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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991 Special Provisions Project 61001COPY N0. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS SPECIAL PROVISIONS BID PROPOSAL AND CONTRACT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM ON "A" STREET AT TRUXTUN AVENUE r BID OPENING: ..DATE September 20, 1991 ~ TIME 11x00 A.M. ~ PROJ'ECT N0. 61001 pFESS~ 4~` ~0 , ~ ~ Q~ ; ~l ~ DEPAR'1~'ENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ~ CITY OF B~~KERSFIELD No. 32300 ~ . 1501 TRUXTUN AVENUE Exp. Z 3~-q~ R~~ERSFIELD, CA 93301 * ~ Telephone: ~805~ 326-3724 ~ ~ ~Q ~ ,F~ OF CA~- 3LH:61001 ~ GG:lh CITY OF BAKERSFIELD DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the City of Bakersfield at the Office of the Purchasing Officer, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, until 11:00 o'clock A.M, on September 20, 1991 to be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter, in the City Council Chambers for the following work: TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM ON "A" STREET AT TRUXTUN AVENUE Plans and specifications, and forms of proposal, bonds, and contract, may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Officer by posting a refundable deposit of ZERO -0-) for each complete set. Refund of deposit will be made provided the plans and specifications are returned to the Purchasng~Officer within ten (10) days from date of bid opening and the documents are in reasonable good condition. No bid will be considered unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the Purchasing Officer, which appears herein immediately following the .SPECIAL PROVISIONS of the project, and is made in accordance .with the provisions .set forth under Section 2, "Proposal Requirements and Conditions" of the Standard . Specifications. Each bid must be accompanied by a proposal guarantee in accordance with the requirements of article 2-1.07 of the said Section 2 of the Standard - Specifications. The .City of Bakersfield reserves the .right to reject any or all bids. Bids are required on~the entire work described herein. Substitution of securities for moneys retained to ensure. performance shall be permitted pursuant to .the provisions and requirements of Publc~Contracts Code 22300. Eligible securities include interest bearing demand deposit accounts,, standby letters of credit, or any other security agreed to by the Contractor and the City of Bakersfield. The request for substitution of securities to be deposited shall be submitted on the form entitled "Escrow agreement .for Security Deposits in Lieu of Retention" included in the back of these special provisions. The Contractor must possess a valid Class A or a Class C-10 Contractor's License at the time this contract is awarded. The work contemplated shall be done in accordance ,with the Standard Specifications of the Department of Transportation, Business and Transportation Agency,. dated January, 1988, insofar as the same may apply. Pursuant to Part 7 of Division 2 of the California Labor Code (Section 1720 et seq.} the Contractor. shall not pay less than~the prevailing rate of wages to workers on this project a~s determined by the Director of California Department of Industrial Relations. The Director's schedule of prevailing rates is on~file and open for inspection at the City of Bakersfield, Department of Public Works, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. 3LH:61001.1 -1- GG:lh GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK The work to be performed consists, in general, of installing a traffic signal. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD EDGAR W. SCIaULZ - Public Works Director 3LH:61001.2 ~-2- GG:lh CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SPECIAL PROVISIONS SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS AND T]E~tM►S 1-1.01 GENERAL. This work embraced herein shall be done in accordance with the Standard Specifications entitled "State of California, Department of Transportation, Standard Specifications, January 1988," as referenced herein, insofar as the same may apply, which specifications are hereinafter referred to as~the Standard Specifications, and in accordance with the following special. provisions. In case of conflict between the Standard Specifications and these special provisions, the special provisions shall take precedence over and be used ~in lieu of such conflicting portions. 1-1.02 DEFINITIONS AND TERMS. All definitions and terms in Section 1, "Definitions and Terms," of the Standard Specifications shall apply, except whenever the following terms or pronouns are used, the intent and meaning shall be as follows: City - City of Bakersfield, California. Department of Transportation, CALTRANS - The Engineering Department of the City of Bakersfield. ,Director - City Engineer, Engineer - The City Engineer., acting either directly or through properly authorized agents, such agents acting within the scope of .the particular duties entrusted to them. Laboratory - The designated laboratoryauthorized by the City to~test materials and work involved in the contract. Standard Specifications -.Standard Specifications of the Department of Transportation, Business and Transportation Agency, dated January, 1988. State - The City of Bakersfield. State Contract Act - Chapter 1, Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. The provisions of this act do not apply to this contract.. Other terms appearing in the Standard Specifications, the general provisions, and the special provisions, shall have the intent and meaning specified in Section 1, Definition of Terms of the Standard Specifications. 3LH:61001.3 -3- GG:lh SECTION 2, PROPOSAL REQUIR]E~lENTS 2-1.01 GENERAL INFORMATION. The Purchasing Officer of the City of Bakersfield, California, will receive at her office, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, in said City, until 11:00 o'clock A.M, on September 20, 1991, sealed proposals for TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM ON "A" STREET AT TRUXTUN AVENUE 2-1.02 APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE. The Engineer's estimate of the quantities of work to be done and materials to be furnished are approximate only, being given as a basis for the comparison of bids, and the City of Bakersfield does not expressly or by implication agree .that the actual amount of work will correspond therewith, but reserves the right to increase or decrease the amount of any class or portion of the work or to omit portions of the work .that may be deemed necessary or expedient by the Engineer. J 2-1.03 EXAMINATION OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, AND SITE OF WORK. The bidder is required to examine carefully the site of work, the proposal, plans and specifications, and contract forms.. It will be assumed that the bidder has investigated, and is satisfied as to the conditions to be .encountered, the character, quality, and quantities of work to be performed and materials to be furnished, and as to the requirements of the specifications, the special provisions,-and the contract. It is mutually agreed that the submission of a proposal shall be considered prima facie evidence that the bidder has made such .examination. 2-1.04 REJECTION OF PROPOSALS CONTAINING ALTERATIONS, ER~~SURES OR « IRREGIULARITIES. Proposals may be rejected if they show any alterations of form, additions not called for, conditional or alternative bids,. incomplete bids,, erasures or irregularities of any kind. Proposals in which the prices obviously are unbalanced may be rejected. The right is reserved to reject any and all proposals and waive any .irregularity. 2-1.05 PROPOSAL FORM. All proposals must be made upon blank forms to be obtained from the Purchasing Officer, the form of which appears herein immediately following these special provisions. All proposals must give the prices proposed, both in writing and figures, and must be signed by .the bidder, with .his address. If the proposal is made by an individual, his name, telephone. number and post ,office address must be shown. If made by a firm or partnership, the name and post office address of each member of the firm or partnership must be shown. If made by a corporation, the proposal must show the names of the state under the laws of which the corporation was chartered and the names, titles, and business addresses of the president, secretary and treasurer. 3LH: 61001.4 -4- GG: lh 2-1.06 BIDDER'S GUARANTEE. All bids shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by a Proposal Guaranty made payable to the City of Bakersfield, for an amount equal to at least ten percent (107 of the amount of said bid, and no bid shall be considered unless such Proposal Guaranty is enclosed therewith. 2-1.07 REQUIRED LISTING OF PROPOSED StTBCONTRACTORS. Each proposal shall have listed therein the name and address of each Subcontractor to whom the bidder proposes to subcontract portions of the work in the amount of 1/2 of one percent of his total bid or $10,400, whichever is greater, in accordance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, commencing with Section 4100 of the Public Contract Code. The bidder's attention is invited to other provisions of said Act related to .the imposition of penalties for a failure to observe its provisions by using unauthorized subcontractors or by making unauthorized substitutions. A sheet for listing the Subcontractors, as required herein, is included in~the Proposal. Bidders are cautioned that. this listing requirement is in addition to the requirement to provide a list of DBE Subcontractors after-the opening of the proposals for projects utilizing Federal funds. 2-1.08 OMISSIONS IN SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS. Any materials or work mentioned in the specifications and not shown on the drawings or shown on the drawings and not mentioned in the specifications shall be of the, same effect as if shown or mentioned in both. Omissions from the drawings or the specifications of the materials or details of work which are manifestly or obviously necessary to carry out .the ~b intent of the drawings and specifications or which are customarily furnished or performed, shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility for furnishing such omitted materials or performing such omitted work; but shall be furnished or performed as if fully shown or described in the drawings or specifications. 2-1.09 WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS. Any bid may be withdrawn at any time prior to the time fixed in the public notice for the opening~of bids by request for the withdrawal of the~bid filed with the Purchasing Department. The request shall be executed by the bidder or his. duly authorized representative. The withdrawal of a bid does not prejudice the right of the bidder to file anew bid. Whether or not bids are opened exactly at the time fixed in the public notice for opening bids, a bid will not be received after that time, nor may any bid be withdrawn after the time fixed in the public notice for the opening of bids. 2-1.10 PUBLIC OPENING OF PROPOSALS. Proposals will be opened and read publicly at the time and place indicated in the "Notice to Contractors." Bidders or their authorized agents are invited to be present.. 2-1.11 RELIEF OF BIDDERS. Attention is directed to the provisions of Public Contract Code Sections 5100 to 5107, inclusive, concerning relief of bidders and in particular to the requirement therein, that if the bidder claims a mistake was made in his bid,. the bidder shall give the Department written notice within 5 days after the opening of the bids of the alleged mistake, specifying in the notice in detail how the mistake occurred. 3LH:61001.5 -5- ~ ~ GG:lh Public Contract Code Section 10285.1 (Chapter 376, Stats, 1985} provides as follows: Any state agency may suspend, for a period of up to three years from the date~of conviction, any person from bidding upon, or being awarded, . a public works or services contract with the agency under this part or from being a subcontractor at any tier upon the contract, if that person, or any partner, member, officer, director, responsible managing officer, or responsible managing employee thereof, has been convicted by.a court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of fraud, bribery, collusion, conspiracy, or any other act in violation of any state or federal antitrust law in connection with the bidding upon, award of, or performance of, any public works contract, as defined in Section 110.1, with any public entity, as defined in Section 1100, including for the purposes of this article, the Regents of the University of California or the Trustees of the California State University. A state agency may ` determine the eligibility of any person to enter into a contract under . ~ this article by requiring the person to submit a statement under penalty. of perjury declaring that neither the person nor any subcontractor to be engaged by the person has been convicted of any of ,the offenses referred to in this section within the preceding three years. A form for the statement required by .Section 10285.1 is included in the proposal. 