HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2003-25RESOLUTION NO. 2003-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR APPROVING
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
ON PATHFINDER ROAD AT BREA CANYON ROAD/FERN HOLLOW DRIVE,
PATHFINDER ROAD AT DIAMOND BAR HIGH SCHOOL WESTERLY ENTRANCE, AND
PATHFINDER ROAD AT EVERGREEN SPRINGS DRIVE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
CLERK TO ADVERTISE THE PROJECT FOR BIDS.
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City of Diamond Bar to construct crtain
improvements in the City of Diamond Bar;
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar has prepared plans and specifications f r the
Traffic Signal Improvements Project on Pathfinder Road at Brea Canyon/Fern: Hollow Drive,
Pathfinder Road at Diamond Bar High School Westerly Entrance, and Pathfinder Rod at
Evergreen Springs Drive;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the plans and specification$ presentd to
the City of Diamond Bar are hereby approved as the contract documents for the project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby authorized tO advertise as
required by the law for the receipt of sealed bids/proposals for the work specified in the plans
and specifications, which said advertisement shall be in the form and content as approv d by
the City Attorney and a copy of this Resolution shall be contained in each specification
package for the project:
"NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS OR PROPOSALS"
Pursuant to a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, Los Anc eles
County, California, directing this notice, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the. said Ci y of
Diamond Bar will receive at the office of the City Clerk in the City Hall of Diamohd Bar, c n or
before the hour of 10:00 o'clock a.m. on the 111th day of June, 2003, scaled bid3 or
proposals for the project.
Bids will be opened and publicly read immediately in the office of the City Clerk, 21
E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California 91765-4177.
Bids must be made on a form provided for the purpose, addressed tO the City of
Diamond Bar, California, marked, "Traffic Signal Improvements Project on Pathfibder Road at
Brea Canyon Road/Fern Hollow Drive, Pathfinder Road at Diamond Bar High School Wes erly
Entrance, and Pathfinder Road at Evergreen Springs Drive."
PREVAILING WAGE: Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the. provision; of
California Labor Code, Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Articles 1 and 2, the (pontract is
required to pay not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a sirt ilar
character in the locality in which the public work is performed, and not less than the general
prevailing rate of per diem wages for holiday and overtime work. In that regard, the Direct r of
the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California is required to and 0as
determined such general prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file in the office of the Citv
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Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, 21825 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California, and are
available to any interested party on request. The Contracting Agency also shall cause a copy
of such determinations to be posted at the job site.
The Contractor shall forfeit, as penalty to the City of Diamond Bar, not more than fifty
dollars ($50.00) for each laborer, workman, or mechanic employed for each calendar day or
portion, thereof, if such laborer, workman, or mechanic is paid less than the general prevailing
rate of wages herein before stipulated for any work done under the attached contract, by him
or by any subcontractor under him, in violation of the provisions of said Labor Code.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 1777.5 of the Labor Code as amended by
Chapter 971, Statutes of 1939, and in accordance with the regulations of the California
Apprenticeship Council, properly indentured apprentices may be employed in the prosecution
of the work.
Attention is directed to the provisions in Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the Labor Code
concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under him.
Section 1777.5, as amended, requires the Contractor or subcontractor employing
tradesmen in any apprenticeable occupation to apply to the joint apprenticeship committee
nearest the site of the public works project and which administers the apprenticeship program
in that trade for a certificate of approval. The certificate will also fix the ratio of apprentices to
journeymen that will be used in the performance of the contract. The ratio of apprentices to
journeymen in such cases shall not be less than one to five except:
A. When unemployment in the area of coverage by the joint apprenticeship committee has
exceeded an average of 15 percent in the 90 days prior to the request for certificate; or
B. When the number of apprentices in training in the area exceeds a ratio of one to five; or
C. When the trade can show that it is replacing at least 1/30 of its membership through
apprenticeship training on an annual basis statewide or locally; or
D. When the Contractor provides evidence that he employs registered apprentices on all of
his contracts on an annual average of not less than one apprentice to eight journeymen.
