Elevator Modernization Project ? Various City Locations

NOTICE INVITING BIDS
1. Project Title: Elevator Modernization Project - Various City Locations, Specification No. PW
26-17.
2. Bid Submission. The City of Oxnard, California ("City") will accept Bids for the above
referenced project through electronic submission at PlanetBids at the link listed here:
https://vendors.planetbids.com/portal/69575/portal-home until 2:00 p.m. on October 14,
2026. Bid results will be opened and posted on the PlanetBids portal immediately thereafter.
Bidders must be registered on the City of Oxnard's PlanetBids portal in order to receive
addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is
the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by
PlanetBids prior to the bid due date. Allow sufficient time for technical difficulties, uploading
and unexpected delays. Contact PlanetBids directly in the event of technical difficulties. Late
or incomplete bids will not be accepted. The City will only consider the information provided
in the PlanetBids electronic portal.
3. Contract Documents. Prospective Bidders may obtain bid documents through the
City's electronic bidding portal located at PlanetBids at the link listed here
https://vendors.planetbids.com/portal/69575/portal-home.
4. Scope of Work. As more specifically described in the Bid Package, the Project includes
furnishing all necessary labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision,
permits, and other incidental and appurtenant Work to necessary for the modernization and
upgrade of four (4) existing hydraulic passenger elevators in the following three City facility
locations:
Oxnard Main Library - 251 South A Street, Oxnard, CA 93030
Oxnard Police Department - 251 South C Street, Oxnard, CA 93030
Del Norte Regional Recycling & Transfer Station, Environmental Resources - 111 South Del
Norte Boulevard, Oxnard, CA 93030
5. Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. All prospective bidders are invited and strongly
encouraged to attend a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on October 01, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
PST, at the west entrance (parking lot side) to the Main Library located at 251 South A Street,
Oxnard, CA 93030. Prospective bidders are encouraged to ask questions, address problems,
and other issues regarding this project during this meeting. All questions, other than those
asked at the pre-bid meeting and not specifically addressed within the Contract Documents,
must be submitted electronically to the PlanetBids electronic bidding portal at
https://vendors.planetbids.com/portal/69575/portal-home at least five (5) Calendar Days
before the Bid due date and time. All prime contractors, subcontractors, and other interested
parties are invited to attend. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for
a claim after contract award.

6. Bid Security and Bonds. Bid Security in the form of (a) cash; (b) a certified or cashier's
check; or (c) a bidder's bond made payable to City of Oxnard in an amount equal to ten percent
(10%) of the Total Bid Price is required to be mailed or delivered by the Bid Due Date and
Time to the Oxnard City Clerk's office located at 300 West Third Street, Fourth Floor, Oxnard,
CA 93030 during normal business hours. Bid Security shall be enclosed in an envelope clearly
marked "BID SECURITY - ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION PROJECT - VARIOUS CITY
LOCATIONS, SPECIFICATION NO. PW 26-17" including the Bidder's name and address on
the outside of the envelope. The successful Bidder will also be required to furnish
performance and payment bonds, each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%)
of the Total Contract Price upon Contract award. The bonds shall be in accordance with
Greenbook Section 1-7.2 as modified by the City of Oxnard in the General Provisions and the
Contract Documents. The Performance Bond shall include a one-year warranty period. Bonds
must be on the forms in the Contract Documents unless other forms meet all of the City's
requirements including that the Bond limit be automatically increased if the Contract amount
is increased after execution of the Contract, and the City Attorney at his or her discretion
approves the Surety's form. Whenever Bonds are submitted for this Project, Bidder must also
submit a photocopy of each Bond.
7. California State Prevailing Wage. This Project is a "public work" subject to the requirements
of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code and Title 8, Division 1, Chapter 8 of the
California Code of Regulations ("CCR"). The Contractor and all Subcontractors shall pay
wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the DIR. Copies of these rates
are on file with regina.cuevas@oxnard.org and pw-publicprojects@oxnard.org and will be
made available to any interested party on request. They are also available at
http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Prevailing-Wage.html. The Contractor shall post a copy of
the DIR's rates at each job site.
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.
9. License. Bidders must be licensed in accordance with the "Contractor's License Law,"
Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the California Business and Professions Code. At the time of
submitting the bid, Bidders must possess a valid Class C-11 Elevator California Contractor's
License and a current City business license at the time of Contract award.
10. Substitution of Securities and Retention. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300,
substitution of eligible equivalent securities for any moneys withheld to ensure performance
under the Contract for the work to be performed will be permitted at the request and expense
of the successful Bidder. The City shall withhold five percent (5%) of any progress payment
as retention.
11. Award. Any contract for the Project will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible
Bidder as determined by the City using the amount of the Total Bid Price for bid comparison
purposes. The 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.

12. Liquidated Damages. Contractor must complete all Work within two hundred (200) Working
Days following issuance of the City's Notice to Proceed. There will be a $250 assessment for
each Calendar Day that Work remains incomplete beyond the Project completion deadline.
13. Instructions to Bidders. All Bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for
more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal.
Inquiries regarding this Notice Inviting Bids may be directed to Regina Cuevas at
regina.cuevas@oxnard.org and pw-publicprojects@oxnard.org.