2-1.12 DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS. More than one proposal from an _F .individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or combination thereof under the same or different names will not be considered. Reasonable grounds for believing that any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or combination thereof is - interested in .more than one proposal for the work contemplated may cause the.. rejection of all proposals in which such individual, firm, partnership, corporation. or combination thereof is interested. If there is reason for believing that collusion exists among the bidders any or all proposals may be rejected. Proposals in which the prices obviously are unbalanced may be rejected. SECTION 3. AWARD AND EX~~CCITION OF CONTRACT 3-1.01 C~NERAL. The award of the contract, if it be awarded, will be to the ..lowest responsible bidder. The language "responsible" refers to not only the attribute of trustworthiness, but also to the quality, fitness and capacity of low bidder to satisfactorily perform the proposed work. 3-1.02 AWARD OF CON'.CRACT. The award of the contract, if it be awarded, will be made within forty-five (45) days after the opening of the proposals unless extension is approved by the lowest responsible bidder. - 3-1.03 CON'.ItRACT BONDS. The Contractor shall furnish two good and sufficient bonds, insured ~by an admitted surety insurer as set forth in Title . XIV, Chapter 2, Article 6 of the California Code of Civil Procedures. One of the said bonds shall guarantee the ,faithful performance of the said contract by the Contractor and shall be in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100) of the contract price. The other of the said bonds shall be in an amount of fifty .percent (50~} of the contract price and shall guarantee payment to laborer, mechanics and material workers employed on the job under the contract and shall 3LH:61001.6 -6- GG:lh be in the amount and satisfy the requirements specified in Section 3248 of the California Civil Code. . v~henever any surety or sureties on any such bonds, or on any bonds required by law for the protection of the claims of laborers and material men, become `insufficient, or the City has cause to believe that such surety or sureties have become insufficient, a demand in writing may be made of the Contractor for such further bond or bonds or additional surety, not exceeding that originally required, as is considered necessary, considering the extent of the work remaining to be done. Thereafter no payment shall be made upon such contract to the Contractor or any assignee of the Contractor until such further bond or bonds or additional surety has been furnished. . 3-1.04 EXI~C(JTION OF CONTRACT. The contract shall be signed by the successful bidder and returned, together with the contract bonds within ten (10} ,days, not including Sundays, after the bidder has received notice that the contract has~been awarded. No proposal shall be considered binding upon the City until the execution of the contract. All contracts shall be considered as being made and entered into in the City of Bakersfield, California. Failure to execute a contract and file acceptable bonds as provided herein within ten (10) days, not including Sundays, after the bidder. has received notice that the contract has been awarded, shall be just cause for the .cancellation of the award and the forfeiture of the proposal guaranty. 3-1.05 RETURN OF BIDDER'S GUARANTEES. Within ten (10) days after the award of the contract, the City of Bakersfield w-ill return any monies or form for deposit of money that are not~to be considered in making the award. All other proposal guarantees will be held until the contract has been finally executed, after which they will be returned to the respective bidders whose proposals, they accompany. SECTION 4 - BEGINNING OF WORK, TIME OF COMPLETION AND. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES 4-1.01 C~NERAL. Attention is directed to the provisions of Section 8, Article 8-1.03, "Beginning of Work," Article 8-1.06, "Time of Completion" and Article 8-1.0?, "Liquidated 'Damages," of the Standard Specifications, and is specifically hereby made apart of these special provisions. The first paragraph of Section 8-1.03, "Beginning of Work," of the Standard Specifications, is amended to read: The Contractor shall begin work within fifteen (15) days . after. receiving written notice to proceed. The Contractor shall diligently prosecute the same to completion before the expiration of 30 working days. Contract working .days will commence from the date the. Contractor begins work or the 15th calendar day from the date of the written notice to proceed, whichever comes first. The Contractor shall pay to the City of Bakersfield the sum of $ 200.00 per day for each and every calendar day's delay in finishing the work in excess of the number of working days prescribed above. 3LH:61001.? GG:lh Full compensation for conforming to the requirements of ~ above paragraph shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the various items of work and no additional allowance will be made therefor. SECTION 5. GENERAL 5-1.01 STATE CONTRACT ACT NOT APPLICABLE. Sections 1-1.40, "State Contract Act," and 9-1.10, "Arbitration," of the Standard Specifications are deleted. This contract is not governed by the provisions of the. State Contract Act. The adoption and use of the Standard Specifications in the performance of the work called for in this contract shall not be construed as an election by the City to proceed under Section 20396 of the Public Contract Code. In the event that a dispute arises between the parties, they are not obligated to submit the matter to arbitration in any form (although they may do so upon written agreement) . 5-1.02 ALTERATION IN QUANTITY OF WORK. Increases. or decreases in work exceeding an amount of $10,000 or which, together with all other previously approved change orders for that contract exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the original contract amount, must be authorized by the City Council. 5-1.03 CO]VTROL OF WORK. Control of work shall conform to the provisions in Section 5, "CO~JTROL OF WORK," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. Section 5-1.02 "Plans and Working Drawings", of the Standard Specifications is amended by adding the following paragraph after the fourth paragraph: Working drawings or plans for any structure not included in the. plans furnished by the Engineer shall be approved by the. Engineer. before. any work involving these plans shall be performed, unless approval is waived in writing by the Engineer. Section~5-1.07 "Lines and Grades" of the Standard Specifications is amended by adding the following paragraph after the first paragraph: Three consecutive points shown on the same -rate of slope must be used in common, in order to detect any variation from a straight grade, and in case any. such discrepancy exists, it must be reported to the Engineer: If such a discrepancy is not reported to the Engineer, the Contractor shall be responsible for any. error in the finished work. The second paragraph in Section 5-1.07, "Lines and Grades" of the Standard Specifications is amended to read: When the Contractor requires such stakes or marks, he shall notify the Engineer~of his requirements in writing a reasonable length of time in advance of starting operations that require such stakes or marks. In no event, shall a notice of less than 24 hours be considered a reasonable length of time.. Section 5-1.08, "Inspection" of the Standard Specifications is amended by adding the following paragraph after the first paragraph: Whenever the Contractor varies the period during which work is 3LH:61001.8 -8- GG:lh carried on each day, he shall give due notice to the Engineer,~so that proper inspection may be provided. Any work done in the absence of the Engineer will be subject to rejection. 5-1.04 PREVAILING WAGES. Pursuant to Chapter 1 of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code (commencing with Section 1720}, Contractor agrees that in performing said work, by~ himself or through any subcontractor, eight hours' labor shall be a day's .work and forty hours' labor shall be a week's work, and that Contractor shall keep an accurate record showing the name and actual hours worked for all workers employed in said work, and that said record shall be kept open at all reasonable hours for inspection pursuant to Section 1812 of the Labor Code. The Contractor .and all Subcontractors shall pay not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime to all workers employed in the construction of this project. The prevailing rate for each craft, classification or type of work is determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations, and his schedule of prevailing rates is on file and available for inspection in the 'Public Works Department. The schedule is incorporated herein by this reference. The City shall have the right to inspect payroll records during normal working hours and shall have the right to .question workers at any time concerning. the wages being paid. Contractor shall not interfere in any way with the City`s .right to investigate conformance with the wage provisions of this contract. Contractor. shall forfeit to the City for each worker employed for each calendar day or portion thereof a. FIFTY DOLIC,ARS ($50} pursuant to Section 1775 of the Labor Code, .per worker paid less than the amount to which he is entitled under said general prevailing rate of wages; and b. TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25} pursuant to Section .1813 of the Labor Code, per worker required to work more than eight (8)~hours per day or more than forty (40) hours per week, except as provided in Section 1815 of the Labor Code. 5-1.05 PAYROLL RECORDS.. The fourth paragraph in Section 7-1.OlA(3), "Payroll Records," of the Standard Specifications is deleted and shall not apply- to this contract. ~5-1.06 LABOR NONDISCRIMINATION. Attention is directed to Section 7-1.OlA(4)~, "Labor Nondiscrimination," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. Attention is also directed to the requirements of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code Sections 12900 through 12996), to the regulations promulgated by the Fair Employment and Housing Commission to implement said Act, and to the nondiscrimination, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity requirements in the special provisions. 5-1.07 APPRENTICES. The Contractor's attention is directed to Article 7-1.OlA(5), "Apprentices," of the Standard Specifications. All Contractors and Subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of Labor Code Sections, .1777.5, 1777.6, and 1777.7 relating to the employment of apprentices. 3LH:61001.9 -9- GG:lh If the Contractor does not have a union ..contract which provides for apprentices, the Contractor and all Subcontractors shall submit one of the following: 1. A copy of a "REQUEST FOR AN APPLICATION FORA CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL TO EMPLOY AND TRAIN APPRENTICES ON PUBLIC WORKS." This . request shall be submitted to the local Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards on the Contractor's and each Subcontractor's letterhead or DAS 140, enclosed with these specifications. 2. A copy of an approval to employ and train apprentices from the local Department of Industrial, Relations, Division of . Apprenticeship Standards. 3. Proof of a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Joint Apprenticeship Committee providing for apprentices., One of the above shall be submitted by the low bidder to the City of Bakersfield Purchasing Division, within two (2) working days following the bid opening. 5-1.08 T]~ENCH SAFETY. The Contractor shall comply with .Section 6705 of the.Labor Code which provides that the Contractor's responsibility shall be as follows: If the contract price for the project includes an expenditure in excess of TWENTY-FINE THOUSAND DOLIC,ARS ($25,000) .for excavation of any trench or trenches five feet or more in depth, the Contractor or his Subcontractor shall not begin any trench excavation unless a detailed plan, showing the design of shoring, bracing, sloping or other provisions to be made for worker protection during the excavation of the trench, has been submitted by the Contractor to the City Engineer and the detailed plans has been approved by the City. Engineer. If such plan varies from the shoring system standards established by the Construction Safety Orders of the Division of Industrial Safety, the plan shall be prepared by a Registered Civil or Structural Engineer. Nothing in this section shall. be deemed to allow the use of a shoring, sloping, or protective system less effective than that required by the Construction Safety Orders of the Division of Industrial Safety. