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Contract #4378 SECTION 00010 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 1 PART A – BIDDING DOCUMENTS (DIVISION 0) DIVISION 00 – BIDDING AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS 00010 TABLE OF CONTENTS 00020 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 00100 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS 00300 PROPOSAL 00310 BIDDING SCHEDULE 00320 BIDDER INFORMATION 00410 BID GUARANTY BOND 00423 CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCE STATEMENT 00424 CONTRACTOR SAFETY PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 00430 DESIGNATION OF SUBCONTRACTORS 00431 SUBCONTRACTORS EXPERIENCE STATEMENT 00440 IRAN CONTRACTING ACT 00510 AGREEMENT 00610 PERFORMANCE BOND 00620 PAYMENT BOND 00640 PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT 00650 GUARANTEE 00710 GENERAL CONDITIONS 00810 INSURANCE 00820 SAFETY 00920 DISPUTES AND CLAIMS 8/17/2017 Digesters 5, 6 & 7 Rehabilitation Project 00010 - i PART A – TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (DIVISION 01 THROUGH 16) DIVISION 01 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 01006 PROJECT LOCATION AND SITE ACCESS 01011 CONTRACT TIME 01014 WORK ITEM CONSTRAINTS 01015 CONTRACTOR'S USE OF THE PREMISES 01020 PERMITS AND LICENSES 01024 SCHEDULES 01140 COORDINATION WITH EXISTING OPERATIONS 01200 PROJECT MEETINGS 01250 CONTRACT CHANGES 01290 PAYMENT 01300 SUBMITTALS 01315 CONTRACT COMMUNICATIONS 01318 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 01380 PHOTOGRAPHS 01420 REFERENCES AND STANDARDS 01510 TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT UTILITIES 01540 SECURITY 01560 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS 01605 SHIPMENT, PROTECTION, STORAGE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 01660 INSTALLATION AND TESTING 01700 RESTORATION OF IMPROVEMENTS 01710 FINAL CLEANUP 01720 AS-BUILT DOCUMENTS 01730 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS 01760 SPARE PARTS 01802 TEMPORARY STORM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION 02 - SITE WORK 02080 LEAD-CONTAINING COATING REMOVAL DIVISION 05 - METALS 05100 STRUCTURAL METALS 05501 ANCHOR BOLTS DIVISION 07 – THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION 07244 SPRAY POLYURETHANE FOAM ROOF 07900 SEALANTS 8/17/2017 Digesters 5, 6 & 7 Rehabilitation Project 00010 - ii DIVISION 09 - METALS 09900 COATING SYSTEMS DIVISION 11 – EQUIPMENT 11355A RECESSED IMPELLER PUMPS DIVISION 13 – SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION 13641 DIGESTER GAS SEAL MEMBRANE DIVISION 15 – MECHANICAL 15050 PIPING SYSTEMS 15061 STEEL PIPE 15067 STAINLESS STEEL PIPING 15231A 25” WC WATER SEAL CONDENDATE TANKS 15250 INSULATION FOR EXPOSED PIPING AND EQUIPMENT DIVISION 16 – ELECTRICAL 16000 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL WORK VOLUME 2 - PART B – DRAWINGS **END OF SECTION** 8/17/2017 Digesters 5, 6 & 7 Rehabilitation Project 00010 - iii SECTION 00020 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District of Sacramento County, California, will receive sealed bids as follows: BID DATE: September 21, 2017 SUBMIT BIDS TO: County of Sacramento, Department of General Services, Contract and Purchasing Division, 9660 Ecology Lane Sacramento, CA 95827 Until 2:00 P.M. (Local Time) Bids will be publicly opened and read at the time and place indicated above. FOR: Digesters 5, 6, & 7 Rehabilitation Project CONTRACT NUMBER: CONTRACT NO. 4378 ESTIMATED CONTRACT COST: $7,000,000.00 CONTRACTOR LICENSE REQUIRED: GENERAL ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR, CLASS A PRE-BID CONFERENCE: 10:00 AM MANDATORY September 7, 2017 SRWTP Administration Building, Commons Room 8521 Laguna Station Road Elk Grove, CA 95758 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project is to perform coating, mechanical, structural, and electrical repairs on three 8/16/2017 Digesters 5, 6 & 7 Rehabilitation Project 00020 - 1 existing anaerobic digesters at the Sacramento Wastewater Treatment Plant. DESIGN CONSULTANT: N/A CONTACT: Guillermo Robles, Project Manager [email protected] CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: County of Sacramento, Site Improvement and Permits Section 827 7th Street, Room 102 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 874-6544, Hours: 8:30am to 4:00 pm Cost: $10.00 per CD A pre-bid conference and walk-through will be held for the purpose of reviewing and answering questions regarding this project. Attendees must e-mail [[email protected]] with attendee names prior to the meeting. This information is required to provide access at the Treatment Plant’s security gate. Representatives of the District and the Design Consultant will be present for questions. Only general contractors present at the mandatory pre-bid conference will be allowed