfeiture. Such amount shall constitute the only payment allowed for any City caused delays and shall necessarily include all overhead, all profits, all administrative costs, all bond costs, all labor, materials, equipment and rental costs and any other costs, expenses and fees incurred or sustained as a result of such delays. Notice of requests for delay damages and additional days shall be provided to the City within seven (7) days from the discovery of the circumstances giving rise to any delay or three (3) days from the discovery of any latent or subsurface conditions giving rise to a delay. The calendar days specified above includes the City's Holiday Closures, as well as all legal holidays. Construction work is only authorized within the dates and times as listed in Section 01 11 00 Summary of Work. Bidders shall note inspection is not available on holidays and weekends. Award of Contract: The City shall award the Contract for the Work to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder as determined from the BASE BID specified by the City. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. For further information, contact the City's Project Manager Dennis Martinez, Water General Manager, City of Port Hueneme (805) 986-6566, dmartinez@cityofporthueneme.org. BY ORDER OF THE CITY OF PORT HUENEME /s/Georgianna Nicole Alvarez, City Clerk Dated: 9/17/25 September 21 2025 LYRK0373392