This is a public tender notice from the City of Artesia, California, for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and Traffic Calming Project. Sealed bids will be received until 3:00 p. m. on May 1, 2026, at City Hall. Bidders must submit bids on the provided forms in sealed packages addressed to the City Clerk. Bids must remain valid for 60 calendar days after the opening date. The project scope includes furnishing labor, materials, and equipment to complete the work as described in the contract documents. Bidders can obtain bid documents online or in person. An email address must be provided for addenda transmission. Contractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Prevailing wages must be paid. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security of at least 10% of the total bid. A faithful performance and payment bond will be required upon contract award. Requests for clarification must be received no later than five days before bid opening. The contractor shall provide insurance and guarantee all work against defective workmanship and materials for one year. A valid Class A contractor's license is required at the time of bid submission. A current city business license is also required for the successful contractor. Five percent of progress payments will be withheld as retention, with options for securities substitution. Requests to substitute equivalent items for brand or trade name items must be submitted no later than five days before the bid submission deadline. Liquidated damages of **** per day will accrue for incomplete work beyond the project completion deadline. Bidders are responsible for examining the work location and conditions. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the project itself, but it does mention that failure to enter into the contract with the City, including submission of required bonds and insurance, within fifteen days after the date of the mailing of written notice of contract award to the bidder, shall subject the bid security to forfeiture.
The bid notice states that five percent of any progress payment will be withheld as retention. In accordance with Public Contract Code section ****, and at the request and expense of the contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld may be deposited with the City or with a state or federally chartered bank as escrow agent, which shall then pay such moneys to the contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the project, the securities shall be returned to the contractor. Alternatively, the contractor may request that the City make payments of earned retentions directly to an escrow agent at the contractor's expense.
The bid notice states that the contractor shall guarantee and warranty all work against defective workmanship and materials furnished by the contractor for a period of one year from the date the work was completed and accepted by the City.
The bid notice does not explicitly state the award criterion, but it does mention that the City reserves the right to reject any bid or all bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bid or in the bidding, as deemed to be in its best interest.
The bid notice states that each bidder shall possess a valid class A contractors license issued by the California State Contractors License Board at the time of the bid submission, unless this project has any federal funding, in which case the contractor must possess such a license at the time of the contract award. The successful contractor must also possess a current city business license. In accordance with Labor Code sections **** and ****, no contractor or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of section **** of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to section **** with limited exceptions for bid purposes only under Labor Code section ****.
The bid notice states that liquidated damages shall accrue in the amount of **** for each day that work remains incomplete beyond the project completion deadline specified in the contract documents. Additionally, failure to enter into the contract with the City, including the submission of all required bonds and insurance coverages, within fifteen days after the date of the mailing of written notice of contract award to the bidder, shall subject the bid security to forfeiture to the extent provided by law.
The bid notice does not explicitly mention a mandatory or optional site visit, but it does state that bidders must satisfy themselves by personal examination of the location of the proposed work and by such other means as they may prefer as to the actual conditions and requirements of the work.
The bid notice states that requests for clarification must be received no later than five days before bid opening, and requests for clarification received after this date will be disregarded. Requests to substitute an equivalent item for a brand or trade name item must be made by written request submitted no later than five days before the bid submission deadline.
