Notice Inviting Bids for CAPP Advanced Water Purification Facility

Carpinteria Valley Water District (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Carpinteria Advanced Purification Project Advanced Water Purification Facility

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Carpinteria Valley Water District’s offices located at 1301 Santa Ynez Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013, until 14th of November up to but no later than 3:00 PM local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work:

The Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) construction includes demolition of existing structures, soil improvements (deep cement soil mixing, helical anchors), civil site work and grading, concrete construction, building and canopy construction, yard piping, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls, SCADA systems, and equipment installation.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents:

Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:

https://www.tricoblue.com/projects/2955/details/carpinterias-advanced-purified-project-capp

State and Federal Funding Notice

Bidders are advised that State and Federal funds will be used for construction, which carries certain State and Federal contract requirements found within the Instructions to Bidders and Contract Documents. The Bidders’ attention is specifically directed to the Funding Agreement Conditions of the Construction Contract in the Contract Documents, which include information on Federal Prevailing Wage Requirements and BABA Compliance.

Labor Compliance

Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773, Owner has obtained the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the prevailing wage rate for holiday and overtime work applicable in Santa Barbara County from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute this contract.  A copy of these prevailing wage rates may be obtained via the internet at: www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/ .

In addition, a copy of the Davis Bacon prevailing rate of per diem wages is attached to the Bidding

Documents and the latest can be downloaded at the following address: https://sam.gov/ and shall be made available to interested parties upon request.  The successful Bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site.  It shall be mandatory upon the Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the said specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor and debarment of contractors and subcontractors.

Since this Project is funded in whole or in part with federal funds, the work must also comply with the minimum rates for wages for laborers and mechanics as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the provisions of Davis-Bacon.  As between the State and Federal rates, the higher of the two rates must be paid.  Attention is directed to the Funding Agreement Conditions section of the Bidding Documents.

No Contractor or Subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. Contractors MUST be a registered “public works contractor” with the DIR AT THE TIME OF BID.  Any contract on a public works project entered into between a contractor and a debarred subcontractor is void as a matter of law. A debarred subcontractor may not receive any public money for performing work as a subcontractor on a public works contract. Any public money that is paid to a debarred subcontractor shall be returned to the Owner.   The Contractor shall be responsible for payment of wages to workers of a debarred subcontractor used on the Work.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this Project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this Contract and applicable law in its Bid.

Licenses

Unless otherwise provided in the Instructions to Bidders, each Bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to sections 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code in the following classification(s) throughout the time it submits its Bid and for the duration of the Contract: Bidder must possess a valid Class A Contractor’s license.