to bid this project. PDF copies of the following are available upon e-mail request to Guillermo Robles at [email protected] 1. Pre-bid construction schedule 2. SRWTP Safety Manual 3. Construction drawings for the existing Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. Award of this Contract requires a valid California contractor's license with the classification identified above. Each bid must be submitted on the bid forms provided in the Contract Documents. Each bid must also be accompanied by security in the form of a bid bond issued by a corporate surety, a certified check or cashier's check payable to the Treasurer of Sacramento County, for an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the aggregate sum of the bid. The successful bidder shall be required to execute a Material and Labor Payment Bond and Performance Bond, issued by a corporate surety, acceptable to the County of Sacramento, each for not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. 8/16/2017 Digesters 5, 6 & 7 Rehabilitation Project 00020 - 2 The statements of experience shall be submitted by the 3 apparent low bidders to the County of Sacramento, Department of General Services, Contracting and Purchasing Division, 9660 Ecology Lane, Sacramento, CA 95827 within 7 days following the opening of bids. The required experience statements are as follows: 1. The General Contractor, construction experience of similar magnitude and character to that contemplated under this contract. 2. Those subcontractors listed in the Designation of Subcontractors, construction experience of similar magnitude and character to that contemplated under this contract. The Sacramento County Office of Labor Compliance acts as the Labor Compliance Office for SRCSD. The County of Sacramento has received final approval as a Labor Compliance Program effective March 15, 1994. All questions regarding this Labor Compliance Program should be directed to the Labor Compliance Section at (916) 875-2700. In accordance with Section 1771.5 of the California Labor Code, the payment of the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for holiday and overtime is not required for any project of $25,000, or less, when the project is for construction work, or of $15,000, or less, when the project is for alteration, demolition, repair, or maintenance work. This is a construction project in accordance with Section 1771.5 of the California Labor Code. A Contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, or 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 with the Department of Industrial Relations 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 Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1720 and following, and Section 1770 and following, the successful bidder shall pay not less than the prevailing rate per diem wages as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Pursuant to Section 22300 et seq. of the Public Contract Code, Contractor may, at its own expense, substitute securities for any money being withheld by the District to ensure performance under this contract. 8/16/2017 Digesters 5, 6 & 7 Rehabilitation Project 00020 - 3 The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in any bid, and to determine which bid, in the judgment of the Board, is the lowest responsive bid of a responsible bidder. By order of the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District of the County of Sacramento, California, dated September 13, 2017. Florence Evans Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and Ex-Officio Secretary of the Board of Directors **END OF SECTION** 8/16/2017 Digesters 5, 6 & 7 Rehabilitation Project 00020 - 4 SECTION 00100 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS 1.01 EXAMINATIONS OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND SITE OF WORK A. Copies of the pre-bid construction schedule may be obtained by contacting the District Contact designated in the NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Section (00020). The pre-bid construction schedule was developed solely for the use of the District to provide an estimate of total contract time needed to complete the total work. The schedule was not prepared in sufficient detail to meet the contract requirements. The District and the Design Consultant assume no responsibility whatsoever with respect to the sufficiency or accuracy of the pre-bid construction schedule, and no compensation or time extension shall be granted as a result of its availability to bidders. Using or relying upon any part or all of the pre-bid construction schedule is done at the Contractor's own risk and cost. B. The bidder shall carefully examine the site of the Work and the surrounding areas and the plans, specifications and the bid and shall be satisfied with
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