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Sealed bids will be received by the City of Arroyo Grande at the Public Works Administration office until 2:00 p. m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Bids must be submitted on the provided bid item list forms and accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bidder's bond equal to 10% of the bid amount. Bidders must be licensed in compliance with Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code. The project consists of clearing and grubbing, weeding, landscaping plant installation, watering, including maintenance and replacement planting for a five-year period. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 2:00 p. m. at the corner of Traffic Way and Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA **** questions must be submitted by 4:00 p. m. on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The contract will be awarded within 60 calendar days after the opening of bids. Protests of the award must be filed within seven working days of the bid opening date or notification of a rejected bid. Additional documents are required, such as public works contractor registration number, subcontractor list, off-road diesel-fueled vehicle list, equal employment opportunity certification, debarment and suspension certification, non-lobbying certification for federal aid contracts, disclosure of lobbying activities, certificate of workers compensation insurance, construction contract DBE commitment, DBE confirmation, bidders list of subcontractors, bidder acknowledgements, and bidders bond. All bid forms must be completed and submitted with the bid. The city reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or waive any informality in a bid. The award of the contract will be to the lowest responsive bid submitted by a responsible contractor whose bid complies with the requirements prescribed herein. The contract time is established as 15 working days, not including the plant maintenance period. The plant maintenance period is 5 years and begins when all planting is complete. The city will provide 3rd party monitoring at least twice per year, prior to peak rainy season and in the spring. Monitoring reports will dictate success criteria. After receiving the semiannual monitoring report, the contractor will have 2 weeks to provide the city with its plant improvement plan (PIP), outlining the steps and timing the contractor will take to correct concerns addressed in the monitoring report. The monitor will review the site again 3 months after the PIP is approved by the city. Issues from the report must be resolved prior to payment. If the issues from the first monitoring report remain unresolved, the contractor will revise their PIP for city review. If the same issues remain unchanged after the 3rd monitoring report, the city reserves the right to terminate the contract. The city will not be responsible for costs associated with replanting due to contractor's failure to properly water or maintain plants. Payment for the plant improvement plan is included in the various bid items. The bidder must have experience constructing projects similar to the work specified for this project. Provide three similar reference projects completed as either the prime or subcontractor. One of the three reference projects must have been completed under contract with a city, county, state, or federal government agency as the prime contractor. All referenced projects must be completed within the last five years from this project's bid opening date. All referenced projects must be for habitat mitigation and restoration planting, and maintenance. Failure to provide reference projects as specified in this section and as required on the qualification form may be cause to reject a bid as being nonresponsive.

Sealed proposals for the improvement of street water main replacement will be received until 10:00 AM on August 25, 2025. Proposals will be opened publicly at the same time and place. Prequalification is required; the two lowest bidders must file an affidavit of availability form within 24 hours after the letting. The awarding authority reserves the right to waive technicalities and reject any or all proposals. Specific forms (e. g. , bid bond, affidavit of experience) are required. Payment will be made for actual work performed. A proposal guaranty or bid bond is required. The successful bidder will be required to deposit a contract bond. The bid will be declared unacceptable if neither a unit price nor a total price is shown. The work must be completed within a specified number of working days (see special provisions). Important dates include bid opening, city council award, notice of award, preconstruction meeting, notice to proceed, substantial completion, and final completion. Liquidated damages will apply if completion dates are not met. The contractor is responsible for maintaining the job site free of debris and deleterious material. The contractor shall maintain all roadways within the construction limits free of debris and dirt. Residents adjacent to water main work will be notified at least 14 days prior to the start of construction. The contractor shall call 811 before work begins on this project. The contractor shall conduct his work in full cooperation with the engineer. The engineer must be notified for inspection prior to the placement of any materials. The entire work shall be made in a neat and workmanlike manner and all requirements shall be complied with in detail. The fact that some particular part or portion of the work may have been previously inspected, cleaned, and set in order will not excuse the contractor from again cleaning any and all portions of the project. The entire system of work shall be in proper condition and subject to final inspection by the engineer and the city. The city reserves the right to increase, decrease, or delete quantities and pay items as needed to complete the work or due to budgetary concerns. No adjustment in unit prices or additional compensation will be allowed due to an increase or decrease in contract quantities. Pay requests shall be processed once per month. A draft copy of the pay request, as well as an updated project schedule, shall be submitted by the 20th of the month for review and approval by the engineer. Contract retainage will be 10% of each pay request. The first partial waiver of lien equivalent to the amount of the first pay request shall be submitted with the second pay request. Thereafter each pay request shall be submitted with a partial waiver of lien for the cumulative amount of all previous payments. A final waiver of lien for all work shall be submitted before the final pay request is processed. The city reserves the right to approve or reject any or all subcontractors working under this contract. The contractor shall indemnify and save harmless the city of geneva, their officers, agents, employees against all loss, damage or expense that it or they may sustain as a result of any suits, actions or claims of any character brought on account of property damage, injury to or death of any person or persons, including all persons performing any work under the contract, which may arise on connection with the work to be performed under this contract. An acord certificate of liability insurance policy equal to or greater than $5,000,000 aggregate is required. The total coverage must add up to $5,000,000 coverage. The following language shall be included on the certificate: the city and its elected and appointed officers, officials, agents, and employees are included as additional insureds. The contractor shall purchase and maintain such liability and other insurance as is appropriate for the work being performed and furnished and as will provide protection

This tender solicits bids for stall maintenance and cleaning services for the US Park Police Horse Mounted Patrol. The bidding process is a firm fixed price award with one base year and four option years. The government is seeking vendors who can provide all necessary labor and resources to perform the tasks outlined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The tender is open to small businesses, including various socio-economic categories. Quotes must be submitted electronically to ***@***. *. * will be accepted until August 1, 2025.