City of Livermore invites bids for Slurry Seal Project due by May 5, 2026.

NOTICE INVITING BIDS In addition to the information contained in this Notice Inviting Bids section, more detailed information is provided in the Instructions for Bidders section, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal. 1. Bid Information. The City of Livermore ("City") will accept sealed bids for its Slurry Seal Project SM202204 ("Project"), which shall be date and time stamped by the City Clerk's time clock by or before May 5, 2026, at 02:30 p.m., at: City Clerk's Office Second Floor of City Hall 1052 South Livermore Avenue Livermore, CA 94550 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any non-substantive irregularities. 2. Bidders' Conference Non-Mandatory A bidders' conference will be held on April 17th, 2026 at 2:30PM at the following location: 1052 S Livermore Ave, Livermore CA 94550 in Riesling Conference Room for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders' conference is not mandatory. 3. Project Information. 3.1. Location and Description. The Project is located at various locations in the City of Livermore, CA. See sheet T-1 of the project plans for list of streets to be improved, and is described as follows: the construction of slurry seal and asphalt concrete pavement repairs in the City of Livermore. The project consists of preparatory street cleaning, tree trimming, asphalt concrete pavement repairs, installation of rapid response flashing beacons (RRFB), minor concrete work, crack sealing, removal of existing traffic striping and markers, application of slurry and crack seal treatments, adjustment to grade of utility boxes, the installation of new thermoplastic pavement striping and markings and raised pavement makers and various site improvements in the City of Livermore. 3.2. Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for Substantial Completion of construction of the Project is 120 Working Days after the commencement date stated in the Notice to Proceed. Final Completion of the Project is planned to be 30 Working Days after the date of Substantial Completion. 4. Construction Cost. The Engineer's estimated construction cost is: $3,500,000. 5. License and Registration Requirements. 5.1. License. At the time of bid opening and for the duration of the Project, Contractor shall possess a valid California contractor's license for the following classification(s): Class A (General Contractor) or Class "C-32" (Parking and Highway). lf the contractor subcontracts the concrete work, traffic control and/or signal work, subcontractor shall posses a valid California Class C-8 contractor's license for concrete work, and C-31 contractor's license for traffic control at the time of bid opening and for the duration of the project (See also, Instructions for Bidders, Section 4, Licenses and DIR Registration.) A bid submitted by a bidder that does not possess any of these licenses at bid opening may render the bid non-responsive, barring award of the Contract to that bidder. 5.2. DIR Registration. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") to perform public work under Labor Code Section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. 6. Contract Documents. 6.1. Available at City. All Contract Documents are available at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/california/cityoflivermore free of charge, and can also be accessed from the City's website at: https://www.livermoreca.gov/departments/community-development/engineering/projects-out-for-bid. The contractor must register, at no cost, as a prospective bidder. BidNet notifies all listed entities on the Prospective Bidders list regarding addendums and other posted information during the bid period. It is the responsibility of each prospective bidder to check the BidNet website listed above on a daily basis through the close of bids for any applicable addenda or updates and print all bid documents for review and to verify the completeness of the Bid Documents before submitting a bid. Alternatively, a full set of Contract Documents, including the final plans and specifications for the Work, are available for inspection without charge, or purchase at $160.00 per set, at the City Engineering office at 1052 South Livermore Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550. No refund will be made of any charges for sets of Contract Documents. 7. Mailing. At the Bidder's request, and up until seven calendar days before the date set for opening Bids, the City will mail complete sets of the Contract Documents to the Bidder at a total cost of $200.00 for each set requested. The charge covers printing, handling, and mailing costs. No refund will be made of any charges for sets of Contract Documents. 8. Bid Clarifications. Questions regarding the Project, the bid procedures, or the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents must be submitted in writing to the Engineer at Roberto Escobar, Associate Civil Engineer, rjescobar@livermoreca.gov. Any responses deemed necessary by the Engineer will be provided in a written addendum to be posted on https://www.bidnetdirect.com/california/cityoflivermore and the City's website at https://www.livermoreca.gov/departments/community-development/engineering/projects-out-for-bid. Questions received less than seven days before the deadline for bid submission might not be answered. Only a written response issued in an addendum will become part of the Contract Documents. Oral responses will have no legal effect. Subject to the limitations of Public Contract Code, Section 4104.5, City reserves the right to issue addenda before the time of the bid opening. 9. Bid Proposal and Security. 9.1. Bid Proposal Form. Each bid must be submitted using the Bid Proposal form contained as a part of the Contract Documents. 9.2. Bid Security. Each Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier's or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included in the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after City issues the Apparent Low Bidder Notice ("ALB Notice"), the bidder must execute the Contract and submit payment and performance bonds, warranty bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, as required by the Contract Documents. 10. Prevailing Wage Requirements. 10.1. General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations, under Labor Code, Section 1771.4. 10.2. Rates. The prevailing rates are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. 11. Performance, Payment, and Warranty Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds each in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price and a Warranty Bond in the amount of 15% of the Contract Price. 12. Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from Progress Payments is permitted under Public Contract Code, Section 22300 which requires use of the escrow agreement language provided at subsection (f) of Public Contract Code Section 22300, which is the Escrow Form included in the Appendix portion of the Contract documents. 13. Subcontractor List. Each bidder must submit the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, and California Department of Industrial Relations registration number of each First Tier Subcontractor who will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor ("Subcontractor Services") in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents. The same requirement applies to each First Tier Subcontractor who will perform Subcontractor Services in excess of either one-half of one percent of the bid price or $10,000 for the construction of streets, highways or bridges. By: Helena Graves Date: March 25, 2026 Acting Assistant City Clerk Publication Dates: 1) April 2, 2026 2) April 9, 2026 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS PT/VT 6959251; Apr. 2, 9, 2026