HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-13 Staff Report -NIB City Parking Lots Pavement RehabilitationCONSENT ITEM
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ROBERT DELGADILLO, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY
ENGINEER
DATE: JULY 18, 2022
SUBJECT: APPROVE THE IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
CITY PARKING LOTS PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT AND
AUTHORIZE STAFF TO SOLICIT A NOTICE OF INVITING BIDS
BACKGROUND:
The pavement condition at City parking lots located at the Police Department, City Hall (West
Wing), City Auditorium Parking Lot, and the Women’s Club are in need of repair. The proposed
actions will approve the improvement plans and specifications, and authorize staff to solicit bids
from qualified contractors to make the much-needed repairs.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions:
1) Approve the project plans and specifications; and
2) Authorize staff to solicit a Notice of Inviting Bids for the City Parking Lots Pavement
Rehabilitation Project
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
7/18/2022
Approve the Improvement Plans and Specifications for the City Parking Lots Pavement
Rehabilitation Project and Authorize Staff to Solicit a Notice of Inviting Bids
July 18, 2022
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ANALYSIS:
The parking lots at the City of Azusa’s Police Department, City Hall (West Wing), City
Auditorium Parking Lot, and Women’s Club have not been resurfaced in over 25 years and are in
need of repair. This project is expected to rehabilitate the pavement at the four City parking lots
utilizing seal coat, full depth removal, cold mill and AC overlay pavement rehabilitation
treatments. In addition, the proposed concrete improvements will improve pedestrian safety by
repairing existing sidewalks, drive approaches, curb & gutter, and upgrading curb ramps to comply
with the latest ADA guidelines. This project is consistent with the goals of the City Council to
enhance and sustain public facilities and infrastructures. The preliminary schedule is for
construction to commence in October, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended actions. Once lowest responsible
bidder is selected, staff will prepare a staff report for City Council to award the project. The staff
report for Project Award will identify the fiscal impact for the project.
Prepared by: Reviewed by:
Christina Curiel Miguel Cabanas, P.E.
Public Works Project Manager Principal Civil Engineer
Fiscal Review by: Reviewed and Approved by:
Talika M. Johnson Sergio Gonzalez
Director of Administrative Services City Manager
Attachment:
1) Contract Documents and Specifications
Note: Improvement Plans available for review at the City Clerk’s Office.
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
CITY PARKING LOTS
PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT
Attachment 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
00 11 16 – NOTICE INVITING BIDS ............................................................................................. 5
00 21 13 – INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS .................................................................................. 8
ARTICLE 1. SECURING DOCUMENTS .............................................................................. 8
ARTICLE 2. EXAMINATION OF SITE AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ............................ 8
ARTICLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS .............................. 8
ARTICLE 4. PRE-BID CONFERENCE ................................................................................. 9
ARTICLE 5. ADDENDA ........................................................................................................ 9
ARTICLE 6. ALTERNATE BIDS ........................................................................................... 9
ARTICLE 7. COMPLETION OF BID FORMS ....................................................................... 9
ARTICLE 8. MODIFICATIONS OF BIDS ............................................................................. 9
ARTICLE 9. SUBCONTRACTORS .................................................................................... 10
ARTICLE 10. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS .................................................................... 10
ARTICLE 11. BID GUARANTEE (BOND) .......................................................................... 10
ARTICLE 12. IRAN CONTRACTING ACT OF 2010 .......................................................... 10
ARTICLE 13. NONCOLLUSION DECLARATION .............................................................. 11
ARTICLE 14. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION
CERTIFICATION ....................................................................................................... 11
ARTICLE 15. BIDDER INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE FORM ................................. 11
ARTICLE 16. WORKERS' COMPENSATION CERTIFICATION ....................................... 11
ARTICLE 17. SIGNING OF BIDS ....................................................................................... 12
ARTICLE 18. SUBMISSION OF SEALED BIDS ................................................................ 12
ARTICLE 19. OPENING OF BIDS ..................................................................................... 12
ARTICLE 20. WITHDRAWAL OF BID ................................................................................ 13
ARTICLE 21. BIDDERS INTERESTED IN MORE THAN ONE BID ................................... 13
ARTICLE 22. SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITY .................................................................. 13
ARTICLE 23. PREVAILING WAGES ................................................................................. 13
ARTICLE 24. DEBARMENT OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS ............... 13
ARTICLE 25. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................. 14
ARTICLE 26. PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND
REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................... 14
ARTICLE 27. SALES AND OTHER APPLICABLE TAXES, PERMITS,
LICENSES AND FEES .............................................................................................. 14
ARTICLE 28. PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEE ALLOWANCE ......................................... 14
ARTICLE 29. FILING OF BID PROTESTS ........................................................................ 14
ARTICLE 30. BASIS OF AWARD; BALANCED BID .......................................................... 15
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ARTICLE 31. AWARD PROCESS ..................................................................................... 15
ARTICLE 32. EXECUTION OF CONTRACT ..................................................................... 15
ARTICLE 33. QUESTIONS ................................................................................................ 16
00 41 43 – BID FORMS .............................................................................................................. 17
ARTICLE 1. INFORMATION ABOUT BIDDER .................................................................. 28
ARTICLE 2. LIST OF CURRENT PROJECTS (BACKLOG) .............................................. 31
ARTICLE 3. LIST OF COMPLETED PROJECTS – LAST THREE YEARS ....................... 32
ARTICLE 4. EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
QUESTIONNAIRE ..................................................................................................... 33
ARTICLE 5. VERIFICATION AND EXECUTION ................................................................ 34
00 52 13 – CONTRACT .............................................................................................................. 39
00 61 13 – BOND FORMS .......................................................................................................... 43
00 72 13 – GENERAL CONDITIONS ......................................................................................... 52
ARTICLE 1. DEFINED TERMS .......................................................................................... 52
ARTICLE 2. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ........................................................................... 56
ARTICLE 3. PRECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION
COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................... 56
ARTICLE 4. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: COPIES & MAINTENANCE ............................ 57
ARTICLE 5. EXAMINATION OF DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND SITE
OF WORK ................................................................................................................. 57
ARTICLE 6. MOBILIZATION .............................................................................................. 57
ARTICLE 7. EXISTENCE OF UTILITIES AT THE WORK SITE ........................................ 58
ARTICLE 8. SOILS INVESTIGATIONS .............................................................................. 59
ARTICLE 9. CONTRACTOR’S SUPERVISION ................................................................. 60
ARTICLE 10. WORKERS ................................................................................................... 60
ARTICLE 11. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS ............................................................... 60
ARTICLE 12. SUBCONTRACTS ........................................................................................ 60
ARTICLE 13. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY ....................................... 61
ARTICLE 14. REQUESTS FOR SUBSTITUTION .............................................................. 61
ARTICLE 15. SHOP DRAWINGS ...................................................................................... 62
ARTICLE 16. SUBMITTALS ............................................................................................... 63
ARTICLE 17. MATERIALS ................................................................................................. 63
ARTICLE 18. PERMITS AND LICENSES .......................................................................... 64
ARTICLE 19. TRENCHES .................................................................................................. 64
ARTICLE 20. TRAFFIC CONTROL .................................................................................... 65
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ARTICLE 21. DIVERSION OF RECYCLABLE WASTE MATERIALS ................................ 66
ARTICLE 22. REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ................................................. 66
ARTICLE 23. SANITARY FACILITIES ............................................................................... 66
ARTICLE 24. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ....................................................................... 66
ARTICLE 25. LAYOUT AND FIELD ENGINEERING ......................................................... 67
ARTICLE 26. TESTS AND INSPECTIONS ........................................................................ 67
ARTICLE 27. PROTECTION OF WORK AND PROPERTY .............................................. 67
ARTICLE 28. CONTRACTOR’S MEANS AND METHODS ............................................... 68
ARTICLE 29. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES .......................................................... 68
ARTICLE 30. HOURS OF WORK ...................................................................................... 68
ARTICLE 31. PAYROLL RECORDS; LABOR COMPLIANCE ........................................... 69
ARTICLE 32. PREVAILING RATES OF WAGES .............................................................. 70
ARTICLE 33. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION .................................... 71
ARTICLE 34. EMPLOYMENT OF APPRENTICES ............................................................ 71
ARTICLE 35. NONDISCRIMINATION/EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ............. 72
ARTICLE 36. DEBARMENT OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS ............... 72
ARTICLE 37. LABOR/EMPLOYMENT SAFETY ................................................................ 73
ARTICLE 38. INSURANCE ................................................................................................ 73
ARTICLE 39. FORM AND PROOF OF CARRIAGE OF INSURANCE ............................... 76
ARTICLE 40. TIME FOR COMPLETION AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ......................... 77
ARTICLE 41. COST BREAKDOWN AND PERIODIC ESTIMATES ................................... 78
ARTICLE 42. PROGRESS ESTIMATES AND PAYMENT ................................................. 79
ARTICLE 43. SECURITIES FOR MONEY WITHHELD ..................................................... 80
ARTICLE 44. CHANGES AND EXTRA WORK .................................................................. 80
ARTICLE 45. FINAL ACCEPTANCE AND PAYMENT ....................................................... 92
ARTICLE 46. OCCUPANCY .............................................................................................. 93
ARTICLE 47. INDEMNIFICATION ..................................................................................... 93
ARTICLE 48. PROCEDURE FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES ............................................. 94
ARTICLE 49. CITY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE CONTRACT ............................................. 98
ARTICLE 50. WARRANTY AND GUARANTEE OF WORK ............................................. 100
ARTICLE 51. DOCUMENT RETENTION & EXAMINATION ............................................ 102
ARTICLE 52. SEPARATE CONTRACTS ......................................................................... 103
ARTICLE 53. NOTICE AND SERVICE THEREOF .......................................................... 103
ARTICLE 54. NOTICE OF THIRD PARTY CLAIMS......................................................... 103
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ARTICLE 55. STATE LICENSE BOARD NOTICE ........................................................... 104
ARTICLE 56. INTEGRATION ........................................................................................... 104
ARTICLE 57. ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT ................................................................. 104
ARTICLE 58. CHANGE IN NAME AND NATURE OF CONTRACTOR’S LEGAL
ENTITY .................................................................................................................... 104
ARTICLE 59. ASSIGNMENT OF ANTITRUST ACTIONS ............................................... 104
ARTICLE 60. PROHIBITED INTERESTS ........................................................................ 105
ARTICLE 61. CONTROLLING LAW ...................................................................................... 105
ARTICLE 62. JURISDICTION; VENUE ............................................................................ 105
ARTICLE 63. LAWS AND REGULATIONS ...................................................................... 105
ARTICLE 64. PATENTS ................................................................................................... 105
ARTICLE 65. OWNERSHIP OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS .......................................... 105
ARTICLE 66. NOTICE OF TAXABLE POSSESSORY INTEREST .................................. 106
ARTICLE 67. SURVIVAL OF OBLIGATIONS .................................................................. 106
SPECIAL CONDITIONS ..................................................................................................... 107
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................. 110
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................... 128
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NOTICE INVITING BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Azusa (“City”) invites and will
receive sealed Bids up to but not later than 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at the
office of the City Clerk, located at 213 E. Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, CA 91702, for the furnishing
to City of all labor, equipment, materials, tools, services, transportation, permits, utilities, and all
other items necessary for the CITY PARKING LOTS PAVEMENT REHABILITATION
PROJECT (the “Project”). At said time, Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the City
Office. Bids received after said time shall be returned unopened. Bids shall be valid for a period
of 90 calendar days after the Bid opening date.
SCOPE OF WORK: The work to be performed or executed under these specifications consists
of base repairs, crack sealing, weed spraying, weed removal, 1 to 2 Inch thick asphalt pavement
restoration, re-striping of parking stalls, pavement markings and legends, reconstruction of
sidewalk, drive approaches, curb & gutter, and curb ramps.
Bids must be submitted on the City’s Bid Forms. Bidders may obtain a digital copy of the Contract
Documents from the Engineering Division via email at: ccuriel@AzusaCA.gov at a “No Fee”
charge ($0.00). To the extent required by section 20103.7 of the Public Contract Code, upon
request from a contractor plan room service, the City shall provide an electronic copy of the
Contract Documents at no charge to the contractor plan room.
It is the responsibility of each prospective bidder to download and print all Bid Documents for
review and to verify the completeness of Bid Documents before submitting a bid. Any Addenda
will be posted on the City of Azusa’s website at www.ci.azusa.ca.us. It is the responsibility of
each prospective bidder to check the City of Azusa’s website on a daily basis through the close
of bids for any applicable addenda or updates. The City does not assume any liability or
responsibility based on any defective or incomplete copying, excerpting, scanning, faxing,
downloading or printing of the Bid Documents. Information on www.ci.azusa.ca.us may change
without notice to prospective bidders.
Each Bid shall be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier’s check, or Bid Bond secured from
a surety company satisfactory to the City Council, the amount of which shall not be less than ten
percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price, made payable to City of Azusa as bid security.
The bid security shall be provided as a guarantee that within five (5) working days after the City
provides the successful bidder the Notice of Award, the successful Bidder will enter into a contract
and provide the necessary bonds and certificates of insurance. The bid security will be declared
forfeited if the successful Bidder fails to comply within said time. No interest will be paid on funds
deposited with City.
No Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled.
The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond and a Labor and
Material Payment Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract
Price. Each bond shall be in the forms set forth herein, shall be secured from a surety company
that meets all State of California bonding requirements, as defined in California Code of Civil
Procedure Section 995.120, and that is a California admitted surety insurer.
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Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, the successful
Bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by City to ensure its performance under
the contract.
PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS: Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1770,
1773, 1773.1, 1773.6, and 1773.7, as amended, the applicable prevailing wages for this project
have been determined. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is
awarded and upon any subcontractor under him to pay not less than the higher of the Federal
and the State prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the
contract. The applicable Federal prevailing wage rates are those that are in effect ten (10)
calendar days prior to bid opening; they are set forth on the U.S. General Services Department
website: https://sam.gov/content/home but are not printed in the Specifications. Lower State
wage rates for work classifications not specifically listed in the Federal wage decision are not
acceptable. The applicable State prevailing wage rates are set forth on the California
Department of Industrial Relations website: http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD but are not
printed in the Specifications; these rates are subject to predetermined increases.
Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish
to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be
registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. No Bid will be accepted nor any contract
entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the
Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and
its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial
Relations for the duration of the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contractor registration
requirements mandated by Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 shall not apply to work
performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption
specified in Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1.
This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial
Relations. In bidding on this Project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and
include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and
applicable law in its Bid.
Unless otherwise provided in the Instructions for Bidders, each Bidder shall be a licensed
contractor pursuant to sections 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code in the following
classification(s) throughout the time it submits its Bid and for the duration of the contract: Class
“A” or “C-12”.
Substitution requests shall be made within 35 calendar days after the award of the contract.
Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), the City may make findings designating that
certain additional materials, methods or services by specific brand or trade name other than those
listed in the Standard Specifications be used for the Project. Such findings, if any, as well as the
materials, methods or services and their specific brand or trade names that must be used for the
Project may be found in the Special Conditions.
City shall award the contract for the Project to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder as
determined by the City from the Base Bid alone. City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or
to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process.
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All questions relative to this project prior to the opening of bids shall be directed to Christina Curiel
at ccuriel@AzusaCA.gov (see Instructions to Bidders).
END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
ARTICLE 1. SECURING DOCUMENTS
Bids must be submitted to the City on the Bid Forms which are a part of the Bid Package for the
Project. Bid and Contract Documents may be obtained from the Engineering Division via email at:
ccuriel@AzusaCA.gov, as specified in the Notice Inviting Bids. Prospective bidders are
encouraged to telephone in advance to determine the availability of Contract Documents. Any
charge for the Contract Documents is stated in the Notice Inviting Bids.
The City may also make the Contract Documents available for review at one or more plan rooms,
as indicated in the Notice Inviting Bids. Please Note: Prospective Bidders who choose to review
the Contract Documents at a plan room must contact the City to obtain the required Contract
Documents if they decide to submit a bid for the Project.
Addenda, if any, issued during the bid period will be sent only to those contractors who have
obtained documents from the City. Any Addenda will be posted on the City’s website.
Failure to acknowledge addenda may make a bid nonresponsive and not eligible for award of the
contract.
ARTICLE 2. EXAMINATION OF SITE AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
At its own expense and prior to submitting its Bid, each Bidder shall visit the site of the proposed
work and fully acquaint itself with the conditions relating to the construction and labor required so
that the Bidder may fully understand the work, including but not limited to difficulties and
restrictions attending the execution of the work under the contract. Each Bidder shall carefully
examine the Drawings, and shall read the Specifications, Contract, and all other documents
referenced herein. Each Bidder shall also determine the local conditions which may in any way
affect the performance of the work, including local tax structure, contractors’ licensing
requirements, availability of required insurance, the prevailing wages and other relevant cost
factors, shall familiarize itself with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations
and codes affecting the performance of the work, including the cost of permits and licenses
required for the work, and shall make such surveys and investigations, including investigations of
subsurface or latent physical conditions at the site or where work is to be performed as may be
required. Bidders are responsible for consulting the standards referenced in the Contract. The
failure or omission of any Bidder to receive or examine any contract documents, forms,
instruments, addenda, or other documents, or to visit the site and acquaint itself with conditions
there existing shall in no way relieve any Bidder from any obligation with respect to its Bid or to
the contract and no relief for error or omission will be given except as required under State law.
The submission of a Bid shall be taken as conclusive evidence of compliance with this Article.
ARTICLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS
Prospective Bidders unclear as to the true meaning of any part of the Drawings, Specifications or
other proposed contract documents may submit to the Engineer of the City a written request for
interpretation. The prospective Bidder submitting the request is responsible for prompt delivery.
Interpretation of the Drawings, Specifications or other proposed contract documents will be made
only by a written addendum duly issued and a copy of such addenda will be mailed or delivered
to each prospective Bidder who has purchased a set of Drawings and Specifications. The City
will not be responsible for any other explanation or interpretations of the proposed documents. If
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a Prospective Bidders becomes aware of any errors or omissions in any part of the Contract
Documents, it is the obligation of the Prospective Bidder to promptly bring it to the attention of the
City.
ARTICLE 4. PRE-BID CONFERENCE
No Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled.
ARTICLE 5. ADDENDA
The City reserves the right to revise the Contract Documents prior to the Bid opening date.
Revisions, if any, shall be made by written Addenda. All Addenda issued by the City shall be
included in the Bid and made part of the Contract Documents. Pursuant to Public Contract Code
Section 4104.5, if the City issues an Addendum which includes material changes to the Project
less than 72 hours prior to the deadline for submission of Bids, the City will extend the deadline
for submission of Bids. The City may determine, in its sole discretion, whether an Addendum
warrants postponement of the Bid submission date. Each prospective Bidder shall provide City
a name, address, email address, and facsimile number to which Addenda may be sent, as well
as a telephone number by which the City can contact the Bidder. Copies of Addenda will be
furnished by email, facsimile, first class mail, express mail or other proper means of delivery
without charge to all parties who have obtained a copy of the Contract Documents and provided
such current information. Please Note: Bidders are responsible for ensuring that they have
received any and all Addenda. To this end, each Bidder should contact the Engineering Division
to verify that it has received all Addenda issued, if any, prior to the Bid opening. The Bidder shall
indicate the Addenda received prior to bidding in the space provided in the Bid Form. Failure to
indicate all Addenda may be sufficient cause for rejecting the Bid.
ARTICLE 6. ALTERNATE BIDS
If alternate bid items are called for in the Contract Documents, the time required for completion of
the alternate bid items has already been factored into the Contract duration and no additional
Contract time will be awarded for any of the alternate bid items. The City may elect to include
one or more of the alternate bid items, or to otherwise remove certain work from the Project scope
of work. Accordingly, each bidder must ensure that each bid item contains a proportionate share
of profit, overhead, and other costs or expenses which will be incurred by the bidder.
ARTICLE 7. COMPLETION OF BID FORMS
Bids shall only be prepared using copies of the Bid Forms which are included in the Contract
Documents. The use of substitute Bid Forms other than clear and correct photocopies of those
provided by the City will not be permitted. Bids shall be executed by an authorized signatory as
described in these Instructions to Bidders. In addition, Bidders shall fill in all blank spaces
(including inserting “N/A” where applicable), and initial all interlineations, alterations, or erasures
to the Bid Forms. Bidders shall neither delete, modify, nor supplement the printed matter on the
Bid Forms nor make substitutions thereon. USE OF BLACK OR BLUE INK, INDELIBLE PENCIL,
OR A TYPEWRITER IS REQUIRED. Deviations in the Bid Forms may result in the Bid being
deemed non-responsive.
ARTICLE 8. MODIFICATIONS OF BIDS
Each Bidder shall submit its Bid in strict conformity with the requirements of the Contract
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Documents. Unauthorized additions, modifications, revisions, conditions, limitations, exclusions
or provisions attached to a Bid may render it non-responsive and may cause its rejection. Bidders
shall not delete, modify, or supplement the printed matter on the Bid Forms, or make substitutions
thereon. Oral, telephonic and electronic modifications will not be considered.
ARTICLE 9. SUBCONTRACTORS
Bidder shall set forth the name, address of the place of business, and contractor license number
of each subcontractor who will perform work, labor, furnish materials or render services to the
bidder on said contract and each subcontractor licensed by the State of California who, under
subcontract to bidder, specially fabricates and installs a portion of the Work described in the
Drawings and Specifications in an amount in excess of one half of one percent (0.5%) of the total
bid price, and shall indicate the portion of the work to be done by such subcontractor in
accordance with Public Contract Code Section 4104.
ARTICLE 10. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15 and Public Contract Code Section
3300, all bidders must possess proper licenses for performance of this Contract. Subcontractors
must possess the appropriate licenses for each specialty subcontracted. Pursuant to Business
and Professions Code Section 7028.5, the City shall consider any bid submitted by a contractor
not currently licensed in accordance with state law and pursuant to the requirements found in the
Contract Documents to be nonresponsive, and the City shall reject the Bid. The City shall have
the right to request, and Bidders shall provide within ten (10) calendar days, evidence satisfactory
to the City of all valid license(s) currently held by that Bidder and each of the Bidder’s
subcontractors, before awarding the Contract.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, if the Work involves federal funds, the Contractor shall
be properly licensed by the time the Contract is awarded, pursuant to the provisions of Public
Contract Code section 20103.5.
ARTICLE 11. BID GUARANTEE (BOND)
Each bid shall be accompanied by: (a) cash; (b) a certified or cashier’s check made payable to
City of Azusa; or (c) a Bid Bond secured from a surety company satisfactory to the City Council,
the amount of which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the Total Bid Price, made payable
to City of Azusa as bid security. Personal sureties and unregistered surety companies are
unacceptable. The surety insurer shall be California admitted surety insurer, as defined in Code
of Civil Procedure Section 995.120. The bid security shall be provided as a guarantee that within
ten (10) working days after the City provides the successful bidder the Notice of Award, the
successful bidder will enter into a contract and provide the necessary bonds and certificates of
insurance. The bid security will be declared forfeited if the successful bidder fails to comply within
said time, and City may enter into a contract with the next lowest responsive responsible bidder,
or may call for new bids. No interest shall be paid on funds deposited with the City. City will
return the security accompanying the bids of all unsuccessful bidders no later than 60 calendar
days after award of the contract.
ARTICLE 12. IRAN CONTRACTING ACT OF 2010
In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 2200 et seq., the City requires that any person
that submits a bid or proposal or otherwise proposes to enter into or renew a contract with the
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City with respect to goods or services of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more, certify at the
time the bid is submitted or the contract is renewed, that the person is not identified on a list
created pursuant to subdivision (b) of Public Contract Code Section 2203 as a person engaging
in investment activities in Iran described in subdivision (a) of Public Contract Code Section
2202.5, or as a person described in subdivision (b) of Public Contract Code Section 2202.5, as
applicable.
The form of such Iran Contracting Certificate is included with the bid package and must be signed
and dated under penalty of perjury.
ARTICLE 13. NONCOLLUSION DECLARATION
Bidders on all public works contracts are required to submit a declaration of noncollusion with
their bid. This form is included with the bid package and must be signed and dated under penalty
of perjury.
ARTICLE 14. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish
to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be
registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. No bid will be accepted nor any contract
entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the
Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the bidder and
its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial
Relations for the duration of the Project. To this end, Bidder shall sign and submit with its Bid the
Public Works Contractor Registration Certification on the form provided, attesting to the facts
contained therein. Failure to submit this form may render the bid non-responsive. In addition,
each Bidder shall provide the registration number for each listed subcontractor in the space
provided in the Designation of Subcontractors form.
ARTICLE 15. BIDDER INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE FORM
Each Bidder shall complete the questionnaire provided herein and shall submit the questionnaire
along with its Bid. Failure to provide all information requested within the questionnaire along with
the Bid may cause the bid to be rejected as non-responsive. The City reserves the right to reject
any Bid if an investigation of the information submitted does not satisfy the Engineer that the
Bidder is qualified to properly carry out the terms of the contract.
ARTICLE 16. WORKERS' COMPENSATION CERTIFICATION
In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code Section 3700, Contractor shall secure the
payment of compensation to its employees. Contractor shall sign and file with the City the
following certificate prior to performing the work under this Contract:
I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, which require
every employer to be insured against liability for workers’ compensation or to
undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code, and I will
comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of
this contract.
The form of such Workers' Compensation Certificate is included as part of this document.
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ARTICLE 17. SIGNING OF BIDS
All Bids submitted shall be executed by the Bidder or its authorized representative. Bidders may
be asked to provide evidence in the form of an authenticated resolution of its Board of Directors
or a Power of Attorney evidencing the capacity of the person signing the Bid to bind the Bidder to
each Bid and to any Contract arising therefrom.
If a Bidder is a joint venture or partnership, it may be asked to submit an authenticated Power of
Attorney executed by each joint venturer or partner appointing and designating one of the joint
venturers or partners as a management sponsor to execute the Bid on behalf of Bidder. Only that
joint venturer or partner shall execute the Bid. The Power of Attorney shall also: (1) authorize
that particular joint venturer or partner to act for and bind Bidder in all matters relating to the Bid;
and (2) provide that each venturer or partner shall be jointly and severally liable for any and all of
the duties and obligations of Bidder assumed under the Bid and under any Contract arising
therefrom. The Bid shall be executed by the designated joint venturer or partner on behalf of the
joint venture or partnership in its legal name.
ARTICLE 18. SUBMISSION OF SEALED BIDS
Once the Bid and supporting documents have been completed and signed as set forth herein,
they shall be placed, along with the Bid Guarantee and other required materials, in a sealed
envelope, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the Engineering Division of
the City before the time and day set for the receipt of bids. The envelope shall bear the title of
the work and the name of the bidder. No oral or telephonic bids will be considered. No forms
transmitted via the internet, e-mail, facsimile, or any other electronic means will be considered
unless specifically authorized by the City as provided herein. Bids received after the time and day
set for the receipt of bids shall be returned to the bidder unopened. The envelope shall also
contain the following in the lower left-hand corner thereof:
Bid of (Bidder’s Name)
for the CITY PARKING LOTS PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT
Only where expressly permitted in the Notice Inviting Bids may bidders submit their bids via
electronic transmission pursuant to Public Contract Code sections 1600 and 1601. Any
acceptable method(s) of electronic transmission shall be stated in the Notice Inviting Bids. City
may reject any bid not strictly complying with City’s designated methods for delivery.
ARTICLE 19. OPENING OF BIDS
At the time and place set for the opening and reading of bids, or any time thereafter, each and
every bid received prior to the time and day set for the receipt of bids will be publicly opened and
read. The City will leave unopened any Bid received after the specified date and time, and any
such unopened Bid will be returned to the bidder. It is the bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure
that its Bid is received as specified. Bids may be submitted earlier than the date(s) and time(s)
indicated.
The public reading of each bid will include the following information:
A. The name and business location of the bidder.
B. The nature and amount of the bid security furnished by bidder.
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C. The bid amount.
Bidders or their representatives and other interested persons may be present at the opening of
the bids. The City may, in its sole discretion, elect to postpone the opening of the submitted Bids.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any informality or irregularity in
any Bid.
ARTICLE 20. WITHDRAWAL OF BID
Any bid may be withdrawn either personally or by written request, incurring no penalty, at any
time prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. Requests to withdraw bids shall be
worded so as not to reveal the amount of the original bid. Withdrawn bids may be resubmitted
until the time and day set for the receipt of bids, provided that resubmitted bids are in conformance
with the instructions herein.
Bids may be withdrawn after bid opening only by providing written notice to City within five (5)
working days of the bid opening and in compliance with Public Contract Code Section 5100 et
seq., or as otherwise may be allowed with the consent of the City.
ARTICLE 21. BIDDERS INTERESTED IN MORE THAN ONE BID
No Bidder shall be allowed to make, file or be interested in more than one bid for the same work
unless alternate bids are specifically called for. A person, firm or corporation that has submitted
a sub-proposal to a Bidder, or that has quoted prices of materials to a Bidder, is not thereby
disqualified from submitting a sub-proposal or quoting prices to other bidders. No person, firm,
corporation, or other entity may submit a sub-proposal to a Bidder, or quote prices of materials to
a Bidder, when also submitting a prime Bid on the same Project.
ARTICLE 22. SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITY
The Contract Documents call for monthly progress payments based upon the percentage of the
Work completed. The City will retain a percentage of each progress payment as provided by the
Contract Documents. At the request and expense of the successful Bidder, the City will substitute
securities for the amount so retained in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300.
ARTICLE 23. PREVAILING WAGES
The City has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations the general
prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each
craft or type of worker needed to execute the Contract. These rates are available at the
Engineering Division’s Office of the City or may be obtained online at http://www.dir.ca.gov.
Bidders are advised that a copy of these rates must be posted by the successful Bidder at the job
site(s).
ARTICLE 24. DEBARMENT OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS
In accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code, contractors or subcontractors may not
perform work on a public works project with a subcontractor who is ineligible to perform work on
a public project pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1777.1 or 1777.7. Any contract on a public
works project entered into between a contractor and a debarred subcontractor is void as a matter
of law. A debarred subcontractor may not receive any public money for performing work as a
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subcontractor on a public works contract. Any public money that is paid to a debarred
subcontractor by the Contractor for the Project shall be returned to the City. The Contractor shall
be responsible for the payment of wages to workers of a debarred subcontractor who has been
allowed to work on the Project.
ARTICLE 25. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Prior to commencing work, the successful bidder shall purchase and maintain insurance as set
forth in the General Conditions.
ARTICLE 26. PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND REQUIREMENTS
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Labor and Material Payment Bond and a
Faithful Performance Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the
contract price. Each bond shall be secured from a surety company that meets all State of
California bonding requirements, as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120
and is admitted by the State of California. Each bond shall be accompanied, upon the request of
City, with all documents required by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.660 to the
extent required by law. All bonding and insurance requirements shall be completed and submitted
to City within ten (10) working days from the date the City provides the successful bidder with the
Notice of Award.
ARTICLE 27. SALES AND OTHER APPLICABLE TAXES, PERMITS, LICENSES AND FEES
Contractor and its subcontractors performing work under this Contract will be required to pay
California sales tax and other applicable taxes, and to pay for permits, licenses and fees required
by the agencies with authority in the jurisdiction in which the Work will be located, unless otherwise
expressly provided by the Contract Documents.
ARTICLE 28. PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEE ALLOWANCE
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Bid Form contains an allowance for the
Contractor’s cost of acquiring traffic control permits and for construction inspection fees that may
be charged to the Contractor by the Agency of Jurisdiction. The allowance is included within the
Bid Form to eliminate the need by bidders to research or estimate the costs of traffic control
permits and construction inspection fees prior to submitting a bid. The allowance is specifically
intended to account for the costs of traffic control permits and construction inspection fees
charged by the local Agency of Jurisdiction only. No other costs payable by Contractor to the
Agency of Jurisdiction are included within the allowance.
ARTICLE 29. FILING OF BID PROTESTS
Bidders may file a “protest” of a Bid with the City Clerk’s Office. In order for a Bidder’s protest to
be considered valid, the protest must:
A. Be filed in writing within five (5) calendar days after the bid opening date;
B. Clearly identify the specific irregularity or accusation;
C. Clearly identify the specific City staff determination or recommendation being protested;
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D. Specify in detail the grounds for protest and the facts supporting the protest; and
E. Include all relevant, supporting documentation with the protest at time of filing.
If the protest does not comply with each of these requirements, the City may reject the protest
without further review.