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose tort liability on the awarding body or any of its employees. The terms "Public Works" and "Awarding Body," as used in this section, shall have the same meaning as in Labor Code Sections 1720 and 1722 respectively. 5-1.09 SOUND CONTROL REQUIREMENTS. Sound control shall. conform to the provisions in Section 7-1.OlI, "Sound Control Requirements," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. The noise level from the Contractor's operations, between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M., shall not exceed 86 dbA at a distance of 50 feet., This 3LH:61001.10 -10- GG:lh requirement in no way relieves the Contractor from responsibility for complying with local ordinances regulating noise level. Said noise level requirement shall apply to all equipment on the job or related to the job, including but not limited to trucks, transit mixers or transient equipment that may or may not be owned by the Contractor. The use of loud sound signals shall be avoided in favor of light warnings except those required by safety laws for the protection of personnel. Full compensation for conforming to the requirements of this section shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the various contract items of work involved and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor. 5-1.10 PERMITS AND LICENSES. The Contractor shall procure all permits and licenses, pay all charges and fees, and give all notices necessary and incidental to the due and lawful prosecution of the work from any and all governmental organization which require such permits, licenses or fees. The Contractor shall procure a business license in the City of Bakersfield. 5-1.11 WORKING HOURS. Contractor shall limit his field working hours . from 7:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Any deviations must be requested and in writing and directed to the Construction Engineer at the Pre-Job Conference. Written approval from the Construction Engineer is required for work beyond these limits. Any time work proceeds beyond the time limits or on holidays or weekends, the.. Contractor will be charged for all associated overtime charges and said charges may be withheld from contract retention. 5-1.12 LAWS TO BE OBSERVED. The Contractor shall keep himself fully informed of all existing and future State and National laws and all municipal ordinances and regulations of the City of Bakersfield which in any manner affect those engaged or employed in the work, or the materials used in the work, or which in any way affect the conduct. of the work, and of all such orders and decrees of bodies or tribunals having any jurisdiction or authority over the same. 5-1.13 CONTRACTOR'S INSURANCE. The Contractor shall not Com~tence work under this contract until he has obtained all insurance required under this section .and the required certificates of insurance have been filed with and approved by the City Risk Manager and the Public Works Department, nor shall .the Contractor allow an .Subcontractor to commence work on his subcontract until said Y certificates of insurance have been filed and approved by the City Risk Manager and the Public Works Department. Contractor shall be responsible for any deductibles under all required insurance policies. . 5-1.13A HOLD H~~FtMLESS. The Contractor shall save, hold harmless and indemnif the Cit , its officers, agents, employees and volunteers from Y Y , all claims, demands, damages, judgments, costs. or expenses ~n .law or equity that may at any time arise from or related to any work performed by the Contractor, his agents, employees or subcontractors under the terms of this agreement and shall execute and return with the executed contract documents and bonds the "Hold Harmless Agreement," a copy of which is attached hereto. 5-1.13B INSURANCE. In addition. to any other form of insurance or bond required under the terms of this agreement and specifications, the Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of this , 3LH:61001.11 -11- GG:lh agreement the following types and limits of insurance: Automobile liabilit insurance, providing coverage on an occurrence basis: for bodily injury, including death, of one or more persons, roperty damage and personal injury, with limits of not less than one p million ($1,000,000) per occurrence; and The automobile liability policies shall provide coverage for owned, non-owned and hired autos. General liabilit insurance, providing coverage on an occurrence basis for bodily injury, including death, of one or more persons, property damage and personal injury, with limits of not less than one million ($1,000,000} per occurrence. The liabilit licies shall provide contractual liability coverage for Y I~ the terms of this agreement. The liability policies shall contain an additional insured endorsement in favor of the City, i,ts mayor, council, officers, agents, employees and volunteers; Workers' co nsation with statutor limits and a to er's liabilit insurance with limits of not less than one million ($1,000,000) per accident. The workers' compensation policy shall contain a waiver of subrogation .endorsement in favor of the City, .itsmayor,council, officers, agents, ernployeesand volunteers. All licies required of the Contractor hereundershall be primary insuranceas respects the City, its mayor, council, officers, agents, e loyees andvolunteers and any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the .City, its mayor, council, officers, agents, employees ,and volunteers shall be excess of the Contractor's insurance and shall not contribute with it. All policies shall contain the following endorsements: An endorsement providing the City with ten (10} days written notice of cancellation or material change in policy language or terms. If an art of the work under this agreement is sublet, similar Yp insurance shall be provided by or on behalf of the subcontractors to cover their operations. The insurance required under this agreement shall be maintained until all work re fired to be performed under the terms of this agreement is satisfactorily completed as evidenced by formal acceptance by .the City. All costs of insurance required under this agreement shall be included in the Contractor's bid, and no additional allowance will be made for additional costs which may be required by extension of the insurance policies.. 3LH:61001.12 -12- GG:lh 5-1.14 CONTRACTOR'S AUTHORITY. At the preconstruction~meeting, the Contractor shall provide the City with the foreman's or superintendent's name who will be in charge of this project. 5-1.15 DAMAGE BY STORM, FLOOD, TIDAL WAVE OR EARTHQUAKE. ,Section 7-1.165, "Damage by S'torm,'Flood, Tidal Wave or Earthquake," of the Standard Specifications is deleted and shall not apply to this contract. 5-1.16 WORK IN CITY STREETS. All of the work shown on the plans and included in these specifications that is located in the public streets in the City of Bakersfield shall be done in accordance with City Ordinance regulating the use of public streets within the City, except as otherwise provided herein. The Contractor shall inform himself as to all regulations and requirements of the City Engineer and Superintendent of Streets of the City of Bakersfield and shall conduct his operations in compliance therewith. 5-1.17 RIGHT OF WAY. .The right of way for the work to be constructed will be provided by the City. The Contractor shall make his own arrangements, and pay all expenses for additional area required by him outside of the limits of right of way unless otherwise provided in the special provisions. 5-1.18 SUSPENSION OF CONTRACT. If at any time in the opinion of the City Council, the Contractor has violated any terms ofthis contract, failed to supply an adequate working .force, or material of proper quality, or has failed in -any other respect to prosecute the work with the diligence and force specified and intended in and by the terms of .the contract, notice thereof in writing will be served upon him, and should h.e neglect or refuse to provide means for a satisfactory compliance with the contract, as directed by the Engineer, within the time specified in such notice, the City Council in any such case shall have the power to suspend the operation of the contract. Upon receiving notice. of such suspension, the Contractor shall discontinue said work, or such parts of it as the City Council may designate. Upon such suspension, the Contractor's control shall terminate, and thereupon the City. Council, or its duly authorized .representative; may employ other parties to carry the contract to completion, employ the necessary workmen, substitute other machinery or materials, and purchase the materials contracted for, in such manner as the Engineer may deem proper; or the City Council may annul and cancel the contract and re-let the work or any part thereof. Any excess of cost arising therefrom over and above the contract price will be charged against the Contractor and his sureties, who will be liable therefor. In the event of such suspension, all money due the Contractor or retained under. the terms of this contract shall be forfeited to the City; but such forefeiture will not release the contractor or his sureties ,from liability or failure to fulfill the contract. The Contractor and his sureties will be credited, with the amount of money so forfeited toward any excess of cost .over and above the contract price,. arising from the suspension of the operations. of the contract and the completion of the work by the City as above provided, and the Contractor will be so credited with any surplus remaining after all just claims for such completion as determined by the Engineer have been paid. In the determination of the question whether there has been any such non-compliance with the contract as to warrant the suspension or annulment thereof, the decision of the City Council shall be binding on all parties to the contract. 5-1.19 TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF WORK. The Engineer shall have the authority to suspend the work wholly or in part, for such period as he may deem 3LH:61001.13 -13- GG:lh necessary, due to unsuitable weather, or to such other conditions as are considered unfavorable for the suitable prosecution of the work, or for such time as he may deem necessary, due to the failure on the part of the Contractor to carry out orders given, or to perform any provisions of ,the work. The Contractor shall immediately obey such order of the Engineer and shall not resume the work until ordered in writing by the Engineer. 5-1.20 PAYMENTS. Attention is directed to Sections 9-1.06, "Partial Payments," and 9-1.07, "Payment After Acceptance," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. No partial payment will be made for any materials on hand which are furnished but not incorporated in .the work. 5-1.21' FINAL PAY~~IENT. In addition to the conditions, provisions, and requirements of Article 9-1.07B, "Final Payment and Claims," of the Standard Specifications, the following shall apply: The City may withhold funds, or because of subsequently discovered facts . nullify the whole or any part of any certificate for payment, to such extent as may be necessary to protect the City from loss due to . ~ causes including but not limited. to the following: a. Defective work not remedied; b. Claims filed or information reasonably indicating probable filing of claims; . c. Failure of Contractor to make payment due for ,materials and/or .labor; d. Information causing reasonable doubt that the contract can be completed for any unpaid balance; e. Damages to another Contractor; and f. Breach of any terms of this contract. when any and all such causes are removed, certificates shall be issued for amount withheld. The fifth paragraph in Section 9-1.07B, "Final Payment and Claims," of the Standard Specifications is amended to read: The Director will make the fi-nal determination of any claims which remain in dispute after completion of claim review.. Aboard or person designated by said Director will review such claims and, make written recommendation thereon. The City Engineer shall, after the completion of the contract, make a final estimate of the amount of work done thereunder, and the value of such work, and the City shall pay the entire sum so found to be due after deducting therefrom all previous payments and all amounts to be kept and all amounts to be retained under the provisions of the contract. All prior partial estimates and- payments shall be subject to correction in the final estimate and payment. ~ The final payment shall not be due and payable until the expiration of thirty (30) 3LH:61001.14 -14- C~:lh days from the date the "NOTICE OF COMPLETION" is recorded at the County Recorder's Office and after execution and return by the Contractor of the attached GUARANTEE when applicable. It is mutually agreed between the parties to the contract that no _ certificate given or payments made under the contract except the final certificate or .final payment, shall be conclusive evidence of the performance of the contract, either wholly or in part, against any claim of the party of the first part, and no payment shall be construed to be an-acceptance of any defective work or improper materials. And the Contractor further agrees that the payment of the final amount due under the contract, and the adjustment and payment for any work done in . accordance with any alterations of the same, shall release the City, the City .Council, and the Engineer from any and all claims or liability on,account of work performed under the contract or any alteration thereof. 