N2M24-147 Joslyn Center Facility Improvement Project

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Alhambra invites sealed bids for the above stated project and will receive such bids in the office of the City Clerk, 111 South First Street, Alhambra, California 91801, up to the hour of 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2025. They will be publicly opened at 11:00 a.m. in the City Council Chambers. Project has a mandatory walkthrough of the site on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at the Joslyn Center (210 N. Chapel Ave., Alhambra CA 91801) and may require additional site location visits.

Copies of the Specifications and contract documents are available from the City of Alhambra City Clerks’ Office, 111 South First Street, Alhambra, California 91801.

Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate the provisions of the State Labor Code. Compliance with the prevailing rates of wages and apprenticeships employment standards established by the State Director of Industrial Relations and the Federal government will be required.

The City hereby notifies all qualified bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion or handicap in any consideration for an award. Attention is directed to the provisions of Section 1777.5 (Chapter 1411, Statutes of 1968) and 1777.5 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the contractor shall not allow discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion or handicap.

The City will deduct a 5 percent retention from all progress payments.

In entering into a public works contract, or a subcontract, to supply goods, services, or materials pursuant to a public works contract, the Contractor, or subcontractors, offers and agrees to assign to the awarding body all rights, title and interest in, and to, all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Section 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 [commencing with Section 16700] of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, services, or materials

pursuant to the public work’s contract or subcontract. This assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the awarding body tenders final payment to the Contractor, without further acknowledgment by the parties.

No prime contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5.

No prime contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) 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.

The bid proposal must include a print out from the DIR registration website showing that the prime contractor and each subcontractor is currently registered.

No bid proposals will be excepted nor any contract entered into with a prime contractor without proof of registration as required above.

The prime contractor will be required to post job site notices regarding Labor Code compliance as described in 8 California Code of Regulation section 16451(d).

Bids must be prepared on the approved Proposal forms in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders and submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside. Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond, made payable to the City of Alhambra for an amount no less than 10 percent of the amount bid.

No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Business and Professions Code. The successful Contractor and his subcontractors will be required to possess business licenses from the City. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity, and to take all bids under advisement for a period of sixty days.

For the purpose of determining the lowest responsible bidder the City will reduce the total amount of any bid submitted by an amount equal to one percent of that portion of the bid which is subject to sales or use tax if it is determined that the City would receive a refund of sales or use tax on that portion of the bid. Payment, however, will conform to the provisions of Section 9-3 of these Specifications and will not be reduced by the aforementioned one percent.

Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice shall become effective or enforceable against the City of Alhambra only when the formal written contract has been duly executed by the appropriate officers of the City.

The contractor shall complete the work within 120 calendar days of the effective date of the City’s notice to proceed.

For questions regarding this project, please contact:

The exact location of the project is outlined in the drawings, specifications and other Contract Documents on file at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Alhambra and depicted on the Technical Specifications document.

Bids shall be submitted in writing on the Proposal forms provided by the City. All information requested therein must be clearly and legibly set forth in the manner and form indicated. The City will not consider any proposal not meeting these requirements.

Proposals must be accompanied by a proposal guarantee consisting of a bid bond payable to the City of Alhambra in the amount not less than 10 percent of the total amount bid. Any proposal not accompanied by such a guarantee will not be considered. If a bidder to whom a contract is awarded fails or refuses to execute the contract documents or furnish the required insurance policies and bonds as set forth in those documents, the proposal guarantee shall be forfeited to the City. The proposal guarantees of all bidders will be held until the successful bidder has properly executed all contract documents.

Proposals shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside, “BID NO. N2M24-147, JOSLYN CENTER FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT” – DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL”. Proposals may be mailed or delivered by messenger. However, it is the bidder’s responsibility alone to ensure delivery of the proposal to the hands of the City’s designated official prior to the bid opening hour stipulated in the Notice Inviting Bids. Late proposals will not be considered.

• Mandatory walkthrough of site: Tuesday, January 7, 2025@ 1:00 p.m.
• Pre-Bid Inquiries: Thursday, January 9, 2025 not later than 4:00 p.m.
• Bid Due Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025 @ 10:30 a.m. (Bid Openings are done in Alhambra City Hall Council Chambers)
• Contract Award: February 2025
• Project commencement: Within 30 working days of the Contract Award
• Project Completion: Within 120 days of the construction Commencement