If the protest is timely and complies with the above requirements, the City Clerk, or other
designated City staff member, shall review the protest, any response from the challenged
Bidder(s), and all other relevant information. The City Clerk’s Office will provide a written decision
to the protestor.
The procedure and time limits set forth in this Article are mandatory and are the sole and exclusive
remedy in the event of a Bid protest. Failure to comply with these procedures shall constitute a
failure to exhaust administrative remedies and a waiver of any right to further pursue the Bid
protest, including filing a Government Code Claim or legal proceedings.
ARTICLE 30. BASIS OF AWARD; BALANCED BID
The City shall award the Contract to the lowest responsible Bidder submitting a responsive Bid.
The lowest Bid will be determined on the basis of the Total Bid Price.
The City may reject any Bid which, in its opinion when compared to other Bids received or to the
City’s internal estimates, does not accurately reflect the cost to perform the Work. The City may
reject as non-responsive any Bid which unevenly weights or allocates costs, including but not
limited to overhead and profit to one or more particular bid items.
ARTICLE 31. AWARD PROCESS
Once all Bids are opened and reviewed to determine the lowest responsive and responsible
Bidder, the City Council may award the contract. The apparent successful Bidder should begin
to prepare the following documents: (1) the Performance Bond; (2) the Payment Bond; and (3)
the required insurance certificates and endorsements. Once the City notifies the Bidder of the
award, the Bidder will have ten (10) working days from the date of this notification to execute the
Contract and supply the City with all of the required documents and certifications. Once the City
receives all of the properly drafted and executed documents and certifications from the Bidder,
the City shall conduct a pre-construction conference with the Contractor and its subcontractors,
and issue a Notice to Proceed to that Bidder. The Contract time will begin to run from the date of
the Notice to Proceed.
ARTICLE 32. EXECUTION OF CONTRACT
As required herein the Bidder to whom an award is made shall execute the Contract in the amount
determined by the Contract Documents. The City may require appropriate evidence that the
persons executing the Contract are duly empowered to do so. The Contract and bond forms to
be executed by the successful Bidder are included within these Specifications and shall not be
detached.
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The selected Contractor shall complete the project within 45 working days of City’s
Authorization to Proceed with Construction.
Working hours for this project are between 7:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. - Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays and weekends unless approved by Director of Public Works.
ARTICLE 33. QUESTIONS
Questions regarding this Notice Inviting Bids may be directed to:
City of Azusa
Christina Curiel
213 East Foothill Boulevard
Azusa, CA 91702
ccuriel@AzusaCA.gov
No other members of the City’s staff or City Council should be contacted about this procurement
during the bidding process. Any and all inquiries and comments regarding this Bid must be
communicated in writing, unless otherwise instructed by the City. The City may, in its sole
discretion, disqualify any Bidder who engages in any prohibited communications.
Bidders are encouraged to submit their pre-bid questions as early as possible by email, so they
can be answered in writing through an addendum if necessary. Pre-bid questions will be received
up to 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, after which they will not be answered.
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BID FORMS
0.1 Bid.
Bids will be received at the City of Azusa, 213 E. Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, CA 91702, until 10:00
AM on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.
NAME OF BIDDER:
City of Azusa
213 E. Foothill Boulevard
Azusa, CA 91702
The undersigned hereby declare that we have carefully examined the location of the proposed
Work, and have read and examined the Contract Documents, including all plans, specifications,
and all addenda, if any for the following Project:
CITY PARKING LOTS PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT
We hereby propose to furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and services,
and to discharge all duties and obligations necessary and required to perform and complete the
Project, as described and in strict conformity with the Drawings, and these Specifications for
TOTAL BID PRICE indicated herein.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt, understanding, and full consideration of the following
addenda to the Contract Documents:
Addenda No(s).
1. Attached is the required Bid Guarantee in the amount of not less than 10% of the Total
Bid Price.
2. Attached is the completed Designation of Subcontractors form.
3. Attached is the fully executed Noncollusion Declaration form.
4. Attached is the completed Iran Contracting Act Certification form.
5. Attached is the completed Public Works Contractor Registration Certification form.
6. Attached is the completed Contractor’s Certificate Regarding Workers’ Compensation
form.
7. Attached is the completed Bidder Information and Experience form.
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A. BID SCHEDULE
Item
No.
Item Description
Qty
Unit Unit Bid
Price
Total Bid Price
1 Mobilization, Bonds, Insurance and
Demobilization 1 LS
2 Best Management Practices and
Erosion Control 1 LS
3 Construction Safety, Traffic Control, and Daily
Cleanup 1 LS
4 Construction Staking, Survey, Line, and
Grade 1 LS
5 Install Thermoplastic Traffic Striping, Markers,
Markings, and Legends 1 LS
6
1 Inch Cold Mill and 1 Inch Overlay
Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course
Class D2 3/8” PG 64-10 256 TN
7
Remove And Dispose of Existing 3" of Asphalt
Concrete, Base, and/or Native Soil, and
Construct 3" Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course
Class D2 3/8” PG 64-10
190 TN
8
Remove and Construct ADA Curb Ramps with
Truncated Domes per APWA Standard 111-5,
and Remove and Construct Adjoining Curb and
Gutter per City of Azusa Standard R4-1
2 EA
9 Construct 2 Inch Overlay Asphalt Concrete
Wearing Course Class D2 3/8” PG 64-10 7 TN
10 Remove Concrete Path 700 SF
11 Remove & Replace Sidewalk Per City of Azusa
Standard R6-1 150 SF
12 Remove & Replace Drive Approach Per City of
Azusa Standard R5-1 500 SF
13 Remove & Replace 6 Inch Curb Per City of
Azusa Standard R4-1, Type “A” 200 LF
TOTAL BID PRICE:
The costs for any Work shown or required in the Contract Documents, but not specifically
identified as a line item are to be included in the related line items and no additional compensation
shall be due to Contractor for the performance of the Work.
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In case of discrepancy between the Unit Price and the Item Cost set forth for a unit basis item,
the unit price shall prevail and shall be utilized as the basis for determining the lowest responsive,
responsible Bidder. However, if the amount set forth as a unit price is ambiguous, unintelligible or
uncertain for any cause, or is omitted, or is the same amount as the entry in the “Item Cost”
column, then the amount set forth in the “Item Cost” 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.
For purposes of evaluating Bids, the City will correct any apparent errors in the extension of unit
prices and any apparent errors in the addition of lump sum and extended prices.
The estimated quantities for Unit Price items are for purposes of comparing Bids only and the City
makes no representation that the actual quantities of work performed will not vary from the
estimates. Final payment shall be determined by the Engineer from measured quantities of work
performed based upon the Unit Price.
B. TOTAL BID PRICE:
TOTAL BID PRICE BASED ON BID SCHEDULE TOTAL OF UNIT PRICES
FOR CITY PARKING LOTS PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT
$
Total Bid Price in Numbers
$
Total Bid Price in Written Form
In case of discrepancy between the written price and the numerical price, the written price
shall prevail.
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The undersigned agrees that this Bid Form constitutes a firm offer to the City which cannot be
withdrawn for the number of calendar days indicated in the Notice Inviting Bids from and after the
Bid opening, or until a Contract for the Work is fully executed by the City and a third party,
whichever is earlier.
The successful bidder hereby agrees to sign the contract and furnish the necessary bonds and
certificates of insurance within ten (10) working days after the City provides the successful bidder
with the Notice of Award.
Upon receipt of the signed contract and other required documents, the contract will be executed
by the City, after which the City will prepare a letter giving Contractor Notice to Proceed. The
official starting date shall be the date of the Notice to Proceed, unless otherwise specified. The
undersigned agrees to begin the Work within ten (10) working days of the date of the Notice to
Proceed, unless otherwise specified.
The undersigned has examined the location of the proposed work and is familiar with the
Drawings and Specifications and the local conditions at the place where work is to be done.
If awarded the contract, the undersigned agrees that there shall be paid by the undersigned and
by all subcontractors to all laborers, workers and mechanics employed in the execution of such
contract no less than the prevailing wage rate within Los Angeles County for each craft,
classification, or type of worker needed to complete the Work contemplated by this contract as
established by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. A copy of the prevailing
rate of per diem wages are on file at the City’s Administration Office and shall be made available
to interested parties upon request.
Enclosed find cash, bidder’s bond, or cashier’s or certified check No. from the
Bank in the amount of , which is not
less than ten percent (10%) of this bid, payable to City of Azusa as bid security and which is given
as a guarantee that the undersigned will enter into a contract and provide the necessary bonds
and certificates of insurance if awarded the Work.
The bidder furthermore agrees that in case of bidder’s default in executing said contract and
furnishing required bonds and certificates of insurance, the cash, bidder’s bond, or cashier’s or
certified check accompanying this proposal and the money payable thereon shall become and
shall remain the property of the City of Azusa.
Bidder is an individual , or corporation , or partnership , organized under
the laws of the State of .
Bidder confirms license(s) required by California State Contractor’s License Law for the
performance of the subject project are in full effect and proper order. The following are the Bidder’s
applicable license number(s), with their expiration date(s) and class of license(s):
If the Bidder is a joint venture, each member of the joint venture must include the required
licensing information.
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Sureties that will furnish the Faithful Performance Bond and the Labor and Material Payment
Bond, in the form specified herein, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the
contract price within ten (10) working days from the date the City provides the successful bidder
the Notice of Award. Sureties must meet all of the State of California bonding requirements, as
defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120 and must be authorized by the
State of California.
The insurance company or companies to provide the insurance required in the contract
documents must have a Financial Strength Rating of not less than “A-” and a Financial Size
Category of not less than “Class VII” according to the latest Best Key Rating Guide. At the sole
discretion of the City, the City may waive the Financial Strength Rating and the Financial Size
Category classifications for Workers’ Compensation insurance.
(signatures continued on next page)
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I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that all of the
information submitted in connection with this Bid and all of the representations made herein are
true and correct.
Executed at , on this day of , .
(Bidders Name – Print or Type)
(Name and Title)
(Corporate Seal)
(Signature)
Names of individual members of firm or names and titles of all officers of corporation and their
addresses are listed below:
Name Title
Complete Address
Phone FAX
Name Title
Complete Address
Phone FAX
Name Title
Complete Address
Phone FAX
Name Title
Complete Address
Phone FAX
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0.2 Bid Bond
[Note: Not required when other form of Bidder’s Security, e.g. cash, certified check or
cashier’s check, accompanies bid.]
The makers of this bond are, , as
Principal, and , as Surety
and are held and firmly bound unto the City of Azusa, hereinafter called the City, in the penal sum
of TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE TOTAL BID PRICE of the Principal submitted to City for the
work described below, for the payment of which sum in lawful money of the United States, well
and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH that whereas the Principal has submitted the
accompanying bid dated , 20 , for the CITY PARKING LOTS PAVEMENT
REHABILITATION PROJECT.
If the Principal does not withdraw its Bid within the time specified in the Contract Documents; and
if the Principal is awarded the Contract and provides all documents to the City as required by the
Contract Documents; then this obligation shall be null and void. Otherwise, this bond will remain
in full force and effect.
Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time,
alteration or addition to the terms of the Contract Documents shall in affect its obligation under
this bond, and Surety does hereby waive notice of any such changes.
In the event a lawsuit is brought upon this bond by the City and judgment is recovered, the Surety
shall pay all litigation expenses incurred by the City in such suit, including reasonable attorneys’
fees, court costs, expert witness fees and expenses.
By their signatures hereunder, Surety and Principal hereby confirm under penalty of perjury that
surety is an admitted surety insurer authorized to do business in the State of California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above-bound parties have executed this instrument under their
several seals this day of , 20 , the name and corporate seal of
each corporation.
(Corporate Seal)
Contractor/ Principal
By
Title
(Corporate Seal) Surety
By
Attorney-in-Fact
(Attach Attorney-in-Fact Certificate) Title
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Notary Acknowledgment
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF
On , 20 , before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
Name(s) of Signer(s)
evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to
me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed
the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph
is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature of Notary Public
OPTIONAL
Though the information below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to persons relying on the document
and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document.
CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT
Individual
Corporate Officer
Title(s)
Partner(s) Limited
General
Attorney-In-Fact
Trustee(s)
Guardian/Conservator
Other:
Signer is representing:
Name Of Person(s) Or Entity(ies)
Signer(s) Other Than Named Above
NOTE: This acknowledgment is to be completed for Contractor/Principal.
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
Title or Type of Document
Number of Pages
Date of Document
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Notary Acknowledgment
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF
On , 20 , before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to
me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed
the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph
is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature of Notary Public
OPTIONAL
Though the information below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to persons relying on the document
and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document.
CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT
Individual
Corporate Officer
Title(s) Title or Type of Document
Partner(s) Limited
General Number of Pages
Attorney-In-Fact
Trustee(s)
Guardian/Conservator Date of Document
Other:
Signer is representing:
Name Of Person(s) Or Entity(ies)
Signer(s) Other Than Named Above
NOTE: This acknowledgment is to be completed for the Attorney-in-Fact. The Power-of-Attorney to local
representatives of the bonding company must also be attached.
END OF BID BOND
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
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0.3 List of Subcontractors
In compliance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act Chapter 4 (commencing
at Section 4100), Part 1, Division 2 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California and any
amendments thereof, Bidder shall set forth below: (a) the name and the location of the place of
business, (b) the California contractor license number, (c) the DIR public works contractor
registration number unless exempt pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, and (d)
the portion of the work which will be done by each subcontractor who will perform work or labor
or render service to the Bidder in or about the construction of the work or improvement to be
performed under this Contract in an amount in excess of one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the
Bidder’s Total Bid Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the work involves the construction of
streets and highways, then the Bidder shall list each subcontractor who will perform work or labor
or render service to the Bidder in or about the work in an amount in excess of one-half of one
percent (0.5%) of the Bidder’s Total Bid Price or $10,000, whichever is greater. No additional
time shall be granted to provide the below requested information.
If a Bidder fails to specify a subcontractor or if a contractor specifies more than one subcontractor
for the same portion of work, then the Bidder shall be deemed to have agreed that it is fully
qualified to perform that portion of work and that it shall perform that portion itself.
Work to be
done by
Subcontractor
Name of
Subcontractor
Location of
Business
CSLB
Contractor
License No.
DIR
Registration
Number
% of
Work
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Work to be
done by
Subcontractor
Name of
Subcontractor
Location of
Business
CSLB
Contractor
License No.
DIR
Registration
Number
% of
Work
(Attach additional sheets if necessary)
Name of Bidder
Signature
Name and Title
Dated
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45635.01000\31182317.1
0.4 Bidder Information and Experience Form
ARTICLE 1. INFORMATION ABOUT BIDDER
(Indicate not applicable (“N/A”) where appropriate.)
NOTE: Where Bidder is a joint venture, pages shall be duplicated and information provided
for all parties to the joint venture.
1.0 Name of Bidder:
2.0 Type, if Entity:
3.0 Bidder Address:
Facsimile Number Telephone Number
Email Address
4.0 How many years has Bidder’s organization been in business as a Contractor?
5.0 How many years has Bidder’s organization been in business under its present
name?
5.1 Under what other or former names has Bidder’s organization
operated?
6.0 If Bidder’s organization is a corporation, answer the following:
6.1 Date of Incorporation:
6.2 State of Incorporation:
6.3 President’s Name:
6.4 Vice-President’s Name(s):
6.5
Secretary’s Name:
6.6 Treasurer’s Name:
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7.0 If an individual or a partnership, answer the following:
7.1 Date of Organization:
7.2 Name and address of all partners (state whether general or limited
partnership):
8.0 If other than a corporation or partnership, describe organization and name
principals:
9.0 List other states in which Bidder’s organization is legally qualified to do business.
10.0 What type of work does the Bidder normally perform with its own forces?
11.0 Has Bidder ever failed to complete any work awarded to it? If so, note when, where,
and why:
12.0 Within the last five years, has any officer or partner of Bidder’s organization ever
been an officer or partner of another organization when it failed to complete a
contract? If so, attach a separate sheet of explanation:
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13.0 List Trade References:
14.0 List Bank References (Bank and Branch Address):
15.0 Name of Bonding Company and Name and Address of Agent:
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ARTICLE 2. LIST OF CURRENT PROJECTS (BACKLOG)
[**Duplicate Page if needed for listing additional current projects.**]
Project Description of
Bidder’s Work
Completion Date Cost of Bidder’s
Work
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ARTICLE 3. LIST OF COMPLETED PROJECTS – LAST THREE YEARS
[**Duplicate Page if needed for listing additional completed projects.**]
Please include only those projects which are similar enough to demonstrate Bidder’s ability to
perform the required Work.
Project Name Location
(city, state)
Contact Info.
(name / phone / email)
Cost of
Bidder’s Work
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ARTICLE 4. EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE
Personnel:
The Bidder shall identify the key personnel to be assigned to this project in a management,
construction supervision or engineering capacity.
1. List each person’s job title, name and percent of time to be allocated to this project:
2. Summarize each person’s specialized education:
3. List each person’s years of construction experience relevant to the project:
4. Summarize such experience:
Bidder agrees that personnel named in this Bid will remain on this Project until completion of all
relevant Work, unless substituted by personnel of equivalent experience and qualifications
approved in advance by the City.
Changes Occurring Since Prequalification
If any substantive changes have occurred since Bidder submitted its prequalification package for
this Project, Bidder shall list them below. If none are listed, Bidder certifies that no substantive
changes have occurred.
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Additional Bidder’s Statements:
If the Bidder feels that there is additional information which has not been included in the
questionnaire above, and which would contribute to the qualification review, it may add that
information in a statement here or on an attached sheet, appropriately marked:
ARTICLE 5. VERIFICATION AND EXECUTION
These Bid Forms shall be executed only by a duly authorized official of the Bidder:
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
information is true and correct:
Name of Bidder
Signature
Name
Title
Date
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0.5 Non-Collusion Declaration
The undersigned declares:
I am the of , the party making the
foregoing Bid.
The Bid is not made in the interest of, or on behalf of, any undisclosed person, partnership,
company, association, organization, or corporation. The Bid is genuine and not collusive or sham.
The Bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Bidder to put in a false or
sham bid. The Bidder has not directly or indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with
any Bidder or anyone else to put in a sham bid, or to refrain from bidding. The Bidder has not in
any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, communication, or conference with
anyone to fix the Bid Price of the Bidder or any other Bidder, or to fix any overhead, profit, or cost
element of the Bid Price, or of that of any other Bidder. All statements contained in the Bid are
true. The Bidder has not, directly or indirectly, submitted his or her Bid Price or any breakdown
thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, to any corporation,
partnership, company, association, organization, bid depository, or to any member or agent
thereof to effectuate a collusive or sham bid, and has not paid, and will not pay, any person or
entity for such purpose.
Any person executing this declaration on behalf of a Bidder that is a corporation, partnership, joint
venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any other entity, hereby
represents that he or she has full power to execute, and does execute, this declaration on behalf
of the Bidder.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is
true and correct and that this declaration is executed on
[city], [state].
Name of Bidder
[date], at
Signature
Name
Title
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0.6 Iran Contracting Act Certification.
(Public Contract Code section 2200 et seq.)
As required by California Public Contract Code Section 2204, the Contractor certifies subject to
penalty for perjury that the option checked below relating to the Contractor’s status in regard to
the Iran Contracting Act of 2010 (Public Contract Code Section 2200 et seq.) is true and correct:
The Contractor is not:
(1) identified on the current list of person and entities engaged in investment activities
in Iran prepared by the California Department of General Services in accordance
with subdivision (b) of Public Contract Code Section 2203; or
(2) a financial instruction that extends, for 45 days or more, credit in the amount of
$20,000,000 or more to any other person or entity identified on the current list of
persons and entities engaging in investment activities in Iran prepared by the
California Department of General Services in accordance with subdivision (b) of
Public Contract Code Section 2203, if that person or entity uses or will use the
credit to provide goods or services in the energy sector in Iran.
The City has exempted the Contractor from the requirements of the Iran Contracting
Act of 2010 after making a public finding that, absent the exemption, the City will be
unable to obtain the goods and/or services to be provided pursuant to the Contract.
The amount of the Contract payable to the Contractor for the Project does not exceed
$1,000,000.
Signature:
Printed Name:
Title:
Firm Name:
Date:
Note: In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 2205, false certification of this form shall
be reported to the California Attorney General and may result in civil penalties equal to the greater
of $250,000 or twice the Contract amount, termination of the Contract and/or ineligibility to bid on
contracts for three years.
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0.7 Public Works Contractor Registration Certification
Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish
to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be
registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. See http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-
Works/PublicWorks.html for additional information.
No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and
subcontractors’ current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public
work.
Bidder hereby certifies that it is aware of the registration requirements set forth in Labor Code
sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 and is currently registered as a contractor with the Department of
Industrial Relations. 1
Name of Bidder:
DIR Registration Number:
DIR Registration Expiration:
Small Project Exemption: Yes or No
Unless Bidder is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption, Bidder further acknowledges:
1. Bidder shall maintain a current DIR registration for the duration of the project.
2. Bidder shall include the requirements of Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1
in its contract with subcontractors and ensure that all subcontractors are registered
at the time of bid opening and maintain registration status for the duration of the
project.
3. Failure to submit this form or comply with any of the above requirements may result
in a finding that the bid is non-responsive.
Name of Bidder
Signature
Name and Title
Dated
0.8 Contractor’s Certificate Regarding Workers’ Compensation.
1 If the Project is exempt from the contractor registration requirements pursuant to the small project exemption under Labor Code
Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, please mark “Yes” in response to “Small Project Exemption.”
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I am aware of the provisions of section 3700 of the Labor Code which require every employer to
be insured against liability for workers’ compensation or to undertake self-insurance in
accordance with the provisions of that code, and I will comply with such provisions before
commencing the performance of the work of this Contract.
Name of Bidder
Signature
Name
Title
Dated
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CONTRACT
This CONTRACT, No. is made and entered into this day of , , by
and between City of Azusa, sometimes hereinafter called “City,” and
, sometimes hereinafter called
“Contractor.”
WITNESSETH: That the parties hereto have mutually covenanted and agreed, and by these
presents do covenant and agree with each other as follows:
a. SCOPE OF WORK. The Contractor shall perform all Work within the time stipulated in
the Contract, and shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, utility services, and
transportation to complete all of the Work required in strict compliance with the Contract
Documents as specified in Article 5, below, for the following Project:
CITY PARKING LOTS PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT
The Contractor and its surety shall be liable to the City for any damages arising as a result of
the Contractor’s failure to comply with this obligation.
b. TIME FOR COMPLETION. Time is of the essence in the performance of the Work. The
Work shall be commenced on the date stated in the City’s Notice to Proceed. The Contractor shall
complete all Work required by the Contract Documents within 45 working days from the
commencement date stated in the Notice to Proceed. By its signature hereunder, Contractor
agrees the time for completion set forth above is adequate and reasonable to complete the Work.
c. CONTRACT PRICE. The City shall pay to the Contractor as full compensation for the
performance of the Contract, subject to any additions or deductions as provided in the Contract
Documents, and including all applicable taxes and costs, the sum of
Dollars
($ ). Payment shall be made as set forth in the General
Conditions.
d. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. In accordance with Government Code section 53069.85, it is
agreed that the Contractor will pay the City the sum set forth in Section 00 73 13, Article 1.11 for
each and every calendar day of delay beyond the time prescribed in the Contract Documents for
finishing the Work, as Liquidated Damages and not as a penalty or forfeiture. In the event this is
not paid, the Contractor agrees the City may deduct that amount from any money due or that may
become due the Contractor under the Contract. This Article does not exclude recovery of other
damages specified in the Contract Documents.
e. COMPONENT PARTS OF THE CONTRACT. The “Contract Documents” include the
following:
Notice Inviting Bids
Instructions to Bidders
Bid Form
Bid Bond
Designation of Subcontractors
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Information Required of Bidders
Non-Collusion Declaration Form
Iran Contracting Act Certification
Public Works Contractor Registration Certification
Performance Bond
Payment (Labor and Materials) Bond
General Conditions
Special Conditions
Technical Specifications
Addenda
Plans and Drawings
Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction “Greenbook”, latest edition, Except
Sections 1-9
Applicable Local Agency Standards and Specifications, as last revised
Approved and fully executed change orders
Any other documents contained in or incorporated into the Contract
The Contractor shall complete the Work in strict accordance with all of the Contract Documents.
All of the Contract Documents are intended to be complementary. Work required by one of the
Contract Documents and not by others shall be done as if required by all. This Contract shall
supersede any prior agreement of the parties.
f. PROVISIONS REQUIRED BY LAW AND CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE. Each and
every provision of law required to be included in these Contract Documents shall be deemed to
be included in these Contract Documents. The Contractor shall comply with all requirements of
applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, the
provisions of the California Labor Code and California Public Contract Code which are applicable
to this Work.
g. INDEMNIFICATION. Contractor shall provide indemnification and defense as set forth in
the General Conditions.
h. PREVAILING WAGES. Contractor shall be required to pay the prevailing rate of wages
in accordance with the Labor Code which such rates shall be made available at the City’s
Administrative Office or may be obtained online at http://www.dir.ca.gov and which must be
posted at the job site.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Contract has been duly executed by the above-named parties, on
the day and year above written.
CITY OF AZUSA [INSERT NAME OF CONTRACTOR]
_______________________________________
By: Robert Gonzales By:
Mayor Its:
Printed Name:
ATTEST:
_____________________________________
By: Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo Jr.
City Clerk
(CONTRACTOR’S SIGNATURE MUST BE
NOTARIZED AND CORPORATE
SEAL AFFIXED, IF APPLICABLE)
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Notary Acknowledgment
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF
On , 20 , before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to
me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed
the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph
is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature of Notary Public
OPTIONAL
Though the information below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to persons relying on the document
and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document.
CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT
Individual
Corporate Officer
Title(s) Title or Type of Document
Partner(s) Limited
General Number of Pages
Attorney-In-Fact
Trustee(s)
Guardian/Conservator Date of Document
Other:
Signer is representing:
Name Of Person(s) Or Entity(ies)
Signer(s) Other Than Named Above
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
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BOND FORMS
1.1 Performance Bond.
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
THAT WHEREAS, the City of Azusa, (hereinafter referred to as “City”) has awarded to
, (hereinafter referred to as the “Contractor”) an agreement for
CITY PARKING LOTS PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT, (hereinafter referred to as
the “Project”).
WHEREAS, the work to be performed by the Contractor is more particularly set forth in the
Contract Documents for the Project dated , (hereinafter referred to as
“Contract Documents”), the terms and conditions of which are expressly incorporated herein by
reference; and
WHEREAS, the Contractor is required by said Contract Documents to perform the terms thereof
and to furnish a bond for the faithful performance of said Contract Documents.
NOW, THEREFORE, we, , the undersigned Contractor and
as Surety, a corporation organized
and duly authorized to transact business under the laws of the State of California, are held and
firmly bound unto the City in the sum of DOLLARS,
($ ), said sum being not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount
of the Contract, for which amount well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs,
executors and administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these
presents.
THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that, if the Contractor, his or its heirs,
executors, administrators, successors or assigns, shall in all things stand to and abide by, and
well and truly keep and perform the covenants, conditions and agreements in the Contract
Documents and any alteration thereof made as therein provided, on its part, to be kept and
performed at the time and in the manner therein specified, and in all respects according to their
intent and meaning; and shall faithfully fulfill all obligations including the one (1) year guarantee
of all materials and workmanship; and shall indemnify and save harmless the City, its officials,
officers, employees, and authorized volunteers, as stipulated in said Contract Documents, then
this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and effect.
As a part of the obligation secured hereby and in addition to the face amount specified therefore,
there shall be included costs and reasonable expenses and fees including reasonable attorney’s
fees, incurred by City in enforcing such obligation.
As a condition precedent to the satisfactory completion of the Contract Documents, unless
otherwise provided for in the Contract Documents, the above obligation shall hold good for a
period of one (1) year after the acceptance of the work by City, during which time if Contractor
shall fail to make full, complete, and satisfactory repair and replacements and totally protect the
City from loss or damage resulting from or caused by defective materials or faulty workmanship.
The obligations of Surety hereunder shall continue so long as any obligation of Contractor
remains. Nothing herein shall limit the City’s rights or the Contractor or Surety’s obligations under
the Contract, law or equity, including, but not limited to, California Code of Civil Procedure Section
337.15.
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Whenever Contractor shall be, and is declared by the City to be, in default under the Contract
Documents, the Surety shall remedy the default pursuant to the Contract Documents, or shall
promptly, at the City’s option:
i. Take over and complete the Project in accordance with all terms and conditions in
the Contract Documents; or
ii. Obtain a bid or bids for completing the Project in accordance with all terms and
conditions in the Contract Documents and upon determination by Surety of the
lowest responsive and responsible bidder, arrange for a Contract between such
bidder, the Surety and the City, and make available as work progresses sufficient
funds to pay the cost of completion of the Project, less the balance of the contract
price, including other costs and damages for which Surety may be liable. The term
“balance of the contract price” as used in this paragraph shall mean the total
amount payable to Contractor by the City under the Contract and any modification
thereto, less any amount previously paid by the City to the Contractor and any
other set offs pursuant to the Contract Documents.
iii. Permit the City to complete the Project in any manner consistent with California
law and make available as work progresses sufficient funds to pay the cost of
completion of the Project, less the balance of the contract price, including other
costs and damages for which Surety may be liable. The term “balance of the
contract price” as used in this paragraph shall mean the total amount payable to
Contractor by the City under the Contract and any modification thereto, less any
amount previously paid by the City to the Contractor and any other set offs
pursuant to the Contract Documents.
Surety expressly agrees that the City may reject any contractor or subcontractor which may be
proposed by Surety in fulfillment of its obligations in the event of default by the Contractor.
Surety shall not utilize Contractor in completing the Project nor shall Surety accept a bid from
Contractor for completion of the Project if the City, when declaring the Contractor in default,
notifies Surety of the City’s objection to Contractor’s further participation in the completion of the
Project.
The Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time,
alteration or addition to the terms of the Contract Documents or to the Project to be performed
thereunder shall in any way affect its obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of
any such change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the Contract Documents
or to the Project.
By their signatures hereunder, Surety and Contractor hereby confirm under penalty of perjury that
surety is an admitted surety insurer authorized to do business in the State of California.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
, 20 .
(Corporate Seal)
day of
Contractor/ Principal
By
Title
(Corporate Seal)
Surety
By
Attorney-in-Fact
(Attach Attorney-in-Fact Certificate) Title
The rate of premium on this bond is per thousand. The total amount of premium
charges is $ .
(The above must be filled in by corporate attorney.)
THIS IS A REQUIRED FORM
Any claims under this bond may be addressed to:
(Name and Address of Surety)
(Name and Address of Agent or
Representative for service of
process in California, if different
from above)
(Telephone number of Surety
and Agent or Representative for
service of process in California)
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Notary Acknowledgment
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF
On , 20 , before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to
me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed
the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph
is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature of Notary Public
OPTIONAL
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and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document.
CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT
Individual
Corporate Officer
Title(s) Title or Type of Document
Partner(s) Limited
General Number of Pages
Attorney-In-Fact
Trustee(s)
Guardian/Conservator Date of Document
Other:
Signer is representing:
Name Of Person(s) Or Entity(ies)
Signer(s) Other Than Named Above
NOTE: This acknowledgment is to be completed for Contractor/Principal.
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
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Notary Acknowledgment
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF
On , 20 , before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to
me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed
the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph
is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature of Notary Public
OPTIONAL
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and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document.
CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT
Individual
Corporate Officer
Title(s) Title or Type of Document
Partner(s) Limited
General Number of Pages
Attorney-In-Fact
Trustee(s)
Guardian/Conservator Date of Document
Other:
Signer is representing:
Name Of Person(s) Or Entity(ies)
Signer(s) Other Than Named Above
NOTE: This acknowledgment is to be completed for the Attorney-in-Fact. The Power-of Attorney to
local representatives of the bonding company must also be attached.
END OF PERFORMANCE BOND
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
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1.2 Payment Bond (Labor and Materials).
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa (hereinafter designated as the “City”), by action taken or a
Resolution passed , 20 , has awarded to
hereinafter designated as the “Principal,” a contract for the work described as follows: CITY
PARKING LOTS PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT(the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, said Principal is required to furnish a bond in connection with said contract; providing
that if said Principal or any of its Subcontractors shall fail to pay for any materials, provisions,
provender, equipment, or other supplies used in, upon, for or about the performance of the work
contracted to be done, or for any work or labor done thereon of any kind, or for amounts due
under the Unemployment Insurance Code or for any amounts required to be deducted, withheld,
and paid over to the Employment Development Department from the wages of employees of said
Principal and its Subcontractors with respect to such work or labor the Surety on this bond will
pay for the same to the extent hereinafter set forth.