5-1.22 INCI~EASID OR DECREASED QUANTITIES. The word "compensation" in the following paragraphs of the Standard Specifications is replaced with the words "unit price": Third paragraph of Section 18-1.05,,"PAYMENT". Third paragraph of Section 24-1.08, "PAY~►ZENT", Second paragraph of Section 36-1.07, "PAYMENT". Tenth paragraph of Section 39-8.02, "PAYMENT". 5-1.23 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. The Contractor shall be held responsible for his workers and subcontractor's well-being and their education of handling hazardous materials when hazardous materials are encountered during this project.. SECTION 6. CONTROL OF MATERIALS 6-1.O1 .GENERAL. Control of materials shall conform to the provisions in Section "Control of Materials;" of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. At the option of the Engineer, the source of supply of each of the materials shall be approved by the Engineer before delivery is started and before such material is used in the. work. Representative preliminary samples of the character and quality prescribed shall be submitted by the contractor or producer of all materials to be used in the work, for testing or examination as desired by the Engineer. All tests of materials furnished by the contractor shall be made ~in accordance with commonly recognized standards of national organizations, and such special methods and tests as are prescribed in the specifications. 6-1.02. BORROW, DISPOSAL AND MATERIAL SITES. The operation of any borrow or disposal sites used by the Contractor to produce or dispose of material for this project shall comply with the requirements in the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. All provisions for water pollution, and sound control that apply within the limits of the contract shall apply to all borrow or disposal sites utilized by the Contractor. 3LH:61001.15 -15- GG:lh Upon completion of the work, all such sites and haul roads shall be graded and treated so that, at the time of final inspection of the contract, they will drain, will blend with surrounding terrain, and will have a potential as a source of blowing dust or other pollution which is no greater than when in their original condition. If the Contractor obtains necessary permits for borrow, disposal or material sites from the authority having jurisdiction or from the appropriate pollution control boards and such permits contain requirements which conflict with the requirements in the first and .second paragraphs of this section, the requirements of the permits shall govern over the conflicting requirements of this section provided the permit requirements have been approved by the Engineer.. Full compensation for complying with the requirements for borrow, dis sal and material sites in this section shall be considered as included in the contract prices paid for the items of work which require the use of the sites and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor. 6-1.03 .CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE. In accordance with Section 6-1.07, "Certificates of Compliance," of the Standard Specifications, the Engineer may permit the use of certain materials or assemblies, prior to .sampling and testing, if accompanied by a Certificate of Compliance. SECTION 7. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS SECTION 7-1 GENERAL ?-1.01 ORDER OF WORK. Order of work shall conform to the provisions in Section 5-1.05, "Order of Work," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. All striping removal shall be completed a minimum of 2 days prior to signal being placed into operation. Pavement delineation shall be replaced b to rar delineation before opening the traveled way to public traffic. Y ~ Y Te rary delineation shall consist of reflective traffic line tape applied in pieces not less than 4 inches long nor less than 4 inches wide spaced no more, than 10 feet apart on curve nor more than 20 feet apart on tangents. Reflective traffic line tape shall be applied in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Temporary delineation shall be the same color as the permanent delineation. Full compensation for temporary delineation shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the contract items of work that obliterated the existing delineation and no separate payment will be made therefor. When initiall installed, all vehicle and pedestrian signal faces Y shall be aimed and covered with cardboard or other material with an observation hole (max. 1" dia.~ in front of each signal indication. The covers shall remain in lace until all si nal o rations have been checked and signal is placed into P 9 Pe operation. Prior to commencement. of the traffic signal functional tests, all items of work related to the signal control shall be completed and all signs shall be in place. 7-1.02 OBSTRUCTIONS. Attention is directed to Section 8-1.10, 3LH:61001.16 -16- GG:lh "Utility and Non-Highway Facilities," of the Standard Specifications, the plans, and the special provisions. The Contractor will be required to work around public utility facilities and other improvements that are to remain in place within the construction area or that are to be relocated and relocation operations have not been completed. In accordance with the provisions of Article 7-1.11, "Preservation of Property," and 7-1.12, "Responsibility for Damage," of the Standard Specifications, the Contractor will be liable to owners of such facilities and improvements for any damage or interference with service resulting from conducting his operations. The exact location of underground facilities and improvements within the construction area shall be ascertained by the Contractor before using equipment that may damage such facilities or interfere with the services. .Other .forces may be engaged in moving or removing utility facilities or other improvements or maintaining services or utilities. The Contractor shall cooperate with such forces and conduct his operations in such a manner as to avoid any unnecessary delay or .hindrance to the. work being performed by other such forces. Any delay to the Contractor due to utility relocation whether or not the utility is shown or correctly located on the plans will not be compensated for as idle time. However, additional contract time .commensurate with such delays may be allowed. At locations where irrigation systems exist, the Engineer will direct the Contractor~as to what steps will be required to protect the irrigation system, and the area it serves. The Contractor shall replace ,the irrigation system as directed by the Engineer. Existing land subdivision monuments and stakes shall be fully protected. from damage or displacement and they shall not be disturbed unless directed by the Engineer. Attention is directed to the fact that nuisance water may be present at all times along the project. It will. be the responsibility of the Contractor to provide for handling of said water and any expenseinvolved,shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the various items of work and no additional allowance will be made therefor.. Except in the case of extra work, full. compensation. for conforming to the requirements of this article shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the various items of work and no additional compensation will be made therefor. 7-1.03 MAINTAINING TRAFFIC. The Contractor shall furnish, .install and maintain signs, lights, flags and other warning and safety devices when performing work which interferes with or endangers the safe movement of traf f is on any street. or highway. Signs, lights, flags and. other warning and safety devices and their use shall conform to the. requirements set forth in the current "Manual of Traffic Controls - Warning Signs,. Lights, and Devices for Use in Performance of Work Upon Highways,"published by the State of California, Department of Transportation. ..Application and use of devices shall be as specified and as directed by the Engineer. The Contractor shall keep the Bakersfield Fire Department informed at 3LH:61001.17 -17- GG:lh all times as to the exact location and progress of the work and shall notify them immediately of any streets impassable for fire fighting equipment. The sixteenth and nineteenth paragraphs of Section 7-1.08, "Public Convenience," of the Standard. Specifications, shall be amended to read as follows: Construction operations requiring lane closures shall be actively in progress only between the hours indicated below, Monday through .Friday, except legal holidays. Street Direction of Travel Hours Truxtun Avenue Eastbound 8:30 AM-4:0O PM Truxtun Avenue Westbound 8:30 AM-4:00 PM Where construction operations are actively in progress, a minimum of one traf.f is lane, not less than twelve feet in width, shall be open for =use by public traffic.. Where. construction operations are not actively in progress, * not less than two such lanes shall be open for use by public traffic. Public traffic may be permitted to use the shoulders and, if half-width construction methods.~are used, may also be permitted to use the side of the roadbed opposite to the one under construction. No additional compensation will be allowed for-any shaping of shoulders necessary for the ry accomQnodation of public traffic thereon during paving operations. In order to expedite the passage of public traffic through or around the work and where ordered by the Engineer, the Contractor shall, at his own expense, furnish, install and maintain construction area signs, lights, flares, temporary railing (Type K), barricades, and. other facilities for. the sole convenience and direction of public traffic. Also,-where directed by the~Engineer, the Contractor shall furnish competent flagmen whose sole duties shall consist of directing the movement of public traffic through or around the work, when deemed necessary by the City, the signs "Road Construction Ahead," No. C-18, and "End Construction," No. C-13, shall be furnished, installed and maintained by the~Contractor at locations as directed by the Engineer at least 48 hours in advance of any construction. The Contractor shall report all accidents to the Engineer. PAYMENT. Full compensation for conforming to the requirements of this article shall be considered as included in the prices paid for various items of work and no additional allowance will be made therefor. 7-1.04 EXISTING HIGHWAY ,FACILITIES. The work performed in connection with various existing facilities shall conform to the provisions in ' ~ Section 15, "Existing Highway Facilities," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. Existing City highway signs and street markers shall remain the 3LH:61001.18 -18- GG:lh B property of the City. Such signs and street markers shall be relocated and maintained during construction so as to convey. the same intent that existed prior to construction. Existing City highway signs and street markers shall be placed in their permanent position by the Contractor's forces prior to completion of construction. Signs removed from the project area shall be delivered to the City Corporation Yard at 4101 Truxtun~Avenue. PAY]!~ENT. Full compensation for conforming to the requirements of the two preceeding paragraphs shall be considered as included in .the prices paid for the various items of work and no additional allowance will be made therefor. 