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Notice to Bidders Town of Paradise Department of Public Works Sealed bids for the work shown in the plans and specifications entitled: Town Hall Improvements Contract No. 9419.TH will be received at the Office of the Town of Paradise Town Clerk at 5555 Skyway, Paradise, California 95969 until November 1, 2022 at 1:30 PM at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud in the conference room at the aforementioned address. The envelope enclosing the bid submittal shall be clearly marked “Bid for Contract No. 9419.TH, Town Hall Improvements” and the date and hour for opening of bids. Bid forms for the project work are included herein. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, cashier’s check, certified check, or a bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer made payable to the Town of Paradise for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount, such guaranty to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract. DESCRIPTION OF WORK The project involves various items of work including installation of glass office work spaces and doors, related electrical and HVAC ducting modifications, installation of seven new windows framed into the existing CMU building structure, removal and replacement of exterior retaining wall and HVAC supporting structures, replacement of bathroom flooring and other miscellaneous items of work. Appendix A includes a general description of work with additional project floorplans and photographs. ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE The Engineer’s Estimate for this contract is $200,000. PRE-BID MEETING Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for October 26, 2022 at 9:00 AM. Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at the jobsite location, 5555 Skyway, Paradise, CA 95969. Contractors shall be prepared to take any necessary measurements and perform needed inspections to complete the project work. SITE INSPECTIONS In addition to the mandatory pre-bid meeting, bidders may schedule appointments Monday-Thursday between 9AM and 3PM with the Public Works Department to provide access to the project location for further inspections. Site access tours can be provided from the date of Notice to Bidders through October 25 at 4PM. Site tours must be scheduled by contacting Tara Dutter at (530) 872-6291 x168. CONTRACT TIME The Project has 40 Working Days LIQUIDATED DAMAGES Liquidated damages for the project are $500 per working day delay CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE CLASSIFICATION The contractor shall possess a California Class B license or a combination of classes required by the categories and types of project work included in this contract at the time this contract is awarded. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications or estimate must be communicated as a bidder inquiry prior to bid opening. Any such inquiries or questions, submitted after bid opening, will not be treated as a bid protest. OBTAINING OR INSPECTING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS The Project Bid Book and Construction Plans may be inspected at no cost at the Department’s offices, or copies of these documents may be obtained electronically only from the Town’s website at http://townofparadise.com/index.php/how-do-i/find-information-about/bid-notices-rfps via Public Purchase. Copies of the referenced Standard Specifications issued by the State of California, Department of Transportation, may be obtained from the State of California, Department of Transportation, Publications Distribution Unit, 1900 Royal Oaks Drive, Sacramento, CA 95819. Technical questions requests for information regarding the project must be submitted through Public Purchase on the project link. All inquiries shall be submitted prior to 5 calendar days of the bid opening date. BIDDERS BOND The successful bidder, at bidder’s own expense, shall furnish a faithful performance bond and a payment bond each in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total bid, respectively, and in the form prescribed for use by the Town of Paradise. The bonds shall be provided to the Town at the time of contract execution. The Town of Paradise affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation. CALIFORNIA PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS The Project requires the payment of prevailing wage rates. Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1770 et seq, the general prevailing wage rates in the county in which the project work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available at Town of Paradise and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates. TOWN’S DECISION ON BID In its sole discretion, the Town of Paradise or its designee may reject any and all bids presented, may accept an item or group of items of any bid, may modify or cancel in whole or in part the notice inviting bids, and may determine to re-advertise for bids. Similarly, the Town Council or its designee reserves the right to waive non-material informalities and non-material irregularities in any bids received. If two or more bids received are for the same total amount or unit price, quality and service being equal, the Town Council or its designee may accept the one it chooses or accept the lowest bid made after negotiation with tie bidders pursuant to Public Contract Code 20166. The Town officer or employee conducting the bidding procedure shall present the bid tabulation to the Town Council or its designee for consideration and award if deemed appropriate. Bids will be required to set forth the price of the items bid upon, the total sales and use taxes that will be due on the purchase or use of the items bid upon, and a total figure for the price plus tax. Any difference between the taxes shown on the bid as the total figure and that actually due shall be the responsibility of the bidder. No charge for delivery, shipping, parcel post, packing, insurance, license fees, permits, or for any other purpose will be paid by the Town of Paradise unless expressly included and itemized in the bid. PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 7201 Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 7201, Town will withhold five percent (5%) from each payment to contractor until completion of the project. Town will release such retention amount to the contractor 35 days after the recordation of the Notice of Completion for the Project, provided there are no pending stop notices. PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 22300 Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, for monies earned by the Contractor and withheld by the Town to ensure the performance of the Contract, the Contractor, may, at its option, choose to substitute securities meeting the requirements of said Public Contract Code Section 22300. Such securities shall be valued by the Town Treasurer, whose decision shall be final. Securities not listed under Public Contract Code Section 22300 or Government Code Section 16430 must be pre-qualified by the Town Treasurer before bid opening in order to be accepted by the Town as security. TOWN OF PARADISE

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