NOW THEREFORE, we, the Principal and as Surety, are held
and firmly bound unto the City in the penal sum of Dollars ($ )
lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be
made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly
and severally, firmly by these presents.
THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH that if said Principal, his or its subcontractors,
heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, shall fail to pay any of the persons named
in Civil Code Section 9100, fail to pay for any materials, provisions or other supplies, used in,
upon, for or about the performance of the work contracted to be done, or for any work or labor
thereon of any kind, or amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Code with respect to
work or labor performed under the contract, or for any amounts required to be deducted, withheld,
and paid over to the Employment Development Department or Franchise Tax Board from the
wages of employees of the contractor and his subcontractors pursuant to Revenue and Taxation
Code Section 18663, with respect to such work and labor the Surety or Sureties will pay for the
same, in an amount not exceeding the sum herein above specified, and also, in case suit is
brought upon this bond, all litigation expenses incurred by the City in such suit, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, expert witness fees and investigation expenses.
This bond shall inure to the benefit of any of the persons named in Civil Code Section 9100 so as
to give a right of action to such persons or their assigns in any suit brought upon this bond.
It is further stipulated and agreed that the Surety on this bond shall not be exonerated or released
from the obligation of this bond by any change, extension of time for performance, addition,
alteration or modification in, to, or of any contract, plans, specifications, or agreement pertaining
or relating to any scheme or work of improvement herein above described, or pertaining or relating
to the furnishing of labor, materials, or equipment therefore, nor by any change or modification of
any terms of payment or extension of the time for any payment pertaining or relating to any
scheme or work of improvement herein above described, nor by any rescission or attempted
rescission or attempted rescission of the contract, agreement or bond, nor by any conditions
precedent or subsequent in the bond attempting to limit the right of recovery of claimants
otherwise entitled to recover under any such contract or agreement or under the bond, nor by any
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fraud practiced by any person other than the claimant seeking to recover on the bond and that
this bond be construed most strongly against the Surety and in favor of all persons for whose
benefit such bond is given, and under no circumstances shall Surety be released from liability to
those for whose benefit such bond has been given, by reason of any breach of contract between
the owner or City and original contractor or on the part of any obligee named in such bond, but
the sole conditions of recovery shall be that claimant is a person described in Civil Code Section
9100, and has not been paid the full amount of his claim and that Surety does hereby waive notice
of any such change, extension of time, addition, alteration or modification herein mentioned,
including but not limited to the provisions of sections 2819 and 2845 of the California Civil Code.
By their signatures hereunder, Surety and Principal hereby confirm under penalty of perjury that
surety is an admitted surety insurer authorized to do business in the State of California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
, 20 .
(Corporate Seal)
day of
Contractor/ Principal
By
Title
(Corporate Seal)
Surety
By
Attorney-in-Fact
(Attach Attorney-in-Fact Certificate) Title
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Notary Acknowledgment
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF
On , 20 , before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to
me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed
the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph
is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature of Notary Public
OPTIONAL
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and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document.
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Corporate Officer
Title(s) Title or Type of Document
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NOTE: This acknowledgment is to be completed for Contractor/Principal
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Notary Acknowledgment
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF
On , 20 , before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to
me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed
the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph
is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature of Notary Public
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CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT
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Corporate Officer
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Partner(s) Limited
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Attorney-In-Fact
Trustee(s)
Guardian/Conservator Date of Document
Other:
Signer is representing:
Name Of Person(s) Or Entity(ies)
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NOTE: This acknowledgment is to be completed for the Attorney-in-Fact. The Power-of-Attorney to local
representatives of the bonding company must also be attached.
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GENERAL CONDITIONS
ARTICLE 1. DEFINED TERMS
Whenever used in the Contract Documents and printed with initial capital letters, the terms listed
below will have the meanings indicated which are applicable to both the singular and plural
thereof. In addition to terms specifically defined below, terms with initial capital letters in the
Contract Documents include references to identified articles and paragraphs, and the titles of
other documents or forms.
A. Act of God – An earthquake of magnitude of 3.5 or higher on the Richter scale or a
tidal wave.
B. Addenda -- Written or graphic instruments issued prior to the submission of Bids which
clarify, correct, or change the Contract Documents.
C. Additional Work -- New or unforeseen work will be classified as “Additional Work” when
the City’s Representative determines that it is not covered by the Contract.
D. Applicable Laws -- The laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, codes, regulations, permits,
and licenses of any kind, issued by local, state or federal governmental authorities or
private authorities with jurisdiction (including utilities), to the extent they apply to the
Work.
E. Bid -- The offer or proposal of a Bidder submitted on the prescribed form setting forth
the prices and other terms for the Work to be performed.
F. Bidder -- The individual or entity who submits a Bid directly to the City.
G. Change Order (“CO”) -- A document that authorizes an addition, deletion, or revision
in the Work or an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract Times, issued on or
after the Effective Date of the Contract, in accordance with the Contract Documents
and in the form contained in the Contract Documents.
H. Change Order Request (“COR”) -- A request made by the Contractor for an adjustment
in the Contract Price and/or Contract Times as the result of a Contractor-claimed
change to the Work. This term may also be referred to as a Change Order Proposal
(“COP”), or Request for Change (“RFC”).
I. City -- The City of Azusa.
J. City Council, Council -- The City Council of the City.
K. City’s Representative -- The individual or entity as identified in the Special Conditions
to act as the City’s Representative.
L. Claim -- A demand or assertion by the City or Contractor seeking an adjustment of
Contract Price or Contract Times, or both, or other relief with respect to the terms of
the Contract. A demand for money or services by a third party is not a Claim.
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M. Contract -- The entire integrated written agreement between the City and Contractor
concerning the Work. “Contract” may be used interchangeably with “Agreement” in the
Contract Documents. The Contract supersedes prior negotiations, representations, or
agreements, whether written or oral, and includes all Contract Documents.
N. Contract Documents -- The documents listed in Section 00 52 13, Article 5. Some
documents provided by the City to the Bidders and Contractor, including but not limited
to reports and drawings of subsurface and physical conditions are not Contract
Documents.
O. Contract Price -- Amount to be paid by the City to the Contractor as full compensation
for the performance of the Contract and completion of the Work, subject to any
additions or deductions as provided in the Contract Documents, and including all
applicable taxes and costs.
P. Contract Times -- The number of days or the dates stated in the Contract Documents
to: achieve defined Milestones, if any; and to complete the Work so that it is ready for
final payment.
Q. Contractor -- The individual or entity with which the City has contracted for
performance of the Work.
R. Contractor’s Designated On-Site Representative -- The Contractor’s Designated On-
Site Representative will be as identified in Section 00 72 13, Article 3 and shall not be
changed without prior written consent of the City.
S. Daily Rate -- The Daily Rate stipulated in the Contract Documents as full compensation
to the Contractor due to the City’s unreasonable delay to the Project that was not
contemplated by the parties.
T. Day -- A calendar day of 24 hours measured from midnight to the next midnight.
U. Defective Work -- Work that is unsatisfactory, faulty, or deficient; or that does not
conform to the Contract Documents; or that does not meet the requirements of any
inspection, reference standard, test, or approval referenced in the Contract
Documents.
V. Demobilization -- The complete dismantling and removal by the Contractor of all of the
Contractor’s temporary facilities, equipment, and personnel at the Site.
W. Drawings -- That part of the Contract Documents prepared by of the Engineer of
Record which graphically shows the scope, extent, and character of the Work to be
performed by Contractor. Shop Drawings and other Contractor submittals are not
Drawings as so defined.
X. Effective Date of the Contract -- The date indicated in the Contract on which it becomes
effective, but if no such date is indicated, it means the date on which the Contract is
signed and delivered by the last of the two parties to sign and deliver.
Y. Engineer, whenever not qualified, shall mean the Director of Public Works/ City
Engineer of the City, acting either directly or through properly authorized agents, such
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agents acting severally within the scope of the particular duties entrusted to them. On
all questions concerning the acceptance of materials, machinery, the classifications of
material, the execution of work, conflicting interest of the contractors performing
related work and the determination of costs, the decision of the Engineer, duly
authorized by the City Council, shall be binding and final upon both parties.
Z. Engineer of Record -- The individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or other
legal entity named as such in Section 00 73 13, Article 1.1. or any succeeding entity
designated by the City.
AA.Green Book -- The current edition of the Standard Specifications for Public Works
Construction.
BB.Hazardous Waste -- The term “Hazardous Waste” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 104 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. § 6903) as amended from time
to time or, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, that is required
to be removed to a class I, class II, or class III disposal site in accordance with
provisions of existing law, whichever is more restrictive.
CC. Holiday – The Holidays occur on:
New Year’s Day - January 1st
Martin Luther King – Third Monday in January
President’s Day – Third Monday in February
Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
Independence Day - July 4th
Labor Day - First Monday in September
Columbus Day – Second Monday in October
Veteran’s Day - November 11
Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday in November
Christmas Eve – December 24
Christmas Day - December 25
If any Holiday listed above falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, the preceding
Monday are both Holidays.
DD. Notice of Award -- The written notice by the City to the Successful Bidder stating
that upon timely compliance by the Successful Bidder with the condition’s precedent
listed therein, the City will sign and deliver the Contract.
EE.Notice of Completion -- The form which may be executed by the City and recorded by
the county where the Project is located constituting final acceptance of the Project.
FF. Notice to Proceed -- A written notice given by the City to Contractor fixing the date on
which the Contractor may proceed with the Work and when Contract Times will
commence to run.
GG. Project -- The total construction of which the Work to be performed under the
Contract Documents may be the whole, or a part.
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HH. Recyclable Waste Materials -- Materials removed from the Site which are required
to be diverted to a recycling center rather than an area landfill. Recyclable Waste
Materials include asphalt, concrete, brick, concrete block, and rock.
II. Schedule of Submittals -- A schedule, prepared and maintained by Contractor, of
required submittals and the time requirements to facilitate scheduled performance of
related construction activities.
JJ. Shop Drawings -- All drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, and other data or
information which are specifically prepared or assembled by or for Contractor and
submitted by Contractor to illustrate some portion of the Work.
KK.Specifications -- That part of the Contract Documents consisting of written
requirements for materials, equipment, systems, standards and workmanship as
applied to the Work, and certain administrative requirements and procedural matters
applicable thereto.
LL. Stop Payment Notice -- A written notice as defined in Civil Code section 8044.
MM. Subcontractor -- An individual or entity other than a Contractor having a contract
with any other entity than the City for performance of any portion of the Work at the
Site.
NN. Submittal -- Written and graphic information and physical samples prepared and
supplied by the Contractor demonstrating various portions of the Work.
OO. Successful Bidder -- The Bidder submitting a responsive Bid to whom the City
makes an award.
PP. Supplier -- A manufacturer, fabricator, supplier, distributor, material man, or vendor
having a direct contract with Contractor or with any Subcontractor to furnish materials
or equipment used in the performance of the Work or to be incorporated in the Work.
QQ. Underground Facilities -- All underground pipelines, conduits, ducts, cables, wires,
manholes, vaults, tanks, tunnels, or other such facilities or attachments, and any
encasements containing such facilities, including those that convey electricity, gases,
steam, liquid petroleum products, telephone or other communications, cable
television, water, wastewater, storm water, other liquids or chemicals, or traffic or other
control systems.
RR. Unit Price Work -- Work to be paid for on the basis of unit prices as provided by
the Contractor in its bid or as adjusted in accordance with the Contract Documents.
SS. Warranty -- A written guarantee provided to the City by the Contractor that the Work
will remain free of defects and suitable for its intended use for the period required by
the Contract Documents or the longest period permitted by the law of this State,
whichever is longer.
TT. Work -- The entire construction or the various separately identifiable parts thereof
required to be provided under the Contract Documents. Work includes and is the result
of performing or providing all labor, services, and documentation necessary to produce
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such construction, and furnishing, installing, and incorporating all materials and
equipment into such construction, all as required by the Contract Documents.
ARTICLE 2. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
A. Contract Documents. The Contract Documents are complementary, and what is
called for by one shall be as binding as if called for by all.
B. Interpretations. The Contract Documents are intended to be fully cooperative and
complementary. If the Contractor observes that any documents are in conflict, the
Contractor shall promptly notify the Engineer in writing. In case of conflicts between
the Contract Documents, the order of precedence shall be as follows:
1. Change Orders
2. Addenda
3. Special Conditions
4. Technical Specifications
5. Plans (Contract Drawings)
6. Contract
7. General Conditions
8. Instructions to Bidders
9. Notice Inviting Bids
10. Contractor’s Bid Forms
11. Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (Sections 1-9 Excluded)
12. Applicable Local Agency Standards and Specifications
13. Standard Drawings
14. Reference Documents
With reference to the Drawings, the order of precedence shall be as follows:
1. Figures govern over scaled dimensions
2. Detail drawings govern over general drawings
3. Addenda or Change Order drawings govern over Contract Drawings
4. Contract Drawings govern over Standard Drawings
5. Contract Drawings govern over Shop Drawings
C. Conflicts in Contract Documents. Notwithstanding the orders of precedence
established above, in the event of conflicts, the higher standard, higher quality, and
most expensive shall always apply.
D. Organization of Contract Documents. Organization of the Contract Documents into
divisions, sections, and articles, and arrangement of drawings shall not control the
Contractor in dividing Project Work among subcontractors or in establishing the extent
of Work to be performed by any trade.
ARTICLE 3. PRECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION COMMUNICATION
Before any Work at the site is started, a conference attended by the City, Contractor, City’s
Representative, and others as appropriate will be held to establish a working understanding
among the parties as to the Work and to discuss the schedules referred to herein, procedures for
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handling Shop Drawings and other submittals, processing Applications for Payment, and
maintaining required records.
At this conference the City and Contractor each shall designate, in writing, a specific individual to
act as its authorized representative with respect to the services and responsibilities under the
Contract. Such individuals shall have the authority to transmit instructions, receive information,
render decisions relative to the Contract, and otherwise act on behalf of each respective party.
ARTICLE 4. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: COPIES & MAINTENANCE
Contractor will be furnished, free of charge, five (5) copies of the Contract Documents. Additional
copies may be obtained at cost of reproduction.
Contractor shall maintain a clean, undamaged set of Contract Documents, including submittals,
at the Project site.
ARTICLE 5. EXAMINATION OF DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND SITE OF WORK
A. Examination of Contract Documents. Before commencing any portion of the Work,
Contractor shall again carefully examine all applicable Contract Documents, the
Project site, and other information given to Contractor as to materials and methods of
construction and other Project requirements. Contractor shall immediately notify the
Engineer of any potential error, inconsistency, ambiguity, conflict, or lack of detail or
explanation. If Contractor performs, permits, or causes the performance of any Work
which is in error, inconsistent or ambiguous, or not sufficiently detailed or explained,
Contractor shall bear any and all resulting costs, including, without limitation, the cost
of correction. In no case shall the Contractor or any subcontractor proceed with Work
if uncertain as to the applicable requirements.
B. Additional Instructions. After notification of any error, inconsistency, ambiguity,
conflict, or lack of detail or explanation, the Engineer will provide any required
additional instructions, by means of drawings or other written direction, necessary for
proper execution of Work.
C. Quality of Parts, Construction and Finish. All parts of the Work shall be of the best
quality of their respective kinds and the Contractor must use all diligence to inform
itself fully as to the required construction and finish.
D. Contractor’s Variation from Contract Document Requirements. If it is found that
the Contractor has varied from the requirements of the Contract Documents including
the requirement to comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations,
the Engineer may at any time, before or after completion of the Work, order the
improper Work removed, remade or replaced by the Contractor at the Contractor’s
expense.
ARTICLE 6. MOBILIZATION
A. When a bid item is included in the Bid Form for mobilization, the costs of Work in
advance of construction operations and not directly attributable to any specific bid item
will be included in the progress estimate (“Initial Mobilization”). When no bid item is
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provided for “Initial Mobilization,” payment for such costs will be deemed to be included
in the other items of the Work.
B. Payment for Initial Mobilization based on the lump sum provided in the Bid Form, which
shall constitute full compensation for all such Work. No payment for Initial Mobilization
will be made until all of the listed items have been completed to the satisfaction of the
Engineer. The scope of the Work included under Initial Mobilization shall include, but
shall not be limited to, the following principal items:
1. Obtaining and paying for all bonds, insurance, and permits.
2. Moving on to the Project site of all Contractor’s plant and equipment required for
the first month’s operations.
3. Installing temporary construction power, wiring, and lighting facilities, as
applicable.
4. Establishing fire protection system, as applicable.
5. Developing and installing a construction water supply, if applicable.
6. Providing and maintaining the field office trailers for the Contractor, if necessary,
and the Engineer (if specified), complete, with all specified furnishings and utility
services.
7. Providing on-site sanitary facilities and potable water facilities as specified per Cal-
OSHA and these Contract Documents.
8. Furnishing, installing, and maintaining all storage buildings or sheds required for
temporary storage of products, equipment, or materials that have not yet been
installed in the Work. All such storage shall meet manufacturer’s specified storage
requirements, and the specific provisions of the specifications, including
temperature and humidity control, if recommended by the manufacturer, and for
all security.
9. Arranging for and erection of Contractor’s work and storage yard.
10. Posting all OSHA required notices and establishment of safety programs per Cal-
OSHA.
11. Full-time presence of Contractor’s superintendent at the job site as required herein.
12. Submittal of Construction Schedule as required by the Contract Documents.
ARTICLE 7. EXISTENCE OF UTILITIES AT THE WORK SITE
A. The City has endeavored to determine the existence of utilities at the Project site from
the records of the owners of known utilities in the vicinity of the Project. The positions
of these utilities as derived from such records are shown on the Plans.
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B. Unless indicated otherwise on the Plans and Specifications, no excavations were
made to verify the locations shown for underground utilities. The service connections
to these utilities are not shown on the Plans. Water service connections may be shown
on the Plans showing general locations of such connections. It shall be the
responsibility of the Contractor to determine the exact location of all service
connections. The Contractor shall make its own investigations, including exploratory
excavations, to determine the locations and type of service connections, prior to
commencing Work which could result in damage to such utilities. The Contractor shall
immediately notify the City in writing of any utility discovered in a different position than
shown on the Plans or which is not shown on the Plans.
C. If applicable, all water meters, water valves, fire hydrants, electrical utility vaults,
telephone vaults, gas utility valves, and other subsurface structures shall be relocated
or adjusted to final grade by the Contractor. Locations of existing utilities shown on the
Plans are approximate and may not be complete. The Contractor shall be responsible
for coordinating its Work with all utility companies during the construction of the Work.
D. Notwithstanding the above, pursuant to section 4215 of the Government Code, the
City has the responsibility to identify, with reasonable accuracy, main or trunkline
facilities on the plans and specifications. In the event that main or trunkline utility
facilities are not identified with reasonable accuracy in the plans and specifications
made a part of the invitation for Bids, the City shall assume the responsibility for their
timely removal, relocation, or protection.
E. Contractor, except in an emergency, shall contact the appropriate regional notification
center, California Underground Service Alert at 811 or 1-800-227-2600 or on-line
at www.digalert.org at least two working days prior to commencing any excavation if
the excavation will be performed in an area which is known, or reasonably should be
known, to contain subsurface installations other than the underground facilities owned
or operated by the City, and obtain an inquiry identification number from that
notification center. No excavation shall be commenced or carried out by the Contractor
unless such an inquiry identification number has been assigned to the Contractor or
any subcontractor of the Contractor and the City has been given the identification
number by the Contractor.
ARTICLE 8. SOILS INVESTIGATIONS
A. Reports and Drawings. The Special Conditions identify:
1. those reports known to the City of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions
at or contiguous to the site; and
2. those drawings known to the City of physical conditions relating to existing surface
or subsurface structures at the site (except Underground Facilities).
B. Limited Reliance by Contractor on Technical Data Authorized. Contractor may rely
upon the accuracy of the “technical data” contained in such reports and drawings,
which were expressly not created or obtained to evaluate or assist in the evaluation of
constructability, and are not Contract Documents. Contractor shall make its own
interpretation of the “technical data” and shall be solely responsible for any such
interpretations. Except for reliance on the accuracy of such “technical data,”
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Contractor may not rely upon or make any claim against the City, City’s
Representative, or Engineer of Record, or any of their officers, directors, members,
partners, employees, agents, consultants, or subcontractors, with respect to:
1. the completeness of such reports and drawings for Contractor’s purposes,
including without limitation any aspects of the means, methods, techniques,
sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Contractor, and
safety precautions and programs incident thereto; or
2. other data, interpretations, opinions, conclusions and information contained in
such reports or shown or indicated in such drawings; or
3. any Contractor interpretation of or conclusion drawn from any “technical data” or
any such other data, interpretations, opinions, or information.
ARTICLE 9. CONTRACTOR’S SUPERVISION
Contractor shall continuously keep at the Project site, a competent and experienced full-time
Project superintendent acceptable to the City. Superintendent must be able to proficiently speak,
read and write in English and shall have the authority to make decisions on behalf of the
Contractor. Contractor shall continuously provide efficient supervision of the Project.
ARTICLE 10. WORKERS
A. Contractor shall at all times enforce strict discipline and good order among its
employees. Contractor shall not employ on the Project any unfit person or any one not
skilled in the Work assigned to him or her.
B. Any person in the employ of the Contractor whom the City may deem incompetent or
unfit shall be dismissed from the Work and shall not be employed on this Project.
ARTICLE 11. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
Contractor shall be an independent contractor for the City and not an employee. Contractor
understands and agrees that it and all of its employees shall not be considered officers,
employees, or agents of City and are not entitled to benefits of any kind normally provided
employees of City, including but not limited to, state unemployment compensation or workers’
compensation. Contractor assumes full responsibility for the acts and omissions of its employees
or agents related to the Work.
ARTICLE 12. SUBCONTRACTS
A. Contractor agrees to bind every subcontractor to the terms of the Contract Documents
as far as such terms are applicable to subcontractor’s portion of the Work. Contractor
shall be as fully responsible to the City for the acts and omissions of its subcontractors
and of persons either directly or indirectly employed by its subcontractors, as
Contractor is for acts and omissions of persons directly employed by Contractor.
Nothing contained in these Contract Documents shall create any contractual
relationship between any subcontractor and the City.
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B. The City reserves the right to accept all subcontractors. The City’s acceptance of any
subcontractor under this Contract shall not in any way relieve Contractor of its
obligations in the Contract Documents.
C. Prior to substituting any subcontractor listed in the Bid Forms, Contractor must comply
with the requirements of the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act pursuant
to California Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq.
ARTICLE 13. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY
By executing this Contract, Contractor verifies that it fully complies with all requirements and
restrictions of state and federal law respecting the employment of undocumented aliens,
including, but not limited to, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as may be amended
from time to time, and shall require all subcontractors, sub-subcontractors and consultants to
comply with the same. Each person executing this Contract on behalf of Contractor verifies that
he or she is a duly authorized officer of Contractor and that any of the following shall be grounds
for the City to terminate the Contract for cause: (1) failure of the Contractor or its subcontractors,
sub-subcontractors or consultants to meet any of the requirements provided for in this Article; (2)
any misrepresentation or material omission concerning compliance with such requirements; or (3)
failure to immediately remove from the Work any person found not to be in compliance with such
requirements.
ARTICLE 14. REQUESTS FOR SUBSTITUTION
A. For the purposes of this provision, the term “substitution” shall mean the substitution
of any material, method or service substantially equal to or better in every respect to
that indicated in the Standard Specifications or otherwise referenced herein.
B. Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 3400(b), the City may make a finding that is
described in the Notice Inviting Bids that designates certain products, things, or
services by specific brand or trade name.
C. Unless specifically designated in the Special Conditions, whenever any material,
process, or article is indicated or specified by grade, patent, or proprietary name or by
name of manufacturer, such specifications shall be deemed to be used for the purpose
of facilitating the description of the material, process, or article desired and shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “or equal.” Contractor may, unless otherwise
stated, offer for substitution any material, process, or article which may be substantially
equal to or better in every respect to that so indicated or specified in the Contract
Documents. However, the City has adopted uniform standards for certain materials,
processes, and articles.
D. The Contractor shall submit substitution requests, together with substantiating data,
for substitution of any “or equal” material, process, or article no later than thirty-five
(35) calendar days after award of Contract. Provisions regarding submission of
substitution requests shall not in any way authorize an extension of time for the
performance of this Contract. If a substitution request is rejected by the City, the
Contractor shall provide the material, method or service specified herein. The City
shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by the Contractor associated with
substitution requests. The burden of proof as to the equality of any material, process,
or article shall rest with the Contractor. The Engineer has the complete and sole
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discretion to determine if a material, process, or article is substantially equal to or
better than that specified and to approve or reject all substitution requests.
E. Substantiating data as described above shall include, at a minimum, the following
information:
1. A signed affidavit from the Contractor stating that the material, process, or article
proposed as a substitution is substantially equal to or better than that specified in
every way except as may be listed on the affidavit.
2. Illustrations, specifications, catalog cut sheets, and any other relevant data
required to prove that the material, process, or article is substantially equal to or
better than that specified.
3. A statement of the cost implications of the substitution being requested, indicating
whether and why the proposed substitution will reduce or increase the amount of
the contract.
4. Information detailing the durability and lifecycle costs of the proposed substitution.
F. Failure to submit all the required substantiating data detailed above in a timely manner
so that the substitution request can be adequately reviewed may result in rejection of
the substitution request. The Engineer is not obligated to review multiple submittals
related the same substitution request resulting from the Contractor’s failure to initially
submit a complete package.
G. Time limitations within this Article shall be strictly complied with and in no case will an
extension of time for completion of the contract be granted because of Contractor’s
failure to provide substitution requests at the time and in the manner described herein.
H. The Contractor shall bear the costs of all City work associated with the review of
substitution requests.
I. If substitution requests approved by the Engineer require that Contractor furnish
materials, methods or services more expensive than that specified, the increased
costs shall be borne by Contractor.
ARTICLE 15. SHOP DRAWINGS
A. Contractor shall check and verify all field measurements and shall submit with such
promptness as to provide adequate time for review and cause no delay in its own Work
or in that of any other contractor, subcontractor, or worker on the Project, six (6) copies
of all shop drawings, calculations, schedules, and materials list, and all other
provisions required by the Contract Documents. Contractor shall sign all submittals
affirming that submittals have been reviewed and approved by Contractor prior to
submission to Engineer. Each signed submittal shall affirm that the submittal meets all
the requirements of the Contract Documents except as specifically and clearly noted
and listed on the transmittal letter of the submittal.
B. Contractor shall make any corrections required by the Engineer, and file with the
Engineer six (6) corrected copies each, and furnish such other copies as may be
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needed for completion of the Work. Engineer’s acceptance of shop drawings shall not
relieve Contractor from responsibility for deviations from the Contract Documents
unless Contractor has, in writing, called Engineer’s attention to such deviations at time
of submission and has secured the Engineer’s written acceptance. Engineer’s
acceptance of shop drawings shall not relieve Contractor from responsibility for errors
in shop drawings.
ARTICLE 16. SUBMITTALS
A. Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer for approval, prior to purchasing or
commencing any Work, a log of all samples, material lists and certifications, mix
designs, schedules, and other submittals, as required in the Contract Documents. The
log shall indicate whether samples will be provided in accordance with other provisions
of this Contract.
B. Contractor will provide samples and submittals, together with catalogs and supporting
data required by the Engineer, to the Engineer within a reasonable time period to
provide for adequate review and avoid delays in the Work.
C. These requirements shall not authorize any extension of time for performance of this
Contract. Engineer will check and approve such samples, but only for conformance
with design concept of work and for compliance with information given in the Contract
Documents. Work shall be in accordance with approved samples and submittals.
ARTICLE 17. MATERIALS
A. Except as otherwise specifically stated in the Contract Documents, Contractor shall
provide and pay for all materials, labor, tools, equipment, lights, power, transportation,
superintendence, temporary constructions of every nature, and all other services and
facilities of every nature whatsoever necessary to execute and complete this Contract
within specified time.
B. Unless otherwise specified, all materials shall be new and the best of their respective
kinds and grades as noted and/or specified, and workmanship shall be of good quality.
C. Materials shall be furnished in ample quantities and at such times as to ensure
uninterrupted progress of the Work and shall be stored properly and protected as
required by the Contract Documents. Contractor shall be entirely responsible for
damage or loss by weather or other causes to materials or Work.
D. No materials, supplies, or equipment for Work under this Contract shall be purchased
subject to any chattel mortgage or under a conditional sale or other agreement by
which an interest therein or in any part thereof is retained by the seller or supplier.
Contractor warrants good title to all material, supplies, and equipment installed or
incorporated in the Work and agrees upon completion of all work to deliver the Project,
to the City free from any claims, liens, or charges.
E. Materials shall be stored on the Project site in such manner so as not to interfere with
any operations of the City or any independent contractor.
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F. Contractor shall verify all measurements, dimensions, elevations, and quantities
before ordering any materials or performing any Work, and the City shall not be liable
for Contractor’s failure to so. No additional compensation, over and above payment
for the actual quantities at the prices set out in the Bid Form, will be allowed because
of differences between actual measurements, dimension, elevations and quantities
and those indicated on the Plans and in the Specifications. Any difference therein
shall be submitted to the Engineer for consideration before proceeding with the Work.
ARTICLE 18. PERMITS AND LICENSES
A. City will apply and pay for the review of necessary encroachment permits for Work
within the public rights-of-way. Contractor shall obtain all other necessary permits and
licenses for the construction of the Project, including encroachment permits, and shall
pay all fees required by law and shall comply with all laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations relating to the Work and to the preservation of public health and safety.
Before acceptance of the Project, the Contractor shall submit all licenses, permits,
certificates of inspection and required approvals to the City.
B. The Bid Form contains an allowance for the Contractor’s cost of acquiring traffic control
permits and for construction inspection fees that may be charged to the Contractor by
the Agency of Jurisdiction. The allowance is included within the Bid Form to eliminate
the need by bidders to research or estimate the costs of traffic control permits and
construction inspection fees prior to submitting a bid. The allowance is specifically
intended to account for the costs of traffic control permits and construction inspection
fees charged by the local Agency of Jurisdiction only. No other costs payable by
Contractor to the Agency of Jurisdiction are included within the allowance. Payment
by City to Contractor under the Permit and Inspection Allowance Bid Item shall be
made based on actual cost receipts only and in accordance with the provisions of
these specifications.
ARTICLE 19. TRENCHES
A. Trenches Five Feet or More in Depth. Contractor shall submit to the Engineer at the
preconstruction meeting, a detailed plan showing the design of shoring, bracing,
sloping or other provisions to be made for worker protection from hazards of caving
ground during the excavation of any trench or trenches five feet or more in depth. If
such plan varies from shoring system standards established by the Construction
Safety Orders of the California Code of Regulations, Department of Industrial
Relations, the plan shall be prepared by a California registered civil or structural
engineer. The plan shall not be less effective than the shoring, bracing, sloping, or
other provisions of the Construction Safety Orders, as defined in the California Code
of Regulations. The Contractor shall designate in writing the “competent person” as
defined in Title 8, California Code of Regulations, who shall be present at the Work
Site each day that trenching/excavation is in progress. The “competent person” shall
prepare and provide daily trenching/excavation inspection reports to the Engineer.
Contractor shall also submit a copy of its annual California Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) trench/excavation permit.
B. Excavations Deeper than Four Feet. If the Work involves excavating trenches or
other excavations that extend deeper than four feet below the surface, Contractor shall
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promptly, and before the excavation is further disturbed, notify the City in writing of any
of the following conditions:
1. Material that the Contractor believes may be material that is hazardous waste, as
defined in section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, that is required to be
removed to a Class I, Class II, or Class III disposal site in accordance with
provisions of existing law.
2. Subsurface or latent physical conditions at the site differing from those indicated.
3. Unknown physical conditions at the site of any unusual nature, different materially
from those ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inherent in work of
the character provided for in the Contract
The City shall promptly investigate the conditions, and if it finds that the conditions do
so materially differ, or do involve hazardous waste, and cause a decrease or increase
in Contractor’s cost of, or the time required for, performance of any part of the Work,
shall issue a change order under the procedures described in the Contract Documents.