7-1.05 REMOVE TRAFFIC STRIPES AND PAVEMENT N~~RRINGS. .Traffic stripes and pavement markings to be removed will be as shown on plans and as designated by the Engineer. Traffic stripes and pavement markings shall be removed to~the fullest extent possible from the pavement by any method that does not materially damage the surface or texture of the .pavement or surfacing. Where blast cleaning .is used for the removal of painted traffic stripes and pavement markings, the area shall be shielded so that no material from the blasting operation is allowed to enter the area that is open to public traffic. .Sand or other material deposited . on the"pavement as a result of removing traffic stripes and markings shall be removed as the work progresses. Accumulations of sand or other material which might interfere with drainage or might constitute a hazard to traffic will not be permitted. Traffic stripes shall be removed before any change is made in the traffic pattern. Blast cleaning for removal of traffic stripes shall be feathered out to irregular and varying widths.. Pavement markings shall be removed by blast cleaning a rectangular area, rather than just lettering or markings, so the old message cannot be identified. After removal of traffic stripes and pavement markings, a fog seal -coat shall be applied in conformance with the provisions in Section 37, "Bituminous Seals," of the Standard Specifications and the following: In traffic stripe removal areas, the fog seal coat shall be applied over the traffic stripe removal area and to irregular and varying widths with an average width of 2 feet on each side of the blast cleaned traffic stripe removal area. In pavement marking removal areas, the fog seal-.coat shall be applied to the ,blast cleaned rectangular area. In-areas of removal where excessive gouging. has occurred, as .determined by the Engineer,. the gouged pavement shall be repaired utilizing a . sheet asphalt patch as directed by the Engineer. Full compensation for furnishing and applying fog seal coat as speci- Pied herein shall be considered as included in the contract price paid per square foot for removal of traffic stripe and pavement marking and no separate payment will be made therefor. 3LH:61001.19 -19- GG:lh Nothing in these special provisions shall relieve the Contractor from - his responsibilities as provided in Section 7-1.09, "Public Safety," of the Standard Specifications. MIE~~sUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Quantities of traf f is stripe removed will be determined by the width of the stripe plus 0.67-foot multiplied by the length . of the stripe. The space between double traffic stripes will be measured as~ painted traffic stripe. Quantities of pavement markings removed will be determined by the actual size of the rectangle .measured in square feet. Removing of traffic stripes will be paid for at the contract unit price per square foot for the actual area of authorized stripe removal. The contract unit price per square foot as remove traffic striping and marking shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor,. materials, tools, equipment, signs and for doing all work necessary for removing existing striping as shown on~plan and as directed by the Engineer. 7-1.06 1~ADSIDE SIGNS. Roadside signs shall conform to the provisions in Section 56-2, "Roadside Signs," of the Standard Specifications and , these special provisions. Miscellaneous roadside signs. shall conform to City Standard T-19. Where sign posts are placed within concrete sidewalk the sidewalk shall be core drilled. Roto hammering or .other ,similar methods will be permitted provided that the perimeter of the damaged -area is sawcut to the limits required to form a neat finish as directed by the Engineer. .MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. Miscellaneous roadside signs shall be paid .for at the contract per unit for install roadside signs (GSP Post). Installation of one or .more sign panels mounted on a single post shall be counted as one roadside sign (GSP Post. 7-1.07 OVER~iEAD SIGNS. ~ Overhead signs shall conform to the . applicable provisions in Section 56, "Signs," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. Mast-arm hangers for street name signs will be furnished and installed by the City. Street name signs will be furnished and installed by City of .Bakersfield using mast-arm hanger methods such as Hawkins M10J Series swinging sign bracket, with return spring removed, or acceptable equal. Overhead signs installed on signal poles, mast-arms or on flashing beacon mast-arm shall be furnished and installed by the Contractor in accordance with the plans and these special provisions. Compensation for overhead signs shall be considered included in the respective contract lump sum price or prices for signal, flashing beacon, or combination thereof . 7-1.08 TIRAFFIC DELINEATION. Immediately after resurfacing operations or when directed by the Engineer, replace all obliterated pavement 3LH:61001.20 -20- GG:lh delineation with temporary delineation during the same work period., .and in no _ -case later than 7:30 a.m. following such work period. r Temporary delineation consists of reflective traffic line tape applied _ in pieces not less than 4 inches long nor less than 4 inches wide, spaced no -more than 20 feet apart on tangents and no more than 10 feet apart on curves. Apply reflective traffic line tape in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Temporary delineation must be the same color as the permanent delineation.. Remove temporary delineation applied to asphalt concrete patches immediately prior to applying asphaltic emulsion tackcoat for asphalt concrete overlay. A striping plan will be made available to the Contractor when traffic delineation is to be modified by the City. PAYMENT. Full compensation for traffic delineation shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the various items of work, and no .separate payment will be made therefor. SECTION 7-2 TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND LIGHTING 7-2.01 :FOUNDATIONS. Foundations shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-2.03., "Foundations," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. The Contractor shall furnish the anchor bolts, nuts and washers to be used for new foundations and shall furnish the appropriate nuts and washers for existing foundations to be reused. Portland cement concrete shall conform to section 90-10, "Minor. Concrete," of the Standard .Specifications and shall contain not less )than 470 pounds of cement per cubic yard, except for pile foundations shall contain not less than 564 pounds of cement per cubic yard. 7-2.02 CONDUIT, Conduit shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-2,05, "Conduit,n of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. Conduits may be installed by either jacking/drilling or open trench methods. Installation using jacking. or drilling shall conform to Section 86-2.050., "Installation," of the Standard Specifications. Open trench installation shall conform to the following specifications: 1. Conduit shall be rigid non-metallic type. Conduit shall be placed .under existing pavement in a trench not to exceed~6 inches in width. Trench shall be cut using a rock .saw and all loose uncompacted material shall be removed from the bottom of the trench prior to placement of conduit. The top of the installed conduit shall be a minimum of 12 inches below finished grade. 3LH:61001.21 ~ ~-21- GG:lh 2. The conduit shall be placed in the bottom of the trench and the trench shall be backfilled with a one (1) sack slurry cement M backfill. Slurry cement backfill shall be placed to within 0.20 feet of the pavement .surface. The top 0.20 feet shall be _ backfilled with asphalt concrete produced from commercial quality ' paving asphalt. and aggregates. 3. Prior to spreading asphalt concrete, paint binder. shall be applied as specified in Section 39-4.02, "Prime Coat and Paint Binder," of the Standard Specifications. Spreading and compacting of asphalt concrete shall be performed by any method which will produce an asphalt concrete surface of uniform smoothness, texture, and density.. 4. All excavated areas in the pavement shall be backfilled by the end of each work day. Temporary roadmix or other acceptable temporary surface will be allowed on the top 0.20 feet until such a time as the permanent asphalt surface is placed. Dependent upon adverse soil conditions or other circumstances encountered at the time of construction, the Engineer may specify which of the above methods may be used. 7-2.03 PULL BOXES. Pull boxes shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-2.06, "Pull BoxeS," of the Standard Specifications andwthese special provisions. Recesses for suspension of ballasts will not be required. 7-2.04 a~1Dt]CTORS AND WIRING. Conductors and, wiring shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-2.08, "Conductors," and Section 86-2.09, "Wiring," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. CONDUCTORS = The Contractor shall-use multi-conductor electrical cables for all circuits except between the service switch and controller cabinet. Only multi-conductor cable conforming to the following shall be used: 5 Conductor cable consisting of 5 No. 14 conductors colored l each red, yellow, brown, white and black. 9 Conductor cable consisting of 1 No. 12 conductor colored white and 8 No. 14 conductors colored 1 each red, .yellow,, brown, black, red/black stripe yellow/black stripe, brown/black stripe and white black stripe. 28 Conductor cable consisting of 1 No. 10 conductor colored white and 27 No. 14 conductors colored as indicated in the following conductor table for a single ring operation. 3LH:61001.22 -22- GG:lh CONDUCTOR TABLE Insulation Colors Signal Phase Circuit or Function Base. Stripe 2 & 6 Red, Yellow, Brown Black Vehicle 4 & 8 Red, Yellow, Brown Orange Signals 1 & 5 Red, Yellow, Brown Silver- 3 & 7 Red, Yellow, Brown Purple 2p & 6p Red, Brown 2 Black Pedestrian 4p & 8p Red, Brown 2 Orange Signals lp & 5p Red, Brown 2 Silver 3p & 7p Red, Brown 2 Purple 2p & 6p Blue Black Pedestrian 4p & 8p Blue Orange Push Buttons ~lp & 5p Blue Silver 3p & 7p ~ Blue Purple Pedestrian Push Buttons White Black Conunon Signal white None Railroad Pre-emption Black Red Spare Black None The cable sheath shall be polyethylene and the conductor insulation shall Q be T~~pe Tf3WN polyvinyl chloride. Conductors shall be spliced by the use of "C" shaped compression connectors as shown on Standard Plan ES 13. Splices shall be insulated by "Method B." 7-2.05 SERVICE. Service shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-2..11, "SERVICE", of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. Unless otherwise noted, service shall be as shown o~ the plans-and shall be furnished with 100 amp, 240 volt, 3~pole main breaker and the following branch circuit breakers: No. Amps Phase Volts Branch Metered 1 60 1 110 Traffic Signal Yes 2 30 1 110 Lighting No *3 30 1 110 Flashing Beacons Yes * Provided where flashing beacon is included with the traffic signal. The Engineer will arrange with the serving utility to complete service connections to service points shown on the plans and will pay all required costs and fees required by the utility. 7-2.06 TESTING. Testing shall conform to the provisions in Section 86--2.14,. "Testing," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. 3LH:61001.23 -23- GG:lh The signal shall not be placed in flashing mode, with signal faces uncovered, prior to Functional Testing. FUNCTIONAL TESTING. All functional testing shall conform to the .provisions is Section 86-2.14C "Functional Testing," of, the Standard Specifications and the following paragraph: . Functional test period is included in the number of working days to complete the project as described in SECTION 4, "BEGINNING OF WORK, TIME OF COMPLETION AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES" of these special provisions. 7-2.07. SIGNAL FACES AND SIG~JAL HEADS. Signal faces, signal heads and auxiliary equipment, as shown on the plans, and the installation thereof, shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-4.01, "Vehicle Signal Faces," 86-4.02, "Directional Louvers," 86-4.03, "Backplates" and 86-4.06, "Signal Mounting Assemblies,n of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. Housing, visors, directional louvers and Backplates shall not be structural plastic. All lamps for traffic. signal units shall be furnished by the . Contractor. All signal faces shall be provided with 12-inch sections. The third sentence of the first paragraph of Section 86-4.06, "Signal Mounting Assemblies," of the Standard Specifications, shall be amended to read as follows Slip=fitters and terminal compartments shall be cast bronze or hot-dip galvanized ductile iron. 7-2.08 ~ PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS. Pedestrian signals shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-4.05, "Pedestrian Signal Faces," of the Standard Specifications and,. these special provisions. Pedestrian signals shall be Type C, and shall have energy efficient heads equivalent to Indicator Controls Corporation Nbdel 4094B. 7-2.09 LUMINAIRES. Luminaires shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-6.01, nHigh Intensity-Discharge Luminaires," of the Standard , Specifications and these special provisions. Luminaires-shall be furnished with 200-watt high pressure sodium lamps and integral ballasts. An in-line fuse shall be located in the pull box. 7-2.10 PHOTOELF~rTRIC CON'T'ROLS. Photoelectric controls shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-6.07, "Photoelectric Controls", of the Standard . Specifications and these special provisions. ~ . Each luminaire shall be provided with a Type IV photoelectrical control. 7-2.11 CONTROL]L~RS, CABINETS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT. The City will furnish the controller and cabinet assembly for each location. 