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Humboldt County Resource Conservation District invites Bids for

WHITE SLOUGH WETLAND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT - 2019 SOIL TRANSPORT SERVICES.

The work shall include furnishing a minimum of five (5) and up to six (6) 10-wheel dump trucks with drivers to support soil transport at the White Slough Wetland Enhancement Project on the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge’s White Slough Unit for 8 hours/day, Monday-Friday, from July 8, 2019 through August 16, 2019. The work generally includes transporting soil on County/State Highway routes from a designated loading site to a designated unloading site both located on the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The soil will be loaded at the designated loading site by Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge staff, hauled and dumped by the awarded contractor at the unload site where it will be spread by Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge staff. The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District intends to enter into a single contract to complete the work.

This is a federally-assisted project and Davis-Bacon (DBRA) requirements will be strictly enforced. Federal Labor Standards will apply. Contractors, including all subcontractors and apprentices, must be eligible to participate.

Bids will be received by FedEx or hand delivered at the office of Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta, CA, 95551 until 3:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. The USPS does not deliver to the physical address.

The Contract Documents are available online at the Humboldt County Resource Conservation District (Contract Manager) website: http://humboldtrcd.org/and the Humboldt Builders Exchange website: http://humbx.com/.

WHITE SLOUGH WETLAND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT-2019 Soil Transport Services Contract Document

Each proposal must be submitted on the prescribed form and accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond in an amount of not less than 10 percent of the amount bid. Successful bidders will be required to furnish both a Payment Bond and Performance Bond in the full amount of the Contract Price.

In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10263 and with concurrence of the project funding agencies, the Contractor may be allowed to substitute securities for monies normally withheld by the Contract Manager to insure performance under this contract.

This is a Public Works Project funded with CA State and Federal Funds. Therefore CA State and Federal prevailing wage rates will be required on this project.

In accordance with the provisions of section 1720 et seq. of the Labor Code, the Division of Labor Standards and Research has determined the general prevailing rates or wages and employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, travel time, and subsistence pay as provided for in section 1773.8. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, and are available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD.

It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor herein and upon any Subcontractor to pay not less than the said specified rates to all laborers, workers and mechanics employed by them in the execution of the Agreement pursuant to CA Labor Code 1774.

Attention is directed to the provisions in section 1777.5 and sections 1777.6 of the Labor Code concerning the requirement to employ apprentices by the Contractor or any Subcontractor under it.

The Contractor shall comply with and shall cause his Subcontractors to comply with all laws and regulations governing the Contractor’s and Subcontractor’s performance on this project including, but not limited to: anti-discrimination laws, workers’ compensation laws, and prevailing wage laws as set forth in CA Labor Code, Sections 1720-1861 et seq. and licensing laws, as well as Federal Labor Standards set forth in the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 276(a-a5), the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act (40 USC 276©; and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) (40 USC 327-333). The Contractor is required to include the prevailing wage language in all subcontracts pursuant to CA Labor Code 1775(E)(b)(1). The Contractor shall post, at appropriate conspicuous points on the site of the Project, a schedule showing all the determined general prevailing wage rates.

The Contractor agrees to comply with Labor Code Section 1775 (Payment of the Prevailing Wage Rates) and Labor Code 1776 (keeping accurate records) and Labor Code 1777.5, placing responsibility for compliance with the statutory requirements for all apprenticeable occupations on the prime Contractor.

The Contractor shall comply with the requirements imposed by the California Labor Code Sections 1720 through 1861 regarding public works projects and prevailing wage laws and sections 16000-16800 of the CA Code of Regulations.

Each worker needed to execute the work must be paid travel and subsistence payments as defined in the applicable collective bargaining agreements filed in accordance with Labor Code Section 1773.8.

Holiday and overtime work when permitted by law shall be paid for at a rate of at least one and one-half times the above specified rate of per diem wages, unless otherwise specified.

Contractor and any Subcontractors shall be assessed penalties for violating the following labor codes; CA Labor Code 1813 for overtime, 1775 for underpayment of the prevailing wage, and 1776 for inaccurate or incomplete payroll records.

The Contractor shall be responsible for submitting certified payroll records in accordance with Labor Code 1776 and submit copies to Contract Manager’s Labor Compliance Officer.

No Contractor or Subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)].

No Contractor or Subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

Copies of the Prevailing Wage Determinations are available online athttp://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR.

Copies of the Davis Bacon Act Wage Decisions are available online athttps://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx

If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The Department will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractor shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate, which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

Designated loading and unloading sites are located on the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge and therefore all 2019 Soil Transport Services (trucking) is considered “work on the construction site”. Department of Industrial Relations Prevailing Wage Classification for Group 3 Teamster applies:   https://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/2019-1/PWD/Determinations/Northern/NC-023-261-1.pdf

Employers are responsible for paying the straight time prevailing wage rate and to make training fee contributions.

Owner/Operator Trucks are exempt from prevailing wage requirements.  Certification Form CEM 2510 is required to be submitted to awarding agency, prime contract, and trucking broker. 

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/construc/forms/cem2510.pdf  (CalTrans Contract Number N/A)

Trucks may be subject to documentation requirements including but not limited to; copies of Motor Carrier Permit, Current Registration, Drug Program enrollment, insurance, and air quality compliance.

Prime Contractor and Truck Operators are responsible to comply with all local road and State Highway laws including but not limited to State Truck Tarping Laws and Vehicle Weight Limitations.

By:          Curtis Ihle, Interim Executive Director     Dated: May 15, 2019

WHITE SLOUGH WETLAND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT - 2018 SOIL TRANSPORT SERVICES 

The work shall include furnishing a minimum of five (5) and up to six (6) 10-wheel dump trucks with drivers to support soil transport at the White Slough Wetland Enhancement Project on the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge’s White Slough Unit for 8 hours/day, Monday-Friday, from July 9, 2018 through August 17, 2018. The work generally includes transporting soil on County/State Highway routes from a designated loading site to a designated unloading site both located on the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The soil will be loaded at the designated loading site by Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge staff, hauled and dumped by the awarded contractor at the unload site where it will be spread by Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge staff. The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District intends to enter into a single contract to complete the work.

White Slough Wetland Enhancement Project Bidding Closed Monday July 2, 2018.

Bid Results:

Contractor-Base Bid

Frank Zabel Trucking, Inc.-$124.00/Hour Per Truck and Driver