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Notice to Bidders: Annual Sidewalk Repair Program 2021-22 (2)

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08 April 2022 Visión Hispana Print Email
aviso publico notice to bidders requerimiento de propuesta

CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

NOTICE TO BIDDERS
FOR
ANNUAL STREET OVERLAY/REHABILITION 19-21 – PHASE 1

PROJECT NO.  2020.0050
BID NO. 21-22.009

  1. BID SUBMITTAL: The bidder shall complete the “Proposal to the City of San Leandro” form contained in the Contract Book.  The proposal shall be submitted in its entirety. Incomplete proposals will be considered non-responsive. Sealed bids shall contain the completed Proposal Section subject to the conditions named herein and in the specifications for Annual Street Overlay/Rehabilitation 19-21 – Phase 1. Mailed bids addressed to the City of San Leandro, City Clerk’s Office, 835 E. 14th Street, San Leandro, CA 94577, shall be received up to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022.
    In-person delivered Bids shall be received only between 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Sealed bids shall be received at the E. 14th Street entrance to City Hall, 835 E. 14th Street, San Leandro, CA 94577. Bidders shall not enter the building. Staff will be present during this period to assist with and to acknowledge receipt of hand delivered bids.

  2. BID OPENING: To ensure the health and safety of the public by limiting human contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, City Hall will not be open to the public for this Bid Opening.

    The Bid Opening will be conducted at a live “virtual” public meeting commencing at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022. The public may view the bid opening over the internet or listen via a conference call.

    The virtual meeting can be accessed, by internet or by dial-up, as follows:

        • https://sanleandro-org.zoom.us/j/84192739066?pwd=R0JKejc2TlBPbHRhRktUdG5VZ3BIZz09
        • Zoom Webinar ID: 841 9273 9066
        • Passcode: 515075
        • Public Meeting Dial -up 877 853 5247 (Toll Free) 

  3. WORK DESCRIPTION: The work to be done consists of roadway paving, base cement stabilization, concrete curb ramps, driveways, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, traffic detection loops and pavement striping, and doing all appurtenant work in place and ready for use, all as shown on the plans and described in the specifications with the title indicated in Paragraph 1 above, and on file in the office of the City Engineer.  Reference to said plans and specifications is hereby made for further particulars.
                 
  4. OBTAINING THE PROJECT PLANS AND CONTRACT BOOK: The complete project plans and Contract Book may be obtained free of charge from the City’s website at:
    https://www.sanleandro.org/Bids.aspx.  Bidders who download the plans are encouraged to contact the City of San Leandro Engineering and Transportation Department at 510-577-3428 to be placed on the project planholder’s list to receive courtesy notifications of addenda and other project information.  Project addenda, if any, will be posted on the website.  A bidder who fails to address all project addenda in its proposal may be deemed non-responsive.

    Printed, hardcopies of the plans can be purchased from East Bay Blue and can be contacted at https://www.eastbayblueprint.com. Search the public projects plan room to find the subject project. 

  5. PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A mandatory pre-bid video conference will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 2:00 p.m and on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. as follows:

            Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.
            Zoom Meeting ID: 854 3201 4625
            Passcode: 993156
            Zoom link: https://sanleandro-org.zoom.us/j/85432014625?pwd=TVJaZ3o
            4SVpoYW85L0xzTGVTaDBiQT09

        AND
            Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
            Zoom Meeting ID: 898 9640 3097
            Passcode: 567116
            Zoom link: https://sanleandro-org.zoom.us/j/89896403097?pwd=MmVtWF
            BRWTBGN2lwVWlDYnF3QWl5QT09

    The information presented at the conferences will be identical, all bidders must attend one of the pre-bid conference and sign the attendance sheet.  A firm that didn’t attend the pre-bid conference isn’t qualified to bid on the project.
        
    Questions regarding the plans and specifications may be submitted in writing to the project engineer until 5:00 p.m. five (5) days before, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, bids must be received by the City.  The City will not respond to oral questions outside of the pre-bid conference.  The response, if any, will be by written addendum only.  Oral responses do not constitute a revision to these plans or specifications.

  6. PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 2.7:  For proposals in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) or more, bidders are required to certify that the bidder’s company, any parent entities, subsidiaries, successors or subunits of the bidder’s company and the signator of the proposal, personally, are not identified on a list created pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2203 of the California Public Contract Code as a person engaging in investment activities in Iran as described in subdivision (a) of Section 2202.5, or as a person described in subdivision (b) of Section 2202.5 of the California Public Contract Code, as applicable.
      
  7. SAN LEANDRO BUSINESS PREFERENCE AND PARTICIPATION GOALS:  The work performed under this contract is subject to Section 1-6-225 of the San Leandro Municipal Code regarding local business preference and participation.  A list of companies that hold a San Leandro business license is located on the City webpage under the finance department, here: https://www.sanleandro.org/340/Business-License.  This list may be sorted by city and service offered to find local businesses.

  8. SAN LEANDRO COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT:  The work performed under this contract is subject to the Community Workforce Agreement adopted by City Council Resolution 2015-104.  Contractor’s attention is directed to Section 10.



    Dated: March 3, 2022         Kelly Clancy_____
                                            Acting City Clerk