3LH:61001.24 -24- GG:lh 7-1..12 DEI~C'l~ORS. Detectors shall conform to the provisions in Sections86-5, "Detectors," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. Location and layout of detector loops shall be as directed by the Engineer. INSTALLATION DETAILS: Installation and tests shall conform to the details and notes shown on the plans. Slots cut in the pavement shall be blown out and dried before installing inductive loop detectors. After conductors are installed in slots cut in the pavement, the slots shall be filled with epoxy sealant conforming to the requirements in Section 95-2.09, "Epoxy Sealant for Inductive Loops," to within 1/8 inch of the pavement surface. The sealant shall be at least 1/2 inch thick above the top conductor in the saw cut. Before setting, surplus sealant shall be removed from the adjacent road surfaces without the use of solvents. In lieu of the epoxy sealant specified above, slots may be filled with either of the following materials: 1. An elastomeric sealant conforming to the following: The sealant shall be a polyurethane material of a composition that ' will, within its stated shelf life, cure only in the presence of moisture., Sealant shall be suitable for use in both asphalt concrete and portland cement concrete. The cured sealant shall have the following performance characteristics: Measuring Standard Property and Results ~ And. Conditions Hardness (indentation} - 65-85 ASTM D 2240 Res._ Type A, Model 1700 77° F. (25° C.) 50~ relative humidity. Tensile strength - 500 psi, min. ASTM D 412 Die C, pulled at 20 IPM. Elongation - 400~,~minimum ASTM D 412 Die C, pulled at 20 IPM. Flex at - 40° F. - no cracks 25 mil Free Film Bend (180°~ over 1/2"' ` ~ Mandrel. Weathering Resistance -Slight ASTM D 822 Weatherometer 350 Hrs. Chalking Cured 7 days at 77° F. (25° C.) 50~ relative humidity. Salt Spray Resistance - 500 psi, ~ ASTM B 117 28 days at 100° F. (38° C.) minimum Tensile; 400, minimum ~5~ NaCl, Die C, pulled at 20 IPM. elongation Dielectric Constant - Less than ASTM D 150. 25~ change over a temperature range of -30° C. to 50° C. 3LH:61001.25 -25- GG:lh 2. Asphaltic Emulsion Inductive Loop Sealant shall conform to State of California Specification 8040-41A-15. Loo conductors shall be installed without splices and shall terminate in p the nearest pull box. The loops shall be joined in the pull box in combination of , series and arallel so that optimum sensitivity is obtained at the sensor unit. p Final splices between loops and,lead-in cable shall not be made until the operation of the loops under actual traffic conditions is approved by the Engineer. All loop conductors for each direction of travel for the same phase of a traffic signal system, in the same pull box, shall be spliced to a cable which shall be run from the pull box adjacent to the loop detector to a sensor unit mounted in the controller cabinet. Splices to the cable shall be made in pull boxes only. All loop conductors for traffic counters shall terminate in a pull box or terminal strip in the traffic count station cabinet when such a cabinet is installed. Conductors for inductive loop traffic signal and traffic counting installations shall be identified and banded, in pairs, by lane, in the pull box adjacent to the loops ,and near the termination of the conductors in the controller or traffic count station cabinet. Bands shall conform to the provisions in Section ~86-2..09, "Wiring." Identification of each conductor pair shall consist of labeling the hale and detector slot number (e.g. - 6J2L, 8J8U, 3I5U, etc.) in permanent ink p a on a tag suitable for such purposes (Stuart Electric Ty Rap, .Catalog No. TY5532 or approved equal}. If asphalt concrete surfacing is to be placed, the loop detector conductors shall be installed prior to placing the uppermost layer of ..asphalt concrete. The conductors shall be installed, as shown on the plans, in the compacted. la~ er of as halt concrete in~nediately below the uppermost layer. Installation Y p details shall be as shown on the plans, except the epoxy sealant shall fill the slot flush to the. surface. Detector loops in concrete pads shall be sealed with epoxy sealant. . Loo detector lead-in cables shall conform to the provisions in Section p 86-S.OlA (4}, "Construction Materials," of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. Loo detector lead-in cables shall be Type B, and shall conform p to the following 1. All spade connectors used to attach to terminals inside the controller cabinet shall be crimped and soldered to the conductor. 2. Loo wires~in the pull box shall be twisted at a minimum p rate of 5 turns per foot, and the splice must be soldered and completely waterproof. Connect one end of the shield to earth ground (at cabinet} and insulate the other end with no possible path to earth ground. 7-2.13 GUARANTEE. The Contractor shall furnish a written guarantee to the Cit on the form attached, guaranteeing all systems., except traffic signal Y la s, installed under this contract for a period of one (1} year from the date of mp 3LH:61001.26 -26- GG:lh acceptance of the work.. The guarantee, properly executed, shall be filed with~the City before notice of completion and final acceptance is made by the City of the work described on the plans and these special provisions. 7-2.14 PAYMENT. Payment for signals and lighting shall conform to the provisions in Section 86-8, "Payment", of the Standard Specifications and these special provisions. Full compensation for cast-in-drilled hole concrete pile foundations shall be considered as included in the contract lump sum price paid for the item requiring foundations. and no separate payment will be made therefor. 3LH:61001.27 -27- GG:lh [INCLUDE WITH DETECTOR SPECIFICATIONS] 8040-41A-15 a STATE OF CALIFORNIA Specification . Asphaltic Emulsion Inductive Loop Sealant 1.0 SCOPE This specification covers a one component, pourable sand filled, asphaltic emulsion for use in sealing inductive wire loops and leads imbedded in asphalt and portland cement concrete. This sealant is suitable for use in freeze-thaw environments. 2.0 APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS The following specifications, test methods and standards in effect on the opening date of the Invitation to Bid form a part of this specification where referenced: ' American Society for Testing and Materials D2939, D2523 California Test Method No. 434 California Department~of Transportation Standard Specifications 1988 State of California Specification 8010-XXX-99 Inspection, Testing and Other Requirements for Protective Coatings Code of Federal Regulations, Hazardous Materials and Regulations Board, Ref. 49CFR. . 3.0 REQUIREMENT'S . 3.1 Composition . The composition of the .loop sealant shall be a sand filled, pourable, water emulsified bitumen. It will be the manufacturers responsibility to produce a one-component product to meet .the properties specified herein. 3.2~ Characteristics of the Sealant . 3.2.1 Residue by evaporation, weight percent 70 Minimum. . Use ASTM D2939 3.2.2 Ash content, weight percent 50 to 65 Use ASTM D2939 3LH:61001.28 -1- GG:lh Asphaltic Emulsion Inductive Loop Sealant 8040-41A-15 3.2.3 Firm set time, hours, 4 maximum test at one hour intervals, use AS'IM D2939 3.2.4 Brookfield viscosity, Poise 50 to 125 RVT Spindle #3, 10 RPM at 75 + 2°F. 3.3 Properties of the Dried-Film 3.3.1, .Flexibility, No full depth Use ASTM D2939, except air dry specimens to ~ cracks constant weight at 75 + 5°F. and 50 + 10~ relative . humidity. Condition mandrel and specimens 2 hours at 75 + 2°F before test. .Use aluminum panels, 0.03 inches . thick (Q panel or equal} . 3.3.2 Tensile Strength, psi,. 20 minimum east sheets 0.25 inches thick and. air dry at 75 + 5°F, 50 + 10~ relative humidity for minimum of 16 hours. Load rate 0..05 inches/minute, use ASTM D2523. 3.3.3 Elongation, ~ 2.0 minimum v Same conditions as 3.3.2 use ASTM D2523 3.3.4 ~ Slant-shear strength to concrete, psi, 150 minimum,, Use California .Test Method No. 434, Part VIII. Space with no loss damp blocks with 0.2~5inches between slant faces, seal of adhesion to sides and bottom with tape .and fill withthe well stirred concrete sample, strike off~the excess. Dry in 140°F oven to constant .weight and conditional day at 75 + 2°F before testing.. Load rate to be5000 lbs/minute. ~~3.3.5 Resistance to water No blistering, Use ASTM D2939, Alternative B re-emulsification or loss of adhesion 3.4 Workmanship. 3.4.1 The. sealant shall be properly dispersed and any settling shall be easily redispersed with minimum resistance to the sideways manual motion of a paddle across the bottom of the container. It shall form a smooth uniform product of the proper consistency. If the material cannot be easily redispersed due to excessive settlement as described above or .due to any other cause, the sealant shall be considered unfit for use. 3LH:6100.1.29 GG:lh Asphaltic Emulsion Inductive Loop Sealant .8040-41A-15 3.4.2 -The sealant shall retain all specified properties under normal storage conditions for 12 months after acceptance and delivery. The vendor shall be responsible for all costs and transportation charges incurred in replacing material that is unfit for use. The properties of any replacement material, as specified in Paragraph 3.0, shall remain satisfactory for 12 months from date of acceptance and delivery. 3.4.3 The sealant shall. comply with all air pollution control rules and regulations within the State of California in effect at the time the sealant is manufactured. 4.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 4.1 Inspection This material shall be inspected and tested in accordance with State of California Specification 8010-XXX-99, or as otherwise deemed necessary. . 4.2 Sampling and Testing Unless other~ise permitted by the Engineer, the material shall be sampled at the place of manufacture and application will not be permitted until the material has been approved by the Engineer. 5.0 PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY , 5.1 Packaging The sealant shall be prepared in a one package system ready for application. The material shall be furnished in container size as . specified in the purchase order or contract. If ordered in 5 gallon size. the containers shall be new, round standard full open head with bails, shall be nonreactive with the contents, and shall have. compatible gaskets. The containers shall comply with the U.S. Department of Transportation or the Interstate Commerce Commission regulations, as applicable. 512 Marking All containers of material shall be labeled showing .State specification number manufacturers name, date of manufacture and manufacturers batch number. . The manufacturer shall be responsible for proper shipping labels as .outlined in Code of Federal Regulations, Hazardous. Materials and Regulations Board, Reference 49 CFR. 3LH:61001.30 ~ GG:lh c Asphaltic Emulsion Inductive Loop Sealant 8040-41A-15 6.0 NOTES 6.1 Directions for Use Saw cuts shall be blown clean with compressed air to remove excess ,water and debris. The sealant-must be thoroughly stirred before use and hand poured into the slots. Due to the sand content of this material, .pumping is not recommended. Any clean up of road surface. or tools can . be done with water, before the sealant sets. 6.2 Patents The Contractor shall assume all costs arising from the use of patented. materials, e i ment, devices, or processes used on or incorporated in ~p the work, and, agrees to indemnify and save harmless the State of California, and its duly authorized representatives, from all suits at law or action of every nature for, or on account of, the use of any patented materials, equipment, devices or processes. 6.3 Certificate of Compliance The manufacturer shall furnish a Certificate of Compliance with each batch of sealant, in accordance with the provision of Section 6-1.07 of California Department of Transportation Standard Specifications, C January 1988. 