In the event that a dispute arises between the City and the Contractor as to whether
the conditions materially differ, or involve hazardous waste, or cause a decrease or
increase in the Contractor’s cost of, or time required for, performance of any part of
the Work, the Contractor shall not be excused from any scheduled completion date
provided for by the Contract, but shall proceed with all Work to be performed under
the Contract. Contractor shall retain any and all rights provided either by contract or
by law which pertain to the resolution of disputes and protests between the parties.
ARTICLE 20. TRAFFIC CONTROL
A. Traffic control plan(s) for the Work may be required by the Agency(s) of Jurisdiction.
Traffic control plans, if required, shall be prepared at Contractor’s expense, and traffic
control shall be performed at Contractor’s expense in accordance with the
requirements of the Agency(s) of Jurisdiction. The Permit and Inspection Allowance
included within the Bid Form includes the cost of required traffic control permit(s) and
construction inspection by the Agency(s) of Jurisdiction only. The Permit and
Inspection Allowance does not include costs for preparation of any required traffic
control plans, implementation of any traffic control requirements or for any traffic signal
services that may be required. Costs for traffic control plans, implementation of traffic
control, or traffic signal services required by the Agency(s) of Jurisdiction shall be
included in the Contractor’s Bid.
B. All warning signs and safety devices used by the Contractor to perform the Work shall
conform to the requirements contained in the State of California, Department of
Transportation’s current edition of “Manual of Traffic Controls for Construction and
Maintenance Work Zones” or to the requirements of the local agency. The Contractor
shall also be responsible for all traffic control required by the agency having jurisdiction
over the project on the intersecting streets. Contractor must submit a traffic control
plan to the agency having jurisdiction over the project for approval prior to starting
work.
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C. The Contractor’s representative on the site responsible for traffic control shall produce
evidence that he/she has completed training acceptable to the California Department
of Transportation for safety through construction zones. All of the streets in which the
Work will occur shall remain open to traffic and one lane of traffic maintained at all
times unless otherwise directed by the agency of jurisdiction. Businesses and
residences adjacent to the Work shall be notified forty-eight (48) hours in advance of
closing of driveways. The Contractor shall make every effort to minimize the amount
of public parking temporarily eliminated due to construction in areas fronting
businesses. No stockpiles of pipe or other material will be allowed in traveled right-of-
ways after working hours unless otherwise approved by the Engineer.
ARTICLE 21. DIVERSION OF RECYCLABLE WASTE MATERIALS
In compliance with the applicable City’s waste reduction and recycling efforts, Contractor shall
divert all Recyclable Waste Materials to appropriate recycling centers as required for compliance
with the local jurisdiction’s waste diversion ordinances. Contractor will be required to submit
weight tickets and written proof of diversion with its monthly progress payment requests.
Contractor shall complete and execute any certification forms required by City or other applicable
agencies to document Contractor’s compliance with these diversion requirements. All costs
incurred for these waste diversion efforts shall be the responsibility of the Contractor.
ARTICLE 22. REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Should Contractor encounter material reasonably believed to be polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)
or other toxic wastes and hazardous materials which have not been rendered harmless at the
Project site, the Contractor shall immediately stop work at the affected Project site and shall report
the condition to the City in writing. The City shall contract for any services required to directly
remove and/or abate PCBs and other toxic wastes and hazardous materials, if required by the
Project site(s), and shall not require the Contractor to subcontract for such services. The Work in
the affected area shall not thereafter be resumed except by written agreement of the City and
Contractor.
ARTICLE 23. SANITARY FACILITIES
Contractor shall provide sanitary temporary toilet buildings and hand washing facilities for the use
of all workers. All toilets and hand washing facilities shall comply with all applicable federal, state
and local laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations. Toilets shall be kept supplied with toilet paper
and shall have workable door fasteners. Toilets and hand washing facilities shall be serviced no
less than once weekly and shall be present in a quantity of not less than 1 per 20 workers as
required by Cal/OSHA regulations. The toilets and hand washing facilities shall be maintained in
a sanitary condition at all times. Use of toilet and hand washing facilities in the Work under
construction shall not be permitted. Any other Sanitary Facilities required by Cal/OSHA shall be
the responsibility of the Contractor.
ARTICLE 24. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
Contractor shall comply with all air pollution control rules, regulations, ordinances and statutes.
All containers of paint, thinner, curing compound, solvent or liquid asphalt shall be labeled to
indicate that the contents fully comply with the applicable material requirements.
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ARTICLE 25. LAYOUT AND FIELD ENGINEERING
All field engineering required for laying out the Work and establishing grades for earthwork
operations shall be furnished by the Contractor at its expense.
ARTICLE 26. TESTS AND INSPECTIONS
A. If the Contract Documents, the Engineer, or any instructions, laws, ordinances, or
public authority requires any part of the Work to be tested or Approved, Contractor
shall provide the Engineer at least two (2) working days’ notice of its readiness for
observation or inspection. If inspection is by a public authority other than the City,
Contractor shall promptly inform the City of the date fixed for such inspection.
Required certificates of inspection (or similar) shall be secured by Contractor. Costs
for City testing and City inspection shall be paid by the City. Costs of tests for Work
found not to be in compliance shall be paid by the Contractor.
B. If any Work is done or covered up without the required testing or approval, the
Contractor shall uncover or deconstruct the Work, and the Work shall be redone after
completion of the testing at the Contractor’s cost in compliance with the Contract
Documents.
C. Where inspection and testing are to be conducted by an independent laboratory or
agency, materials or samples of materials to be inspected or tested shall be selected
by such laboratory or agency, or by the City, and not by Contractor. All tests or
inspections of materials shall be made in accordance with the commonly recognized
standards of national organizations.
D. In advance of manufacture of materials to be supplied by Contractor which must be
tested or inspected, Contractor shall notify the City so that the City may arrange for
testing at the source of supply. Any materials which have not satisfactorily passed
such testing and inspection shall not be incorporated into the Work.
E. If the manufacture of materials to be inspected or tested will occur in a plant or location
greater than sixty (60) miles from the City, the Contractor shall pay for any excessive
or unusual costs associated with such testing or inspection, including but not limited
to excessive travel time, standby time and required lodging.
F. Reexamination of Work may be ordered by the City. If so ordered, Work must be
uncovered or deconstructed by Contractor. If Work is found to be in accordance with
the Contract Documents, the City shall pay the costs of reexamination and
reconstruction. If such work is found not to be in accordance with the Contract
Documents, Contractor shall pay all costs.
ARTICLE 27. PROTECTION OF WORK AND PROPERTY
A. The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to persons or property that occurs
as a result of the Work. Contractor shall be responsible for the proper care and
protection of all materials delivered and Work performed until completion and final
Acceptance by the City. All Work shall be solely at the Contractor’s risk. Contractor
shall adequately protect adjacent property from settlement or loss of lateral support as
necessary. Contractor shall comply with all applicable safety laws and building codes
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to prevent accidents or injury to persons on, about, or adjacent to the Project site
where Work is being performed. Contractor shall erect and properly maintain at all
times, as required by field conditions and progress of work, all necessary safeguards,
signs, barriers, lights, and watchmen for protection of workers and the public, and shall
post danger signs warning against hazards created in the course of construction.
B. In an emergency affecting safety of life or of work or of adjoining property, Contractor,
without special instruction or authorization from the Engineer, is hereby permitted to
act to prevent such threatened loss or injury; and Contractor shall so act, without
appeal, if so authorized or instructed by the Engineer or the City. Any compensation
claimed by Contractor on account of emergency work shall be determined by and
agreed upon by the City and the Contractor.
ARTICLE 28. CONTRACTOR’S MEANS AND METHODS
Contractor is solely responsible for the means and methods utilized to perform the Work. In no
case shall the Contractor’s means and methods deviate from commonly used industry standards.
ARTICLE 29. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES
The City shall designate representatives, who shall have the right to be present at the Project site
at all times. The City may designate an inspector who shall have the right to observe all of the
Contractor’s Work. The inspector shall not be responsible for the Contractor’s failure to carry out
the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents. Contractor shall provide safe and proper
facilities for such access.
ARTICLE 30. HOURS OF WORK
A. As provided in Article 3 (commencing at section 1810), Chapter 1, Part 7, Division 2
of the Labor Code, Contractor stipulates that eight (8) hours of labor shall constitute a
legal day’s work. The time of service of any worker employed at any time by the
Contractor or by any subcontractor on any subcontract under this Contract upon the
Work or upon any part of the Work contemplated by this Contract is limited and
restricted to eight (8) hours during any one calendar day and 40 hours during any one
calendar week, except as hereinafter provided. Notwithstanding the provisions herein
above set forth, work performed by employees of Contractor in excess of eight (8)
hours per day, and 40 hours during any one week, shall be permitted upon this public
work upon compensation for all hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours per day at
not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay.
B. The Contractor and every subcontractor shall keep an accurate record showing the
name of and actual hours worked each calendar day and each calendar week by each
worker employed in connection with the Work or any part of the Work contemplated
by this Contract. The record shall be kept open at all reasonable hours to the
inspection of the City and to the Division of Labor Law Enforcement, Department of
Industrial Relations of the State of California.
C. The Contractor shall pay to the City a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each
worker employed in the execution of this Contract by the Contractor or by any
subcontractor for each calendar day during which such worker is required or permitted
to work more than eight (8) hours in any calendar day and 40 hours in any one calendar
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week in violation of the provisions of Article 3 (commencing at section 1810), Chapter
1, Part 7, Division 2 of the Labor Code.
D. Any work necessary to be performed after regular working hours, or on Saturdays and
Sundays or other holidays, shall be performed without additional expense to the City.
E. City will provide inspection during normal working hours from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Inspection before or after this time will be charged to the
Contractor as reimbursable inspection time. Inspections on weekends requires two
days’ notice for review and approval. Upon written request and approval, the 8 hour
working day may be changed to other limits subject to city/county ordinance.
F. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, permit, use, or cause to operate any of
the following at the Project site, other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, with no Work allowed on the City-observed holidays,
unless otherwise approved by the City:
1. Powered Vehicles
2. Construction Equipment
3. Loading and Unloading Vehicles
4. Domestic Power Tools
ARTICLE 31. PAYROLL RECORDS; LABOR COMPLIANCE
A. Pursuant to Labor Code section 1776, Contractor and all subcontractors shall maintain
weekly certified payroll records, showing the names, addresses, Social Security
numbers, work classifications, straight time and overtime hours worked each day and
week, and the actual per diem wages paid to each journeyman, apprentice, worker, or
other employee employed by them in connection with the Work under this Contract.
Contractor shall certify under penalty of perjury that records maintained and submitted
by Contractor are true and accurate. Contractor shall also require subcontractor(s) to
certify weekly payroll records under penalty of perjury.
B. In accordance with Labor Code section 1771.4, the Contractor and each subcontractor
shall furnish the certified payroll records directly to the Department of Industrial
Relations (“DIR”) on the specified interval and format prescribed by the DIR, which
may include electronic submission. Contractor shall comply with all requirements and
regulations from the DIR relating to labor compliance monitoring and enforcement.
The requirement to submit certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner
under Labor Code section 1771.4 shall not apply to work performed on a public works
project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code
Section 1771.4.
C. Any stop orders issued by the Department of Industrial Relations against Contractor
or any subcontractor that affect Contractor’s performance of Work, including any
delay, shall be Contractor’s sole responsibility. Any delay arising out of or resulting
from such stop orders shall be considered Contractor caused delay subject to any
applicable liquidated damages and shall not be compensable by the City. Contractor
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shall defend, indemnify and hold the City, its officials, officers, employees and agents
free and harmless from any claim or liability arising out of stop orders issued by the
Department of Industrial Relations against Contractor or any subcontractor.
D. The payroll records described herein shall be certified and submitted by the Contractor
at a time designated by the City. The Contractor shall also provide the following:
1. A certified copy of the employee’s payroll records shall be made available for
inspection or furnished to such employee or his or her authorized representative
on request.
2. A certified copy of all payroll records described herein shall be made available for
inspection or furnished upon request of the DIR.
E. Unless submitted electronically, the certified payroll records shall be on forms provided
by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) of the DIR or shall contain
the same information as the forms provided by the DLSE.
F. Any copy of records made available for inspection as copies and furnished upon
request to the public or any public agency, the City, the Division of Apprenticeship
Standards or the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall be marked or
obliterated in such a manner as to prevent disclosure of an individual's name, address
and social security number. The name and address of the Contractor awarded the
Contract or performing the contract shall not be marked or obliterated.
G. In the event of noncompliance with the requirements of this Article, the Contractor shall
have ten (10) calendar days in which to comply subsequent to receipt of written notice
specifying in what respects the Contractor must comply with this Article. Should
noncompliance still be evident after such 10-day period, the Contractor shall pay a
penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to the City for each calendar day, or portion
thereof, for each worker, until strict compliance is effectuated. Upon the request of the
Division of Apprenticeship Standards or the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement,
such penalties shall be withheld from progress payment then due.
H. The responsibility for compliance with this Article shall rest upon the Contractor.
ARTICLE 32. PREVAILING RATES OF WAGES
A. The Contractor is aware of the requirements of Labor Code sections 1720 et seq. and
1770 et seq., as well as California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 16000 et seq.
(“Prevailing Wage Laws”), which require the payment of prevailing wage rates and the
performance of other requirements on certain “public works” and “maintenance”
projects. Since this Project involves an applicable “public works” or “maintenance”
project, as defined by the Prevailing Wage Laws, and since the total compensation is
$1,000 or more, Contractor agrees to fully comply with such Prevailing Wage Laws.
The Contractor shall obtain a copy of the prevailing rates of per diem wages at the
commencement of this Contract from the website of the Division of Labor Statistics
and Research of the Department of Industrial Relations located at www.dir.ca.gov. In
the alternative, the Contractor may view a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages
which are on file at the City’s Administration Office and shall be made available to
interested parties upon request. Contractor shall make copies of the prevailing rates
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of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to perform
work on the Project available to interested parties upon request, and shall post copies
at the Contractor’s principal place of business and at the Project site. Contractor shall
defend, indemnify and hold the City, its officials, officers, employees and authorized
volunteers free and harmless from any claims, liabilities, costs, penalties or interest
arising out of any failure or allege failure to comply with the Prevailing Wage Laws.
B. The Contractor shall forfeit as a penalty to the City not more than Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00), pursuant to Labor Code section 1775, for each calendar day, or portion
thereof, for each worker paid less than the prevailing wage rate as determined by the
Director of the Department of Industrial Relations for such work or craft in which such
worker is employed for any public work done under the Contract by it or by any
subcontractor under it. The difference between such prevailing wage rate and the
amount paid to each worker for each calendar day or portion thereof, for which each
worker was paid less than the prevailing wage rate, shall be paid to each worker by
the Contractor.
C. Contractor shall post, at appropriate conspicuous points on the Project site, a schedule
showing all determined general prevailing wage rates and all authorized deductions, if
any, from unpaid wages actually earned.
ARTICLE 33. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION
Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, the Contractor and its subcontractors must
be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations prior to the execution of a contract to
perform public works. By entering into this Contract, Contractor represents that it is aware of the
registration requirement and is currently registered with the DIR. Contractor shall maintain a
current registration for the duration of the Project. Contractor shall further include the
requirements of Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 in any subcontract and ensure that all
subcontractors are registered at the time this Contract is entered into and maintain registration
for the duration of the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contractor registration
requirements mandated by Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 shall not apply to work
performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption
specified in Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1.
ARTICLE 34. EMPLOYMENT OF APPRENTICES
A. Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the requirements of Labor Code
sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 in the employment of apprentices.
B. Information relative to apprenticeship standards, wage schedules, and other
requirements may be obtained from the Director of Industrial Relations, ex officio the
Administrator of Apprenticeship, San Francisco, California, or from the Division of
Apprenticeship Standards and its branch offices.
C. Knowing violations of Labor Code section 1777.5 will result in forfeiture not to exceed
one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each calendar day of non-compliance pursuant to
Labor Code section 1777.7.
D. The responsibility for compliance with this Article shall rest upon the Contractor.
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ARTICLE 35. NONDISCRIMINATION/EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Pursuant to Labor Code section 1735 and other applicable provisions of law, the Contractor and
its subcontractors shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment
because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental
disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, or any other
classifications protected by law on this Project. The Contractor will take affirmative action to
ensure that employees are treated during employment or training without regard to their race,
religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical
condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, or any other classifications protected by
law.
Employment Eligibility; Contractor. By executing this Contract, Contractor verifies that it fully
complies with all requirements and restrictions of state and federal law respecting the employment
of undocumented aliens, including, but not limited to, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986, as may be amended from time to time. Such requirements and restrictions include, but are
not limited to, examination and retention of documentation confirming the identity and immigration
status of each employee of the Contractor. Contractor also verifies that it has not committed a
violation of any such law within the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of execution of
this Contract, and shall not violate any such law at any time during the term of the Contract.
Contractor shall avoid any violation of any such law during the term of this Contract by
participating in an electronic verification of work authorization program operated by the United
States Department of Homeland Security, by participating in an equivalent federal work
authorization program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security to verify
information of newly hired employees, or by some other legally acceptable method. Contractor
shall maintain records of each such verification, and shall make them available to the City or its
representatives for inspection and copy at any time during normal business hours. The City shall
not be responsible for any costs or expenses related to Contractor’s compliance with the
requirements provided for or referred to herein.
Employment Eligibility; Subcontractors, Sub-subcontractors and Consultants. To the same extent
and under the same conditions as Contractor, Contractor shall require all of its subcontractors,
sub-subcontractors and consultants performing any part of the Work or of this Contract to make
the same verifications and comply with all requirements and restrictions provided for herein.
Employment Eligibility; Failure to Comply. Each person executing this Contract on behalf of
Contractor verifies that he or she is a duly authorized officer of Contractor, and understands that
any of the following shall be grounds for the City to terminate the Contract for cause: (1) failure of
Contractor or its subcontractors, sub-subcontractors or consultants to meet any of the
requirements provided for herein; (2) any misrepresentation or material omission concerning
compliance with such requirements; or (3) failure to immediately remove from the Work any
person found not to be in compliance with such requirements.
ARTICLE 36. DEBARMENT OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS
Contractors or subcontractors may not perform work on a public works project with a
subcontractor who is ineligible to perform work on a public project pursuant to Labor Code section
1777.1 or 1777.7. Any contract on a public works project entered into between a contractor and
a debarred subcontractor is void as a matter of law. A debarred subcontractor may not receive
any public money for performing work as a subcontractor on a public works contract. Any public
money that is paid, or may have been paid to a debarred subcontractor by a contractor on the
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project shall be returned to the City. The Contractor shall be responsible for the payment of wages
to workers of a debarred subcontractor who has been allowed to work on the project.
ARTICLE 37. LABOR/EMPLOYMENT SAFETY
The Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the federal, state, and local
government, including Cal/OSHA requirements and requirements for verification of employees’
legal right to work in the United States.
The Contractor shall maintain emergency first aid treatment for his employees which complies
with the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), and
California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Industrial Relations Division 1, Department of Industrial
Relations, Chapter 4. The Contractor shall ensure the availability of emergency medical services
for its employees in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 1512.
The Contractor shall submit the Illness and Injury Prevention Program and a Project site specific
safety program to the City prior to beginning Work at the Project site. Contractor shall maintain a
confined space program that meets or exceeds the City Standards. Contractor shall adhere to
the City’s lock out tag out program.
ARTICLE 38. INSURANCE
The Contractor shall obtain, and at all times during performance of the Work of Contract, maintain
all of the insurance described in this Article. Contractor shall not commence Work under this
Contract until it has provided evidence satisfactory to the City that it has secured all insurance
required hereunder. Contractor shall not allow any subcontractor to commence work on any
subcontract until it has provided evidence satisfactory to the City that the subcontractor has
secured all insurance required under this Article. Failure to provide and maintain all required
insurance shall be grounds for the City to terminate this Contract for cause. Contractor shall
furnish City with original certificates of insurance and endorsements effective coverage required
by this Contract on forms satisfactory to the City. The certificates and endorsements for each
insurance policy shall be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its
behalf, and shall be on forms acceptable to the City. All certificates and endorsements must be
received and approved by the City before Work commences.
A. Additional Insureds; Waiver of Subrogation. The City, its officials, officers,
employees, agents and authorized volunteers shall be named as Additional Insureds
on Contractor’s All Risk policy and on Contractor’s and its subcontractors’ policies of
Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability insurance using, for
Contractor’s policy/ies of Commercial General Liability insurance, ISO CG forms 20
10 and 20 37 (or endorsements providing the exact same coverage, including
completed operations), and, for subcontractors’ policies of Commercial General
Liability insurance, ISO CG form 20 38 (or endorsements providing the exact same
coverage). Notwithstanding the minimum limits set forth in this Contract for any type
of insurance coverage, all available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified
minimum limits of coverage shall be available to the parties required to be named as
Additional Insureds hereunder. Contractor and its insurance carriers shall provide a
Waiver of Subrogation in favor of those parties.
B. Workers’ Compensation Insurance. The Contractor shall provide workers’
compensation insurance for all of the employees engaged in Work under this Contract,
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on or at the Site, and, in case of any sublet Work, the Contractor shall require the
subcontractor similarly to provide workers’ compensation insurance for all the latter’s
employees as prescribed by State law. Any class of employee or employees not
covered by a subcontractor’s insurance shall be covered by the Contractor’s
insurance. In case any class of employees engaged in work under this Contract, on or
at the Site, is not protected under the Workers’ Compensation Statutes, the Contractor
shall provide or shall cause a subcontractor to provide, adequate insurance coverage
for the protection of such employees not otherwise protected. The Contractor is
required to secure payment of compensation to his employees in accordance with the
provisions of section 3700 of the Labor Code. The Contractor shall file with the City
certificates of his insurance protecting workers. Company or companies providing
insurance coverage shall be acceptable to the City, if in the form and coverage as set
forth in the Contract Documents.
C. Employer’s Liability Insurance. Contractor shall provide Employer’s Liability
Insurance, including Occupational Disease, in the amount of at least one million dollars
($1,000,000.00) per person per accident. Contractor shall provide City with a
certificate of Employer’s Liability Insurance. Such insurance shall comply with the
provisions of the Contract Documents. The policy shall be endorsed, if applicable, to
provide a Borrowed Servant/Alternate Employer Endorsement and contain a Waiver
of Subrogation in favor of the City.
D. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Contractor shall provide “occurrence”
form Commercial General Liability insurance coverage at least as broad as the most
current ISO CGL Form 00 01, including but not limited to, premises liability, contractual
liability, products/completed operations, personal and advertising injury which may
arise from or out of Contractor’s operations, use, and management of the Site, or the
performance of its obligations hereunder. The policy shall not contain any exclusion
contrary to this Contract including but not limited to endorsements or provisions limiting
coverage for (1) contractual liability (including but not limited to ISO CG 24 26 or 21
39); or (2) cross-liability for claims or suits against one insured against another. Policy
limits shall not be less than $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury
and property damage. If Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with a
general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply
separately to this project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the
required occurrence limit. Defense costs shall be paid in addition to the limits.
1. Such policy shall comply with all the requirements of this Article. The limits set forth
herein shall apply separately to each insured against whom claims are made or
suits are brought, except with respect to the limits of liability. Further the limits set
forth herein shall not be construed to relieve the Contractor from liability in excess
of such coverage, nor shall it limit Contractor’s indemnification obligations to the
City, and shall not preclude the City from taking such other actions available to the
City under other provisions of the Contract Documents or law.
2. All general liability policies provided pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall
comply with the provisions of the Contract Documents.
3. All general liability policies shall be written to apply to all bodily injury, including
death, property damage, personal injury, owned and non-owned equipment,
blanket contractual liability, completed operations liability, explosion, collapse,
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under-ground excavation, removal of lateral support, and other covered loss,
however occasioned, occurring during the policy term, and shall specifically insure
the performance by Contractor of that part of the indemnification contained in these
General Conditions relating to liability for injury to or death of persons and damage
to property.
4. If the coverage contains one or more aggregate limits, a minimum of 50% of any
such aggregate limit must remain available at all times; if over 50% of any
aggregate limit has been paid or reserved, the City may require additional
coverage to be purchased by Contractor to restore the required limits. Contractor
may combine primary, umbrella, and as broad as possible excess liability coverage
to achieve the total limits indicated above. Any umbrella or excess liability policy
shall include the additional insured endorsement described in the Contract
Documents.
5. All policies of general liability insurance shall permit and Contractor does hereby
waive any right of subrogation which any insurer of Contractor may acquire from
Contractor by virtue of the payment of any loss.
E. Automobile Liability Insurance. Contractor shall provide “occurrence” form
Automobile Liability Insurance at least as broad as ISO CA 00 01 (Any Auto) in the
amount of, at least, one million dollars ($1,000,000) per accident for bodily injury and
property damage. Such insurance shall provide coverage with respect to the
ownership, operation, maintenance, use, loading or unloading of any auto owned,
leased, hired or borrowed by Contractor or for which Contractor is responsible, in a
form and with insurance companies acceptable to the City. All policies of automobile
insurance shall permit and Contractor does hereby waive any right of subrogation
which any insurer of Contractor may acquire from Contractor by virtue of the payment
of any loss.
F. Builder’s Risk [“All Risk”]
1. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to maintain or cause to be maintained Builder’s
Risk [“All Risk”] extended coverage insurance on all work, material, equipment,
appliances, tools, and structures that are or will become part of the Work and
subject to loss or damage by fire, and vandalism and malicious mischief, in an
amount to cover 100% of the replacement cost. The City accepts no responsibility
for the Work until the Work is formally accepted by the City. The Contractor shall
provide a certificate evidencing this coverage before commencing performance of
the Work.
2. The named insureds shall be Contractor, all Subcontractors of any tier (excluding
those solely responsible for design work), suppliers, and City, its elected officials,
officers, employees, agents and authorized volunteers, as their interests may
appear. Contractor shall not be required to maintain property insurance for any
portion of the Work following acceptance by City.
3. Policy shall be provided for replacement value on an “all risk” basis. There shall
be no coinsurance penalty provision in any such policy. Policy must include: (1)
coverage for any ensuing loss from faulty workmanship, nonconforming work,
omission or deficiency in design or specifications; (2) coverage against machinery
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accidents and operational testing; (3) coverage for removal of debris, and insuring
the buildings, structures, machinery, equipment, materials, facilities, fixtures and
all other properties constituting a part of the Project; (4) transit coverage, including
ocean marine coverage (unless insured by the supplier), with sub-limits sufficient
to insure the full replacement value of any key equipment item; and (5) coverage
with sub-limits sufficient to insure the full replacement value of any property or
equipment stored either on or off the Site. Such insurance shall be on a form
acceptable to City to ensure adequacy and sublimit.
4. In addition, the policy shall meet the following requirements:
a. Insurance policies shall be so conditioned as to cover the performance of any
extra work performed under the Contract.
b. Coverage shall include all materials stored on site and in transit.
c. Coverage shall include Contractor’s tools and equipment.
d. Insurance shall include boiler, machinery and material hoist coverage.
G. [***FOR WORK INVOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS***] Contractor’s
Pollution Liability Coverage. Contractor shall provide pollution liability insurance in
an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate.
H. Contractor shall require all tiers of sub-contractors working under this Contract to
provide the insurance required under this Article unless otherwise agreed to in writing
by City. Contractor shall make certain that any and all subcontractors hired by
Contractor are insured in accordance with this Contract. If any subcontractor’s
coverage does not comply with the foregoing provisions, Contractor shall indemnify
and hold the City harmless from any damage, loss, cost, or expense, including
attorneys’ fees, incurred by the City as a result thereof.
ARTICLE 39. FORM AND PROOF OF CARRIAGE OF INSURANCE
A. Any insurance carrier providing insurance coverage required by the Contract
Documents shall be admitted to and authorized to do business in the State of California
unless waived, in writing, by the City’s Risk Manager. Carrier(s) shall have an A.M.
Best rating of not less than an A:VII. Insurance deductibles or self-insured retentions
must be declared by the Contractor. At the election of the City the Contractor shall
either 1) reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retentions, or 2) procure
a bond which guarantees payment of losses and related investigations, claims
administration, and defense costs and expenses. If umbrella or excess liability
coverage is used to meet any required limit(s) specified herein, the Contractor shall
provide a “follow form” endorsement satisfactory to the City indicating that such
coverage is subject to the same terms and conditions as the underlying liability policy.
B. Each insurance policy required by this Contract shall be endorsed to state that: (1)
coverage shall not be suspended, voided, reduced or cancelled except after thirty (30)
days prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to
the City; and (2) any failure to comply with reporting or other provisions of the policies,
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including breaches of warranties, shall not affect coverage provided to the City, its
officials, officers, agents, employees, and volunteers.
C. The Certificates(s) and policies of insurance shall contain or shall be endorsed to
contain the covenant of the insurance carrier(s) that it shall provide no less than thirty
(30) days written notice be given to the City prior to any material modification or
cancellation of such insurance. In the event of a material modification or cancellation
of coverage, the City may terminate the Contract or stop the Work in accordance with
the Contract Documents, unless the City receives, prior to such effective date, another
properly executed original Certificate of Insurance and original copies of
endorsements or certified original policies, including all endorsements and
attachments thereto evidencing coverage’s set forth herein and the insurance required
herein is in full force and effect. Contractor shall not take possession, or use the Site,
or commence operations under this Contract until the City has been furnished original
Certificate(s) of Insurance and certified original copies of endorsements or policies of
insurance including all endorsements and any and all other attachments as required
in this Article. The original endorsements for each policy and the Certificate of
Insurance shall be signed by an individual authorized by the insurance carrier to do so
on its behalf.
D. The Certificate(s) of Insurance, policies and endorsements shall so covenant and
shall be construed as primary, and the City’s insurance and/or deductibles and/or self-
insured retentions or self-insured programs shall not be construed as contributory.
E. City reserves the right to adjust the monetary limits of insurance coverages during the
term of this Contract including any extension thereof if, in the City’s reasonable
judgment, the amount or type of insurance carried by the Contractor becomes
inadequate.
F. Contractor shall report to the City, in addition to the Contractor’s insurer, any and all
insurance claims submitted by the Contractor in connection with the Work under this
Contract.
ARTICLE 40. TIME FOR COMPLETION AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
A. Time for Completion/Liquidated Damages. Time is of the essence in the completion
of the Work. Work shall be commenced within ten (10) Days of the date stated in the
City’s Notice to Proceed and shall be completed by Contractor in the time specified in
the Contract Documents. The City is under no obligation to consider early completion
of the Project; and the Contract completion date shall not be amended by the City’s
receipt or acceptance of the Contractor’s proposed earlier completion date.
Furthermore, Contractor shall not, under any circumstances, receive additional
compensation from the City (including but not limited to indirect, general,
administrative or other forms of overhead costs) for the period between the time of
earlier completion proposed by the Contractor and the Contract completion date. If
the Work is not completed as stated in the Contract Documents, it is understood that
the City will suffer damage. In accordance with Government Code section 53069.85,
being impractical and infeasible to determine the amount of actual damage, it is agreed
that Contractor shall pay to the City as fixed and liquidated damages, and not as a
penalty, the sum stipulated in the Contract for each calendar day of delay until the
Work is fully completed. Contractor and its surety shall be liable for any liquidated
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damages. Any money due or to become due the Contractor may be retained to cover
liquidated damages.
B. Inclement Weather. Contractor shall abide by the Engineer’s determination of what
constitutes inclement weather. Time extensions for inclement weather shall only be
granted when the Work stopped during inclement weather is on the critical path of the
Project schedule.
C. Extension of Time. Contractor shall not be charged liquidated damages because of
any delays in completion of the Work due to unforeseeable causes beyond the control
and without the fault or negligence of Contractor (or its subcontractors or suppliers).
Contractor shall within five (5) Days of identifying any such delay notify the City in
writing of causes of delay. The City shall ascertain the facts and extent of delay and
grant extension of time for completing the Work when, in its judgment, the facts justify
such an extension. Time extensions to the Project shall be requested by the Contractor
as they occur and without delay. No delay claims shall be permitted unless the event
or occurrence delays the completion of the Project beyond the Contract completion
date.
D. No Damages for Reasonable Delay. The City’s liability to Contractor for delays for
which the City is responsible shall be limited to only an extension of time unless such
delays were unreasonable under the circumstances. In no case shall the City be liable
for any costs which are borne by the Contractor in the regular course of business,
including, but not limited to, home office overhead and other ongoing costs. Damages
caused by unreasonable City delay, including delays caused by items that are the
responsibility of the City pursuant to Government Code section 4215, shall be based
on actual costs only, no proportions or formulas shall be used to calculate any delay
damages.
