Sierra West Pavement Treatments

The contract pertains to pavement treatments in the Sierra West area of Amador County, California, requiring comprehensive labor, materials, and equipment for slurry seal application, thermoplastic traffic stripe and marking installation, and removal of existing conflicting markings, with night work mandated on Industry Blvd, Prospect Dr, and Trade Center Dr. The project is a fixed-price or unit-price contract under Amador County Department of Transportation and Public Works, solicited under Bid #25-22, with a response deadline of August 13, 2026, and anticipated performance dates from October 1 to October 31, 2026. Work must conform to Caltrans Standard Specifications, state codes such as Business and Professions Code §8771 and Public Contract Code §4100 et seq., and local Amador County provisions, with all surveys conducted in AutoCAD Civil 3D and traffic control plans professionally sealed. The contractor must maintain a resident superintendent on-site at all times, ensure proper public notification via Portable Changeable Message Signs for two weeks prior to commencement, and comply with strict access rights allowing the County and Engineer to inspect work at job sites, shops, or fabrication facilities. The contract demands full compliance through detailed quality assurance, inspections at the job site and origin points, and formal punch-list procedures leading to field and final acceptance, with the Engineer holding authority to issue deductive change orders for nonconforming work. Bidders must submit a bid bond, Noncollusion Affidavit, Equal Employment Opportunity Certification, Fleet Compliance Certification with supporting documentation if claiming renewable diesel exemption, and a List of Subcontractors, all in physical sealed format via mail or in-person delivery to the Amador County General Services Administration in Jackson or Martell, California. Electronic submissions are prohibited, though all pre-bid communications and addenda are handled through www.publicpurchase.com. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and technically acceptable bidder on a lowest price technically acceptable basis, with no small business or socioeconomic set-asides. Insurance requirements mandate the County be named as an additional insured with a waiver of subrogation, and subcontracting requires prior written approval from both the County and the surety. Change orders are governed by thresholds defining significant alterations, and confidentiality obligations extend to proprietary information shared by the County, binding all subcontractors. No formal federal acquisition regulation clauses are incorporated; instead, local special provisions govern all aspects of performance, payment, administration, and modifications.