3LH:61001.31 GG:lh PROPOSAL FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM ON "A" STREET AT TRUXTUN AVENUE To the City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield: The undersigned, as bidder, declares that the only persons or parties interested in this proposal as principals are those named herein; that this pro- posal is made without collusion. with any other person, firm or corporation; that he has carefully examined the location of the proposed work, the annexed pro- posed form of contract and the plans therein referred to; and he proposes and agrees if this proposal is accepted, that. he will contract with the City of Bakersfield, in the prescribed form of contract hereto annexed, to provide all necessary machinery, tools, apparatus and-other means of construction and to do all the work and furnish all the materials in accordance with the plans and spe- cif ications for the above, filed in the off ice of the Finance Director of the City of Bakersfield and as specified in the contract, in the manner and time therein prescribed,. and according to the requirements of the Engineer as therein set forth, and that he will take in full payment therefor the unit prices or lump sums set forth in the following schedule: The undersigned further agrees that in case of default in executing the re fired contract, with necessary bonds, within ten (10) days, not including Sunday,-after having received notice that the contract is ready for signature, the proceeds of the check or bid bond accompanying his bid shall become the pro- perty of the City of Bakersfield. s Bidder acknowledges receipt of the following addendum: ITEM ESTIMATED UNIT OF ITFF~+I ~ UNIT PRICE EX~CENSION N0. QUANTITY ~ M1E~~SURE (in figures) PRICE (in f i ures) 1 LS Install Traffic Signa SIGNED Bidder Page 1 of 2 3LH:61001.32 GG:lh ITEM ESTIMATED UNIT OF ITEM UNIT PRICE EXTENSION N0. QUANTITY MIEASURE (in figures) PRICE (in f i res) 2 2 EA Install Roadside sig (GSP Post) TOTAL SIGNED Bidder Company Street City State Zip Code ( ) Area Code Telephone Number License No, and Expiration Date u THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE HEREIN ARE MADE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY. m Page 2 of 2 3LH:61001.33 GG:lh The Extension Price has been calculated by multiplying the Estimated Quantity by the Unit Price. In the case of lump sum items, the Estimated Quantity shall be unity. The Bid Total is the sum of all Extension Prices. Bidden agrees that in case of any discrepancy between the Unit Price(s) and the respective Extension Price(s) and/or the Bid Total, the Unit Price(s) shall prevail, and the bid submitted skull be the correctly computed sum of all correctly computed Extension Prices, provided, however, if the amount set forth as a Unit Price is unintelligible or omitted, then the amount set forth in the .Extension Price column for the item shall be used to~determine the correct Unit Price in accordance with the following: (l) As to lump sum items, the amount set forth in the Extension Price column shall be the Unit Price. (2) As to unit basis items, the amount set forth in the Extension Price column shall be divided by the estimated quantity for the item and the price thus obtained shall be the Unit Price. LIST OF SUBCI~'1TRACTORS All persons or parties submitting a bid proposal on the project shall complete the following form, setting forth the name and the location of the mill, shop or office of each subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render service to the Contractor in or about the construction of the work or improvement in excess of one-half of one (1$) percent. of prime Contractor's ..total bid, or TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000), whichever is greater, and the portion of the work which will be done by each subcontractor. This list is to be completed and submitted with said bid proposal. Subcontractor's Name Description of portion and Street Address (City, State, Zip) _ of work subcontracted (attach additional sheets if needed) If this proposal is accepted and the undersigned fails to execute the aforesaid contract and to provide surety bonds and evidence of insurance acceptable to~the City as is required within eight (8) days, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after the bidder receives notice from .the City that the contract is ready for signature, the City may, at its option, deter►nine that the bidder has abandoned the bid proposal and the bidder's security shall be forfeited and shall become the property of the City. City shall then be free to accept the bid of another bidder. 3LH:61001.34 ~ GG:lh [This form shall be completed by all Bidders and submitted with the Bid] a TRAFFIC SIG~JAL SYSTEM ON "A" STRTEET AT TRUXTUN AVENUE NONCOLLUSION AFFIDAVIT TO BE EXECUTED BY BIDDER AND SUBMI'~!'ED WITH BID State of California ) ss: County of ) being first duly sworn, deposes and Name says that he or she is of . Title Company the party making the foregoing bid that the bid is not made in the interest of, or on behalf of, any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization, or corporation; that the bid is genuine ,and not collusive or sham; that the bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other bidder to put in a false or sham bid, and has not directly or indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with any bidder or anyone else to put in a sham bid, or that anyone shall refrain from bidding; that the bidder has a not in any manner, .directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, communication, or conference with anyone to fix the bid price of the bidder or any other bidder, or to fix any overhead, profit, or cost element of the bid price, or of that of any other bidder,. or to secure any advantage- against the public body awarding the contract of anyone interested in the proposed contract; that all statements contained in the bid are true; and, further, that the bidder has not, directly or indirectly, submitted his or her bid price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, or paid, and will not pay, any fee to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization, bid depository, or to any member or agent thereof to effectuate a collusive or sham bid." Signature of Bidder Business Address Place of Residence ,.Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of 19 - _ 3LH:61001.35 GG:lh Accompanying this proposal is ..............................................•ttt ,.(NOTICE: Insert the words "cash "cashier's check," "certified .check," or "bidder's bond," as the case may be), in amount equal to at least ten percent of the total of the bid. The names of all persons interested in the foregoing proposal as principals are as follows: IMPORTANT NOTICE If bidder or their interested person is a corporation, state legal name of corporation, also names of the president, secretary, treasurer, and manager thereof; if a copartnership, state true name of firm, also names of all individual copartners composing firm; if bidder or other interested person is an individual, state . first and last names in full. •••••••••••.ao...••.•••••.•••.•••••••.•..••.•.•••..••••....•...tat►►ttttao....t• ►►3>>>>>>>>>i>>>>,>>>>>;,;>>,>;>,,,~,,,;~►►►a►►►►aittttatita►tt►aattttttat.•at.•t ►tttttttaaaa►►►►>>a►►a>►►►at►tttat►►►atttt..•.t•..t.t•..t.ttttttataatttt►►►ataa► T~icensed in accordance with an act providing for the registration of Contractor's License No. . SIGN HERE Signature of Bidder NOTE--If bidder is a corporation, the legal name of the corporation shall beset forth above together with the signature of .the officer or -officers authorized to sign contracts on behalf of the corporation; if bidder is a copartnership, .the true name of the firm shall be set forth above .together with the signature of the partner or partners authorized to sign contracts in behalf of the copartnership; and if bidder is an individual, his signature shall be placed above. If signature is by an agent, other than an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, a Power of Attorney .must be on file with the City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield prior to opening bids or submitted with the bid; otherwise, the bid will be disregarded~as irregular and unauthorized. Business Address Telephone No, ,>>,,;;,>,>,>>,>,>>,,,~,>,,,>>>>>>►>>~a► Place of Residence . Dated 19..... 3LH:61001.36 GG:lh BIDDER'S BOND TO A~rON~PANY PROPOSAL (Not necessary if cash or certified check is with bid) KNaW ALL MEN BY T~IE~SE PRESENTS: That we as principal, and as surety, are held .and f irr~ly bound unto the City of Bakersf field, a body politic and corporate of the State of California, in the sum of dollars ) , to be paid to said City, for which payments, well and truly to be made; we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, successors or assigns, jointly and severally by these presents.. THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH: That if the certain L~roposal, hereunto annexed, to construct y in the City of Bakersfield as referred to in the NOTICE Ta r CON'.IrRAC'TORS attached hereto, is accepted by the Council of said City and if the above bounden principal, heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, shall duly enter into and execute a contract, to construct said improvements aforementioned, and shall execute and deliver the two bonds required by law, within ten days (not including Sunday) from the date of a notice to the above bounden principal, .that said contract is ready for execution, then this obligation shall become null and void, otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and effect, IN WIT~JESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this day of 19 (Seal) (Seal} (Seal} 3LH:61001,37 Page 1 of 2 GG:lh STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. COUNTY OF On this day of 1l,, 19......, hpfore me, a notary, public in and for the C~x~nty of , a . , . , , , , S~:atA of California, personally appeared ..........•,.,,,,,l~!!!,!!!)!))))))!)!)) / / personally. known to me / proved to me on the basis. of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument as~ , the Attorney In rr^act of and acknowledged to me that he subscribed the name of „ !!,.•,1,.,.,,,!!,!,!lthArAto ~S SI,~rPf_1, and his own name as Attorney in Fact. IN WITl~1E55 WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. Notary Public in and for said County and State 3LH:61001.38 Page 2 of 2 GG:lh GUARANTEE TRAFFIC SIGNAL EQUIPMENT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Department of Public Works 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Annex Building Bakersfield, California 93301 In accordance with the terms of Contract No. , for: TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM ON "A" STREET AT '~RUXTUN AVENUE , awarded on , between the City of 3akersf field (hereinaf tc~r referred to as t'ne City}, and the undersigned, which contract provides for the installation of lighting and/or traffic signal system , and under which contract the undersigned has furnis'ed anc~ instalte~ such system, the following g~~~~r_ant°e of the said system is hereby made. Should any of the et.~uipment installed pursuant to said c;oncrart, except lighting elements, prove defective or should the system as a whole prove defective, due to faulty workmanship, material furnished, or method of installa- tion, or should sair~ system or any part t'nereof f ai 1 to operate properly, as planned, .due to any of the above causes, all within (1) year after date on w'nic'n said contract is accepted by the City, the undersigned agrees to reimburse the ~.ity, upon demand, for its expenses incurred in restoring said systems to the c~~ndition contemntared in sand contract, including the cost of any equipment or _ materia~.s replaced., or, upon demand by .the City, to replace any such e:~uipment and repair said systems completely without ~;ost to the ^ity, so that they will operate successf~~tly as originally conte►nplated. The City shill have t'ne option to make and needed repairs or replace- . ments itself or to have such replacements or repairs-done by the undersigned. Prior to such replacement or repair work ~~:ing done~by the City, the undersigned shall have the option to make any needed repairs or replacements. In the event the Cit elects to have said work performed by the undersigned,-the undersigned Y agrees that the rep~i rs shall commence to 'cam made and such materials as are ne~;- essary shall comme~nc,e to furnished., and installed within .Twenty-Four (24} hours of the date specified in the City's written notif i~;ation. Contractor shall prosecute with due diligence~to comni.ete the wor'K within a reasonable . period of time, as specified in the City's written notj.f i.~,ation, Said system will be deemed defectiv~~ witjzin t'ne meaning of this guar- antee in the event that they fail to operate as originally intended by the manu- fact~~r.~rs t'nareof and in accordance with the plans anc~ specifications included in Bald concracc. Date Contractor's Signature . Firm . Address 3LH:61001.39 ~ GG:lh GUARANTEE MATERIAL AND woRKMANSHIP . CITY OF BAKERSFIELD . Department of Public works 1501"Truxtun Avenue, Annex Building Bakersfield, CA 93301 In accordance with the terms o~ the Contract for: TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM ON "A" STREET AT 'rRUXTUN AVENUE , awarded on ,between the City of Bakersfield (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and the undersigned, which contract provides for the installation of , and other facilities and under whic'n contract the undersigned has installed such facilities,. the following guarantee of the said facilities i~s hereby made: '+~en -the project is completed and accepted, we g~.~arantee the same to be free from imperfect workmanship and/or materials; and we agree. to repair and/or~ replace at our own cost and expense, any and aYl such work, and/or materials w'nich may prove defective in workmanship :~r ~~n~~terial_5 within a period of one (1~ year from the date ~of .acceptance c)C r,,le a?x~ve na,ned construction project, ordinary wear a~l,~ Saar or neglect excepted, we also agree tc~ repair and/or replace, as: ~~~~r ~~wn cost and expense, any work and,,/or mater. ia,.s th~~t w~) ~n,~y disturb or displace in making good such defects. within twenty-four (24} hours after b~~:ing n~~ci c ie~~ ~n . writing 'oyrhe City or the City's representative, o:r the agent o~ Fri ~~~er ~~r ~?ie~~l, of any defects in said wt~r~~ or ~nacer Ls, wP .agree to co~~nence and prosecute with due diligence, all work necessary to fulfill the ter.