The Contractor is required to make contributions to funds established for the
administration of apprenticeship programs if he employs registered apprentices or journeymen
in any apprenticeable trade on such contracts and if other Contractors on the public works site
are making such contributions.
The Contractor and subcontractor under him shall comply with the requirements of
Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 in the employment of apprentices.
Information relative to apprenticeship standards, wage schedules, and other
requirements may be obtained from the Director of industrial Relations, ex -officio the
Administrator of Apprenticeship, San Francisco, California, or from the Division of
Apprenticeship Standards and its branch offices.
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Eight (8) hours of labor shall constitute a legal day's work for all workmen emplc yed in
the execution of this contract and the Contractor and any subcontractor under him shall comply
with and be governed by the laws of the State of California having to do with working hours as
set forth in Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Article 3 of the Labor Code of the State of Ca ifornia
as amended.
The Contractor shall forfeit, as a penalty to the City of Diamond Bar, twenty-five dollars
($25.00) for each laborer, workman, or mechanic employed in the execution of the contract, by
him or any subcontractor under him, upon any of the work herein before mentioned, foi each
calendar day during which said laborer, workman, or mechanic is required or permitted tc labor
more than eight (8) hours in violation of said Labor Code.
Contractor agrees to pay travel and subsistence pay to each workman needed to
execute the work required by this Contract as such travel and subsistence payments are
defined in the applicable collective bargaining agreements filed in accordance with Labor Code
Section 1773.8.
The bidder must submit with his proposal cash, cashier's check, certified check, or
bidder's bond, payable to the City of Diamond Bar for an amount equal to at feast 10 percent
(10%) of the amount of said bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into: the proposed
contract if the same is awarded to him, and in event of failure to enter into such' contract said
cash, cashier's check, or certified check, or bond shall become the property of the C ty of
Diamond Bar.
If the Cit of Diamond Bar Y a awards the contract to the next lowest bidder, the amot nt of
the lowest bidder's security shall be applied by the City of Diamond Bar to the differ nce
between the low bid and the second lowest bid, and the surplus, if any, shall be rieturned t the
lowest bidder.
The amount of the bond to be given to secure a faithful performance of the contract for
said work shall be one hundred percent 0 00%) of the contract price thereof, and a labor and
material bond in an amount equal to one hundred (100%) of the contract price for said Nork
shall be given to secure the. payment of claims for ci �y materials or supplies furnished V the
performance of the work contracted to be done by the Contractor, or any work or labor of any
kind done thereon, and the Contractor will also be required to furnish a certificate that he
carries compensation insurance covering his employees upon work to be done under contract
which may be entered into between him and the said City of Diamond Bar for tho construction
of said work.
No proposal will be considered from a Contractor who is not licensed as a Cla s A
and/or C10 at time of award in accordance with the provisions of the Contractor's License aw
(California Business and Professions Code, Section 7000 et seq.) and rules and regulat ons
adopted pursuant thereto or to whom a proposal form has not been issued by the Cit 1 of
Diamond Bar.
The work is to be done in accordance with the plans and specifications of the City of
Diamond Bar on file in the office of the City Clerk at the City Hall, Diamond Bar, California.
Copies of the specifications will be furnished upon application to the City of Diamond. Upon
written request by the bidder, copies of the specifications will be mailed when said reque t is
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accompanied by a non -reimbursable payment of $10.00 to cover the cost of mailing charges
and overheads.
The successful bidder will be required to enter into a contract satisfactory to the City of
Diamond Bar. In accordance with the requirements of the General Provisions, as set forth in
the Specifications regarding the work contracted to be done by the Contractor, the Contractor
may, upon the Contractor's request and at the Contractor's sole cost and expense, substitute
authorized securities in lieu of monies withheld (performance retention).
The City of Diamond Bar, California reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By
order of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, California, dated this 20th day of May,
2003.
Carol Herrera, Mayor
I, Lynda Burgess, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, California, do herby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Diamond Bar, California, at its regular meeting held on the 20th day of May, 2003, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, O'Connor, zirbes,
MPT/Huff, M/Herrera
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Lynda Burgess, City Clerk
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