Public Legal Notices

Notice Inviting Bids For

Bus Yard Repaving

Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority IFB # 2020-004
 

Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (ECCTA), a Joint Powers Agency located in eastern Contra Costa County, California, is accepting bids from qualified firms for the repaving of a portion of its bus yard at its main facility, located at 801 Wilbur Avenue, California.
 

This contract shall include the furnishing of all labor, materials and services as set forth in the Scope of Work section of this IFB. A pre-bid conference for interested parties will be held on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Attendance at this conference is recommended but not required.

Sealed bids are due to ECCTA on or before 3:00 pm local time, on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at ECCTA’s facility at 801 Wilbur Avenue, Antioch, CA 94509. Bids received after said time or at any other place other than the time and place stated in the IFB will not be considered. An IFB must be submitted on the enclosed ECCTA form. Any bid submitted on any other form will be considered non- responsive and will be rejected.

Copies of the IFB documents are available online at www.trideltatransit.com or by contacting:

Joe Chappelle

Manager of Administrative Services
Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority
801 Wilbur Avenue

Antioch, CA 94509
procurement@eccta.org

 

Following the closure of the bid submittal period, bids will be publically opened and read for furnishing all labor, equipment, materials, testing, tools, training, and other services as required by the contract documents.
 

All bids must be furnished in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract documents, including the Information for Bidders, General Conditions, Special Conditions, Scope of Work, and Bid Form. All holders of the bid documents will be notified of all addenda and will receive copies.
 

In accordance with provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 3300, ECCTA has determined that the contractor shall possess and maintain valid State of California Class A contractor’s license and all other licenses necessary at the time the bid is submitted. Failure to possess the specified license shall render the bid non-responsive.
 

ECCTA has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26 and, as a recipient of federal financial assistance, ECCTA has signed an assurance that it will comply with 49

CFR Part 26. As such, ECCTA notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this IFB, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) will be afforded full opportunity to submit a bid in response to this request and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award and fully encourages all bidders to seek DBE participation in their bids.
 

Subject to Labor Code Section 1771.1, as amended by SB 854, this bid is subject to prevailing wages compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).
 

ECCTA will only accept bids from, and award this bid to, contractors (including listed subcontractors) that are currently registered with the DIR and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5

Pursuant to Section 1770, et seq. of the California Labor Code, the successful bidder and all subcontractors shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the DIR. A copy of such prevailing rate of per diem wages is included in the bid documents.
 

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bidder’s security equal to at least 10% of the total amount bid including allowances. The bidder to whom the contract is awarded shall furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond (Payment Bond), each in an amount not less than 100% of the contract price.
 

Bonds shall be on the forms provided by ECCTA and shall be executed as surety by a corporation, or corporation authorized to issue surety bonds in the State of California, as an admitted surety insurer and acceptable to ECCTA.
 

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, for monies earned by the contractor and withheld by ECCTA to ensure the performance of the contract, the contractor may, at its option, choose to substitute securities meeting the requirements of Public Contract Code Section 22300.
 

Within 10 business days from the Notice to Proceed or date specified in the Notice to Proceed, the contractor shall commence on the project. The project is to be completed within 6 months from the date work is commenced.

The contractor shall pay to ECCTA the sum of $8,000.00 for each and every workday’s delay in finishing the work in excess of the workday completion time.
 

Bids will be examined and reported to the ECCTA Board of Directors at a meeting within 60 calendar days of the bid opening. ECCTA reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bid or in the bidding procedure, or to postpone the bid opening or award for good cause. No bidder may withdraw its bid for a period of 60 calendar days after the date of opening of the bids. Each bidder will be notified of the award of contract, if an award is made.
 

This contract may be subject to a grant contract between the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and ECCTA. The contract is subject to laws and regulations governing the use of such funds. Full compliance with applicable Safety and Health Standards, Equal Employment Opportunity and Americans with Disabilities Act laws and regulations will be required of the successful bidder.