OFFICE OF
AMADOR COUNTY GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
MAIL: 12200 B Airport Road - Jackson, CA 95642 - (209) 223-6375
LOCATION: 12200 B Airport Road - Martell, CA 95654
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INVITATION TO BID
LANDFILL PHASE II/III CLOSURE AND GAS EXTRACTION SYSTEM
BUENA VISTA LANDFILL
6500 BUENA VISTA RD.
IONE, CA.
Sealed Bid #04-20
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The County of Amador is seeking sealed bids for the furnishing of
all labor, materials, tax, transportation, services, disposal, equipment,
and appurtenant facilities to provide a landfill closure and gas extraction
system at Buena Vista Landfill near Ione, California. The work shall
consist of the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment, including
but not limited to: drilling and installing gas wells, HDPE gas piping and
appurtenances, and earth work including installation of a synthetic cap
cover, erosion control for the construction of the improvements as
detailed in the Bid Form, the General Requirements, and the Technical
Specifications. Said bids shall be in accordance with the Contract
Documents contained herein and with the laws and regulations set forth
by the State of California, building codes and all other applicable
regulations.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
Interested bidders may acquire a bid package at the office of
General Services Administration located at 12200 B Airport Road,
Martell, CA. A bid package (Bid, Contract, Specifications, Drawings and
all Contract Documents) is available for examination at the office of
General Services Administration, telephone (209) 223-6375. A copy of
the bid package and information may be obtained from Amador County
General Services Administration located at 12200 B Airport Road,
Martell, CA during normal business hours (8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.),
Monday through Friday.
The Contract documents including Specifications, Special
Provisions, Proposal and contract forms may be examined at the office of
the Public Works Agency, 500 Argonaut Lane, Jackson, CA. The
contract documents may be purchased in person or by mail from General
Services Administration. The purchase price of each contract document
is twenty-five ($25.00) dollars and is not refundable. Call (209) 2236375. All documents are available only on CD-ROM in PDF Format.
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Sealed bids shall be received by the County of Amador Purchasing Office;
by U.S. Mail at 12200 B Airport Road, Jackson, CA. 95642; or delivered
in person, U.P.S., Federal Express, or by any other means to 12200 B
Airport Road, Martell, CA 95654, until 1:30 P.M., July 29, 2004, at
which time, sealed bids will be opened and read publicly in the office of
the Director of General Services Administration, located at the above
Martell address. Bids received late, will be rejected and returned
unopened.
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Amador reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all bids in whole or in part and/or to
waive technicalities and/or any irregularities in any bid received if such
waiver is in the best interest of the County. All bids will become a part of
the official files of the County of Amador without obligation to the County
of Amador.
Bids must be submitted in a sealed opaque envelope. Your return
address and the Bid number
must appear on the outside of the
envelope. Bids must be submitted on the bid form provided in the bid
package. Other bid formats will be rejected.
Contractors must be licensed in accordance with the laws of the
State of California and comply with the Government Code and Public
Contracts Code of the State of California in making this bid. Each
portion of the work shall be performed by a qualified person licensed,
equipped and experienced in the construction of landfill closure and
installation of landfill gas extraction systems. Qualified landfill gas
extraction experience shall mean a person with a minimum of ten
(10) years of experience and a minimum of 10 installations
successful within California in this particular field and/or trade.
Each bidder shall visit the site of the proposed construction, and
shall observe conditions in order to be fully informed as to the materials,
labor and workmanship required and the conditions under which they
shall be furnished and placed. This required pre-bid, on-site inspection
is scheduled for Wednesday, July 21, 2004 at 8:00 A.M. convening at the
Landfill office parking lot.
Should a bidder find any discrepancies, errors, ambiguities or
omissions from the Contract Documents, or be in doubt as to their
meaning, the bidder shall at once notify the County of Amador General
Services Administration Director or the General Services Administration
Deputy Director. Should it be found necessary, the County of Amador
General Services Director shall issue a written Addendum, which will be
sent or delivered to those submitting bids receiving a set of Contract
Documents. The County will not be responsible for oral instructions,
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clarifications, or other communications. Questions by those submitting
bids receiving a set of the Contract Documents shall be made at least
seventy-two (72) hours prior to bid opening, not counting Saturdays,
Sundays or Holidays.
Those submitting bids must complete and use the reference form
provided herein listing a minimum of four (4) references, at least one of
which is for the gas extraction well portion. This form should contain
only clients of similar projects and be completed in full.
The project for the work to be done is entitled:
BUENA VISTA LANDFILL PHASE II/III CLOSURE
6500 Buena Vista Rd., Ione, CA
Bids are to be submitted for the entire work.
The bidder shall set forth a bid amount price. The amount set forth
under the "Total Bid" space shall be the total of the bid.
