Times-Standard, Humboldt County Resource Conservation District invites Bids for WHITE SLOUGH WETLAND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION 2015 A conditional or qualified bid will not be accepted if it modifies the Plans or Specifications or method of work. A MANDATORY PRE-BID site inspection conference is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 1:00 PM at the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Visitors Center, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta, CA, 95551. The pre-bid inspection conference will include site visits to the White Slough Project Area (on the access road to the SB US-101 Tompkins Hill off-ramp), the Bear River Rancheria Project Area (Loleta, CA), and the Riverside Ranch Project Area (west of Port Kenyon, CA and northwest of Ferndale, CA). Attendees should plan for a lengthy conference/site visit (possibly 4 hours) and wet site conditions. Attendance to all areas required. Rubber boots are advised. The work shall include the furnishing of all labor, equipment, and supervision for construction Phase I of the White Slough Wetland Enhancement Project at the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge's White Slough Unit. The work generally includes loading soil material from two established stockpiles, transporting soil material to the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge's White Slough Unit, placing the soil on a marsh plain to construct three tidal ridges, placing seed and mulch, stockpile management, establishing and maintaining environmental protection BMP's, and traffic control. This is a federally-assisted project and Davis-Bacon (DBRA) requirements will be strictly enforced. Federal Labor Standards will apply. Contractors, including all subcontractors and apprentices, must be eligible to participate. Bids will be received at the office of Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Visitors Center, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta, CA, 95551 until 3:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time on Monday, August 31, 2015. The Contract Documents are available online at the Humboldt County Resource Conservation District (Contract Manager) website: http://humboldtrcd.org/ and the Humboldt Builders Exchange website: http://humbx.com/. Copies of the contract documents may also be obtained at the office of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, California 95521. None of the above payments for Contract Documents will be refundable. Each proposal must be submitted on the prescribed form and accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond in an amount of not less than 10 percent of the amount bid. Successful bidders will be required to furnish both a Payment Bond and Performance Bond in the full amount of the Contract Price. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10263 and with concurrence of the project funding agencies, the Contractor may be allowed to substitute securities for monies normally withheld by the Contract Manager to insure performance under this contract. This is a Public Works Project funded with CA State and Federal Funds. Therefore CA State and Federal prevailing wage rates will be required on this project. In accordance with the provisions of section 1720 et seq. of the Labor Code, the Division of Labor Standards and Research has determined the general prevailing rates or wages and employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, travel time, and subsistence pay as provided for in section 1773.8. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, and are available from the California Department of Industrial Relations' Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor herein and upon any Subcontractor to pay not less than the said specified rates to all laborers, workers and mechanics employed by them in the execution of the Agreement pursuant to CA Labor Code 1774. Attention is directed to the provisions in section 1777.5 and sections 1777.6 of the Labor Code concerning the requirement to employ apprentices by the Contractor or any Subcontractor under it. The Contractor shall comply with and shall cause his Subcontractors to comply with all laws and regulations governing the Contractor's and Subcontractor's performance on this project including, but not limited to: anti-discrimination laws, workers' compensation laws, and prevailing wage laws as set forth in CA Labor Code, Sections 1720-1861 et seq. and licensing laws, as well as Federal Labor Standards set forth in the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 276(a-a5), the Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (40 USC 276©; and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) (40 USC 327-333). The Contractor is required to include the prevailing wage language in all subcontracts pursuant to CA Labor Code 1775(E)(b)(1). The Contractor shall post, at appropriate conspicuous points on the site of the Project, a schedule showing all the determined general prevailing wage rates. The Contractor agrees to comply with Labor Code Section 1775 (Payment of the Prevailing Wage Rates) and Labor Code 1776 (keeping accurate records) and Labor Code 1777.5, placing responsibility for compliance with the statutory requirements for all apprenticeable occupations on the prime Contractor. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements imposed by the California Labor Code Sections 1720 through 1861 regarding public works projects and prevailing wage laws and sections 16000-16800 of the CA Code of Regulations. Each worker needed to execute the work must be paid travel and subsistence payments as defined in the applicable collective bargaining agreements filed in accordance with Labor Code Section 1773.8. Holiday and overtime work when permitted by law shall be paid for at a rate of at least one and one-half times the above specified rate of per diem wages, unless otherwise specified. Contractor and any Subcontractors shall be assessed penalties for violating the following labor codes; CA Labor Code 1813 for overtime, 1775 for underpayment of the prevailing wage, and 1776 for inaccurate or incomplete payroll records. The Contractor shall be responsible for submitting certified payroll records in accordance with Labor Code 1776 and submit copies to Contract Manager's Labor Compliance Officer. No Contractor or Subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)]. No Contractor or Subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. By: Jill Demers, Executive Director Dated: August 11, 2015 8/11, 18/2015
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