NOTICE INVITING BIDS
FOR
New Moorpark City Library
Identification number P&R-2025-01
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Moorpark, California (“City”) invites sealed Bids for the Project. The City will receive such Bids at the City Clerk’s office, City Hall, 323 Science Drive, Moorpark, California 93021 up to 2:00 p.m. local time on July 1, 2025, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The City Clerk’s official bid clock will be conclusive as to the time of bid receipt. Bids must be submitted on the City’s Bid Forms.
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. 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 Parks and Recreation Director.
The New Moorpark City Library is proposed as a new 17,500 sf single story building. The project includes all associated site amenities including parking areas, pedestrian access, and landscaping. The scope of construction of the new building includes structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, low voltage systems, site grading, and drainage.
The Moorpark City Library will be constructed in Two Phases, Phase I will consist of completing the site preparation and construction of the Library with associated utility tie-ins, hardscape and landscape. This phase is estimated to take 18 months, including site clearing, earthwork, and soils mitigation. Phase II will consist of the demolition of the existing Library and West Parking lot and removal of the existing utilities, relocation of a gas line, site clearing, and site preparation and completion of construction of the new parking lot. This phase is estimated to take 6 months.
OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS. Bidders may obtain free copies of the Plans, Specifications and other Contract Documents by e-mailing
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. Please provide name, company and e-mail address when requesting plans. After registration information is taken, the link will be sent to access the plans online. Plans can also be obtained at the following bidding sites:
Bidnet Direct
Ventura County Contractors Association
www.bidnetdirect.com
www.vccainc.com
Dodge Data & Analytics
Tri-Co Reprographics
www.construction.com
www.tricoblue.com
PREQUALIFICATION. The City will only accept Bids from Bidders who have been prequalified for the Project. See prequalification list on the City’s website. Any Bid received from a Bidder who has not been prequalified for the Project will be returned unopened.
MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING AND SITE VISIT. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on June 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.. at 83 West High Street, Moorpark California 93021, followed by a mandatory site visit. Every Bidder is required to attend the pre-bid meeting and Project site visit. Failure of a Bidder to attend will render that Bidder’s Bid non-responsive. No allowances for cost adjustments will be made if a Bidder fails to adequately examine the Project site before submitting a Bid.
REGISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. In accordance with Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)].
PREVAILING WAGES. In accordance with 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 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.
BONDS. Each Bid must be accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier’s check, certified check or Bidder’s Bond issued by a Surety insurer, made payable to the City and in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total Bid submitted. Personal or company checks are not acceptable. Upon Contract award, the Contractor shall provide faithful performance and payment Bonds, each in a sum equal to the Contract Price. All Bonds must be issued by a California admitted Surety insurer using the forms set forth in the Contract Documents, or in any other form approved by the City Attorney. Failure to enter into the Contract with the City, including the submission of all required Bonds and insurance coverages, within fifteen (15) Days after the date of the mailing of written notice of contract award to the Bidder, shall subject the Bid security to forfeiture to the extent provided by law.
LICENSES. Each Bidder shall possess a valid Class B Contractor’s license issued by the California State Contractors License Board at the time of the Bid submission, unless this Project has any federal funding, in which case the successful Bidder must possess such a license at the time of Contract award. The successful Contractor must also possess a current City business license.
RETENTION SUBSTITUTION. Five percent (5%) of any progress payment will be withheld as retention. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, and at the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld may be deposited with the City or with a State or federally chartered bank as escrow agent, which shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Project, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor. Alternatively, the Contractor may request that the City make payments of earned retentions directly to an escrow agent at the Contractor’s expense. No such substitutions shall be accepted until all related documents are approved by the City Attorney.
BIDDING PROCESS. The City reserves the right to reject any Bid or all Bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bid or in the bidding, as deemed to be in its best interest.
Questions can be directed to the City’s Construction Manager, Rafael Alamillo, Balfour Beatty at
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To obtain a bid package email Jessica Sandifer to register and receive the bid package at
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