Each bid shall be made on the form provided by the County of
Amador and shall be properly completed with all items filled out, signed
in longhand and sealed.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Labor
Code of the State of California, that the County of Amador has
ascertained the general prevailing rate of the per diem wages for onsite work to be performed for each craft or type of worker or
mechanic needed to execute the Contract which will be awarded the
successful bidder. The prevailing rates are set forth in the most
current documents entitled "Basic Trade (Sub-Trades) Rates" located
in the County of Amador Public Works Office, and made a part of the
project and the Contract itself by reference.
If this bid is accepted and the undersigned fails to enter into the
Contract and furnish the bonds in the sums required by the State
Contract Act, with the surety satisfactory to the General Services
Administration within ten (10) days, the Department may, at its option,
determine that the bidder has abandoned the Contract, and thereupon
this bid and the acceptance thereof shall be null and void and the
forfeiture of such security accompanying this bid shall operate the same
and shall be the property of the County of Amador.
The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance
Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the
Contract price, a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred
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percent (100%) of the Contract price, and said bonds to be obtained from
an admitted surety under the laws of the State of California and found
satisfactory by the Amador County Board of Supervisors.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashiers
check or Bid Bond payable to Amador County in an amount not less
than 10% of the amount bid given as a guarantee that the bidder will
enter into the contract contained herein if awarded to him and declared
forfeited if he/she refuses to enter into the contract contained herein.
If bidder uses any other bond form or bond format other than what
is provided herein, then requested bonding information contained
herein shall appear on all other bonds submitted.
Each bidder shall include all costs of maintaining insurance
complying with the provisions of the Contract.
No person, firm or corporation, shall be allowed to make or file or
be interested in more than one Bid Form for the same work. Alternate
bids for the same work using different methods, and/or equipment,
and/or materials are acceptable.
The successful bidder shall commence work on the Contract on the
date of the Notice to Proceed and complete the project within the
time specified in the Contract Documents.
PRE-BID QUALIFICATIONS AND SUBMITTALS
Those submitting bids shall include, as a part of the bid package,
the pre-bid qualifications and information outlined below.
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2.
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6.
7.
Current California State Contractors license.
Evidence of previous experience.
Completed Reference Information contained herein.
List of all citations and violations related to the scope of work as
described within the Contract and Bid Specifications.
Written description of proposed scope of services.
Written description containing exclusions from the scope of work.
Schedule of Bidder’s various standard fees and rates, which would
apply to additional work beyond the scope of work of this project.
BIDDER QUALIFICATIONS
Those submitting Bids shall have the qualifications outlined below
prior to the notice to proceed.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Evidence of Active California State Contractors license,
certifications, registrations and all applicable credentials.
Proof of liability insurance. Certificate must show limit of liability,
expiration date, and type of insurance (claims made or
occurrence).
Proof of automobile insurance.
Proof of Worker's Compensation Insurance.
Experienced in governmental public works construction projects as
applicable to County governments under California State laws.
Meet the experience requirements noted in “Instructions to
Bidders” for this bid.
EVALUATION OF BIDS
Selection of the successful bidder will be determined by evaluation
of the following:
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2.
3.
4.
Pre-bid Qualifications.
Guarantees and warranties.
Price and proposed fees.
Qualifications and experience of the Bidder and other key
personnel involved in the work.
SUBMISSION AND RECEIPT OF BIDS
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2.
3.
The County of Amador is not responsible for the U.S. Mail or
private couriers in regard to mail being delivered by the specified
time so that a bid can be considered.
Telegraph and Facsimile (FAX) bids will not be considered.
Bids having any erasures or corrections must be initialed by the
bidder in blue ink. Bids shall be signed in blue ink. All amounts
shall be typewritten or completed in blue ink.
BID REQUIREMENTS
This Bid is for the construction of the Work in accordance with the
Contract Documents, including the Contract annexed hereto, the project
Plans, General Requirements, and Specifications.
Bids are required for the entire scope of work. A bid form shall be
submitted based on prevailing rates as set forth in the Bid Forms.
The bidder shall set forth for each item of work, in clearly legible
figures, a unit price or lump sum price and a total in the respective
spaces provided for this purpose.
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In case of discrepancy between the unit cost and the item cost set
forth for the item, the unit cost shall prevail, except as provided in (a) or
(b), as follows:
(a)
If the amount set forth as a unit price is unreadable or
otherwise unclear, or is omitted, or is the same as the
amount as the entry in the item total column, then the
amount set forth in the total column for the item shall
prevail and shall be divided by the estimated quantity for the
item and the price thus obtained shall be the unit price.
