Wastewater OWTP: Digester Improvements ? New Boiler Installation

NOTICE INVITING BIDS
1. Project Title: Wastewater OWTP: Digester Improvements - New Boiler Installation Project,
Specification No. PW 25-70.
2. Bid Submission. The City of Oxnard, California ("City") will accept Bids for the above
referenced project through electronic submission to the City's PlanetBids portal at
https://vendors.planetbids.com/portal/69575/portal-home until 2:00 p.m. on October 21,
2026. Bidders must be registered on the City of Oxnard's PlanetBids portal in order to receive
addendum notifications and submit a bid. It is the responsibility of each bidder to allow
sufficient time for their bid to be successfully submitted through PlanetBids prior to the bid due
date and time. Bidders should allow sufficient time for potential technical difficulties, document
uploading, and other unexpected delays. Bidders experiencing technical difficulties should
contact PlanetBids directly for assistance.
Late or incomplete bids will not be accepted. The City will only consider the bid information
and required documents electronically submitted through PlanetBids by the bid due date and
time, including all required bid pricing entered in the designated bid schedule.
Bid results will be opened and posted on PlanetBids immediately thereafter.
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, equipment and other incidental and appurtenant
Work to demolish an existing building and install and construct a new boiler and related
systems.
5. Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. All prospective bidders are invited and strongly
encouraged to attend a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on October 6, 2026, at 10:00AM PST,
at 6001 Perkins Road, Oxnard, CA 93033. Prospective bidders are encouraged to ask
questions, address problems, and discuss 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.
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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. Bid Security shall be enclosed in an envelope clearly marked "BID SECURITY -
WASTEWATER OWTP: DIGESTER IMPROVEMENTS - NEW BOILER INSTALLATION
PROJECT, SPECIFICATION NO. PW 25-70" 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 grace.hernal@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 A - General Engineering 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.
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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 five hundred (500) Working
Days following issuance of the City's Notice to Proceed. There will be a $2,500 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 Grace Hernal at
grace.hernal@oxnard.org and pw-publicprojects@oxnard.org
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