Notice inviting bids for IWWTP Direct Connection project in Victorville.

THE CITY OF VICTORVILLE (CITY)
MS26-107 IWWTP DIRECT CONNECTION 1 & 2
 
NOTICE INVITING BIDS
 
A-1. PROJECT TITLE AND DESCRIPTION: The complete and other related work for IWWTP DIRECT CONNECTION 1 & 2, MS26-107; the work shall include labor, tools, finishing, clean up, and incidentals required for the proper completion of the work.
A-2. SEALED BIDS: Bids may be received up to but not later than April 9, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. PST via the City’s e-Procurement Portal located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/victorvilleca.The City’s eProcurement Portal Clock is the official timekeeper for the determination of all deadline dates and times. Without exception, responses will not be accepted after the submission deadline regardless of any technical difficulties such as poor internet connections. The City of Victorville strongly recommends completing your response well ahead of the deadline. Bidders take full responsibility for City’s receipt of its Bid.
A-3. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Contract Documents pertaining to this Project solicitation are available at the City’s eProcurement Portal. Only those who download Contract Documents from the portal will be included in a planholders/followers list and may receive notices to include applicable addenda.
A-4. BOND REQUIREMENTS: Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cashier’s check, or bid bond, in the amount of 10 percent (10%) of the total bid price, payable to City of Victorville, as a guarantee that the bidder, if its bid is accepted, will promptly execute the Agreement. The bidder shall guarantee the total bid price from the date of the bid opening.
Please scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check as part of your bid submission. In addition, Bidders are required to MAIL and must be “POSTMARKED” the original bid guarantee within (48) forty-eight hours after the bid submission due date.
The bid guarantee must be mailed to the following address:
City of Victorville
14343 Civic Drive
Victorville, CA 92392
Attn: Finance Dept./Purchasing Section
Please have the Bidder Name, Project Number and Title listed clearly on the outside of the envelope.
 
A-5. MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING / JOBWALK: - A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting and job walk has been scheduled for 10:00 am, PST Thursday, March 19, 2026. Potential bidders will meet at the Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA), 18374 Phantom W, Victorville, CA 92394 to address questions and other issues regarding this project and then a site visit will occur immediately at the IWWTP site to allow bidders to take measurements, ask additional questions, and review the current conditions of project location. In no event shall failure to inspect the site and equipment constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. A bid received from a Contractor who is not represented by a duly authorized agent at the pre-bid meeting and job walk shall be considered non-responsive and rejected form further contract award consideration. The participant agrees that they are attending the job walk and assumes all responsibility for their safety.
A-6. PREVAILING WAGE: Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773, the City has obtained the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the prevailing wage rate for holiday and overtime work applicable in San Bernardino County from the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to perform the work required under a contract awarded for this Project. A copy of these prevailing wage rates is available at the City’s Finance Department/Purchasing Division, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 14343 Civic Drive, Victorville, CA 92393 and shall be made available to interested parties upon request. In addition, a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages may be obtained via the internet at: http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. It shall be mandatory upon the Bidder to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all provisions set forth in Chapter 1, Part 7, Division 2 of the Labor Code, commencing with Section 1720, which include but are not limited to, the payment of not less than the said specified State prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor, and debarment of contractors and subcontractors.
A-7. CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE: All Bidders shall be licensed as a contractor at the time of submitting a Bid Proposal in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, of the California Business and Professions Code. The successful Bidder must hold a valid California Contractor’s License "A". Any Bid submitted which does not comply with the provisions of this Section will be considered nonresponsive and be rejected.
A-8. DIR REGISTRATION COMPLIANCE MONITORING: Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.1, the City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into a Contract with any Bidder, without proof that Bidder and its prospective subcontractors are registered with the DIR to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR and the submission of electronic certified payroll records to the California Labor Commissioner in the manner set forth in Labor Code Section 1771.4.
A-9. IN-USE OFF-ROAD DIESEL FUELED FLEET CERTIFICATE OF REPORTED COMPLIANCE: Valid CARB Certificates of Reported Compliance as described in California Code of Regulations, title 13, Section 2449(n) for fleets of vehicles subject to 13 CCR section 2449 are required for this Project.
 
Dated: March 6, 2026
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Signed, Jennifer Thompson, District Clerk