NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS
Pursuant to statute and to the authorization approved by the Council of the City of Moorpark, California, on January 21, 2026 and on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for the Citywide Storm Drain Catch Basin Full Capture Trash Device Project will be received by the City Clerk, in the City Hall, 323 Science Drive, Moorpark, California, 93021, at or before 3:00 p.m. on February 24, 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 project to be constructed consists of the detailing, manufacturing, and installation of full capture connector pipe screen (CPS) trash devices within existing catch basins that can be certified by the State Water Board and accepted as part of the City of Moorpark’s citywide storm drain catch basin full capture trash device project, where technically feasible.
Where a full capture connector pipe screen (CPS) trash device is not technically feasible to design and/or install, a proprietary trash screen device can be detailed, procured, and installed by the contractor. The proprietary device is subject to review and approval by the City, and must be certified by the State Water Resources Control Board as a Full Capture System.
The project also includes the removal of existing full capture trash devices in select catch basins. Where such devices have been previously installed, the old device shall be removed, and the surrounding concrete repaired. Following the removal, a new certified full capture trash device shall be installed.
The work to be performed under this contract is at various locations throughout the City of Moorpark, as shown on the location map, and street/location list in the Appendix of these specifications.
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 also 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 specific limitation. An unbalanced bid shall be considered as grounds for rejecting the entire bid. The City further reserves the right to make 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 rates of per diem wages for each craft, classification, and type of work needed to execute contracts for public works and improvements. The per diem wages published at the date the contract is advertised for bids shall be applicable. Copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at the California Department of Industrial Relations,
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 26-01. Failure to include all of the Proposal Forms may disqualify the proposal. Bidders shall provide a properly executed Bidder's Bond , 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.