(b)
If this Bid is accepted and the undersigned bidder
shall fail to contract as aforesaid within one (1) calendar
week after the bidder has received notice from the County of
Amador that the contract has been awarded, or to provide
the required insurance certificate as specified in this
Contract and Special Provisions thereto, the County may, at
its option, determine that the bidder has abandoned the
Contract, and thereupon this Bid and the acceptance thereof
shall be null and void.
SUBCONTRACTOR LISTING
In accordance with the California Public Contract Code, Division 2,
part 1, Chapter 4, Section 4100, and following, the subcontractors listed
in this Bid will perform the indicated work or improvement of this
project.
BIDDER'S DECLARATION TO THE COUNTY OF AMADOR
The undersigned, as bidder, declares that the only persons or
parties interested in this bid as principals are those named herein; that
this bid is made without collusion with any other person, firm, or
corporation; that bidder, by acceptance of this order, certifies that to the
best of his/her knowledge or belief, no elected/appointed official or
employee of the County of Amador is financially interested, directly or
indirectly, in the offer of services specified herein; that he/she has
carefully examined the location of the proposed work, the annexed
proposed form of Contract, and Contract Documents therein referred to;
and he/she proposes, and agrees if this bid is accepted, that he/she will
Contract with the County of Amador, in the form of the copy of the
Contract annexed hereto, to provide all necessary machinery, tools,
apparatus, and other means of data collection and information, and to do
all the work and furnish all the materials specified in the Contract
Documents, in the manner and time therein prescribed, and according to
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the requirements of the Director as therein set forth, and that he/she will
take in full payment therefore the following bid item bid amounts, to wit:
Please use attached blank bid form on Excel file.
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REFERENCE FORM
Firm Name
Contact Person
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone Number
Date Services Performed
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Firm Name
Contact Person
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone Number
Date Services Performed
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Firm Name
Contact Person
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone Number
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Date Services Performed
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PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 10162 QUESTIONNAIRE
In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10162, the bidder shall
complete, under penalty of perjury, the following questionnaire:
Has the bidder, any officer of the bidder, or any employee of the bidder
who has a proprietary interest in the bidder, ever been disqualified, removed or
otherwise prevented from bidding on, or completing a federal, state, or local
government project because of a violation of law or a safety regulation?
YES
NO___
If the answer is yes, explain the circumstances on a separate piece of
paper and attach to bid.
PUBLIC CONTRACT SECTION 10232 STATEMENT
In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10232, the Contractor,
hereby states, under penalty of perjury, that no more than one final, unappealable, finding of contempt of court by a Federal Court has been issued
against the Contractor within the immediately preceding two-year period because
of the Contractor's failure to comply with an order of a Federal Court which
orders the Contractor to comply with an order of the National Labor Relations
Board.
TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE
SECTION 112 NON - COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT
In accordance with Title 23, United States Code, Section 112, the Bidder
hereby states, under penalty of perjury, that he has not, either directly or
indirectly, entered into any Contract, participated in any collusion, or otherwise
taken any action in restraint of free competitive bidding in connection with this
Contract.
NOTE:
The above Statement, Questionnaire, and Non-Collusion Affidavit
are part of the Bid. Signing this Bid on the signature portion thereof shall
also constitute signature of this Statement, Questionnaire, and NonCollusion Affidavit. Bidders are cautioned that making a false certification
may subject the certifier to criminal prosecution.
By execution of this Bid, the Bidder certifies that he has or will meet the
standards of affirmative action compliance with the Fair Employment Practices
requirements of the special provisions. Each Bidder thereby certifies that it will
fully comply with Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375
and the equal opportunity clause and rules and regulations issued thereunder,
which are incorporated by reference as appropriate.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SECTION 7028.15 STATEMENT
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In accordance with Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15, a
licensed contractor shall not submit a bid to a public agency unless his or her
contractor's license number appears clearly on the bid, the license expiration
date is stated, and the bid contains a statement that the representations made
therein are made under penalty of perjury. Any bid not containing this
information, or a bid containing information which is subsequently proven false,
shall be considered non-responsive and shall be rejected by the public agency.
PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 10285.1 STATEMENT
In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10285.1 (Chapter 376,
Stats. 1985), the bidder hereby declares under penalty of perjury under the laws
of the State of California that the bidder has
,
has not
, been convicted within the preceding three years of any offenses
referred to in that section, including any charge of fraud, bribery, collusion,
conspiracy, or any other act in violation of any state or federal antitrust law in
connection with the bidding upon, award of, or performance of, any public work
contract, as defined in Public Contract Code Section 1101, with any public entity,
as defined in Public Contract Code Section 1101, including the regents of the
University of California or the Trustees of the California State University. The
term "bidder" is understood to include any partner, member, officer, director,
responsible managing officer, or responsible managing employee thereof, as
referred to in Section 10285.1.
