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This tender notice outlines requirements for road maintenance and traffic control. Key aspects include the submission of a full-scale sample of signs and stands within three calendar days of the notice to proceed. The contractor must maintain a minimum of twenty-five signs. Restrictions are in place for construction progress within city streets, requiring two lanes of roadway to be open to traffic during normal working hours (8:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. , Monday to Friday). Specific procedures are detailed for handling traffic during non-working hours, including covering trenches and ensuring smooth traffic flow. Advance notification is required for road closures to various city departments and the traffic control branch. Failure to open lanes to traffic during peak hours will result in rental fees. Measurement and payment for traffic control will be on a contract lump sum basis, with additional traffic control devices and police officers paid on a force account or allowance basis. The contractor is responsible for coordinating with and notifying affected property owners, tenants, businesses, and community groups in writing four weeks prior to commencing work. This notification must include project details, construction schedule, work dates within each lot, inconvenience measures, restoration plans, and contact information. The contractor must obtain all necessary permits and licenses, including demolition, solid waste, grading and trenching, stockpiling, traffic street usage, community noise, city park right-of-entry, and environmental permits. Specific requirements are detailed for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits related to stormwater, dewatering, and hydrotesting. Environmental pollution control measures, including updating and implementing a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), are mandatory. The contractor must also adhere to safety precautions, including protection of the public and property, and minimize dust nuisance. Construction area appearance requires keeping streets, sidewalks, and driveways free from debris and maintaining a neat project site. A contractor's superintendent with at least three years of experience and NPDES compliance qualifications must be present on-site at all times. Performance and payment schedules must be submitted and updated as needed. The contractor is responsible for all costs associated with permits, environmental compliance, and safety measures, which are considered incidental to the contract prices.
The bid notice does not explicitly state a general delivery deadline for the overall project. However, it does specify that a full-scale sample of the sign and stand must be submitted no later than three calendar days after the notice to proceed is issued.
The bid notice indicates that measurement and payment for traffic control will be on a contract lump sum basis. Additional traffic control devices and police officers will be paid on a force account or allowance basis. Progress payments will be processed after an agreed-upon breakdown of lump sum bid items is established. The contractor shall submit an itemized breakdown of lump sum bid items within seven calendar days of the official commencement date.
The contractor's superintendent must have at least three years of experience in similar or related construction work and must be a qualified person with respect to NPDES compliance.
Rental fees will be assessed for failure to open lanes to traffic during peak hours. The city may deduct these fees from monies due under the contract. Failure to comply with environmental pollution control provisions may result in citations, fines, and penalties, and the contractor shall reimburse the city for these costs. Failure of the contractor's superintendent to be present at the job site will result in the suspension of construction activity without entitlement to reimbursement, contract cost adjustment, or time extension.
The contractor shall submit to the officer-in-charge for review, a full-scale sample of the sign and stand, not later than three calendar days after the notice to proceed is issued.