ARTICLE 41. COST BREAKDOWN AND PERIODIC ESTIMATES
Contractor shall furnish on forms Approved by the City:
A. Within ten (10) Days of Notice to Proceed with the Contract, a detailed estimate giving
a complete breakdown of the Contract price, if the Contract amount is a lump sum.
B. A monthly itemized estimate of Work done for the purpose of making progress
payments. In order for the City to consider and evaluate each progress payment
application, the Contractor shall submit a detailed measurement of Work performed
and a progress estimate of the value thereof before the tenth (10th) Day of the
following month.
C. Contractor shall submit, with each of its payment requests, an adjusted list of actual
quantities, verified by the Engineer, for unit price items listed, if any, in the Bid Form.
D. Following the City’s Acceptance of the Work, the Contractor shall submit to the City a
written statement of the final quantities of unit price items for inclusion in the final
payment request.
E. The City shall have the right to adjust any estimate of quantity and to subsequently
correct any error made in any estimate for payment.
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Contractor shall certify under penalty of perjury, that all cost breakdowns and periodic estimates
accurately reflect the Work on the Project.
ARTICLE 42. PROGRESS ESTIMATES AND PAYMENT
A. By the tenth (10th) Day of the following calendar month, Contractor shall submit to
Engineer a payment request which shall set forth in detail the value of the Work done
for the period beginning with the date work was first commenced and ending on the
end of the calendar month for which the payment request is prepared. Contractor shall
include any amount earned for authorized extra work. From the total thus computed,
a deduction shall be made in the amount of five percent (5%) for retention, except
where the City has adopted a finding that the Work done under the Contract is
substantially complex, and then the amount withheld as retention shall be the
percentage specified in the Notice Inviting Bids. From the remainder a further
deduction may be made in accordance with Section B below. The amount computed,
less the amount withheld for retention and any amounts withheld as set forth below,
shall be the amount of the Contractor’s payment request.
B. The City may withhold a sufficient amount or amounts of any payment or payments
otherwise due to Contractor, as in his judgment may be necessary to cover:
1. Payments which may be past due and payable for just claims against Contractor
or any subcontractors for labor or materials furnished in and about the performance
of work on the Project under this Contract.
2. Defective work not remedied.
3. Failure of Contractor to make proper payments to his subcontractor or for material
or labor.
4. Completion of the Contract if there is a reasonable doubt that the Work can be
completed for balance then unpaid.
5. Damage to another contractor or a third party.
6. Amounts which may be due the City for claims against Contractor.
7. Failure of Contractor to keep the record (“as-built”) drawings up to date.
8. Failure to provide update on construction schedule as required herein.
9. Site cleanup.
10. Failure to comply with Contract Documents.
11. Liquidated damages.
12. Legally permitted penalties.
C. The City may apply such withheld amount or amounts to payment of such claims or
obligations at its discretion with the exception of subsections (B)(1), (3), and (5) of this
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Article, which must be retained or applied in accordance with applicable law. In so
doing, the City shall be deemed the agent of Contractor and any payment so made by
the City shall be considered as a payment made under contract by the City to
Contractor and the City shall not be liable to Contractor for such payments made in
good faith. Such payments may be made without prior judicial determination of claim
or obligations. The City will render Contractor a proper accounting of such funds
disbursed on behalf of Contractor.
D. Upon receipt, the Engineer shall review the payment request to determine whether it
is undisputed and suitable for payment. If the payment request is determined to be
unsuitable for payment, it shall be returned to Contractor as soon as practicable but
not later than seven (7) Days after receipt, accompanied by a document setting forth
in writing the reasons why the payment request is not proper. The City shall make the
progress payment within 30 calendar days after the receipt of an undisputed and
properly submitted payment request from Contractor, provided that a release of liens
and claims has been received from the Contractor pursuant to Civil Code section 8132.
The number of days available to the City to make a payment without incurring interest
pursuant to this paragraph shall be reduced by the number of days by which the
Engineer exceeds the seven (7) Day requirement.
E. A payment request shall be considered properly executed if funds are available for
payment of the payment request and payment is not delayed due to an audit inquiry
by the financial officer of the City.
ARTICLE 43. SECURITIES FOR MONEY WITHHELD
Pursuant to section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, Contractor may
request the City to make retention payments directly to an escrow agent or may substitute
securities for any money withheld by the City to ensure performance under the contract. At the
request and expense of Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be
deposited with the City or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent who shall
return such securities to Contractor upon satisfactory completion of the contract. Deposit of
securities with an escrow agent shall be subject to a written agreement substantially in the form
provided in section 22300 of the Public Contract Code.
ARTICLE 44. CHANGES AND EXTRA WORK.
A. Contract Change Orders.
1. The City, without invalidating the Contract, may order changes in the Work
consisting of additions, deletions or other revisions, and the Contract Price and
Contract Time shall be adjusted accordingly. Except as otherwise provided herein,
all such changes in the Work shall be authorized by Change Order, and shall be
performed under the applicable conditions of the Contract Documents. A Change
Order signed by the Contractor indicates the Contractor's agreement therewith,
including any adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract Time, and the full
and final settlement of all costs (direct, indirect and overhead) related to the Work
authorized by the Change Order.
2. Contractor shall promptly execute changes in the Work as directed in writing by
the City even when the parties have not reached agreement on whether the
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change increases the scope of Work or affects the Contract Price or Contract Time.
All claims for additional compensation to the Contractor shall be presented in
writing. No claim will be considered after the Work in question has been done
unless a written Change Order has been issued or a timely written notice of claim
has been made by Contractor.
3. Whenever any change is made as provided for herein, such change shall be
considered and treated as though originally included in the Contract, and shall be
subject to all terms, conditions, and provisions of the original Contract.
4. Contractor shall not be entitled to claim or bring suit for damages, whether for loss
of profits or otherwise, on account of any decrease or omission of any item or
portion of Work to be done.
5. No dispute, disagreement, or failure of the parties to reach agreement on the terms
of the Change Order shall relieve the Contractor from the obligation to proceed
with performance of the work, including Additional Work, promptly and
expeditiously.
6. Contractor shall make available to the City any of the Contractor’s documents
related to the Project immediately upon request of the City, as set forth in Article
52.
7. Any alterations, extensions of time, Additional Work, or any other changes may be
made without securing consent of the Contractor’s surety or sureties.
B. Contract Price Change.
1. Process for Determining Adjustments in Contract Price.
a. Owner Initiated Change. The Contractor must submit a complete cost
proposal, including any change in the Contract Price or Contract Time, within
seven (7) Days after receipt of a scope of a proposed change order initiated by
the City, unless the City requests that proposals be submitted in less than
seven (7) Days.
b. Contractor Initiated Change. The Contractor must give written notice of a
proposed change order required for compliance with the Contract Documents
within seven (7) Days of discovery of the facts giving rise to the proposed
change order.
c. Whenever possible, any changes to the Contract amount shall be in a lump
sum mutually agreed to by the Contractor and the City.
d. Price quotations from the Contractor shall be accompanied by sufficiently
detailed supporting documentation to permit verification by the City, including
but not limited to estimates and quotations from subcontractors or material
suppliers, as the City may reasonably request. Contractor shall certify the
accuracy of all Change Order Requests under penalty of perjury.
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e. If the Contractor fails to submit a complete cost proposal within the seven (7)
Day period (or as requested), the City has the right to order the Contractor in
writing to commence the Work immediately on a time and materials basis
and/or issue a lump sum change to the Contract Price and/or Contract Time in
accordance with the City’s estimate. If the change is issued based on the City's
estimate, the Contractor will waive its right to dispute the action unless within
fifteen (15) Days following completion of the added/deleted work, the
Contractor presents written proof that the City’s estimate was in error.
2. Unit Price Change Orders.
a. When the actual quantity of a Unit Price item varies from the Bid Form,
compensation for the change in quantity will be calculated by multiplying the
actual quantity by the Unit Price. This calculation may result in either an
additive or deductive Final Change Order pursuant to the Contract Documents.
b. No Mark up for Overhead and Profit. Because the Contract Unit Prices
provided in the Bid Form include Overhead and Profit as determined by
Contractor at the time of Bid submission, no mark up or deduction for Overhead
and Profit will be included in Unit Price Change Orders.
c. Bid items included on the Bid Form may be deducted from the Work in their
entirety without any negotiated extra costs.
d. Contractor acknowledges that unit quantities are estimates and agrees that the
estimated unit quantities listed on the Bid Form will be adjusted to reflect the
actual unit quantities which may result in an adjustment to the Contract Unit
Prices. Such an adjustment will be made by execution of a final additive or
deductive Change Order following Contractor’s completion of the Work. Upon
notification, Contractor’s failure to respond within seven (7) Days will result in
City’s issuance of a unit quantity adjustment to the Contract Unit Prices and/or
Contract Time in accordance with the Contract Documents.
e. The City or Contractor may make a Claim for an adjustment in the Unit Price
in accordance with the Contract Documents if:
i. the quantity of any item of Unit Price Work performed by Contractor differs
by twenty-five percent (25%) or more from the estimated quantity of such
item indicated in the Contract; and
ii. there is no corresponding adjustment with respect to any other item of
Work; and
iii. Contractor believes that Contractor is entitled to an increase in Unit Price
as a result of having incurred additional expense or the City believes that
the City is entitled to a decrease in Unit Price and the parties are unable to
agree as to the amount of any such increase or decrease..
3. Lump Sum Change Orders. Compensation for Lump Sum Change Orders shall
be limited to expenditures necessitated specifically by the Additional Work, and
shall be segregated as follows:
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a. Labor. The costs of labor will be the actual cost for wages prevailing locally for
each craft or type of worker at the time the Additional Work is done, plus
employer payments of payroll taxes and insurance, health and welfare,
pension, vacation, apprenticeship funds, and other direct costs resulting from
Federal, State or local laws, as well as assessment or benefits required by
lawful collective bargaining agreements. The use of a labor classification
which would increase the Additional Work cost will not be permitted unless the
Contractor establishes the necessity for such new classifications. Labor costs
for equipment operators and helpers shall be reported only when such costs
are not included in the invoice for equipment rental.
b. Materials. The cost of materials reported shall be at invoice or lowest current
price at which such materials are locally available in the quantities involved,
plus sales tax, freight, and delivery. Materials costs shall be based upon
supplier or manufacturer’s invoice. If invoices or other satisfactory evidence of
cost are not furnished within fifteen (15) Days of delivery, then the City shall
determine the materials cost, at its sole discretion.
c. Tool and Equipment Use. Costs for the use of small tools, which are tools that
have a replacement value of $1,000 or less, shall be considered included in
the Overhead and Profit mark-ups established below. Regardless of
ownership, the rates to be used in determining equipment use costs shall not
exceed listed rates prevailing locally at equipment rental agencies, or
distributors, at the time the Work is performed.
4. Time and Materials Change Orders.
a. General. The term Time and Materials means the sum of all costs reasonably
and necessarily incurred and paid by Contractor for labor, materials, and
equipment in the proper performance of Additional Work. Except as otherwise
may be agreed to in writing by the City, such costs shall be in amounts no
higher than those prevailing in the locality of the Project, and shall include only
the following items.
b. Timely and Final Documentation.
i. T&M Daily Sheets. Contractor must submit timesheets, materials invoices,
records of equipment hours, and records of rental equipment hours to the
City’s Representative for an approval signature each day Additional Work
is performed. Failure to get the City’s Representative’s approval signature
each Day shall result in a waiver of Contractor’s right to claim these costs.
The City’s Representative’s signature on time sheets only serves as
verification that the Work was performed and is not indicative of City’s
agreement to Contractor’s entitlement to the cost.
ii. T&M Daily Summary Sheets. All documentation of incurred costs (“T&M
Daily Summary Sheets”) shall be submitted by Contractor within three (3)
Days of incurring the cost for labor, material, equipment, and special
services as Additional Work is performed. Contractor’s actual costs shall
be presented in a summary table in an electronic spreadsheet file by labor,
material, equipment, and special services. Each T&M Daily Summary
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Sheet shall include Contractor’s actual costs incurred for the Additional
Work performed that day and a cumulative total of Contractor’s actual costs
incurred for the Additional Work. Contractor’s failure to provide a T&M
Daily Summary Sheet showing a total cost summary within three (3) Days
but within five (5) Days of performance of the Work will result in the
Contractor’s otherwise allowable overhead and profit being reduced by
50% for that portion of Additional Work which was not documented in a
timely manner. Contractor’s failure to submit the T&M Daily Summary
Sheet within five (5) Days of performance of the Work will result in a total
waiver of Contractor’s right to claim these costs.
iii. T&M Total Cost Summary Sheet. Contractor shall submit a T&M Total Cost
Summary Sheet, which shall include total actual costs, within seven (7)
Days following completion of City approved Additional Work. Contractor’s
total actual cost shall be presented in a summary table in an electronic
spreadsheet file by labor, material, equipment, and special services.
Contractor’s failure to submit the T&M Total Cost Summary Sheet within
seven (7) Days of completion of the Additional Work will result in
Contractor’s waiver for any reimbursement of any costs associated with the
T&M Summary Sheets or the performance of the Additional Work.
c. Labor. The Contractor will be paid the cost of labor for the workers used in the
actual and direct performance of the Work. The cost of labor will be the sum
of the actual wages paid (which shall include any employer payments to or on
behalf of the workers for health and welfare, pension, vacation, and similar
purposes) substantiated by timesheets and certified payroll for wages
prevailing for each craft or type of workers performing the Additional Work at
the time the Additional Work is done, and the labor surcharge set forth in the
Department of Transportation publication entitled Labor Surcharge and
Equipment Rental Rates, which is in effect on the date upon which the Work is
accomplished and which is a part of the Contract. The labor surcharge shall
constitute full compensation for all payments imposed by Federal, State, or
local laws and for all other payments made to, or on behalf of, the workers,
other than actual wages.
i. Equipment Operator Exception. Labor costs for equipment operators and
helpers shall be paid only when such costs are not included in the invoice
for equipment rental.
ii. Foreman Exception. The labor costs for foremen shall be proportioned to
all of their assigned work and only that applicable to the Additional Work
shall be paid. Indirect labor costs, including, without limitation, the
superintendent, project manager, and other labor identified in the Contract
Documents will be considered Overhead.
d. Materials. The cost of materials reported shall be itemized at invoice or lowest
current price at which materials are locally available and delivered to the
Project site in the quantities involved, plus the cost of sales tax, freight,
delivery, and storage.
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i. Trade discounts available to the purchaser shall be credited to the City
notwithstanding the fact that such discounts may not have been taken by
Contractor.
ii. For materials secured by other than a direct purchase and direct billing to
the purchaser, the cost shall be deemed to be the price paid to the actual
supplier as determined by the City’s Representative.
iii. Payment for materials from sources owned wholly or in part by the
purchaser shall not exceed the price paid by the purchaser for similar
materials from said sources on Additional Work items or the current
wholesale price for such materials delivered to the Project site, whichever
price is lower.
iv. If, in the opinion of the City’s Representative, the cost of materials is
excessive, or Contractor does not furnish satisfactory evidence of the cost
of such materials, then the cost shall be deemed to be the lowest current
wholesale price for the total quantity concerned delivered to the Project site
less trade discounts.
v. The City reserves the right to furnish materials for the Additional Work and
no Claim shall be allowed by Contractor for costs of such materials or
Indirect Costs or profit on City furnished materials.
e. Equipment.
i. Rental Time. The rental time to be paid for equipment on the Project site
shall be the time the equipment is in productive operation on the Additional
Work being performed and, in addition, shall include the time required to
move the equipment to the location of the Additional Work and return it to
the original location or to another location requiring no more time than that
required to return it to its original location; except that moving time will not
be paid if the equipment is used on other than the Additional Work, even
though located at the site of the Additional Work.
(a) Rental Time Not Allowed. Rental time will not be allowed while
equipment is inoperative due to breakdowns.
(b) Computation Method. The following shall be used in computing the
rental time of equipment on the Project site.
(i) When hourly rates are paid, any part of an hour less than 30
minutes of operation shall be considered to be 1/2-hour of
operation, and any part of an hour in excess of 30 minutes will be
considered one hour of operation.
(ii) When daily rates are paid, any part of a day less than 4 hours
operation shall be considered to be 1/2-day of operation, and any
part of an hour in excess of 4 hours will be considered one day of
operation.
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ii. Rental Rates. Contractor will be paid for the use of equipment at the lesser
of (i) the actual rental rate, or (ii) the rental rate listed for that equipment in
the California Department of Transportation publication entitled Labor
Surcharge and Equipment Rental Rates, which is in effect on the date upon
which the Contract was executed. Such rental rates will be used to
compute payments for equipment whether the equipment is under
Contractor’s control through direct ownership, leasing, renting, or another
method of acquisition. The rental rate to be applied for use of each item of
equipment shall be the rate (i.e., daily, monthly) resulting in the least total
cost to the City for the total period of use. If it is deemed necessary by
Contractor to use equipment not listed in the publication, an equitable rental
rate for the equipment will be established by the City’s Representative.
Contractor may furnish cost data which might assist the City’s
Representative in the establishment of the rental rate.
iii. Contractor-Owned Equipment.
(a) For Contractor-owned equipment, the allowed equipment rental rate
will be limited to the monthly equipment rental rate using a utilization
rate of 173 hours per month.
(b) For Contractor-owned equipment, the rental time to be paid for
equipment on the Site shall be the time the equipment is in productive
operation, unless, in the instance of standby time, the equipment
could be actively used by Contractor on another project, then City
shall pay for the entirety of the time the equipment is on Site. It shall
be Contractor’s burden to demonstrate to the City that the equipment
could be actively used on another project.
iv. All equipment shall, in the opinion of the City’s Representative, be in good
working condition and suitable for the purpose for which the equipment is
to be used.
v. Before construction equipment is used on the Additional Work, Contractor
shall plainly stencil or stamp an identifying number thereon at a
conspicuous location, and shall furnish to the City’s Representative, in
duplicate, a description of the equipment and its identifying number and the
scheduled Additional Work activities planned.
vi. Unless otherwise specified, manufacturer’s rating and manufacturer
approved modifications shall be used to classify equipment for the
determination of applicable rental rates. Equipment which has no direct
power unit shall be powered by a unit of at least the minimum rating
recommended by the manufacturer.
f. Special Services. Special work or services are defined as that Additional Work
characterized by extraordinary complexity, sophistication, or innovation or a
combination of the foregoing attributes which are unique to the construction
industry.
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i. Invoices for Special Services. When the City’s Representative and
Contractor determine that a special service is required which cannot be
performed by the forces of Contractor or those of any of its Subcontractors,
the special service may be performed by an entity especially skilled in the
Additional Work. Invoices for special services based upon the current fair
market value thereof may be accepted without complete itemization of
labor, material, and equipment rental costs, after validation of market
values by the City’s Representative.
ii. Discount and Allowance. All invoices for special services will be adjusted
by deducting all trade discounts offered or available, whether the discounts
were taken or not. In lieu of Overhead and Profit specified herein, a total
allowance not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) for Overhead and Profit will
be added to invoices for Special Services.
iii. When the City determines, in its sole discretion, that competitive bidding is
necessary for certain special services, Contractor shall solicit competitive
bids for those special services.
g. Excluded Costs. The term Time and Material shall not include any of the
following costs or any other home or field office overhead costs, all of which
are to be considered administrative costs covered by Contractor’s allowance
for Overhead and Profit.
i. Overhead Cost. Payroll costs and other compensation of Contractor’s
officers, executives, principals, general managers, engineers, architects,
estimators, attorneys, auditors, accountants, purchasing and contracting
agents, timekeepers, clerks, and other personnel employed by Contractor
whether at the Site or in Contractor’s principal office or any branch office,
material yard, or shop for general administration of the Additional Work;
ii. Office Expenses. Expenses of Contractor’s principal and branch offices;
iii. Capital Expenses. Any part of Contractor’s capital expenses, including
interest on Contractor’s capital employed for the Additional Work and
charges against Contractor for delinquent payments;
iv. Negligence. Costs due to the negligence of Contractor or any
Subcontractor or Supplier, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by any
of them or for whose acts any of them may be liable, including without
limitation the correction of Defective Work, disposal of materials or
equipment wrongly supplied, and making good any damage to property;
v. Other. Other overhead or general expense costs of any kind and the cost
of any item not specifically and expressly included in the Contract
Documents;
vi. Small Tools. Cost of small tools valued at less than $1,000 and that remain
the property of Contractor;
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vii. Administrative Costs. Costs associated with the preparation of Change
Orders (whether or not ultimately authorized), cost estimates, or the
preparation or filing of Claims;
viii. Anticipated Lost Profits. Expenses of Contractor associated with
anticipated lost profits or lost revenues, lost income or earnings, lost
interest on earnings, or unpaid retention;
ix. Home Office Overhead. Costs derived from the computation of a “home
office overhead” rate by application of the Eichleay, Allegheny, burden
fluctuation, or other similar methods;
x. Special Consultants and Attorneys. Costs of special consultants or
attorneys, whether or not in the direct employ of Contractor, employed for
services specifically related to the resolution of a Claim, dispute, or other
matter arising out of or relating to the performance of the Additional Work.
h. Overhead, Profit and Other Charges. The mark-up for overhead (including
supervision) and profit on work added to the Contract shall be according to the
following:
i. “Net Cost” is defined as consisting of costs of labor, materials, and tools
and equipment only excluding overhead and profit. The costs of applicable
insurance and bond premium will be reimbursed to the Contractor and
subcontractors at cost only, without mark-up. Contractor shall provide City
with documentation of the costs, including, but not limited to, payroll
records, invoices, and such other information as City may reasonably
request.
ii. For Work performed by the Contractor’s forces, the added cost for
overhead and profit shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the Net Cost
of the Work.
iii. For Work performed by a subcontractor, the added cost for overhead and
profit shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the subcontractor’s Net Cost
of the Work to which the Contractor may add five percent (5%) of the
subcontractor’s Net Cost.
iv. For Work performed by a sub-subcontractor, the added cost for overhead
and profit shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the sub-subcontractor’s
Net Cost for Work to which the subcontractor and general contractor may
each add an additional five percent (5%) of the Net Cost of the lower tier
subcontractor.
v. No additional mark-up will be allowed for lower tier subcontractors, and in
no case shall the added cost for overhead and profit payable by City
exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the Net Cost as defined herein, of the
party that performs the Work.
5. All of the following costs are included in the markups for overhead and profit
described above, and Contractor shall not receive any additional compensation
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for: Submittals, drawings, field drawings, Shop Drawings, including submissions of
drawings; field inspection; General Superintendence; General administration and
preparation of cost proposals, schedule analysis, Change Orders, and other
supporting documentation; computer services; reproduction services; Salaries of
project engineer, superintendent, timekeeper, storekeeper, and secretaries;
Janitorial services; Small tools, incidentals and consumables; Temporary On-Site
facilities (Offices, Telephones, High Speed Internet Access, Plumbing, Electrical
Power, Lighting; Platforms, Fencing, Water), Jobsite and Home office overhead or
other expenses; vehicles and fuel used for work otherwise included in the Contract
Documents; Surveying; Estimating; Protection of Work; Handling and disposal
fees; Final Cleanup; Other Incidental Work; Related Warranties; insurance and
bond premiums.
6. For added or deducted Work by subcontractors, the Contractor shall furnish to the
City the subcontractor’s signed detailed record of the cost of labor, material and
equipment, including the subcontractor markup for overhead and profit. The same
requirement shall apply to sub-subcontractors
7. For added or deducted work furnished by a vendor or supplier, the Contractor shall
furnish to the City a detailed record of the cost to the Contractor, signed by such
vendor or supplier.
8. Any change in the Work involving both additions and deletions shall indicate a net
total cost, including subcontracts and materials. Allowance for overhead and profit,
as specified herein, shall be applied if the net total cost is an increase in the
Contract Price; overhead and profit allowances shall not be applied if the net total
cost is a deduction to the Contract Price. The estimated cost of deductions shall
be based on labor and material prices on the date the Contract was executed.
9. Contractor shall not reserve a right to assert impact costs, extended job site costs,
extended overhead, constructive acceleration and/or actual acceleration beyond
what is stated in the Change Order for Work. No claims shall be allowed for impact,
extended overhead costs, constructive acceleration and/or actual acceleration due
to a multiplicity of changes and/or clarifications. The Contractor may not change
or modify the City’s change order form in an attempt to reserve additional rights.
10. If the City disagrees with the proposal submitted by Contractor, it will notify the
Contractor and the City will provide its opinion of the appropriate price and/or time
extension. If the Contractor agrees with the City, a Change Order will be issued
by the City. If no agreement can be reached, the City shall have the right to issue
a unilateral Change Order setting forth its determination of the reasonable
additions or savings in costs and time attributable to the extra or deleted work.
Such determination shall become final and binding if the Contractor fails to submit
a claim in writing to the City within fifteen (15) Days of the issuance of the unilateral
Change Order, disputing the terms of the unilateral Change Order, and providing
such supporting documentation for its position as the City may require.
C. Change of Contract Times.
1. The Contract Times may only be changed by a Change Order.
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2. All changes in the Contract Price and/or adjustments to the Contract Times related
to each change shall be included in Contractor’s COR pursuant to this Article. No
cost or time will be allowed for cumulative effects of multiple changes. All Change
Orders must state that the Contract Time is not changed or is either increased or
decreased by a specific number of days. Failure to include a change to time shall
waive any change to the time unless the parties mutually agree in writing to
postpone a determination of the change to time resulting from the Change Order.
3. Notice of the amount of the request for adjustment in the Contract Times with
supporting data shall be delivered within seven (7) Days after such start of
occurrence, unless City’s Representative allows an additional period of time to
ascertain more accurate data in support of the request. No extension of time or
additional compensation shall be given for a delay if the Contractor failed to give
notice in the manner and within the time prescribed.
4. City may elect, at City’s sole discretion, to grant an extension in Contract Times,
without Contractor’s request, because of delays or other factors.
5. Use of Float and Critical Path.
a. Float is for the benefit of the Project. Float shall not be considered for the
exclusive use or benefit of either the City or the Contractor.
b. Contractor shall not be entitled to compensation, and City will not compensate
Contractor, for delays which impact early completion. Any difference in time
between the Contractor’s early completion and the Contract Time shall be
considered a part of the Project float.
6. Contractor’s entitlement to an extension of the Contract Times is limited to a City-
caused extension of the critical path, reduced by the Contractor’s concurrent
delays, and established by a proper time impact analysis. No time extension shall
be allowed unless, and then only to the extent that, the City-caused delay extends
the critical path beyond the previously approved Contract Time. If approved, the
increase in time required to complete the Work shall be added to the Contract
Time.
a. Contractor shall not be entitled to an adjustment in the Contract Price or
Contract Times for delays within the control of Contractor. Delays attributable
to and within the control of a Subcontractor or Supplier shall be deemed to be
delays within the control of Contractor.
b. If Contractor is delayed in the performance or progress of the Work by fire,
flood, epidemic, abnormal weather conditions (as determined by the City), Acts
of God, acts or failures to act of utility owners not under the control of City, or
other causes not the fault of and beyond control of City and Contractor, then
Contractor shall be entitled to a time extension when the Work stopped is on
the critical path. Such a non-compensable adjustment shall be Contractor’s
sole and exclusive remedy for such delays. Contractor must submit a timely
request in accordance with the requirements of this Article.
c. Utility-Related Delays.
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i. Contractor shall immediately notify in writing the utility owner and City’s
Representative of its construction schedule and any subsequent changes
in the construction schedule which will affect the time available for
protection, removal, or relocation of utilities. Requests for extensions of
time arising out of utility relocation or repair delays shall be filed in
accordance with this Article.
ii. Contractor shall not be entitled to damages or additional payment for
delays attributable to utility relocations or alterations if correctly located, as
noted in the Contract Documents or by the Underground Service Alert
survey.
7. Content for Requests for Contract Extension. Contractor’s justification for
entitlement shall be clear and complete citing specific Contract Document
references and reasons on which Contractor’s entitlement is based. At a minimum,
each request for a time extension must include:
a. Each request for an extension of Contract Time must identify the impacting
event, in narrative form, providing a description of the delay event and sufficient
justification as to why the Contractor is entitled to a time extension. Contractor
must demonstrate that the delay arises from unforeseeable causes beyond the
control and without the fault or negligence of both Contractor and any
Subcontractors or Suppliers, or any other persons or organizations employed
by any of them or for whose acts any of them may be liable, and that such
causes in fact lead to performance or completion of the Work, or specified part
in question, beyond the corresponding Contract Times, despite Contractor’s
reasonable and diligent actions to guard against those effects.
b. Each request for an extension of Contract Time must include a time impact
analysis in CPM format, using the Contemporaneous Impacted As-Planned
Schedule Analysis to calculate the impact of the delay event.
8. No Damages for Reasonable Delay.
a. City’s liability to Contractor for delays for which City is responsible shall be
limited to only an extension of time unless such delays were unreasonable
under the circumstances. In no case shall City be liable for any costs which
are borne by the Contractor in the regular course of business, including, but
not limited to, home office overhead and other ongoing costs.
b. Damages caused by unreasonable City delay that impact the critical path,
including delays caused by items that are the responsibility of the City pursuant
to Government Code section 4215, shall be compensated at the Daily Rate
established in the Special Conditions. No other calculations, proportions or
formulas shall be used to calculate any delay damages.
c. City and City’s Representative, and the officers, members, partners,
employees, agents, consultants, or subcontractors of each of them, shall not
be liable to Contractor for any claims, costs, losses, or damages (including but
not limited to all fees and charges of engineers, architects, attorneys, and other
professionals and all court or arbitration or other dispute resolution costs)
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sustained by Contractor on or in connection with any other project or
anticipated project.
9. Contractor’s failure, neglect, or refusal to comply with the requirements of the
Contract Documents, or any portion thereof, shall bar Contractor’s request for
extensions of the Contract Times. Such failure, neglect, or refusal prejudices City’s
and City’s Representative’s ability to recognize and mitigate delay, and such
failure, neglect, or refusal prevent the timely analysis of requests for extensions of
Contract Times, and whether such extensions may be warranted. Contractor
hereby waives all rights to extensions of Contract Times due to delays or
accelerations that result from or occur during periods of time for which Contractor
fails, neglects, or refuses to fully comply with the requirements of this Article.
ARTICLE 45. FINAL ACCEPTANCE AND PAYMENT
A. The acceptance of the Work on behalf of the City will be made by the Engineer. Such
acceptance by the City shall not constitute a waiver of defects. When the Work has
been accepted there shall be paid to Contractor a sum equal to the contract price less
any amounts previously paid Contractor and less any amounts withheld by the City
from Contractor under the terms of the contract. The final five percent (5%), or the
percentage specified in the notice inviting bids where the City has adopted a finding of
substantially complete, shall not become due and payable until five (5) calendar days
shall have elapsed after the expiration of the period within which all claims may be
filed under the provisions of Civil Code section 9356. If the Contractor has placed
securities with the City as described herein, the Contractor shall be paid a sum equal
to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price less any amounts due the City
under the terms of the Contract.
B. Unless Contractor advises the City in writing prior to acceptance of the final five
percent (5%) or the percentage specified in the notice inviting bids where the City has
adopted a finding of substantially complete, or the return of securities held as
described herein, said acceptance shall operate as a release to the City of all claims
and all liability to Contractor for all things done or furnished in connection with this work
and for every act of negligence of the City and for all other claims relating to or arising
out of this work. If Contractor advises the City in writing prior to acceptance of final
payment or return of the securities that there is a dispute regarding the amount due
the Contractor, the City may pay the undisputed amount contingent upon the
Contractor furnishing a release of all undisputed claims against the City with the
disputed claims in stated amounts being specifically excluded by Contractor from the
operation of the release. No payments, however, final or otherwise, shall operate to
release Contractor or its sureties from the Faithful Performance Bond, Labor and
Material Payment Bond, or from any other obligation under this contract.
C. In case of suspension of the contract any unpaid balance shall be and become the
sole and absolute property of the City to the extent necessary to repay the City any
excess in the cost of the Work above the contract price.
D. Final payment shall be made no later than 60 days after the date of acceptance of the
Work by the City or the date of occupation, beneficial use and enjoyment of the Work
by the City including any operation only for testing, start-up or commissioning
accompanied by cessation of labor on the Work, provided that a release of liens and
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claims has been received from the Contractor pursuant to Civil Code section 8136. In
the event of a dispute between the City and the Contractor, the City may withhold from
the final payment an amount not to exceed 150% of the disputed amount.
