City of Ontario invites bids for Flight Tower Restaurant Electrical Gear project.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Ontario, with its principal place of business at 303 E. B Street, Ontario, CA 91764 ("City") invites and will receive Bids up to but not later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2026 through the City's online bid management system (PlanetBids), for the furnishing to City of all labor, equipment, materials, tools, services, transportation, permits, utilities, and all other items necessary for Flight Tower Restaurant Electrical Gear (the Project). After said time, Bids will be publicly posted on PlanetBids. Bids received after said time will not be accepted. Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 calendar days after the Bid opening date. Procurement of Electrical Gear for Flight Tower Restaurant Bids must be submitted on City's Bid Forms. Bidders may obtain a copy of the Contract Documents from PlanetBids once registered with the City. Registration can be accomplished by visiting the City's website at www.ontarioca.gov and selecting Bids and Proposals under Business on the home page. To the extent required by section 20103.7 of the Public Contract Code, upon request from a contractor plan room service, 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 Contract Documents for review and to verify the completeness of Contract Documents before submitting a bid. Any Addenda will be posted on PlanetBids. It is the responsibility of each prospective Bidder to check PlanetBids on a daily basis through the close of Bids for any applicable Addenda or updates. City does not assume any liability or responsibility based on any defective or incomplete copying, excerpting, scanning, faxing, downloading or printing of the Contract Documents. Information on PlanetBids may change without notice to prospective Bidders. The Contract Documents shall supersede any information posted or transmitted by PlanetBids. 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, the amount of which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price, made payable to City of Ontario as bid security. The Bid Guarantee must be submitted in hard copy directly to the City prior to the specified date and time for bid opening as set forth in the Instructions to Bidders. 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. 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. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773, 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 Department of Industrial Relations for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute this contract. A copy of these prevailing wage rates may be obtained via the internet at: www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/ In addition, a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages is available at City Clerk's Office and shall be made available to interested parties upon request. The successful Bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site. It shall be mandatory upon the Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the said specified 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. 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. Bids shall be received for the following Bid Categories. 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: Bid Category Description License Prequal. Req's (Y/N) BC 1 Electrical Gear C10 N Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), City may make findings designating that certain additional materials, methods or services by specific brand or trade name other than those listed in the Contract Documents 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. If Bidders desires to offer a Substitution for a Specified Item, such bidder must make a request in writing on the City's Substitution Request Form (Request Form) and submit the completed Request Form ten (10) business days prior to the bid opening. The Request Form must be accompanied by evidence as to whether the proposed substitution: 1. Is equal in quality, service, and ability to the Specified Item as demonstrated by a side by side comparison of key characteristics and performance criteria. 2. Will entail no changes in detail, construction and scheduling of related work; 3. Will be acceptable in consideration of the required design and artistic effect; 4. Will provide no cost disadvantage to the City; 5. Will require no excessive or more expensive maintenance, including adequacy and availability or replacement parts; and 6. Will require no change in the Contract Time. Any substitution request submitted, the City will communicate approved substitution through Addendum Only . City shall award the contract for the Project to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder as determined by 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. For further information, contact Matthew Shieh, at mshieh@tildencoil.com Inland Valley Daily Bulletin SB Published: 2/11, 2/23/26