Bids invited for curb, gutter, and sidewalk maintenance project in Los Gatos.

NOTICE INVITING BIDS 1.1. Bid Submission The Town of Los Gatos ("Town") will accept electronic bids for its 2026 Annual Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk Maintenance Project #25-813-9921 ("Project"), by or before Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 2:00 pm, via the Town's bidding site at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/losgatosca, at which time the bids will be opened electronically, as further specified in the Instructions to Bidders, and at 110 E Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030. 1.2. Project Information A. Location and Description - The Project involves the repair or replacement of concrete curb and gutter, sidewalks, and driveway approaches, installation of new curb ramps, sign posts, root pruning, and associated work within the Town, as shown in Appendix A, Project Plans, located on the Town's bidding site. B. Time for Final Completion - Project must be fully completed within 54 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. C. Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $630,000. 1.3. License and Registration Requirements A. License - This Project requires a valid California contractor's license for the following classification(s): A or C-8. B. DIR Registration - Town may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code � 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. 1.4. Contract Documents The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto ("Contract Documents") may be downloaded from Town's bidding site https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/losgatosca. Printed copy of the Contract Documents is not available from the Town. 1.5. Bid Security The 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 Town, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after Town issues the Notice of Potential Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, valid Certificates of Reported Compliance as required under the California Air Resources Board's In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation (13 CCR � 2449 et seq.) ("Off-Road Regulation"), if applicable, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents and as specified in the Notice of Potential Award. 1.6. Prevailing Wage Requirements A. General - Pursuant to California Labor Code � 1720 et seq., 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. B. Rates - The prevailing rates are on file with the Town and 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. C. Compliance - The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code � 1771.4. 1.7. Retention The percentage of retention that will be withheld from progress payments is 5%. 1.8. Performance and Payment Bonds The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Price, as further specified in the Contract Documents. 1.9. Substitution of Securities Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code � 22300. 1.10. Subcontractor List Each Subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a completed Subcontractor List form with its Bid Proposal, including the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the base bid price) for each Subcontractor that will perform Work or service or fabricate or install Work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents. 1.11. Instructions to Bidders All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. The definitions provided in Article 1 of the General Conditions apply to all of the Contract Documents, as defined therein, including this Notice Inviting Bids. SVLG February 20, 27, 2026