E. Within ten (10) calendar days from the time that all or any portion of the retention
proceeds are received by Contractor, Contractor shall pay each of its subcontractors
from whom retention has been withheld each subcontractor’s share of the retention
received. However, if a retention payment received by Contractor is specifically
designated for a particular subcontractor, payment of the retention shall be made to
the designated subcontractor if the payment is consistent with the terms of the
subcontract.
ARTICLE 46. OCCUPANCY
The City reserves the right to occupy or utilize any portion of the Work at any time before
completion, and such occupancy or use shall not constitute acceptance of any part of Work
covered by this Contract. This use shall not relieve the Contractor of its responsibilities under the
Contract.
ARTICLE 47. INDEMNIFICATION
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor shall immediately defend (with counsel of the
City’s choosing), indemnify and hold harmless the City, officials, officers, agents, employees, and
representatives, and each of them from and against:
A. Any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, injuries, losses or
liabilities, in law or in equity, of every kind or nature whatsoever, but not limited to,
injury to or death, including wrongful death, of any person, and damages to or
destruction of property of any person, arising out of, related to, or in any manner
directly or indirectly connected with the Work or this Contract, including claims made
by subcontractors for nonpayment, including without limitation the payment of all
consequential damages and attorney’s fees and other related costs and expenses,
however caused, regardless of whether the allegations are false, fraudulent, or
groundless, and regardless of any negligence of the City or its officers, employees, or
authorized volunteers (including passive negligence), except the sole negligence or
willful misconduct or active negligence of the City or its officials, officers, employees,
or authorized volunteers.
B. Contractor’s defense and indemnity obligation herein includes, but is not limited to
damages, fines, penalties, attorney’s fees and costs arising from claims under the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other federal or state disability access or
discrimination laws arising from Contractor’s Work during the course of construction
of the improvements or after the Work is complete, as the result of defects or
negligence in Contractor’s construction of the improvements.
C. Any and all actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, fines, penalties or
liabilities, in law or equity, of every kind or nature whatsoever, arising out of, resulting
from, or on account of the violation of any governmental law or regulation, compliance
with which is the responsibility of Contractor;
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D. Any and all losses, expenses, damages (including damages to the Work itself),
attorney’s fees, and other costs, including all costs of defense which any of them may
incur with respect to the failure, neglect, or refusal of Contractor to faithfully perform
the Work and all of Contractor’s obligations under the agreement. Such costs,
expenses, and damages shall include all costs, including attorney’s fees, incurred by
the indemnified parties in any lawsuit to which they are a party.
Contractor shall immediately defend, at Contractor’s own cost, expense and risk, with the City
Council’s choosing, any and all such aforesaid suits, actions or other legal proceedings of every
kind that may be brought or instituted against the City, its officials, officers, agents, employees
and representatives. Contractor shall pay and satisfy any judgment, award or decree that may be
rendered against the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents, employees and
representatives, in any such suit, action or other legal proceeding. Contractor shall reimburse the
City, its officials, officers, agents, employees and representatives for any and all legal expenses
and costs incurred by each of them in connection therewith or in enforcing the indemnity herein
provided. The only limitations on this provision shall be those imposed by Civil Code section 2782.
ARTICLE 48. PROCEDURE FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES
Contractor shall timely comply with all notices and requests for changes to the Contract Time or
Contract Price, including but not limited to all requirements of Article 44, Changes and Extra Work,
as a prerequisite to filing any claim governed by this Article. The failure to timely submit a notice
of delay or notice of change, or to timely request a change to the Contract Price or Contract Time,
or to timely provide any other notice or request required herein shall constitute a waiver of the
right to further pursue the claim under the Contract or at law.
A. Intent. Effective January 1, 1991, Section 20104 et seq., of the California Public
Contract Code prescribes a process utilizing informal conferences, non-binding judicial
supervised mediation, and judicial arbitration to resolve disputes on construction
claims of $375,000 or less. Effective January 1, 2017, Section 9204 of the Public
Contract Code prescribes a process for negotiation and mediation to resolve disputes
on construction claims. The intent of this Article is to implement Sections 20104 et seq.
and Section 9204 of the California Public Contract Code. This Article shall be
construed to be consistent with said statutes.
B. Claims. For purposes of this Article, “Claim” means a separate demand by the
Contractor, after a change order duly requested in accordance with Article 44
“Changes and Extra Work” has been denied by the City, for (A) a time extension, (B)
payment of money or damages arising from Work done by or on behalf of the
Contractor pursuant to the Contract, or (C) an amount the payment of which is disputed
by the City. Claims governed by this Article may not be filed unless and until the
Contractor completes all procedures for giving notice of delay or change and for the
requesting of a time extension or change order, including but not necessarily limited
to the procedures contained in Article 44, Changes and Extra Work, and Contractor’s
request for a change has been denied in whole or in part. Claims governed by this
Article must be filed no later than the date of final payment. The claim shall be
submitted in writing to the City and shall include on its first page the following in 16
point capital font: “THIS IS A CLAIM.” Furthermore, the claim shall include the
documents necessary to substantiate the claim. Nothing herein is intended to extend
the time limit or supersede notice requirements otherwise provided by contract for the
filing of claims, including all requirements pertaining to compensation or payment for
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extra Work, disputed Work, and/or changed conditions. Failure to follow such
contractual requirements shall bar any claims or subsequent lawsuits for
compensation or payment thereon.
C. Supporting Documentation. The Contractor shall submit all claims in the following
format:
1. Summary of claim merit and price, reference Contract Document provisions
pursuant to which the claim is made
2. List of documents relating to claim:
a. Specifications
b. Drawings
c. Clarifications (Requests for Information)
d. Schedules
e. Other
3. Chronology of events and correspondence
4. Analysis of claim merit
5. Analysis of claim cost
6. Time impact analysis in CPM format
7. If Contractor’s claim is based in whole or in part on an allegation of errors or
omissions in the Drawings or Specifications for the Project, Contractor shall
provide a summary of the percentage of the claim subject to design errors or
omissions and shall obtain a certificate of merit in support of the claim of design
errors and omissions.
D. City’s Response. Upon receipt of a claim pursuant to this Article, City shall conduct
a reasonable review of the claim and, within a period not to exceed 45 Days, shall
provide the Contractor a written statement identifying what portion of the claim is
disputed and what portion is undisputed. Any payment due on an undisputed portion
of the claim will be processed and made within 60 Days after the City issues its written
statement.
1. If the City needs approval from its governing body to provide the Contractor a
written statement identifying the disputed portion and the undisputed portion of the
claim, and the City’s governing body does not meet within the 45 Days or within
the mutually agreed to extension of time following receipt of a claim sent by
registered mail or certified mail, return receipt requested, the City shall have up to
three Days following the next duly publicly noticed meeting of the City’s governing
body after the 45-Day period, or extension, expires to provide the Contractor a
written statement identifying the disputed portion and the undisputed portion.
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2. Within 30 Days of receipt of a claim, the City may request in writing additional
documentation supporting the claim or relating to defenses or claims the City may
have against the Contractor. If additional information is thereafter required, it shall
be requested and provided pursuant to this subdivision, upon mutual agreement
of City and the Contractor. The City’s written response to the claim, as further
documented, shall be submitted to the Contractor within 30 Days (if the claim is
less than $15,000, within 15 Days) after receipt of the further documentation, or
within a period of time no greater than that taken by the Contractor in producing
the additional information or requested documentation, whichever is greater.
E. Meet and Confer. If the Contractor disputes the City’s written response, or the City
fails to respond within the time prescribed, the Contractor may so notify the City, in
writing, either within 15 Days of receipt of the City’s response or within 15 Days of the
City’s failure to respond within the time prescribed, respectively, and demand in writing
an informal conference to meet and confer for settlement of the issues in dispute. Upon
receipt of a demand, the City shall schedule a meet and confer conference within 30
Days for settlement of the dispute.
F. Mediation. Within 10 business Days following the conclusion of the meet and confer
conference, if the claim or any portion of the claim remains in dispute, the City shall
provide the Contractor a written statement identifying the portion of the claim that
remains in dispute and the portion that is undisputed. Any payment due on an
undisputed portion of the claim shall be processed and made within 60 Days after the
City issues its written statement. Any disputed portion of the claim, as identified by the
Contractor in writing, shall be submitted to nonbinding mediation, with the City and the
Contractor sharing the associated costs equally. The City and Contractor shall
mutually agree to a mediator within 10 business Days after the disputed portion of the
claim has been identified in writing, unless the parties agree to select a mediator at a
later time.
1. If the parties cannot agree upon a mediator, each party shall select a mediator and
those mediators shall select a qualified neutral third party to mediate with regard
to the disputed portion of the claim. Each party shall bear the fees and costs
charged by its respective mediator in connection with the selection of the neutral
mediator.
2. For purposes of this section, mediation includes any nonbinding process,
including, but not limited to, neutral evaluation or a dispute review board, in which
an independent third party or board assists the parties in dispute resolution through
negotiation or by issuance of an evaluation. Any mediation utilized shall conform
to the timeframes in this section.
3. Unless otherwise agreed to by the City and the Contractor in writing, the mediation
conducted pursuant to this section shall excuse any further obligation under Public
Contract Code Section 20104.4 to mediate after litigation has been commenced.
4. The mediation shall be held no earlier than the date the Contractor completes the
Work or the date that the Contractor last performs Work, whichever is earlier. All
unresolved claims shall be considered jointly in a single mediation, unless a new
unrelated claim arises after mediation is completed.
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G. Procedures After Mediation. If following the mediation, the claim or any portion
remains in dispute, the Contractor must file a claim pursuant to Chapter 1
(commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 910) of Part
3 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code prior to initiating litigation. For
purposes of those provisions, the running of the period of time within which a claim
must be filed shall be tolled from the time the Contractor submits his or her written
claim pursuant to subdivision (a) until the time the claim is denied, including any period
of time utilized by the meet and confer conference.
H. Civil Actions. The following procedures are established for all civil actions filed to
resolve claims of $375,000 or less:
1. Within 60 Days, but no earlier than 30 Days, following the filing or responsive
pleadings, the court shall submit the matter to non-binding mediation unless
waived by mutual stipulation of both parties or unless mediation was held prior to
commencement of the action in accordance with Public Contract Code section
9204 and the terms of this Contract. The mediation process shall provide for the
selection within 15 Days by both parties of a disinterested third person as mediator,
shall be commenced within 30 Days of the submittal, and shall be concluded within
15 Days from the commencement of the mediation unless a time requirement is
extended upon a good cause showing to the court.
2. If the matter remains in dispute, the case shall be submitted to judicial arbitration
pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1141.10) of Title 3 of Part 3 of
the Code of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding Section 1114.11 of that code. The
Civil Discovery Act of 1986 (Article 3 (commencing with Section 2016) of Chapter
3 of Title 3 of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure) shall apply to any proceeding
brought under this subdivision consistent with the rules pertaining to judicial
arbitration. In addition to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1141.10) of Title
3 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, (A) arbitrators shall, when possible, be
experienced in construction law, and (B) any party appealing an arbitration award
who does not obtain a more favorable judgment shall, in addition to payment of
costs and fees under that chapter, also pay the attorney’s fees on appeal of the
other party.
I. Government Code Claims. In addition to any and all contract requirements
pertaining to notices of and requests for compensation or payment for extra Work,
disputed Work, construction claims and/or changed conditions, the Contractor must
comply with the claim procedures set forth in Government Code Sections 900, et seq.
prior to filing any lawsuit against the City. Such Government Code claims and any
subsequent lawsuit based upon the Government Code claims shall be limited to those
matters that remain unresolved after all procedures pertaining to extra Work, disputed
Work, construction claims, and/or changed conditions have been followed by
Contractor. If no such Government Code claim is submitted, or if the prerequisite
contractual requirements are not satisfied, no action against the City may be filed. A
Government Code claim must be filed no earlier than the date the Work is
completed or the date the Contractor last performs Work on the Project,
whichever occurs first. A Government Code claim shall be inclusive of all
unresolved claims unless a new unrelated claim arises after the Government
Code claim is submitted.
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J. Non-Waiver. The City’s failure to respond to a claim from the Contractor within the
time periods described in this Article or to otherwise meet the time requirements of this
Article shall result in the claim being deemed rejected in its entirety.
ARTICLE 49. CITY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE CONTRACT
A. Termination for Cause by the City:
1. In the sole estimation of the City, if the Contractor refuses or fails to prosecute the
Work or any separable part thereof with such diligence as will insure its completion
within the time specified by the Contract Documents, or any extension thereof, or
fails to complete such Work within such time, or if the Contractor should be
adjudged a bankrupt, or if it should make a general assignment for the benefit of
its creditors, or if a receiver should be appointed on account of its insolvency, or
the Contractor or any of its subcontractors should violate any of the provisions of
this Contract, the City may serve written notice upon the Contractor and its Surety
of the City's intention to terminate this Contract. This notice of intent to terminate
shall contain the reasons for such intention to terminate this Contract, and a
statement to the effect that the Contractor's right to perform this Contract shall
cease and terminate upon the expiration of ten (10) calendar days unless such
violations have ceased and arrangements satisfactory to the City have been made
for correction of said violations.
2. In the event that the City serves such written notice of termination upon the
Contractor and the Surety, the Surety shall have the right to take over and perform
the Contract. If the Surety does not: (1) give the City written notice of Surety's
intention to take over and commence performance of the Contract within 15
calendar days of the City's service of said notice of intent to terminate upon Surety;
and (2) actually commence performance of the Contract within 30 calendar days
of the City's service of said notice upon Surety; then the City may take over the
Work and prosecute the same to completion by separate contract or by any other
method it may deem advisable for the account and at the expense of the
Contractor.
3. In the event that the City elects to obtain an alternative performance of the Contract
as specified above: (1) the City may, without liability for so doing, take possession
of and utilize in completion of the Work such materials, appliances, plants and
other property belonging to the Contractor that are on the site and reasonably
necessary for such completion (A special lien to secure the claims of the City in
the event of such suspension is hereby created against any property of Contractor
taken into the possession of the City under the terms hereof and such lien may be
enforced by sale of such property under the direction of the City Council without
notice to Contractor. The proceeds of the sale after deducting all expenses thereof
and connected therewith shall be credited to Contractor. If the net credits shall be
in excess of the claims of the City against Contractor, the balance will be paid to
Contractor or Contractor’s legal representatives.); and (2) Surety shall be liable to
the City for any cost or other damage to the City necessitated by the City securing
an alternate performance pursuant to this Article.
B. Termination for Convenience by the City:
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1. The City may terminate performance of the Work called for by the Contract
Documents in whole or, from time to time, in part, if the City determines that a
termination is in the City's interest.
2. The Contractor shall terminate all or any part of the Work upon delivery to the
Contractor of a Notice of Termination specifying that the termination is for the
convenience of the City, the extent of termination, and the Effective Date of such
termination.
3. After receipt of Notice of Termination, and except as directed by the City's
Representative, the Contractor shall, regardless of any delay in determining or
adjusting any amounts due under this Termination for Convenience clause,
immediately proceed with the following obligations:
a. Stop Work as specified in the Notice.
b. Complete any Work specified in the Notice of Termination in a least
cost/shortest time manner while still maintaining the quality called for under the
Contract Documents.
c. Leave the property upon which the Contractor was working and upon which
the facility (or facilities) forming the basis of the Contract Document is situated
in a safe and sanitary manner such that it does not pose any threat to the public
health or safety.
d. Terminate all subcontracts to the extent that they relate to the portions of the
Work terminated.
e. Place no further subcontracts or orders, except as necessary to complete the
continued portion of the Contract.
f. Submit to the City's Representative, within ten (10) calendar days from the
Effective Date of the Notice of Termination, all of the usual documentation
called for by the Contract Documents to substantiate all costs incurred by the
Contractor for labor, materials and equipment through the Effective Date of the
Notice of Termination. Any documentation substantiating costs incurred by the
Contractor solely as a result of the City's exercise of its right to terminate this
Contract pursuant to this clause, which costs the contractor is authorized under
the Contract documents to incur, shall: (1) be submitted to and received by the
Engineer no later than 30 calendar days after the Effective Date of the Notice
of Termination; (2) describe the costs incurred with particularity; and (3) be
conspicuously identified as “Termination Costs occasioned by the City's
Termination for Convenience.”
4. Termination of the Contract shall not relieve Surety of its obligation for any just claims
arising out of or relating to the Work performed.
5. In the event that the City exercises its right to terminate this Contract pursuant to this
clause, the City shall pay the Contractor, upon the Contractor's submission of the
documentation required by this clause and other applicable provisions of the Contract
Documents, the following amounts:
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a. All actual reimbursable costs incurred according to the provisions of this
Contract.
b. A reasonable allowance for profit on the cost of the Work performed, provided
Contractor establishes to the satisfaction of the City's Representative that it is
reasonably probable that Contractor would have made a profit had the Contract
been completed and provided further, that the profit allowed shall in no event
exceed fifteen (15%) percent of the costs.
c. A reasonable allowance for Contractor's administrative costs in determining
the amount payable due to termination of the Contract under this Article.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, when immediate action is
necessary to protect life and safety or to reduce significant exposure or liability, the
City may immediately order Contractor to cease Work on the Project until such safety
or liability issues are addressed to the satisfaction of the City or the Contract is
terminated.
ARTICLE 50. WARRANTY AND GUARANTEE OF WORK
A. Contractor hereby warrants that materials and Work shall be completed in
conformance with the Contract Documents and that the materials and Work provided
will fulfill the requirements of this Warranty. Contractor hereby agrees to repair or
replace, at the discretion of the City, any or all Work that may prove to be defective in
its workmanship, materials furnished, methods of installation or fail to conform to the
Contract Document requirements together with any other Work which may be
damaged or displaced by such defect(s) within a period of one (1) year from the date
of the Notice of Completion of the Project without any expense whatever to the City,
ordinary wear and tear and unusual abuse and neglect excepted. Contractor shall be
required to promptly repair or replace defective equipment or materials, at Contractor’s
option. All costs associated with such corrective actions and testing, including the
removal, replacement, and reinstitution of equipment and materials necessary to gain
access, shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor.
B. For any Work so corrected, Contractor’s obligation hereunder to correct defective
Work shall be reinstated for an additional one (1) year period, commencing with the
date of acceptance of such corrected Work. The reinstatement of the one (1) year
warranty shall apply only to that portion of work that was corrected. Contractor shall
perform such tests as City may require to verify that any corrective actions, including,
without limitation, redesign, repairs, and replacements comply with the requirements
of the Contract. In the event of Contractor’s failure to comply with the above-
mentioned conditions within ten (10) calendar days after being notified in writing of
required repairs, to the reasonable satisfaction of the City, the City shall have the right
to correct and replace any defective or non-conforming Work and any work damaged
by such work or the replacement or correction thereof at Contractor’s sole expense.
Contractor shall be obligated to fully reimburse the City for any expenses incurred
hereunder immediately upon demand.
C. In addition to the warranty set forth in this Article, Contractor shall obtain for City all
warranties that would be given in normal commercial practice and assign to City any
and all manufacturer’s or installer’s warranties for equipment or materials not
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manufactured by Contractor and provided as part of the Work, to the extent that such
third-party warranties are assignable and extend beyond the warranty period set forth
in this Article. Contractor shall furnish the City with all warranty and guarantee
documents prior to final Acceptance of the Project by the City as required.
D. When specifically indicated in the Contract Documents or when directed by the
Engineer, the City may furnish materials or products to the Contractor for installation.
In the event any act or failure to act by Contractor shall cause a warranty applicable to
any materials or products purchased by the City for installation by the Contractor to be
voided or reduced, Contractor shall indemnify City from and against any cost, expense,
or other liability arising therefrom, and shall be responsible to the City for the cost of
any repairs, replacement or other costs that would have been covered by the warranty
but for such act or failure to act by Contractor.
E. The Contractor shall remedy at its expense any damage to City-owned or controlled
real or personal property.
F. The City shall notify the Contractor, in writing, within a reasonable time after the
discovery of any failure, defect, or damage. The Contractor shall within ten (10)
calendar days after being notified commence and perform with due diligence all
necessary Work. If the Contractor fails to promptly remedy any defect, or damage;
the City shall have the right to replace, repair or otherwise remedy the defect, or
damage at the Contractor’s expense.
G. In the event of any emergency constituting an immediate hazard to health, safety,
property, or licensees, when caused by Work of the Contractor not in accordance with
the Contract requirements, the City may undertake at Contractor’s expense, and
without prior notice, all Work necessary to correct such condition.
H. Acceptance of Defective Work.
1. If, instead of requiring correction or removal and replacement of Defective Work,
the City prefers to accept it, City may do so. Contractor shall pay all claims, costs,
losses, and damages (including but not limited to all fees and charges of
engineers, architects, attorneys, and other professionals and all court or arbitration
or other dispute resolution costs) attributable to City’s evaluation of and
determination to accept such Defective Work and for the diminished value of the
Work.
2. If any acceptance of defective work occurs prior to release of the Project Retention,
a Change Order will be issued incorporating the necessary revisions in the
Contract Documents with respect to the Work, and City shall be entitled to an
appropriate decrease in the Contract Price, reflecting the diminished value of Work
and all costs incurred by City.
3. If the Project Retention is held in an escrow account as permitted by the Contract
Documents, Contractor will promptly alert the escrow holder, in writing, of the
amount of Retention to be paid to City.
4. If the acceptance of Defective Work occurs after release of the Project Retention,
an appropriate amount will be paid by Contractor to City.
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I. City May Correct Defective Work.
1. If Contractor fails within a reasonable time after written notice from City’s
Representative to correct Defective Work, or to remove and replace rejected Work
as required by City, or if Contractor fails to perform the Work in accordance with
the Contract Documents, or if Contractor fails to comply with any other provision
of the Contract Documents, City may, after seven (7) Days’ written notice to
Contractor, correct, or remedy any such deficiency.
2. In connection with such corrective or remedial action, City may exclude Contractor
from all or part of the Site, take possession of all or part of the Work and suspend
Contractor’s services related thereto, take possession of Contractor’s tools,
appliances, construction equipment and machinery at the Site, and incorporate in
the Work all materials and equipment stored at the Site or for which City has paid
Contractor but which are stored elsewhere. Contractor shall allow City and City’s
Representative, and the agents, employees, other contractors, and consultants of
each of them, access to the Site to enable City to exercise the rights and remedies
to correct the Defective Work.
3. All claims, costs, losses, and damages (including but not limited to all fees and
charges of engineers, architects, attorneys, and other professionals and all court
or arbitration or other dispute resolution costs) incurred or sustained by City
correcting the Defective Work will be charged against Contractor, and a Change
Order will be issued incorporating the necessary revisions into the Contract
Documents with respect to the Work; and City shall be entitled to an appropriate
decrease in the Contract Price.
4. Such claims, costs, losses and damages will include, but not be limited to, all costs
of repair, or replacement of work of others destroyed or damaged by correction,
removal, or replacement of Defective Work.
5. If the Change Order is executed after all payments under the Contract have been
paid by City and the Project Retention is held in an escrow account as permitted
by the Contract Documents, Contractor will promptly alert the escrow holder, in
writing, of the amount of Retention to be paid to City.
6. If the Change Order is executed after release of the Project Retention, an
appropriate amount will be paid by Contractor to City.
7. Contractor shall not be allowed an extension of the Contract Times because of any
delay in the performance of the Work attributable to City correcting Defective work.
J. Nothing in the Warranty or in the Contract Documents shall be construed to limit the
rights and remedies available to City at law or in equity, including, but not limited to,
Code of Civil Procedure section 337.15.
ARTICLE 51. DOCUMENT RETENTION & EXAMINATION
A. In accordance with Government Code section 8546.7, records of both the City and the
Contractor shall be subject to examination and audit by the State Auditor General for
a period of three (3) years after final payment.
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B. Contractor shall make available to the City any of the Contractor’s other documents
related to the Project immediately upon request of the City.
C. In addition to the State Auditor rights above, the City shall have the right to examine
and audit all books, estimates, records, contracts, documents, bid documents,
subcontracts, and other data of the Contractor (including computations and
projections) related to negotiating, pricing, or performing the modification in order to
evaluate the accuracy and completeness of the cost or pricing data at no additional
cost to the City, for a period of four (4) years after final payment.
ARTICLE 52. SEPARATE CONTRACTS
A. The City reserves the right to let other contracts in connection with this Work or on the
Project site. Contractor shall permit other contractors reasonable access and storage
of their materials and execution of their work and shall properly connect and coordinate
its Work with theirs.
B. To ensure proper execution of its subsequent Work, Contractor shall immediately
inspect work already in place and shall at once report to the Engineer any problems
with the Work in place or discrepancies with the Contract Documents.
C. Contractor shall ascertain to its own satisfaction the scope of the Project and nature
of any other contracts that have been or may be awarded by the City in prosecution of
the Project to the end that Contractor may perform this Contract in the light of such
other contracts, if any. Nothing herein contained shall be interpreted as granting to
Contractor exclusive occupancy at site of the Project. Contractor shall not cause any
unnecessary hindrance or delay to any other contractor working on the Project. If
simultaneous execution of any contract for the Project is likely to cause interference
with performance of some other contract or contracts, the Engineer shall decide which
Contractor shall cease Work temporarily and which contractor shall continue or
whether work can be coordinated so that contractors may proceed simultaneously.
The City shall not be responsible for any damages suffered or for extra costs incurred
by Contractor resulting directly or indirectly from award, performance, or attempted
performance of any other contract or contracts on the Project site.
ARTICLE 53. NOTICE AND SERVICE THEREOF
All notices shall be in writing and either served by personal delivery or mailed to the other party
as designated in the Bid Forms. Written notice to the Contractor shall be addressed to
Contractor’s principal place of business unless Contractor designates another address in writing
for service of notice. Notice to City shall be addressed to the City as designated in the Notice
Inviting Bids unless City designates another address in writing for service of notice. Notice shall
be effective upon receipt or five (5) calendar days after being sent by first class mail, whichever
is earlier. Notice given by facsimile shall not be effective unless acknowledged in writing by the
receiving party.
ARTICLE 54. NOTICE OF THIRD PARTY CLAIMS
Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 9201, the City shall provide the Contractor with timely
notification of the receipt of any third-party claims relating to the Contract. The City is entitled to
recover reasonable costs incurred in providing such notification.
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ARTICLE 55. STATE LICENSE BOARD NOTICE
Contractors are required by law to be licensed and regulated by the Contractors’ State License
Board which has jurisdiction to investigate complaints against contractors if a complaint regarding
a patent act or omission is filed within four (4) years of the date of the alleged violation. A
complaint regarding a latent act or omission pertaining to structural defects must be filed within
ten (10) years of the date of the alleged violation. Any questions concerning a contractor may be
referred to the Registrar, Contractors’ State License Board, P.O. Box 26000, Sacramento,
California 95826.
ARTICLE 56. INTEGRATION
A. Oral Modifications Ineffective. No oral order, objection, direction, claim or notice by
any party or person shall affect or modify any of the terms or obligations contained in
the Contract Documents.
B. Contract Documents Represent Entire Contract. The Contract Documents
represent the entire agreement of the City and Contractor.
ARTICLE 57. ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT
Contractor shall not assign, transfer, convey, sublet or otherwise dispose of the rights or title of
interest of any or all of this contract without the prior written consent of the City. Any assignment
or change of Contractor’s name of legal entity without the written consent of the City shall be void.
Any assignment of money due or to become due under this Contract shall be subject to a prior
lien for services rendered or Material supplied for performance of Work called for under the
Contract Documents in favor of all persons, firms, or corporations rendering such services or
supplying such Materials to the extent that claims are filed pursuant to the Civil Code, the Code
of Civil Procedure or the Government Code.
ARTICLE 58. CHANGE IN NAME AND NATURE OF CONTRACTOR’S LEGAL ENTITY
Should a change be contemplated in the name or nature of the Contractor’s legal entity, the
Contractor shall first notify the City in order that proper steps may be taken to have the change
reflected on the Contract and all related documents. No change of Contractor’s name or nature
will affect City’s rights under the Contract, including but not limited to the bonds.
ARTICLE 59. ASSIGNMENT OF ANTITRUST ACTIONS
Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 7103.5, in entering into a public works contract or
subcontract to supply goods, services, or materials pursuant to a public works contract, Contractor
or subcontractor offers and agrees to assign to the City all rights, title, and interest in and to all
causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 USC, Section 15) or under
the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the
Business and Professions Code), arising from the purchase of goods, services, or materials
pursuant to this contract or any subcontract. This assignment shall be made and become effective
at the time the City tenders final payment to the Contractor, without further acknowledgment by
the parties.
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ARTICLE 60. PROHIBITED INTERESTS
No City official or representative who is authorized in such capacity and on behalf of the City to
negotiate, supervise, make, accept, or approve, or to take part in negotiating, supervising, making,
accepting or approving any engineering, inspection, construction or material supply contract or
any subcontract in connection with construction of the project, shall be or become directly or
indirectly interested financially in the Contract.
ARTICLE 61. CONTROLLING LAW
Notwithstanding any subcontract or other contract with any subcontractor, supplier, or other
person or organization performing any part of the Work, this Contract shall be governed by the
law of the State of California excluding any choice of law provisions.
ARTICLE 62. JURISDICTION; VENUE
Contractor and any subcontractor, supplier, or other person or organization performing any part
of the Work agrees that any action or suits at law or in equity arising out of or related to the
bidding, award, or performance of the Work shall be maintained in the Superior Court of Los
Angeles County, California, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction of said court, regardless of
residence or domicile, and agree that said court shall be a proper venue for any such action.
ARTICLE 63. LAWS AND REGULATIONS
A. Contractor shall give all notices and comply with all laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations bearing on conduct of work as indicated and specified. If Contractor
observes that drawings and specifications are at variance therewith, it shall promptly
notify the Engineer in writing and any necessary changes shall be adjusted as provided
for in this Contract for changes in work. If Contractor performs any work knowing it to
be contrary to such laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, and without such notice
to the Engineer, it shall bear all costs arising therefrom.
B. Contractor shall be responsible for familiarity with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(“ADA”) (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.). The Work will be performed in compliance with
ADA regulations.
ARTICLE 64. PATENTS
Contractor shall hold and save the City, officials, officers, employees, and authorized volunteers
harmless from liability of any nature or kind of claim therefrom including costs and expenses for
or on account of any patented or unpatented invention, article or appliance manufactured,
furnished or used by Contractor in the performance of this contract.
ARTICLE 65. OWNERSHIP OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
All Contract Documents furnished by the City are City property. They are not to be used by
Contractor or any subcontractor on other work nor shall Contractor claim any right to such
documents. With exception of one complete set of Contract Documents, all documents shall be
returned to the City on request at completion of the Work.
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ARTICLE 66. NOTICE OF TAXABLE POSSESSORY INTEREST
In accordance with Revenue and Taxation Code section 107.6, the Contract Documents may
create a possessory interest subject to personal property taxation for which Contractor will be
responsible.
ARTICLE 67. SURVIVAL OF OBLIGATIONS
All representations, indemnifications, warranties, and guarantees made in, required by, or given
in accordance with the Contract Documents, as well as all continuing obligations indicated in the
Contract Documents, will survive final payment, completion, and acceptance of the Work or
termination or completion of the Contract or termination of the services of Contractor.
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SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1.1 Engineer of Record.
A. For purposes of this Project, the Engineer of Record or Engineer shall be Robert
Delgadillo, PE.
1.2 Location of the Project.
A. The Project is located on various street and intersections within the City of Azusa.
B. The general location of the Project is shown on the Improvement Plan.
1.3 Shared Cost Savings for Reductions in Contract Price; Value Engineering.
NOT USED.
1.4 Status of the Project Area and Rights-of-Way.
A. City, at its expense, will provide all rights-of-way or permits, or both, covering the
crossing of private property and public and private rights-of-way necessary for the
permanent Work; provided, however, Contractor shall, at its expense, obtain any
bonds or insurance policies or pay any fees and enter into any agreements required
by a controlling authority, e.g., Caltrans or Union Pacific Railroad Company, before
Contractor enters upon any property or right-of-way under the jurisdiction of any such
controlling authority for the purpose of performing Work.
B. City has acquired or is negotiating to acquire any rights-of-way, or both, necessary for
the permanent Work.
C. If such permits are required, all operations of Contractor shall conform to the
restrictions, regulations, and requirements set forth in said permits, copies of which
will be included in the Contract Documents.
D. Contractor may be required, as a condition for receiving final payment, to obtain, and
provide City’s Representative with copies of, executed damage releases from the
owners of public and private property whose property has been damaged by the Work.
The damage releases will be on a form provided by City.