(NOTE: THE BIDDER MUST CHECK EITHER "HAS" OR "HAS NOT" IN THE
SPACES ABOVE.)
COMPLIANCE WITH COPELAND ACT REQUIREMENTS
The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of 29 CFR Part 3 which
are incorporated by reference in this Contract.
The names of all persons interested in the foregoing bid as principals are
as follows:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
If bidder or other interested person is a corporation, state legal name of
corporation, also names of the president, secretary, treasurer, and manager
thereof; if a co-partnership, state true name of firm, also names of all individual
copartners composing firm; if bidder or other interested person is an individual,
state first and last names in full.
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Licensed in accordance with an act providing for the registration of contractors,
License No.
.
The license expiration date is
.
By my signature on this Bid I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing
Public Contract Code Sections 10162 Questionnaire, 10285.1 Statement and
10232 Statement, the Title 23 United States Code, Section 112 Non-Collusion
Affidavit, and the California Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15, are
true and correct.
SIGN HERE
Signature of Bidder_____________________________
Date__________
NOTE:
If Bidder is a corporation, the legal name of the corporation shall be
set forth above, together with the signature of the officer or officers
authorized to sign Contracts on behalf of the corporation; if Bidder is a copartnership, the true name of the firm shall be set forth above together
with the signature of the partner or partners authorized to sign Contracts in
behalf of the copartnership; and if Bidder is an individual, his signature
shall be placed above. If signature is by an agent, other than an officer of
a corporation or a member of a partnership, a Power of Attorney must be
on file with the Department and must be submitted with the bid; otherwise,
the bid will be disregarded as irregular and unauthorized.
BUSINESS ADDRESS
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
.
day of
, 20
Notary Public in and for the County of
State of California.
My Commission Expires
.
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SUBCONTRACTORS LISTING
The name and location of the place of business of all subcontractors who will
perform work or render services to the Contractor in or about the construction of
the work shall be listed below and the portions of the work which will be done by
each subcontractor is set forth herein.
Name
Location of Business
Type of Work
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Portion of
If the bidder is a co-partnership, the true name of the firm shall be set forth above
together with the signature of the partner or partners authorized to sign contracts
in behalf of the co-partnership.
If the bidder is an individual, his signature shall be placed below.
The person or persons executing this Bid on behalf of a corporation or copartnership shall be prepared to demonstrate by resolution, article, or otherwise,
that such person is or that such persons are appropriately authorized to act in
these regards for such corporation or co-partnership. Such authority shall be
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the County of Amador.
If the signature is by an agent other than an officer of a corporation or a member
of a co-partnership, a Power of Attorney shall be submitted with the bid;
otherwise, the bid may be disregarded as irregular and unauthorized.
The bidder’s execution on the signature portion of this Bid shall constitute an
endorsement and execution of those certifications which are part of this Bid.
BIDDER
Bidder's name
Date
By_______________________________
Authorized Representative
ADDENDUM ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Bidder acknowledges receipt of the following addenda which are attached to this
Bid.
Addendum No. _______, dated ___________________________.
Addendum No. _______, dated ___________________________.
Name
of
Bidder:
________________________________________________________________
_
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Business
Address:
_______________________________________________________________
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BIDDER'S BOND
We
as PRINCIPAL and
as SURETY, are held and firmly bound unto the County of Amador (hereinafter
called "County"), in the penal sum of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the
bid of the Principal submitted to the County for the work described below, for the
payment of which sum we bind ourselves, jointly and severally.
THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, THAT:
WHEREAS, Principal is submitting a bid to County for Landfill Phase II/III
Closure and Gas Extraction System, and in general consists of construction work
and such other items or details, not mentioned above, that are required by the
Contract Documents listed herein, for which bids are to be opened at the office of
General Services Administration of the County of Amador, located at 12200 B
Airport Road, Martell, CA , at 1:30 PM, July 29, 2004.
NOW, THEREFORE, if the Principal is awarded the contract and, within
the time and manner required under the Contract Documents, after the
prescribed forms are presented to him/her for signature, enters into a written
contract, in the prescribed form, in accordance with the bid, and files a payment
bond with the County, to guarantee payment for labor and materials as provided
by law, then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise, it shall remain in full
force.
In the event suit is brought upon this bond by the County and judgment is
recovered, the Surety shall pay all costs incurred by the County in such suit,
including a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.
Dated:
, 2004
Principal
Surety
By
Attorney-in-fact
CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of California
County of Amador
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On this
day of
in the year 2004 before me, a
notary public in and for the
County and State aforesaid, personally appeared
Attorney-in-fact known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the
within instrument and known to me to be the Attorney-in -fact of
and acknowledged to me that he subscribed the name of the said company
thereto as surety, and his own name as attorney-in-fact.
Notary Public
SEAL
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