IN THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER

NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS

FOR THE THOMPSON PARK AQUATIC CENTER OUTDOOR POOL
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER

SPECIFICATIONS NO. 23/24-06

The City of Bellflower is accepting sealed bids in the City Clerk’s office located at 16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower, CA 90706, until 11:00 a.m. on:

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024

at which time they will be publicly opened. Bids will not be accepted after that time.

As described in the Bidding Documents, the bids are for a public works project (“Project”) which consists of AQUATIC CENTER OUTDOOR POOL IMPROVEMENTS and related work as shown on the plans on file with the City’s Public Works Department. The Engineer’s Estimate of cost is $765,000. 

Work on the Project must be performed in strict conformity with Specification No. 23/24-06 as approved by the Bellflower City Council on August 12, 2024, which is filed with the City’s Public Works Department. Copies of these plans and specifications may be obtained by prospective bidders from the Public Works Department, 9944 Flora Vista Street, Bellflower, CA 90706 for a non‑refundable fee of $35.00. Plans and specifications can be mailed for an additional non-refundable fee of $10.00 per set.

A mandatory jobsite walk will be held Monday, October 30 at 10:30 AM at 14001 Bellflower Blvd., Bellflower, CA 90706.  Attendance of the jobsite walk is mandatory for parties wishing to submit a bid as the Prime Contractor.

At the time of contract award, the Contractor shall possess a Class C-53 (Swimming Pool Contractor) Contractor’s License.

The terms and conditions for bidding on the Project are described in the attached Bidding Instructions which can be found at:

www.bellflower.org/government/city_clerk/bids_and_rfps.php

This project requires payment of State prevailing rates of wages for Los Angeles County. The contractor must post copies of the prevailing schedule at each job site. Copies of these rates of wages are available from the State of California Department of Industrial Relations Prevailing Wage Unit, Telephone No. (415) 703-4774. The website for this agency is currently located at www.dir.ca.gov.

Note that the Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations. Pursuant to California law, the City must find bids failing to comply with all applicable Labor Code requirements including, without limitation, Labor Code §§ 1725.5 and 1771.4, to be nonresponsive.

[IF APPLICABLE: The contractor to whom the contract is awarded must assist in locating, qualifying, hiring and increasing the skills of minority group employees and applicants for employment, as set forth in Executive Order 11246 and 11375.]

Five percent (5%) will be deducted from each progress payment and retained by the City. The remainder less the amount of all previous payments will be paid to the Contractor. Pursuant to Public Contracts Code (“PCC”) § 22300, the Contractor may substitute securities for retention monies held by the City or request that the City place such monies into an escrow account. The Contractor is notified, pursuant to PCC § 22300, any such election will be at the Contractor own expense and will include costs incurred by the City to accommodate the Contractor’s request.

DATED this 17^th day of October 2024.

CITY OF BELLFLOWER, CALIFORNIA