E. Contractor shall, also, as a condition for receiving final payment, obtain, and provide
City’s Representative with copies of, executed damage releases from the owners of
certain public and private property or areas which have been crossed by the Work or
otherwise affected by the Work. The damage releases will be on a form provided by
City.
1.5 Site Data.
A. The data provided herein is for the information of Contractor and is subject to all
limitations and conditions set forth in the Contract Documents.
B. Subsurface Exploration Data. The following data are included in the Project Manual:
1.
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C. Other Site Data. The following data are available for inspection at City’s office:
1.
Copies of these reports, drawings and other materials may be examined at City’s office
during regular business hours.
1.6 Pre-Purchased or Pre-Negotiated Material.
NOT USED.
1.7 Designation of City’s Representative.
A. Unless otherwise modified by City, the City’s Representative shall be Robert
Delgadillo, Director of Public Works, rdelgadillo@AzusaCA.gov; (626) 812-5248.
1.8 Modification of Hours of Work.
Working hours for this project are between 7:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. - Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays and weekends.
The Contractor, subcontractors, suppliers, etc., shall not generate any noise at the work
site, storage sites, staging areas, etc., before or after the normal working hours prescribed
above. Should the Contractor elect to work outside normal working hours, Contractor must
first obtain special permission from the Director of Public Works / City Engineer, and may
be responsible for additional inspection fees.
1.9 Project Retention
In accordance with Public Contract Code § 7201, City will withhold 5% of each progress
payment as retention on the Project.
1.10 RESERVED.
1.11 Liquidated Damages Due to Contractor Delay.
A. Time is of the essence. Should Contractor fail to complete all or any part of the Work
within the time specified in the Contract Documents, City will suffer damage, the
amount of which is difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain and, pursuant to the authority
of Government Code section 53069.85, City shall therefore be entitled to $300 per Day
as liquidated damages for each Day or part thereof that actual completion extends
beyond the time specified.
B. Liquidated damages may be deducted from progress payments due Contractor,
Project retention or may be collected directly from Contractor, or from Contractor's
surety. These provisions for liquidated damages shall not prevent City, in case of
Contractor's default, from terminating the Contractor.
1.12 Utility Outages – Notices to Residents.
A. Should Contractor’s operations require interruption of any utility service, Contractor
shall notify City at least ten (10) Days prior to the scheduled outage. Contractor will
notify all impacted residents on a form provided by City at least seven (7) Days prior
to the scheduled outage.
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B. Contractor shall be responsible for providing, at its cost, any temporary utility or
facilities necessitated by the utility outage.
1.13 Schedule Constraints.
NOT USED.
1.14 Noise Restrictions
A. Contractor shall use only such equipment on the Work and in such state of repair so
that the emission of sound therefrom is within the noise tolerance level of that
equipment as established by Cal/OSHA.
B. Contractor shall comply with the most restrictive of the following: (1) local sound control
and noise level rules, regulations and ordinances and (2) the requirements contained
in these Contract Documents, including hours of operation requirements.
C. No internal combustion engine shall be operated on the Project without a muffler of
the type recommended by the manufacturer. Should any muffler or other control
device sustain damage or be determined to be ineffective or defective, the Contractor
shall promptly remove the equipment and shall not return said equipment to the job
until the device is repaired or replaced. Said noise and vibration level requirements
shall apply to all equipment on the job or related to the job, including but not limited to,
trucks, transit mixers or transit equipment that may or may not be owned by the
Contractor.
1.15 Safety Programs.
[NOT USED.
1.16 Coordination with Other Contractors.
NOT USED.
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
PART 1 -- GENERAL
1.1 NONE
PART 2 -- EXECUTION
2.1 LAYOUT OF WORK AND QUANTITY SURVEYS
General. The Contractor shall utilize a properly licensed surveyor to perform all layout
surveys required for the control and completion of the Work, and all necessary surveys
to compute quantities of Work performed.
City and/or the Engineer of Record has established primary control to be used by the
Contractor for establishing lines and grades required for the Work.
Primary control consists of benchmarks and horizontal control points in the vicinity of
the Work. A listing and identification of the primary control is provided on the
Drawings. Before beginning any layout work or construction activity, the Contractor
shall check and verify primary control, and shall advise the City Representative of any
discrepancies.
Quantity surveys. The Contractor shall perform such surveys and computations as
are necessary to determine quantities of Work performed or placed during each
progress payment period, and shall perform all surveys necessary for the City
Representative to determine final quantities of Work in place. The City
Representative will determine final quantities based upon the survey data provided by
the Contractor, and the design lines and grades. If requested by the City
Representative, the Contractor shall provide an electronic copy of data used for
quantity computations.
All surveys performed for measurement of final quantities of Work and material shall
be subject to approval of City’s Representative. Unless waived by City’s
Representative in each specific case, quantity surveys made by the Contractor shall
be made in the presence of City’s Representative.
Surveying
1. Accuracy. Degree of accuracy shall be an order high enough to satisfy tolerances
specified for the Work and the following:
(a) Right-of-way and alignment of tangents and curves shall be within 0.1 foot.
(b) Structure points shall be set within 0.01 foot, except where operational function
of the special features or installation of metalwork and equipment require
closer tolerances. When formwork has been placed and is ready for concrete,
the Contractor shall check the formwork for conformance with the drawings
and to ensure that the forms are sufficiently within the tolerance limits for the
completed work.
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(c) Cross-section points shall be located within 0.1 foot, horizontally and vertically.
(d) Aerial Mapping shall meet National Mapping Standards for 2-foot contour
intervals.
Records. Survey data shall be recorded in accordance with recognized professional
surveying standards. Original field notes, computations, and other surveying data
shall be recorded on electronic data collectors or in standard field books and must be
of sufficient quality to enable the Contractor to prepare accurate record drawings as
required by the Contract Documents.
Cost. Unless otherwise called for by the Contract Documents, the cost of all material,
equipment, and labor required for surveys for the layout of work and quantity surveys
shall be included in the Schedule of Pay Items for items of work requiring the surveys.
No additional compensation shall be made to the Contractor for this Work.
2.2 SCHEDULE
Estimated Schedule. Prior to the issuance of the Notice to Proceed, Contractor shall
prepare a Project schedule and shall submit this to the Engineer for Approval. The
receipt or Approval of any schedules by the Engineer or the City shall not in any way
relieve the Contractor of its obligations under the Contract Documents. The Contractor
is fully responsible to determine and provide for any and all staffing and resources at
levels which allow for good quality and timely completion of the Project. Contractor’s
failure to incorporate all elements of Work required for the performance of the Contract
or any inaccuracy in the schedule shall not excuse the Contractor from performing all
Work required for a completed Project within the specified Contract time period. If the
required schedule is not received by the time the first payment under the Contract is
due, Contractor shall not be paid until the schedule is received, reviewed and accepted
by the Engineer.
Schedule Contents. The schedule shall indicate the beginning and completion dates
of all phases of construction; critical path for all critical, sequential time related
activities; and “float time” for all “slack” or “gaps” in the non-critical activities. The
schedule shall clearly identify all staffing and other resources which in the Contractor’s
judgment are needed to complete the Project within the time specified for completion.
The overall Project Schedule duration shall be within the Contract time.
Schedule Updates. Contractor shall continuously update its construction schedule.
Contractor shall submit an updated and accurate construction schedule to the
Engineer monthly when requested to do so by Engineer. Contractor shall also submit
schedules showing a three week detailed look-ahead at bi-weekly meetings conducted
with the City. The Engineer may withhold progress payments or other amounts due
under the Contract Documents if Contractor fails to submit an updated and accurate
construction schedule.
2.3 TEMPORARY FIELD OFFICE
NOT USED.
2.4 PROTECTION OF WORK AND PROPERTY
All traffic detector loops, fences, walls, culverts, property line monuments, or other
obstructions (except property line monuments within five (5) feet of the centerline of
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the mains) which are removed, damaged, or destroyed in the course of the Work, shall
be replaced or repaired to the original condition. If Contractor provides the City with
reasonable notice of the need for such repair or replacement, it shall be performed by
the City. If the Contractor fails to provide the City with reasonable notice, the repair or
replacement shall be performed by and at the expense of the Contractor to the
satisfaction of the City, whether or not those obstructions have been shown on the
Plans, unless otherwise stated herein. It is then the Contractor’s responsibility to
employ at its expense a Licensed Land Surveyor to restore all property line
monuments located more than five (5) feet from the centerline of the mains, which are
destroyed or obliterated. Property line monuments located within five (5) feet of the
centerline of the mains will be replaced by the City at no expense to the Contractor,
provided the City is notified at least 48 hours before the property line monuments are
damaged.
Contractor shall provide such heat, covering, and enclosures as are necessary to
protect all Work, materials, equipment, appliances, and tools against damage by
weather conditions.
Contractor shall take adequate precautions to protect existing sidewalks, curbs,
pavements, utilities, and other adjoining property and structures, and to avoid damage
thereto, and Contractor shall repair any damage thereto caused by the Work
operations. Contractor shall:
1. Enclose the working area with a substantial barricade, and arrange work to cause
minimum amount of inconvenience and danger to the public.
2. Provide substantial barricades around any shrubs or trees indicated to be
preserved.
3. Deliver materials to the Project site over a route designated by the Engineer.
4. Provide any and all dust control required and follow the Applicable air quality
regulations as appropriate. If the Contractor does not comply, the City shall have
the immediate authority to provide dust control and deduct the cost from payments
to the Contractor.
5. Confine Contractor’s apparatus, the storage of materials, and the operations of its
workers to limits required by law, ordinances, permits, or directions of the
Engineer. Contractor shall not unreasonably encumber the Project site with its
materials.
6. Take care to prevent disturbing or covering any survey markers, monuments, or
other devices marking property boundaries or corners. If such markers are
disturbed by accident, they shall be replaced by a civil engineer or land surveyor
acceptable to the City, at no cost to the City.
7. Ensure that existing facilities, fences and other structures are all adequately
protected and that, upon completion of all Work, all facilities that may have been
damaged are restored to a condition acceptable to the City.
8. Preserve and protect from injury all buildings, pole lines and all direction, warning
and mileage signs that have been placed within the right-of-way.
9. At the completion of work each day, leave the Project site in a clean, safe condition.
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10. Comply with any stage construction and traffic control plans. Access to residences
and businesses shall be maintained at all times, unless otherwise permitted in
writing by the City.
These precautionary measures will apply continuously and not be limited to normal
working hours. Full compensation for the Work involved in the preservation of life,
safety and property as above specified shall be considered as included in the prices
paid for the various contract items of Work, and no additional allowance will be made
therefore.
Should damage to persons or property occur as a result of the Work, Contractor shall
be responsible for proper investigation, documentation, including video or
photography, to adequately memorialize and make a record of what transpired. The
City shall be entitled to inspect and copy any such documentation, video, or
photographs.
2.5 SITE CONDITIONS SURVEYS
Work Included.
Contractor shall conduct thorough pre-construction and post-construction site
condition surveys of the entire project area. Site Conditions surveys shall include
written documentation of the conditions found, as well as photographs and video
recordings of the area within at least 80 feet of any construction area and staging area.
The written notes, photographs, and video shall be suitable for forensic purposes to
resolve any damage claims that may arise as a result of construction.
Submittals.
1. Written documentation of site condition survey at pre-construction and post-
construction.
2. Photographs as described herein of pre-construction and post-construction
conditions.
3. Video recordings as described herein of pre-construction and post-construction
conditions.
4. Submittals shall be made within three days of the surveys. All post-construction
data shall be submitted prior to the final project inspection.
Site Condition Written Documentation.
Written documentation shall include the time, date, and conditions under which the
site survey was made. The documentation shall note the condition of structures,
pavement, sidewalks, utilities, fences, and etc. within the work areas.
Photographs.
1. General – Contractor shall take enough photographs during each site survey to
provide a record of conditions existing prior to construction and conditions after
construction. Pre-construction photographs shall be taken prior to any
construction or mobilization of equipment, but not more than one week prior
to
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actual start of work. The pre-construction photographs may be staged at different
times to match the progression of the Work.
2. The photographs shall document existing damage to public and private facilities,
both prior to and after construction. Conditions to be documented include, but are
not limited to: sidewalk cracks, broken curbs, separated property walls,
improvements within public right-of-way’s, access roads used, utility covers and
markings, signs, pavement striping, pavement, unique or unusual conditions,
adjacent driveways, landscaping, survey markers, and any feature directed by the
Engineer. Private property that is adjacent to the public right-of-way shall be
documented to the extent visible from the public right-of-way.
3. Photographs shall include items to indicate scale, as needed. In particular, scales
or other items shall be laid next to close ups of structural cracks and other
damaged areas being recorded. Scaling shall also be used to document elevation
differences, as needed.
4. One set of color prints shall be submitted. Additional sets shall be available for
reviewing in settling any construction disputes. A set of photos shall also be
furnished in electronic format. The resolution shall be at least equal to 7 mega-
pixels. All photos shall be documented as to time and date taken, photographer,
project number, location, and orientation. Documentation shall include a brief
description of objects photographed.
Video Recording.
1. Video recordings shall document the conditions of the entire area affected by
construction, as well as nearby structures and facilities. The general
documentation requirements for videos are the same as for photographs. Video
recorders shall accurately and continuously record the time and date.
2. Video recordings shall include an audio portion made simultaneously during the
videoing. The audio recording shall describe the location, time, orientation, and
objects being recorded. Special commentary shall be provided for unusual
conditions or damage noted.
3. Video equipment shall be capable of producing high resolution images and shall
have zoom capabilities.
4. Video recordings shall provide an overall picture of the sites and shall provide
detailed images of damaged areas. Video shall extend to the maximum height of
structures.
5. The Engineer shall have the right to reject any audio video recordings submitted
with unintelligible audio, uncontrolled pan or zoom, or of poor quality. Video
recordings shall be repeated when rejected.
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6. Video recordings shall be submitted with labels indicating the project, date,
recorder, and other pertinent information. Recordings shall be submitted on
standard DVDs in a standard format.
Timing.
Contractor shall provide written notice of the time scheduled for the site conditions
survey and the place it is to begin. Contractor shall obtain the Engineer’s concurrence
prior to beginning the condition survey. The Engineer reserves the right to cancel the
survey due to weather conditions or other problems. Videoing shall be done during
times of good visibility and no videoing or photography shall be done during periods of
visible precipitation or when standing water obscures pavement. Contractor shall
provide the Engineer with an opportunity to have a representative present when taking
the photos and provide guidance during photographing.
Site Surveyor.
The site condition surveyor(s) shall be experienced in construction and potential
damage concerns. The site condition surveyor(s) shall be familiar with the
photography and video equipment being used.
Field Quality Control.
Prior to submitting videos and photographs, the Contractor shall spot check the photos
and videos in the field to insure they accurately reflect the actual conditions and to
insure they are correctly labeled.
Soils Compaction Testing.
1. All soils compaction testing will be done by a licensed geotechnical engineer
furnished and paid for by the Contractor and approved by the City. Soils
compaction testing will be done for all footings and foundations prior to placement
of rebar or concrete; for subgrade preparation, treated materials, and placement
of base materials and roadway resurfacing per sections 301 and 302 of the latest
Greenbook, Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction.
2. For pipeline construction, soil compaction testing will be done at 100-foot intervals
at the bottom of the trench prior to placement of pipe bedding; at the top of the pipe
bedding above the pipe; every two vertical feet of trench backfill; at the top of the
trench backfill, which should be the bottom of the pavement section; and at the
top of the aggregate base prior to pavement construction.
2.6 SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUALS AND RECORD DRAWINGS
General. The Contractor shall furnish all materials and perform all Work required for
furnishing submittals to City in accordance with Contract Documents.
Technical Manuals.
1. The Contractor shall submit technical operation and maintenance information for
each item of mechanical, electrical and instrumentation equipment in an organized
manner in the Technical Manual. It shall be written so that it can be used and
understood by City’s operation and maintenance staff.
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2. The Technical Manual shall be subdivided first by specification section number;
second, by equipment item; and last, by "Category." "Categories" shall conform to
the following (as applicable):
(a) Category 1 - Equipment Summary:
(1) Summary: A summary table shall indicate the equipment name,
equipment number, and process area in which the equipment is installed.
(b) Category 2 - Operational Procedures:
(1) Procedures: Manufacturer-recommended procedures on the following
shall be included in Part 2:
a. Installation
b. Adjustment
c. Startup
d. Location of controls, special tools, equipment required, or related
instrumentation needed for operation
e. Operation procedures
f. Load changes
g. Calibration
h. Shutdown
i. Troubleshooting
j. Disassembly
k. Reassembly
l. Realignment
m. Testing to determine performance efficiency
n. Tabulation of proper settings for all pressure relief valves, low and
high pressure switches, and other protection devices
o. List of all electrical relay settings including alarm and contact
settings
(c) Category 3 - Preventive Maintenance Procedures:
(1) Procedures: Preventive maintenance procedures shall include all
manufacturer-recommended procedures to be performed on a periodic
basis, both by removing and replacing the equipment or component, and
by leaving the equipment in place.
(2) Schedules: Recommended frequency of preventive maintenance
procedures shall be included. Lubrication schedules, including lubricant
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SAE grade, type, and temperature ranges, shall be covered.
(d) Category 4 - Parts List:
(1) Parts List: A complete parts list shall be furnished, including a generic
description and manufacturer's identification number for each part.
Addresses and telephone numbers of the nearest supplier and parts
warehouse shall be included.
(2) Drawings: Cross-sectional or exploded view drawings shall accompany
the parts list.
(e) Category 5 - Wiring Diagrams:
(1) Diagrams: Part 5 shall include complete internal and connection wiring
diagrams for electrical equipment items.
(f) Category 6 - Shop Drawings:
(1) Drawings: This part shall include approved shop or fabrication drawings,
complete with dimensions.
(g) Category 7 - Safety:
(1) Procedures: This part describes the safety precautions to be taken when
operating and maintaining the equipment or working near it.
(h) Category 8 - Documentation:
(1) All equipment warranties, affidavits, and certifications required by the
Technical Specifications shall be placed in this part.
3. The Contractor shall furnish to City six (6) identical Technical Manuals. Each set
shall consist of one or more volumes, each of which shall be bound in a standard
binder.
Spare Parts List - The Contractor shall furnish to City six (6) identical sets of spare parts
information for all mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation equipment. The spare
parts list shall include the current list price of each spare part. The spare parts list shall
include those spare parts which each manufacturer recommends be maintained by
City in inventory. Each manufacturer or supplier shall indicate the name, address,
and telephone number of its nearest outlet of spare parts to assist City in ordering.
The Contractor shall cross-reference all spare parts lists to the equipment numbers
designated in the Contract Documents. The spare parts lists shall be bound in standard
size, 3-ring binder.
Record Drawings
1. The Contractor shall maintain one record set of Drawings at the Site. On these, it
shall mark all Project conditions, locations, configurations, and any other changes
or deviations which may vary from the information represented in the original
Contract Documents, including buried or concealed construction and utility
features which are revealed during the course of construction. Special attention
shall be given to recording the horizontal and vertical location of all buried utilities
that differ from the locations indicated, or which were not indicated on the Contract
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Drawings. Said record drawings shall be supplemented by any detailed sketches
as necessary or directed to fully indicate the Work as actually constructed. These
master record drawings of the as-built conditions, including all revisions made
necessary by Addenda and Change Orders shall be maintained up-to-date during
the progress of the Project. Red ink shall be used for alterations and notes. Notes
shall identify relevant Change Orders by number and date.
2. For all Projects involving the installation of any pipeline, Contractor shall survey
and record the top of the pipe at a minimum of every 100 linear feet, and at each
bend, recording both the horizontal and vertical locations.
3. Record drawings shall be accessible to City’s Representative at all times during the
construction period. Failure on the Contractor’s part to keep record drawings
current could result in withholding partial payment.
4. Upon Completion of the Project and as a condition of final acceptance, the
Contractor shall finalize and deliver a complete set of Record Drawings to City’s
Representative. The information submitted by the Contractor will be assumed to
be correct, and the Contractor shall be responsible for, and liable to City, for the
accuracy of such information, and for any errors or omissions which may or may
not appear on the Record Drawings.
Cost. Unless otherwise called for by the Contract Documents, the cost of all material,
equipment, and labor required to complete the Manuals and Record Drawings shall
be included in Contractor’s bid and distributed in the Schedule of Pay. No additional
compensation shall be made to the Contractor for this Work.
2.7 MATERIALS
Materials to be Furnished by the Contractor
1. Inspection of Materials. Materials furnished by the Contractor which will become a
part of the Project shall be subject to inspection at any one or more of the following
locations, as determined by City’s Representative: at the place of production or
manufacture, at the shipping point, or at the site of the Work. To allow sufficient
time to provide for inspection, the Contractor shall submit to City’s Representative,
at the time of issuance, copies of purchase orders or other written instrument
confirming procurement of the materials, including drawings and other pertinent
information, covering materials on which inspection will be made.
2. No later than fourteen (14) Days prior to manufacture of material, Contractor
shall inform City’s Representative, in writing, the date the material is to be
manufactured.
3. Contractors Obligations. The inspection of materials at any of the locations
specified above or the waiving of the inspection thereof shall not impact whether
the materials and equipment conform to the Contract Documents. Contractor will
not be relieved from furnishing materials meeting the requirements of the Contract
Documents due to City’s inspection or lack of inspection of the equipment or
materials. Acceptance of any materials will be made only after materials are
installed in the Project.
4. Cost. Unless otherwise called for by the Contract Documents, the cost of all
material, equipment, and labor required to accommodate City’s testing efforts,
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including any travel required by Contractor’s forces, shall be included in
Contractor’s bid and distributed in the Schedule of Pay Items related to the
materials requiring testing. No additional compensation shall be made to the
Contractor for this Work.
2.8 LOCAL CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Access to Work and Haul Routes
1. General. All work on the rights-of-way necessary for access to the Site shall be
performed by the Contractor.
2. Access, Damage, Restoration. The Contractor shall make his own investigation of
the condition of available public or private roads and of clearances,
restrictions, bridge-load limits, permit or bond requirements, and other limitations
that affect or may affect transportation and ingress or egress at the Site. Claims for
changes in Contract Price or Contract Times arising out of the unavailability of
transportation facilities or limitations thereon shall not be considered by City.
3. The Contractor shall maintain and repair any damage arising out of Contractor’s
operations to all roads used during construction of the Project, and upon
completion of all Work, but prior to final acceptance, the roads shall be restored
to their original condition. Prior to using any road for access to the Site, the
Contractor shall conduct a photograph and/or video survey of the roadway with a
copy submitted to City’s Representative.
4. Cost. Unless otherwise called for by the Contract Documents, the cost of all
material, equipment, and labor required to complete this Work, shall be included in
Contractor’s bid and distributed in the Schedule of Pay Items. No additional
compensation shall be made to the Contractor for this Work.
Power. Contractor shall provide at its own expense all necessary power required for
operations under the contract. The Contractor shall provide and maintain in good
order such modern equipment and installations as shall be adequate in the opinion of
the Engineer to perform in a safe and satisfactory manner the Work required by the
contract.
Construction Water.
1. Construction water shall not be used for purposes other than those required to
satisfactorily complete the contract.
2. All connections to the Azusa Light & Water (ALW) water system used for the
purposes of obtaining construction water shall utilize a temporary construction
meter and backflow prevention device. The Contractor shall apply for a temporary
water meter from ALW and pay all applicable fees & deposits. The Contractor shall
pay for the temporary meter and all water used. The Contractor shall be
responsible for furnishing and testing the backflow prevention device. The
backflow prevention device shall be tested by a certified backflow tester
immediately after it is installed and every time the backflow prevention device is
moved. The backflow certification reports shall be filed with ALW immediately after
the backflow prevention device is in place. The temporary construction meter and
backflow prevention device shall not be placed into service until ALW confirms and
approves that the backflow prevention device has passed such tests.
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Operation of Existing Water Facilities
1. The Contractor shall not operate any of the existing public water systems, including
water mains, pumps, motors, valves and hydrants. The Contractor shall provide a
list, reason and location of the water system facilities that require operating,
opening, stopping or closure and provide to Azusa Light & Water (ALW) for review
and approval.
2. Contractor shall submit a request to ALW one (1) week in advance for any shut-
down of existing water facilities and shall comply with all ALW shut-down
requirements.
Construction at Existing Utilities
1. General. Where the Work to be performed crosses or otherwise interferes with
water, sewer, gas, or oil pipelines; buried cable; or other public or private utilities,
the Contractor shall perform construction in such a manner so that no damage will
result to either public or private utilities. It shall be the responsibility of the
Contractor to determine the actual locations of, and make accommodates to
maintain, all utilities.
2. Permission, Notice and Liability. Before any utility is taken out of service,
permission shall be obtained by the Contractor from the owner. The owner, any
impacted resident or business owner and the City Representative will be advised
of the nature and duration of the utility outage as well as the Contractor’s plan for
providing temporary utilities if required by the owner. The Contractor shall be liable
for all damage which may result from its failure to maintain utilities during the
progress of the Work, and the Contractor shall indemnify City as required by the
Contract Documents from all claims arising out of or connected with damage to
utilities encountered during construction; damages resulting from disruption of
service; and injury to persons or damage to property resulting from the negligent,
accidental, or intentional breaching of utilities.
3. Cost. Unless otherwise called for by the Contract Documents, the cost of all
material, equipment, and labor required to complete this Work, shall be included in
Contractor’s bid and distributed in the Schedule of Pay Items. No additional
compensation shall be made to the Contractor for this Work.
Traffic Control
1. General. Contractor shall abide by traffic control plans approved by the
appropriate jurisdiction.
2. Protections. Roads subject to interference by the Work shall be kept open or
suitable temporary passages through the Work shall be provided and maintained
by the Contractor. The Contractor shall provide, erect, and maintain all necessary
barricades, suitable and sufficient flasher lights, flag persons, danger signals, and
signs, and shall take all necessary precautions for the protection of the Work and
the safety of the public. No construction work along public or private roads may
proceed until the Contractor has proper barricades, flasher lights, flag persons,
signals, and signs in place at the construction site.
3. Cost. Unless otherwise called for by the Contract Documents, the cost of all
material, equipment, and labor required to complete this Work, shall be included in
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Contractor’s bid and distributed in the Schedule of Pay Items. No additional
compensation shall be made to the Contractor for this Work.
Cleaning Up
1. Contractor at all times shall keep premises free from debris such as waste, rubbish,
and excess materials and equipment. Contractor shall not store debris under, in,
or about the premises. Contractor shall also clean all asphalt and concrete areas
to the degree necessary to remove oil, grease, fuel, or other stains caused by
Contractor operations or equipment. The use of water, resulting in mud on streets,
will not be permitted as substitute for sweeping or other methods. Dust control may
require having a water truck onsite for the duration of the project, and/or use of
temporary hoses and pipelines to convey water.
2. Contractor shall fully clean up the site at the completion of the Work. If the
Contractor fails to immediately clean up at the completion of the Work, the City
may do so and the cost of such clean up shall be charged back to the Contractor.
2.9 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROTECTION
Environmental Conditions
1. Contractor must comply with all applicable environmental laws, Project conditions,
and constraints.
2. City has considered these Environmental Conditions when determining the
Contract Times and no additional time or compensation will be added to the
Contract due to these Conditions.
Landscape and Vegetation Preservation
1. General. The Contractor shall exercise care to preserve the natural landscape
and vegetation, and shall conduct operations so as to prevent unnecessary
destruction, scarring, or defacing of the natural surroundings in the vicinity of the
Work.
2. Damage and Restoration. Movement of crews and equipment within the rights-of-
way and over routes provided for access to the Work shall be performed in a
manner to prevent damage to property. When no longer required, construction
roads shall be restored to original contours.
3. Upon completion of the Work, and following removal of construction facilities
and required cleanup, land used for construction purposes and not required for
the completed installation shall be scarified and regraded, as required, so that all
surfaces are left in a condition that will facilitate natural revegetation, provide for
proper drainage, and prevent erosion.
4. Cost. Unless otherwise called for by the Contract Documents, the cost of all
material, equipment, and labor required to complete this Work, shall be included in
Contractor’s bid and distributed in the Schedule of Pay Items. No additional
compensation shall be made to the Contractor for this Work.
Protected Species
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1. General. If, in the performance of the Work, evidence of the possible occurrence
of any Federally listed threatened or endangered plant or animal is discovered,
the Contractor shall notify the City Representative immediately, giving the location
and nature of the findings. Written confirmation of the evidence, location and nature
of the findings shall be forwarded to City within 2 Days.
2. Procedures. The Contractor shall immediately cease all construction activities in
the immediate area of the discovery to the extent necessary to protect the
endangered plant or animal.
If directed by the City Representative, Contractor will refrain from working in the
immediate area, suspend the Work in its entirety, or alter its performance to
ensure full compliance with all applicable permits, laws and regulations. Any City
directed changes to the Work as a result of a siting will be pursuant to the Contract
Documents.
3. False Siting. Any costs or delays incurred by City or the Contractor due to
unreasonable or false notification of an endangered plant or animal will be borne
by the Contractor.
4. Cost. Unless otherwise called for by the Contract Documents, the cost of all
material, equipment, and labor required to comply with this paragraph, shall be
included in Contractor’s bid and distributed in the Schedule of Pay Items. No
additional compensation shall be made to the Contractor for this Work.
Preservation of Historical and Archeological Resources
1. General. If, in the performance of the Work, Contractor should unearth cultural
resources (for example, human remains, animal bones, stone tools, artifacts
and/or midden deposits) through excavation, grading, watering or other means,
the Contractor notify the Construction/Archeological Monitor and/or the City
Representative immediately, giving the location and nature of the findings.
Written confirmation of the evidence, location and nature of the findings shall be
forwarded to the Construction/Archeological Monitor and/or City within 2 Days.
2. Procedures. The Contractor shall immediately cease all construction activities in
the immediate area of the discovery to the extent necessary to protect the cultural
resource.
If directed by the City Representative, Contractor will refrain from working in the
immediate area, suspend the Work in its entirety, or re-sequence and/or alter its
performance to ensure full compliance with all applicable permits, laws and
regulations. Should the presence of cultural resources be confirmed, the
Contractor will assist the City Representative and the Construction/Archeological
Monitor in the preparation and implementation of a data recovery plan. The
Contractor shall provide such cooperation and assistance as may be necessary to
preserve the cultural resources for removal or other disposition. Any City directed
changes to the Work as a result of the cultural resource will be pursuant to the
Contract Documents.
3. Contractor’s Liability. Should Contractor, without permission, injure, destroy,
excavate, appropriate, or remove any cultural resource on or adjacent to the Site, it
will be subject to disciplinary action, arrest and penalty under applicable law. The
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Contractor shall be principally responsible for all costs of mitigation and/or
restoration of cultural resources related to the unauthorized actions identified
above. Contractor shall be required to pay for unauthorized damage and
mitigation costs to cultural resources (historical and archeological resources) as a
result of unauthorized activities that damage cultural resources and shall
indemnify City pursuant to the Contract Documents.
4. Cost. Unless otherwise called for by the Contract Documents, the cost of all
material, equipment, and labor required to comply with this paragraph, shall be
included in Contractor’s bid and distributed in the Schedule of Pay Items. No
additional compensation shall be made to the Contractor for this Work.
Dust and Pollution Control
1. Contractor shall provide all necessary material, equipment and labor to prevent
and control the emission of dust and any other potential pollutant on site.
2. Contractor shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any source smoke, dust
or other air contaminants in violation of the law, rules, and regulations of the
governing agency.
3. Cost. Unless otherwise called for by the Contract Documents, the cost of all
material, equipment, and labor required to comply with this paragraph, shall be
included in Contractor’s bid and distributed in the Schedule of Pay Items. No
additional compensation shall be made to the Contractor for this Work.
Fugitive Dust
NOT USED.
OR
1. In addition to all other environmental and air quality requirements of the Contract
Documents, Contractor must also comply with the most recent version of any rules
implemented by the Air Quality Management District (AQMD) with jurisdiction over
the Project in order to reduce the amount of particulate matter entrained in the
ambient air as a result of the Project. All equipment shall be AQMD compliant and
permitted, as needed.
2. City has considered these other requirements when determining the Contract
Times and no additional time or compensation will be added to the Contract due
to these requirements.
Management of Storm, Surface and Other Waters
1. Storm water, surface water, groundwater, and nuisance, or other waters may be
encountered at various times during construction of the Project. Federal and State
laws require the City and its contractors to manage such waters pursuant to the
requirements of California State Water Resources Control Board Order Number
2009-0009-DWQ, the Federal Clean Water Act, and the California Porter Cologne
Water Quality Control Act. Contractor acknowledges that it has investigated the
risk arising from such waters in conjunction with the Project, and assumes any and
all risks and liabilities arising therefrom.
