CITY OF WASCO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals for the work shown on the plans entitled:
PROJECT PLANS FOR
REAP 2.0 ALLEY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
will be received at the Office of the City Clerk of the CITY OF WASCO, 746 8th Street, WASCO, California, until 2:15 PM on
July 2, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.
Proposal forms for this work are entitled:
BID BOOK FOR
REAP 2.0 ALLEY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
General work description:
The work to be done includes, but is not limited to the following: Asphalt Paving, Asphalt Grinding, Trucking, Concrete and
other items of or details not mentioned above, that are required by typical construction, Standard Specifications or these special
provisions.
A Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for June 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM, at WASCO City Hall, 746 8th Street, WASCO, California. This
meeting is to inform bidders of project requirements and subcontractors of subcontracting and material supply opportunities.
Bidder's attendance at this meeting will not be mandatory.
Bids are required for the entire work described herein.
Bids must be submitted on the Bid Proposal form provided by the City of Wasco. Each bid must be accompanied by one of the
following forms of bidder's security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount bid: (1) cash; (2) a cashier's check made
payable to the City of Wasco; (3) a certified check made payable to the City of Wasco; or (4) a bidder's bond executed by an
admitted surety insurer, made payable to the City of Wasco. Each bidder must be a licensed contractor as required by law at the
time the contract is awarded. The bidder who is awarded the project contract will be allowed pursuant to Public Contract Code
Section 22300 to substitute securities for the payment of funds withheld under the contract. In addition, the successful bidder must
furnish: (1) a faithful performance bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price; and (2) a payment
bond (also referred to as a labor and material bond) in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. All bonds
must be in a form approved by the City of Wasco and must conform to California law (see Code of Civil Procedure section 995.010
et seq.). All documents submitted in compliance with the requirements of this bid package and the contract must be scannable and
photocopiable. The City hereby invokes its protest right under California Code of Civil Procedure 995.660 for any proposed surety
bond submitted in satisfaction of the requirements of this agreement if the submitted bond is not issued by an admitted surety rated
A-, VII or better by Best’s Rating Service.
The contractor shall possess a City Business License and a Class “A” license at the time this contract is awarded.
No contractor or subcontractor may 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 Sec. 1725.5.This project is subject to compliance monitoring
and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.
This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section
12990.
A contractor or subcontractor shall not 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, as defined in this chapter,
unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section
for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by
Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to
Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.
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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.
Technical questions should be directed to Mr. Kameron Arnold telephone (661) 758-7204.
Plans, specifications and bid documents in PDF may be obtained after 1pm on June 8, 2026 free of charge by emailing
CityClerk@CityofWasco.org to request copies.
Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county, or counties, in which the 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 CITY OF WASCO City Hall, 746 8th Street, WASCO, California,
and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov. The Federal
minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the books issued for
bidding purposes entitled "Bid Book," and in copies of this book that may be examined at the offices described above where project
plans, special provisions, and proposal forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will
be issued to holders of "Bid Books.” 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.
Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in the books entitled "Bid Book." If there is a difference
between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by
the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and
subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The Department will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically
included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes "helper" (or other classifications based on hours of
experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do
not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and
subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate that most closely approximates the duties of the employees
in question.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free hotline to report bid rigging activities. Use the hotline to
report bid rigging, bidder collusion, and other fraudulent activities. The hotline number is (800) 424-9071. The service is
available 24 hours 7 days a week and is confidential and anonymous.. The hotline is part of the DOT's effort to identify and
investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General.
CITY OF WASCO, CITY CLERK _____________________
Maria Martinez
DATED ______________
PUBLISH: WASCO TRIBUNE, BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
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