COUNTY OF MERCED
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Bids open on 2:00 P.M.; August 24, 2023
General Work Description: This park improvement project will add a new walking loop and
incorporate ADA- compliant entrances, improved grading and drainage, as well as substantial picnic
area enhancements, including solar-powered electricity, a shade structure, barbecue grills,
and picnic tables. Upgrades to the playground, drinking fountains, and baseball fields are
also planned, featuring decomposed granite paving, and a refurbished roof for the dugouts. The
project will also install potable water lines, an irrigation system, and optimize lighting
throughout the park. For better accessibility, parking will feature repaired asphalt and clear
signage. Lastly, the baseball dugouts will see the construction of concrete walls, and the soil
will be improved with amendments and turf hydroseeding.
The County will receive sealed bids for the WINTON COMMUNITY PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Contract Number: 2023159 / 170 - 363 ; State Agreement No. CCL-5939(137). Bid forms for
this work are included in a separate book titled:
COUNTY OF MERCED STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BID BOOK
FOR
WINTON COMMUNITY PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
No bid will be received unless it is made on a bid form furnished by the MERCED COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS. Copies or facsimiles of the bidder's completed and executed bid forms submitted as
a bid will be rejected. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or
bidder's bond made payable to the COUNTY OF MERCED for an amount equal to at least ten percent
(10%) of the amount of bid, such guaranty to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract
is awarded fail to enter into the contract.
The Contractor must have either a Class A license or a combination of Class C licenses that make up
a majority of the work. The Contractor shall have and shall maintain the proper Contractor license
from award of contract through contract acceptance in accordance to Public Contract Code § 10164.
The successful bidder will be required to obtain a Merced County Business License before
execution of the contract at their own expense. Attention is directed to Section 7-1.11C of the
Standard Specifications for Female and Minority Goals for Merced County.
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.
The DBE Contract goal is Zero. However, use of DBE’s are encouraged.
Federal-aid Project No.: N/A
Attention is directed to Section 7-1.11C of the Standard Specifications for Female and Minority
Goals for Merced County.
The Bids must be on a unit price basis. All bids are to be compared on the basis
of the COUNTY OF MERCED’S estimated quantities of work to be done.
Bidders must take necessary and reasonable effort to ensure that DBEs have an opportunity to
participate in the Contract (49 CFR 26).
The estimated cost of construction is $2,800,000.
Copies of plans, special provisions and proposal forms may be obtained online or at the office of
the Merced County Department of Public Works, Road Division, located at 345 W. 7th Street, Merced,
CA 95341- 6685, (209) 385-7601. Said material may be examined at the
MERCED COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE and at:
Central California Builders Exchange 1244 North Mariposa Street
Fresno, CA 93703
(559) 237-1831/Fax (559) 264-2532
Bay Area Builders Exchange 2440 Stanwell Drive, Suite B Concord, CA 94520
(925) 685-8630/Fax (925)685-3424
Kern County Builders Exchange 1121 Baker Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305
(661) 324-4921/ Fax (661)324-5364
Valley Builders Exchange, Inc. 1118 Kansas Avenue
Modesto, CA 95351
(209) 522-9031/Fax (209) 522-0616
Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange 1331 “T” Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 442-8991/Fax (916) 446-3117
Mandatory bid walk for this project will take place at the Winton Park located at the corner of
Olive and Winton Way on August 2nd, 2023 at 10:00AM. Pre-bid RFI’s due by August 7, 5:00PM.
The County will receive sealed bids until 2:00 p.m. on the bid open date at the
Merced County Public Works Administration Office, located at 345 W. 7th Street, Merced, CA
95341-6685. Bids received after this time will not be accepted.
The County will immediately open and publicly read the bids at the mentioned location after the
specified closing time.
Present bidders' inquires in writing via email only to:
Gene Benavidez, Deputy Director-Parks and Recreation County of Merced - Department of Public
Works,
Email:
Gene.Benavidez@countyofmerced.com
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Questions about alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications, or estimate must be
submitted in writing at l e a s t four (4) days before bid opening. After this time,
the County will not consider these questions as bid protests.
Prevailing wages are required on this Contract. The Director of the California Department of
Industrial Relations determines the general prevailing wage rates. Obtain the wage rates at the DIR Web site,
http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD
.
If the minimum wage rates as determined by the United States Secretary of Labor differs from the
general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial
Relations for similar classifications of labor, you and your subcontractors must not pay less than
the higher wage rate. The County does not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included
in the federal wage determinations. This includes helper, or other classifications based on hours
of experience, or any other classification not appearing in the federal wage determinations. Where
Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available
for use by you and your subcontractors, you and your subcontractors must pay not less than the
Federal minimum wage rate that most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free hotline to report bid rigging
activities. Use the hotline to report bid rigging, bidder collusion, and other fraudulent
activities. The hotline number is (800) 424- 9071. The service is available 24 hours 7 days a week
and is confidential and anonymous. The hotline is part of the DOT’s effort to identify and
investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of
the DOT Inspector General.
California Department of Transportation has made available Notices if Suspension and Proposed
Debarment from the Federal Highway Administration. For a copy of the notices, go to
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esd/oe/contractor_info
. Additional information is provided in the Excluded
Parties List System at
http://www.epls.gov
.
The COUNTY OF MERCED reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals and to waive any
informalities or irregularities in any bid or in the bidding.
Dated this day of July 2023
County of Merced
Dana S. Hertfelder
Director of Public Works