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2. The Contractor shall perform all construction operations in such a manner as to
comply, and ensure all subcontractors to comply, with all applicable Federal,
State, and local laws, orders, and regulations concerning the control and abatement
of water pollution; and all terms and conditions of any applicable permits issued for
the Project. In the event there is a conflict between Federal, State, and local laws,
regulations, and requirements, the most stringent shall apply.
3. Contractor violations. If noncompliance should occur, the Contractor shall report
this to the City Representative immediately, with the specific information submitted
in writing within 2 Days. Consistent violations of applicable Federal, State, or local
laws, orders, regulations, or Water Quality Standards may result in City stopping
all site activity until compliance is ensured. The Contractor shall not be entitled to
any change in Contract Price or Contract Times, claim for damage, or additional
compensation by reason of such a work stoppage. Corrective measures required
to bring activities into compliance shall be at the Contractor's expense.
4. Compliance with Construction General Storm water Permit. Contractor shall be
required to comply with all aspects of the State Water Resources Control Board
(State Board) Water Quality Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ, National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Storm Water Discharges
Associated with Construction Activity (Permit) for all projects that involve
construction on or disturbance of one acre or more of land or which are part of a
larger common area of development.
(a) Contractor shall prepare and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention
Plan (SWPPP) for the Project site based on the appropriate Risk Level
requirements, and draft and coordinate submittal of all Permit related
documents with City’s Legally Responsible Person and/or Authorized
Signatory as those terms are defined in the Permit. The Contractor shall
submit the SWPPP to the City Representative for review not less than fifteen
(15) Days prior to the start of on- site construction work. City will file the Notice
of Intent and pay the filing fee.
(b) The SWPPP shall be developed by a Qualified SWPPP Developer and
implemented by a Qualified SWPPP Practitioner as those terms are defined in
the Permit and shall include industry standard requirements for water quality
control including but not be limited to the following:
(1) Sediment and erosion control measures to manage sediment and
erosion including vegetative practices, structural control, silt fences,
straw dikes, sediment controls or operator controls as appropriate.
Storm water management measures shall be instituted as required,
including velocity dissipaters, and solid waste controls shall address
controls for building materials and offsite tracking of sediment.
(2) Wastewater and storm water management controls to divert offsite
surface flows around the Project site and to divert surface flows within the
Project area away from areas of open earth or stockpiles of building and
other materials. Wastewater from general construction activities, such as
drain water collection, aggregate processing, concrete batching, drilling,
grouting, or other construction operations, shall not enter flowing or dry
watercourses without having met the authorized non-storm water
discharge requirements listed in State Board Water Quality Order No.
2009-0009-DWQ, Section III.C., including proper notification to the
Regional Water Board.
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(3) Pollution prevention measures including methods of dewatering,
unwatering, excavating, or stockpiling earth and rock materials which
include prevention measures to control silting and erosion, and which will
intercept and settle any runoff of sediment-laden waters.
(4) Turbidity prevention measures for prevention of excess turbidity
including, but are not restricted to, intercepting ditches, settling ponds,
gravel filter entrapment dikes, flocculating processes, recirculation,
combinations thereof, or other approved methods that are not harmful to
aquatic life. All such wastewaters discharged into surface waters, shall
contain the least concentration of settleable material possible, and shall
meet all conditions of section 402, the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
(5) Overall construction site management measures to address changes at
the Project site as the Project moves through different phases and
changes that account for rainy and dry season management practices.
(6) Pollution control measures and construction activity methods that will
prevent entrance, or accidental spillage, of solid matter, contaminants,
debris, or other pollutants or wastes, into streams, flowing or dry
watercourses, lakes, wetlands, reservoirs, or underground water
sources. Such pollutants and wastes include, but are not restricted to:
refuse, garbage, cement, sanitary waste, industrial waste, hazardous
materials, radioactive substances, oil and other petroleum products,
aggregate processing, tailings, mineral salts, and thermal pollution.
(7) Control measures for stockpiled or deposited materials prohibiting the
stockpile or deposit of excavated materials, or other construction
materials, near or on stream banks, lake shorelines, or other watercourse
perimeters where they can be washed away by high water or storm
runoff, or can, in any way, encroach upon the watercourse.
(8) Develop and implement a Rain Event Action Plan (REAP), if required, that
must be designed and implemented to protect all exposed portions of
the site 48 hours prior to any likely precipitation event.
(9) Monitoring, reporting and record keeping, as necessary to achieve
compliance with applicable Permit requirements, including but not limited
to annual reports and rain event reports.
(c) Before any Permit related documents, including the SWPPP, rain event reports,
or annual reports may be submitted to the State Board or implemented on the
Project site, they must first be reviewed and approved by City.
(d) City retains the right to procure and maintain coverage under the Permit for the
Project site if the Contractor fails to draft a SWPPP or other Permit related
document, or fails to proceed in a manner that is satisfactory to City. City
reserves the right to implement its own SWPPP at the Project site, and hire
additional contractors to maintain compliance. Whether Contractor has
adequately maintained compliance with the Permit shall be City’s sole
determination. In the event that Contractor has failed or is unable to
maintain compliance with the Permit, any costs or fines incurred by City in
implementing a SWPPP, or otherwise maintaining compliance with the
Construction General Permit shall be paid by the Contractor.
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(e) Failure to implement the SWPPP or otherwise comply with the Permit is a
violation of federal and state law. Contractor hereby agrees to indemnify City as
required by the Contract Documents for any noncompliance or alleged
noncompliance with the Permit arising out of or in connection with the Project,
except for liability resulting from the sole established negligence, willful
misconduct or active negligence of City. City may seek damages from
Contractor for delay in completing the Contract in accordance with the
Contract Documents, caused by Contractor’s failure to comply with the Permit.
5. In addition to compliance with the Permit, Contractor shall comply with the
lawful requirements of any applicable municipality, district, drainage district, flood
control district, and other local agencies regarding discharges of storm water,
surface water, groundwater or other nuisance waters off of the Project site.
6. Oil storage tanks management.
(a) Storage tank placement. All oil or other petroleum product (hereinafter referred
to collectively as oil) storage tanks shall be placed at least 20 feet from
streams, flowing or dry watercourses, lakes, wetlands, reservoirs, and any
other water source.
(b) Storage area dikes. Storage areas shall be diked at least 12 inches high or
graded and sloped to permit safe containment of leaks and spills equal to the
capacity of all tanks and/or containers located within each area, plus a
sufficient amount of freeboard to contain the 25-year rainstorm.
(c) Diked area barriers. Diked areas shall have an impermeable barrier at least
10 mils thick. Areas used for refueling operations shall have an impermeable
liner at least 10 mils thick buried under 2 to 4 inches of soil.
(d) Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC). Where the
location of a construction site is such that oil from an accidental spillage could
reasonably be expected to enter into or upon the navigable waters of the
United States or adjoining shorelines, and the aggregate storage of oil at the
site is over 1,320 gallons or a single container has a capacity in excess of 660
gallons, the Contractor shall prepare an SPCC Plan. The Contractor shall
submit the SPCC Plan to the Engineer at least 30 days prior to delivery or
storage of oil at the site. The Plan must have been reviewed and certified by
a registered professional engineer in accordance with 40 C.F.R., part 112
7. Underground tank prohibition. The Contractor shall not use underground
storage tanks.
8. Construction safety standards. The Contractor shall comply with the sanitation
and potable water requirements of Section 7 of United States Bureau of
Reclamation's publication “Reclamation Safety And Health Standards.”
9. Other Permits.
(a) Other permits applicable to the Project are listed in the Special Conditions.
The Contractor shall obtain all other necessary licenses and permits.
(b) Monitoring. The Contractor is required to conduct monitoring in order to meet
the requirements of the permits, which may include sampling, testing and
inspections.
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(c) Recordkeeping. The Contractor shall retain all records and data required by
the permits for the time specified in the contract.
10. Cost. Except as specified herein, the cost of complying with this section shall
be included in the Schedule of Pay Items for work which necessitate the water
pollution prevention measures required by this paragraph.
END OF GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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CITY PARKING LOTS
PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Date: July 12, 2022
ALL WORK SHALL CONFORM TO THE LATEST EDITIONS OF STANDARD PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, AND THE STANDARD PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS
FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION (GREEN BOOK). A COPY SHALL BE ON SITE AT ALL
TIMES. ALL WORK SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CITY OF AZUSA’S PUBLIC WORKS
INSPECTOR’S ACCEPTANCE AS A CONDITION OF COMPLETION OF WORK BY THE
CONTRACTOR.
ORDER OF WORK:
• A project schedule shall be submitted prior to the pre-construction meeting.
• Prior to commencing work the Contractor shall submit the following items to the
Project Engineer for review and approval:
1. Copies of all required permits
2. Designation of Project Superintendent
3. 24-hour Emergency
4. Construction Schedule
5. Construction Notice
6. Traffic Control Plans
7. Material Submittals
8. Thermoplastic Paint Certificate of Compliance
9. Reflective Pavement Markers Certificate of Compliance
10. Portland Cement Concrete Certificate of Compliance(s)
11. ADA Yellow Mat Type Truncated Domes (Safety Step Traditional Dome or
approved equal)
12. Herbicide Material Data Sheets
NOTE: The City reserves the right to require additional submittals from the Contractor
that are not specifically identified above. The Contractor shall submit one electronic
copy (in PDF format) of each submittal using the City of Azusa Submittal Review Form.
SCHEDULE:
The Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer a written schedule for the work. The schedule shall
list the dates that work will proceed on all streets. The Contractor shall thenceforth adhere
diligently to said written schedule in the prosecution of the work. The schedule shall identify the
day and date work is proposed on a given street segment. Streets may not be available for work
if scheduling is not requested by the Contractor and approved by the Engineer prior to the pre-
construction meeting.
ADVANCED PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
The Contractor shall not be permitted to perform work on a specific street segment until the
required notices have been delivered. The Contractor shall deliver the following notices in the
form of a door hanger or a notification letter):
• Two (2) weeks prior to beginning work on a specific street segment, the Contractor
shall deliver a written notice regarding the project to all members of the public
affected, including but not limited to residents, businesses, and schools. Distribution
of notices shall also include members of the public located on adjacent streets to which
access will be restricted due to construction activities. The notice shall state the
construction activities to occur with emphasis on the specific activities that will, in any
way, inconvenience the public, affect their operations, or restrict access to their
properties. The notice shall include the scheduled start dates and duration of
construction work for each phase or activity. The name, address, and contact number
of the Contractor’s Project Superintendent and the City’s contact for the project shall
also be shown on the notice.
• Three (3) days prior to the beginning of work on a specific street segment, the
Contractor shall deliver another written notice to the same members of the public. The
Contractor shall specifically mention the name of the street(s) where construction
activities are scheduled. For each street, a two-day window when work is planned to
occur shall be specified with start and end dates for the construction activities. The
notice shall mention that actual work may occur on either day of the two-day window.
Additional three day notices shall be required if there is a prolonged break that exceeds
two weeks in duration between work activities. Separate three-day notices shall be
required for the chip seal and micro- surfacing work unless the time between the
placement of layers is short enough to avoid public complaints. The Engineer shall
determine whether addition notices shall be required. Separate three day notices are
not required prior to weed removal, tree trimming, or pavement striping if these
activities are sufficiently described in the two-week notice and the notices have been
delivered.
NOTE: Copies of both notices shall be provided to the City for approval five (5) working
days prior to the distribution date of each notice.
The Contractor shall notify the following agencies 2 weeks prior to the start of construction.
Copies of the APPROVED advance construction notifications shall also be distributed to the
agencies below. The Azusa Police Department shall be notified 24 hours in advance of any
lane/road closures.
• Azusa Police Department Dispatch (626) 812-3200
• Fire Department Station 32 (626) 334-0011
• Fire Department Station 97 (626) 334-5602
• U.S. Postal Service (800) 275-8777
• Foothill Transit (626) 931-7225
• Azusa Unified School District (626) 967-6211
• Athens Services (888) 336-6100
• Azusa Dial-A-Ride (626) 812-5206
• Azusa Water (626) 812-5063
• Azusa Electric (626) 812-5172
• SoCal Gas (909) 335-7825
24-HOUR CONTACT:
The Contractor shall assign a Project Superintendent who has the complete authority to make
decisions on behalf of the Contractor. The Project Superintendent shall have the ability to speak,
read and write in English. The Project Superintendent shall be on the job at all times during the
construction and shall be available and on call 24 hours a day for the duration of the project.
The 24-hour contact’s information shall be provided to the City.
DIG ALERT:
The Contractor shall notify Dig Alert 48 hours prior to commencing work. The Contractor is
responsible to provide a Dig Alert number to the City’s Public Works Inspector.
POTHOLING
The Contractor is responsible to pothole and verify the location of all existing underground
utilities at their expense. The Contractor shall verify all existing conditions before commencing
work. All discrepancies between the project documents and actual field conditions shall be
immediately reported to the Engineer, who shall determine if modifications to the work are
necessary. The Contractor shall not modify the work without prior authorization from the
Engineer. Any removal, repair, or replacement caused by the Contractor’s failure to recognize
or report unsuitable conditions shall be performed by the Contractor at the Contractor’s sole cost
and expense.
SOILS AND MATERIALS TESTING
The Contractor is responsible for soils and materials testing including but not limited to subgrade
relative compaction, CMB compaction, asphalt placement temperature and compaction and
concrete strength in accordance with the approved Plans and Specifications. Testing shall be
conducted at the locations and frequency established by the Inspector.
The following test methods shall be used for determining relative compaction:
California Test 231 (Nuclear Gauge Method)
The subgrade and base materials shall be compacted to 95% relative compaction unless
noted otherwise. If compaction fails to meet the contract specifications, then the
Contractor shall make the necessary adjustments and is responsible for the cost of
additional compaction tests until compaction per the specifications is met.
Payment
Payment for compaction testing shall be included in the actual bid items requiring
compaction testing. No additional compensation will be made therefor.
BID ITEM NO. 1: MOBILIZATION, BONDS, INSURANCE AND DEMOBILIZATION
This shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor and materials, including tools,
equipment and incidentals, and for performing all of the work involved in placing, removing,
storing, maintaining, moving to new locations, replacing, and disposing of equipment and
materials as specified in the Standard Specifications and these Technical Specifications, and as
directed by the Engineer. At the completion of the Work, Contractor must remove from the
worksite all of its equipment, tools, surplus materials, waste materials and debris, presenting a
clean and neat appearance. Before demobilizing from the Worksite, Contractor must ensure that
all surfaces are cleaned, sealed, waxed, or finished as applicable, and that all marks, stains, paint
splatters, and the like have been properly removed from the completed Work and the surrounding
areas, leaving those areas in the condition originally found or better.
Payment
Bid Item No. 1 “Mobilization, Bonds, Insurance and Demobilization” is listed as a separate
bid item and shall be paid as a Lump Sum (LS) and include but not be limited to, furnishing
all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals for mobilization, bonds and
demobilization and no additional compensation will be made therefor.
BID ITEM NO. 2: BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EROSION CONTROL
Best Management Practices as specific herein and as attached are incorporated into these Contract
Documents, and area to be used with construction activities on the site. Contractor shall comply
with Best Management Practices (BMP) guidelines identified in the LA County Public Works
BMP Manual.
Particular attention shall be given to the following:
1. All materials (i.e. Asphalt, rock, gravel, sand, cement, etc.) shall be stored away from storm
drains and be covered with plastic tarps to protect from rain.
2. Cover and seal catch basins, drainage inlets and manholes to prevent polluted run-off from
construction activities to enter storm drain system.
3. During all saw-cutting activities, paving materials shall be vacuumed up and pumped to a
holding tank for disposal. All storm drain inlets shall be blocked or protected by a berm to
prevent paving materials from entering drainage system.
4. When cleaning up construction site, dirt, sand and other fine particulates shall be swept up
and disposed of in the trash. Washing/spraying site with water to be disposed of through a
drainage inlet is NOT permitted.
5. Monitor all heavy equipment for oil/gas leakage. If a leak occurs, do not “wash away” with
water, dispose of materials properly as outlined in the LA County Best Management
Practices guidelines latest edition.
6. All pollution mitigation devices shall be installed as per LA County Public Works Best
Management Practices guidelines latest edition and/or as deemed necessary by the
Engineer.
NOTE: Contractor is responsible for ensuring all personnel, laborers, sub-contractors, suppliers,
and any other personnel that are involved with the work are trained in the importance of preventing
storm water pollution. Each worker shall be trained before being allowed to work. Full
compensation for conforming to the provisions in this section “Best Management Practices,” shall
be considered as included in the unit prices paid for the various items of work requiring best
management practices and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor.
Payment
Measurement and Payment for Bid Item No. 2 “Best Management Practices and Erosion
Control” shall be paid as a Lump Sum (LS) and include but not be limited to, furnishing
all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals for storm water pollution prevention
and erosion control and no additional compensation will be made therefor.
BID ITEM NO. 3: CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND DAILY
CLEANUP
The Contractor shall provide a traffic control plan for all streets included in the scope of work,
unless the City Engineer waives this requirement in writing for a given street. Traffic control plans
shall also be required on street segments covered by an outside agency permit. The traffic control
plans shall be specific for the required work on each street and for each phase of the project,
including traffic control required at intersections and for intersecting streets and shall include
provisions for pedestrian and bicycle access through the work zone during construction. All site
specific traffic control plans shall be certified by a licensed Civil Engineer or Traffic Engineer
registered in the State of California. The traffic control plans must be reviewed and approved by
the City prior to starting any work. The traffic control plans shall be submitted for all streets in the
project as one package for review by the City. Partial submittals may be rejected by the City. The
traffic control measures as implemented by the Contractor and identified on the traffic control plan
shall be in place prior to the start of each day’s work.
At the discretion of the City Engineer, the Contractor may use traffic control from the CA
MUTCD, WATCH, and/or CATTCH latest edition manuals, however, a licensed Civil Engineer
or Traffic Engineer registered in the State of California shall prepare a letter stating that the work
may be completed by using one of the reference manuals stated above and must select the specific
figure(s) to be used for traffic control.
All traffic control plans shall include provisions for pedestrian access through the work zone
during construction. If the work impacts any pedestrian pathway such as sidewalks, curb ramps,
and crosswalks, the traffic control plan shall include a pedestrian handling plan to direct
pedestrians safely through the construction work zone. The pedestrian handling plan shall conform
to the most current California MUTCD and State Standard plans and may include pedestrian
detours, signs, temporary pedestrian path and ramps.
Payment
Bid Item No. 3 “Construction Safety, Traffic Control, and Daily Cleanup” is listed as a
separate bid item and shall be paid as a Lump Sum (LS) and include but not be limited to,
furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals for construction safety and
traffic control and no additional compensation will be made therefor.
BID ITEM NO. 4: CONSTRUCTION STAKING, SURVEY, LINE AND GRADE
The Contractor shall hire a California Licensed Land Surveyor and shall establish the elevations,
set any grade stakes, and additional survey work required to complete the Project as shown on the
Approved Plans. The City Engineer retains the right to approve or disapprove of the Surveyor
selected. The contractor is required to use the benchmark referenced in the Approved Plans or as
provided by the City Engineer.
Contractor must also provide, preserve, and replace if necessary, all construction stakes required
for the Project. The surveyor shall submit survey cut sheets to the Public Works inspector at the
end of each day. All construction staking must be set by a California licensed surveyor or a
California registered civil engineer entitled to practice land surveying. Contractor must notify the
City Engineer of any discrepancies found between the construction staking and the grading
information provided in the Contract Documents. Upon completion, all work must conform to the
lines, elevations, and grades shown in the Approved Plans.
The Contractor’s Surveyor shall provide a topographic survey for any areas that do not meet ADA
standards including but not limited to sidewalks, curb and gutter, curb ramps (including top and
bottom landings), driveways and longitudinal gutters within the ADA path of travel. The extent of
survey shall be sufficient to ensure a compliant transition from the edge of existing improvements
to the proposed improvements. The deliverable shall be a CAD file in DWG format and a scaled
PDF of the area surveyed.
Payment
Measurement and Payment for Bid Item No. 4 “Construction Staking, Survey, Line and
Grade” shall be paid as a Lump Sum (LS) and include but not be limited to, furnishing all
labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals for construction staking and survey and
no additional compensation will be made therefor.
BID ITEM NO. 5: INSTALL THERMOPLATIC TRAFFIC STRIPING,
MARKERS, MARKINGS AND LEGENDS:
All new striping, markings and raised pavement markers shall be installed per the following
specifications. All signing and striping shall conform to the requirements of the Latest Edition of
the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) and California
Department of Transportation Standards (CALTRANS) . No striping shall be done without the
approval of the City. All Cat- Track and sign layouts shall be inspected and approved by the City
before striping begins. Contact the Public Works Inspector 48 hours before cat-tracking to
schedule inspection. All new crosswalks, arrows, and legends should be prepped and coated with
thermoplastic paint, per Caltrans Standard Plans and Specifications, current edition. Long line
ribbon striper for longitudinal line. All new striping shall be prepped and coated with paint, per
Caltrans Standard Plans and Specifications, current edition. (2 coats of paint). All arrow markings
shall be Type IV (L or R) unless otherwise noted. All skip lane striping at intersection approaches
and departures shall begin and end with 50 feet of 4 – inch solid white line. Lane widths shall be
measured between the center lines of each adjacent single or double stripe or curb face as
appropriate. Replace all missing, broken, and non-functioning reflective markers within project
limits. Seal/repair pavement where striping has been blasted and where pavement markers have
been removed and not replaced. No separate payment will be made for removal and installation of
the fire hydrant blue reflective markers. All costs for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, and
incidentals and doing all the work shall be included in the bid price. Ten (10) days shall elapse
from paving prior to striping.
Payment
Measurement and payment for Bid Item No. 5 “Install Thermoplastic Traffic Striping,
Markers, Markings and Legends” shall be paid as a Lump Sum (LS) and include but not
be limited to, furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals for installing
thermoplastic traffic striping, markers and marking legends; and no additional
compensation will be made therefor.
BID ITEM NO. 6: 1-INCH COLDMILL AND 1-INCH OVERLAY ASPHALT CONCRETE
WEARING COURSE CLASS D2 3/8” PG 64-10
The Contractor shall construct a 1” wearing course with 3/8-inch aggregate. The work shall be
completed in conformance with Section 305-5 of the 2021 Greenbook. Bid Item No. 6 shall also
include 1-inch of asphalt grinding. In addition, all incidental work related to coldmill and overlay
shall be included in this bid item. Such incidental work includes but is not limited to surface
preparation, tack coating, crack sealing, protecting in place surface utilities, catch basins, curb
inlets, curb and gutter, longitudinal gutter, legal disposal of demolition debris and removing any
existing traffic loops. The Contractor shall disconnect traffic loops at their power source and ensure
that any remaining pieces of conductor wire do not carry any voltage. This Bid Item shall also
include the paving around existing surface utilities (manholes, valves, and vaults) that will be
protected in place or adjusted to grade.
Subsections 302-5.1 General is hereby amended thereto by adding the following paragraphs:
Cracks, joints, and holes to be filled shall be cleaned after cold milling.
AC for AC pavement repairs and for PCC pavement repairs shall be placed the same day
as removals are performed.
302-5.1.1 Preparation Crack Treatment is hereby amended thereto by adding the following:
A singular crack shall be considered to be a crack on the perimeter of an otherwise
uncracked asphalt pavement area, a pavement block, exceeding 4 feet in minimum
dimension. Such pavement area is defined by the cracks forming its perimeter. If asphalt
concrete pavement is being constructed directly upon an existing asphalt concrete
pavement: 1) Contractor shall spray all weeds in cracks with an approved herbicide, such
as brand Roundup, a minimum of 1 week prior to paving. All weeds shall be resprayed if
rain occurs within 48 hours after application; 2) all holes and cracks exceeding 1.5 inches
deep by 5 inches wide by 7 inches long in all 3 dimensions shall be cleaned, tacked and
filled with temporary 3/8” (cutback) asphalt concrete compacted level with the top of the
existing pavement; 3) all cracks and holes with weeds shall be routed clear to a depth of
one-inch; 4) All cracks and joints 1/4 inch or greater in width shall be blown clear with
high pressure air; and 5) all singular cracks and joints shall be filled with Crafco Polyflex
Type III or equal. Crack and joint filling shall utilize a banding type applicator (Crack
banding machine or equivalent) or a “shoe” attachment on a wand, capable of spreading a
band 2 to 3 inches wide over the crack, while at the same time striking off the crackfiller
at a uniform thickness between 3/32 and 5/32-inch. Thickness shall not exceed 5/32-inch,
but if so, crackfiller shall be reheated and replaned to the specified thickness by a method
approved by the Engineer.
All crack preparation shall be performed after cold milling, and cracks in cold milled areas.
Engineer shall be notified in writing 24 to 48 hours prior to performing crack filling.
Payment
Measurement and payment for Bid Item No. 6 “1-Inch Coldmill and 1-Inch Overlay
Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course Class D2 3/8”- PG 64-10” shall be at the contract price
per ton (TN) and include full compensation for all labor, materials, tools, equipment and
incidentals required to construct AC pavement to the lines and grades shown on the plans.
This bid item will include furnishing the material, placement, compaction, prime coat, tack
coat, asphaltic emulsion coating on vertical surfaces to abut the new pavement, asphalt
grinding, traffic loop removal and protection of surface utilities and all other work required
to result in an asphalt pavement meeting the requirements of the specifications.
BID ITEM NO. 7: REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF EXISTING 3" OF ASPHALT
CONCRETE, BASE, AND/OR NATIVE SOIL, AND CONSTRUCT 3" ASPHALT
CONCRETE WEARING COURSE CLASS D2 3/8”- PG 64-10
The Contractor shall remove 3 inches of existing AC, base or native material and construct 3 inches
of Class D2 3/8”- PG 64-10, as shown on the approved plans. The new asphalt section shall be
constructed over existing base material or native material. The work includes saw cutting, asphalt
concrete removal and demolition, hauling of demolition debris, excavation and recompaction of
subgrade material or native material, disposal of soil spoils, root pruning, and placement and
compaction of 3 inches of Class D2 3/8”- PG 64-10 Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course.
Payment
Payment for Bid Item No. 7, shall be paid at the contract unit price per ton (TN), and shall
include but not be limited to, furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and
incidentals for the removal of 3 inches of asphalt, base or native material and the placement
and compaction of 3 inches of Class D2 3/8”- PG 64-10. No additional compensation will
be made therefor.
BID ITEM NO. 8: REMOVE AND CONSTRUCT ADA CURB RAMPS WITH
TRUNCATED DOMES PER APWA STANDARD 111-5, AND REMOVE AND
CONSTRUCT ADJOINING CURB AND GUTTER PER CITY OF AZUSA
STANDARD R4 -1
The Contractor shall remove and replace the ADA curb ramps identified in the Construction
drawings. This Bid Item includes the cost of demolition, hauling and disposal of the existing
concrete ramps and their appurtenances, including but not limited to sidewalk, curb and gutter,
pull boxes, water meters, valve lids and any other surface utilities within the curb ramps. In
addition, this bid item shall include the cost to adjust to grade or relocate the aforementioned
utilities if deemed necessary by the Engineer.
The curb ramps shall be constructed per APWA Standard Plan 111-5. The curb and gutter
adjoining the curb ramps shall be included in this bid item and shall be constructed in separate
pours. The asphalt abutting the curb ramp curb and gutter shall be reconstructed per City of Azusa
Standard R11-1.
The new curb ramps shall be made ADA accessible by providing a minimum 48x48 inch landings
at the top and bottom of the ramps with a cross slope less than 2 percent. If the Engineer finds it
necessary, the contractor shall provide a topographic survey in accordance with Bid Item No. 4.
The truncated domes shall be Safety Step Truncated Domes Tactile Warning Devices or approved
equal; must be yellow in color, surface mounted, and have a 2.35” dome spacing from center to
center.
Payment
Measurement and payment for Bid Item No. 8 “Remove and Construct ADA Curb Ramps
with Truncated Domes per APWA 111-5 and Reconstruct Abutting Asphalt Concrete per
City of Azusa Standard R11-1”, shall be paid at the contract unit price per each (EA) and
include but not be limited to, the replacement of curb and gutter and sidewalk along the
curb return from the beginning of curve (BC) to the end of curve (EC). In addition, payment
for this bid item shall include but not be limited to, replacing abutting asphalt to new curb
and gutter, furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals for the removal
and replacement curb ramps, no additional compensation will be made therefor.
BID ITEM NO. 9: CONSTRUCT 2" ASPHALT CONCRETE WEARING COURSE
CLASS D2 13/8"- PG 64-10
The Contractor shall construct a 2 inch Overlay of Class D2 3/8”- PG 64-10, as shown on the
approved plans. The new asphalt section shall be constructed over existing base material or native
material. The work includes saw cutting, asphalt concrete removal and demolition, hauling of
demolition debris, excavation and recompaction of subgrade material or native material, disposal
of soil spoils, root pruning, and placement and compaction of 2 inches of Class D2 3/8”- PG 64-
10 Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course.
Payment
Payment for Bid Item No. 9, shall be paid at the contract unit price per ton (TN), and shall
include but not be limited to, furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and
incidentals for the placement and compaction of 2 inches of Class D2 3/8”- PG 64-10. No
additional compensation will be made therefor.
BID ITEM NO. 11: REMOVE AND REPLACE SIDEWALK PER CITY OF AZUSA
STANDARD R6-1
The Contractor shall remove and replace the sidewalk listed on the Sidewalk Improvements List
as discussed in the Pre-Bid meeting. The new sidewalk shall be constructed per the City of Azusa
Standard Plan R6-1 and be ADA compliant. In addition, this Bid Item includes the cost of
demolition, hauling and disposal of concrete debris and excess grading spoils. Furthermore, this
Bid Item shall include the cost to saw cut the existing sidewalk, and grade and compact the
subgrade.
Payment
Payment for Bid Item No. 11 “Remove and Replace Sidewalk Per City of Azusa Standard
R6-1” shall be paid at the contract price per square foot (SF) and include but not be limited
to, furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals for removing and
replacing sidewalk and no additional compensation will be made therefor.
BID ITEM NO. 12: REMOVE & REPLACE DRIVE APPROACH PER CITY OF AZUSA
STANDARD R5-1
The Contractor shall remove and replace the drive approaches identified in the Construction
drawings. This Bid Item includes the cost of demolition, hauling and disposal of the existing
concrete approaches and their appurtenances, including but not limited to traffic loops, landscape,
sidewalk, curb and gutter, pull boxes, water meters, utility vaults, valve lids, manholes covers and
any other surface utilities within the drive approach. In addition, this bid item shall also include
the cost to adjust to grade or relocate the aforementioned utilities if deemed necessary by the
Engineer.
The new drive approach shall be constructed per the City of Azusa Standard Plan R5-1. The 1/2-
inch curb and 2-foot gutter in front of the driveway approach are included in this bid item. The
curb and gutter shall be poured separate from the drive approach.
The new drive approach shall be made ADA accessible by providing a minimum 48-inch path of
travel with a cross slope less than 2 percent. If the Engineer finds it necessary, the contractor shall
provide a topographic survey in accordance with Bid Item No. 4.
Payment
Measurement and payment for Bid Item No. 12 “Remove and Replace Drive Approach Per
City of Azusa Standard R5-1” shall be paid at the contract price per square foot (SF) and
include but not be limited to, furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and
incidentals for the removal and replacement of drive approaches no additional
compensation will be made therefor.
BID ITEM NO. 13: REMOVE AND REPLACE 6-INCH CURB PER CITY OF AZUSA
STANDARD R4-1 TYPE “A”
The Contractor shall remove and replace 6-Inch Curb as shown on the construction drawings per
the City of Azusa Standard Plan R4-1. In addition, this Bid Item includes the cost of demolition,
hauling and disposal of concrete debris and excess grading spoils. Furthermore, this Bid Item shall
include the cost to saw cut the existing curb and gutter and AC pavement, grade and compact the
subgrade and the reconstruction of asphalt abutting the curb and gutter per the City of Azusa
Standard Plan R11-1.
Payment
Payment for Bid Item No. 13 “Remove and Replace 6-Inch Curb Per City of Azusa
Standard Plan R4-1 Type “A” shall be paid at the contract price per lineal foot (LF) and
include but not be limited to, furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and
incidentals for removing and replacing curb and gutter and no additional compensation will
be made therefor.