~►ns of t'nis g~.~arante~ .~nt~ co~~el~~te t'ne work within a reasona'cle Lc.~r i~~d of ti~n~, ~r1d i n the event of our failure to so co~~~ly, we collectively and expressly do 'nerQ'oy authorize the City and/or the City's representative, ~~r <<~~ age~lr. o• either of them, to proceed ~o 'nave ~ such work done at o~~~r ~~xi~ense and we will honor an~~ lay t'ne cost and c'~arg~s therefor upon demand, T'nis guarantee is :ma,~e E~xaressly for. and runs to the be,neEir. ~~~~'n t~1e ^ity of the above mentioned construction proj~c;t and the City's r_~~L~_re5enta.tive, and shall be enforceable by either oC t'le~~, DATED Contractor's Name Authorized Signature 3LH:61001.40 GG:lh HOLD H;~~,ESS AGREEMENT t CITY OF BAKERSFIELD IT IS HEREBY AGREED tY~at , agrees to. indemnify and hold harmless the City of Bakersfield, its agents, employees or any . other persons against loss or expense including attorneys fees, by reason of t'ne liability imposAd by law u~oon the City, except in cases of the City's sole negligence, for damage because of bodily injury, including death at any time resulting therefrom, sustained by any person or persons, or on account of damage to property arising .out of or in consequence of (agreement name) IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND. AGREED that the Contractor shall (at the option of the City) , defend the City of Bakersf field with appropriate ~.oansel and shall f ~~_r c'~er 'aear_ X11 costs and expenses,, including the expense of counsel, in t'ne defense of any suit ar. i.~ing '1~~,~~.~nto. DATED Contractor's Name . Authorized Signature t 3LH:61001.41 GG:lh SAMPLE SAMPLE Q . CONTRACT N0. TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM ON "A" STREET AT TRUXTUN.AVENUE ° CITY OF BAKERSFIELD THIS AGREEMENT, made and entere~~ i nrc~ ~~n , by and between the CITY OF B~AKERSFIELD, a municipal corporation, hereinafter ~:alled "City," and , Hereinafter called "Contractor"; WITNESSETH: . WHERI~AS, City has duly advertised for sealed proposals for within the City of Bakersfield. On ,.the contract was awarded to Contractor upon his properly executed bid; and WHEREAS, onP of the conditions of said award required a formal contract to be executed by and between City and Contractor. NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between. the parties hereto as follows ARTICLE I Contractor agrees to furnish suLaplie5, equipment, labor and materi,~ls for within the City of Bakersfield. ARTICLE II The following shall be 'deemed to 'oe pa_r. t of t'nis contract as if fully set forth herein; 1, Notice to Contractors . 2. Special Provisions 3. Bid Proposal 4. Bidder's Bond 5. Performance Bond 6. Material and Labor Bond 7. Letters of transmittal, if any 8, All provisions required by law to be inserted in this contract whether actually inserted or not. 9.~ Hold, Harmless Agreement 10. Current PW1 (if rP~uired ~by Specif ic.ations} R 3LH:61001.42 -1- GG:lh IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties 'Hereto ,~au~~ paused this AgrPe~nt to 'ee executed, t'He day aid year first-above written. "CITY" "CON~PRACTOR" ° CITY OF BAKERSFIELD By By CLARENCE E. MEDDER5, Mayor APPR~JVED AS TO FORM: By City Attorney APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: By Public ~lorks Director COUN'I~RSIGNED: By Finance Director 3LH:61001,43 -2- ~ GG:lh [To be completed by the Contractor, if he elects to s~~bstitute securities in .lieu of retention] . ESCROW AGREI'~1T FOR SECURITY DEl?OSITS IN LIEU OF RETENTION THIS ESCRC~1 AGREEMENT is mac~a ~nc:~ entered into by and between whose address is , hereinafter ::ailed "Owner", whose address is , hereinafter called "Contractor" and whose address is hereinafter called "Escrow Agent". ror the consideration hereinafter set ~ort'n, t'ne ~rner, Contractor, and Escrow Agent agree as follows: 1. Pursuant to Section 22200 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, ContraCrc~r 'nay t'ne option to deposit sec►~r. tides with Escrow. AgE~nt y as a substitute for retention ~?af_'rli nt~5 r~~,~uired to 'rte wit'r~held by Owner pursuant to the Construction C~~~ztr_a^~~ entered into 'rx'tv~een the Owner and Contractor for in ~ the amount of dated (hereinafter referred to as the "Contract"}. When Contractor deposits the securities as a substitute for Contract earnings, the Escrow Agent shall notify the Owner within ten X10} days of the deposit. The market .value of the securities at t'ne t ~~le o~ the subst i t~.~ t i ~~n s'na 11 ~x~ at 1Past equal to the cash amount then required to be withheld a5 reTerl~.i.~~n ~lnd~r the t~~r~ns o~ t'~e Contract 'r.~tween the Owner and Contractor. Securities s'nall be held in t}i~ na=~ o~ , and shall designate the Contr;~ctor as the 'a~~nef icial owner. 2. The ...Owner shall make progress payments to the Contractor for such funds which otherwise would be withheld fro,n progress payments pursuant to the Contract provisions, provided that the ~~,scrow Agent hold secur_ itie5 in t'n~~ ~'t~r►n and amo~~nt s~cif ied above, 3. Alternatively, the Owner may make payments dir_~ctly to Escrow Agent. in the a~~~.l~i~: ~~r ~e,,e~1r i~~n i c~C the 'c~enef it of the Owner until such time as t~1e escrow created ~ierE~under is terminated, 3LH:61001,44 -1- GG:lh 4. Contractor shall be responsible for paying all fees for t'ne expenses incurred by Escrow Agent in administering the t~scrow account, These expenses and payment tPr~ns shall be determined by the Contractor and Escrow Agent. 5. The interest ear. n~..~~ .~n c=1,_ .,,,.~r ~ tles or tn,, ~n~~ney ,nar~~,.t accounts held in escrow and all inter_ ~~:~t ear. nE~~~ ~~n chat n~,=~ r"c~S :~ht~tt f car t'ne .sole acro►~nt of Contractor and shalt be su'oject to withdrawal by Contractor at any time and from time to time without notice to the ~wner,~ 6. Contractor shall have t'ne right to withdraw ali or any part of the principal in the Escrow Account only by written notice to escrow Agent accompanied by written authorization from owner to the Escrow Agent that Owner consents ~to the with~~rawal of the amount sought to be withdrawn by Contractor. 7. Thp Owner shall have a rig'nt to draw upon the sec~~rities in the event of default by the Contractor. Upon seven (.7~ days' written novice to the Escrow Agent from the Owner of the default, the Escrow Agent shall immediately convert the sec~~rities to cash anc~ s'nalt distribute the cash as instructed by the Owner. 8. Upon receipt of written notif i~:ation from the 0-wner certifying that the Contract is final end co~lete, and that the Contractor has ,co~alie~ with all re~~uire,►~nts and procedures applicable to the Contract, Escrow Agent s'►~atlrQtease to Contractor all securities an~~ inr_>>r~~sc ~)rl ,~~~L~osit less escrow fees and charges of .the Escrow Account. Tie es^row shall be closed immediately upon dis'oursement of all moneys and securities on deposit and payments of fees and charges. 9. Escrow Agent shall rely on the ~aritten noti f l~~ations from the r. Owner and the Contractor pursuant to Sections (4) to (6) , inclusive, ~~L this agreement and the Owner and Contractor shall hold Escrow Agent harmless from Escrow Agent's release and disbursement of the securities and .interest as set forth above. l0. The names of the persons who are authorized to give written notice or receive written notice on 'oehalf of the Owner and on .be'nalf of Contractor in connection with the foregoing,~and exemplars of their respective signatures, are as follows: On behalf of Owner: On behalf of Contractor: Title Title Name ~ Name Signature Signature Address Address 3LH:61001.45 -2- GG:lh A On behalf of Escrow Agent: Title Name Signature Address At the time the Escrow Account is opened, the Owner and Contractor shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a fully executed counterpart of this Agreement. IN WIGS WHEREOF, the parties 'eve executed this Agreement by their proL~~ c ~ i.~;e r. s ;~rl t'~f~ c~~te First set forth above. y owner Contractor y Title ~ Title Name ~ ~ ~ Name o Signature ~ Signature NOTE: THIS PART SHALL RENNIN IN EFFECT ONLY UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1992, AND AS-~F . THAT DATE IS REPEALED, UN]:,ESS A LATER~ENACTED STATUTE, WHICH IS ~ERED ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1992, DELETES OR EXTENDS THAT DATE. 3LH:61001.46 -3- GG:lh FAITH~'UT~ ~H1~E'ORMANCF BOND KNaiti1 ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS , THAT, WHEREAS, the CITY OF HAKERSFIELD, California, a municipal corporation, . hereinafter designated the "owner," has, on , 19~, awarded to ~ a corporation organized and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, hereinafter designated as the "Principal," a contract for the ~ and WHEREAS, said Principal is required under the terms of said contract to furnish a bond for the faithful performance of said contract: NAT, THEREFORE, WE, the Principal, and. as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the owner in the sum of (100 OF AMOUNT AWARDED AT COUNCIL MEETING lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and successors, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if the a[~ove mentioned Principal., 'His or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns, shall in all things stand to and abide by, and well and truly-keep and faithfully perform the covenants, conditions, and agr_t~e,nents in .the said contract and any alterations made as therein~pr_~wided, on his or t'neir. Hart, to be kept and performe~:~ ar the ti~n~ an~~ `~1 ~~l~a ;i1~-~~1r1~?~ t~~erPin specified, and in all respects according to their true intent and meaning,. and shall indemnify and save harmless, the owner, its of.f icers anz~ a~~~.~~1'rs ~~s trlerein stipulated, then this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and virtue and Principal and Surety, in the event suit is brought on this bond, will pay to the Owner such reasonable attorney's fees as shall be ffixed by the court, As a condition precedent to the satis.~actory completion of the said contract, the above obligation in the-said amount shall hold good for a period of one (1~ year after the completion and .acceptance of the said work, during which time if the. above mentioned Principal, his or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns shall fail to make full, complete, and satisfactory repair and replacements or totally protect the said Owner from loss of damage made evident during said period of one year from the date of acceptance of said work, and resulting from or caused by defective materials and/or faulty workmanship in the prosecution of the work done, the above obligation in the said amount shall remain in full force and effect. However, anything in this paragraph to the contrary notwithstanding; the obligation of the Surety hereunder shall continue so long as any obligation of the Principal remains. 3LH:61001.47 Page 1 of 2 GG:lh And the said Surety, for value received, hereby, stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration, or .addition to the terms of the .contract or to the work to be performed thereunder or the specifications accompanying the same shall, in any way, affect its obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration, or addition to the terms of the contract or to the work or to the specifications. Said Surety hereby waives the provisions of .Sections 2819 and 2945 of the Civil Code of the State of California. As apart of the obligation secured hereby and in addition to the amount specified therefor, there shall be included costs and reasonable expenses and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Owner in successfully enforcing such obligation, all to be taxed as costs and included in any judgement rendered. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above mentioned parties have executed this .instrument under their seals this ~ day of ,the name and corporate seal of each corporate party being hereto affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative, pursuant to authority of its governing body.. Principal. By• (Seal) Signature for Principal Title Y Surety . . By• (Seal) Signature for Surety Title (Attach notarization form for each required signature.) 4 L Page 2 of 2 3LH:61001.48 GG:lh MATERIAL - LABOR BOND RNaw ALL ME~1 BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT, WHERI~AS, the CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, County of Kern, State of California, hereinafter designated the "owner," has, on (DATE OF COUNCIL MEETING) , awarded to (NAME OF CONTRACTOR) hereinafter designated as the "Principal," a contract for the construction of TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM ON "A" STREET AT TRUXTUN AVENUE WHEREAS, said Principal is required to .furnish a bond in connection and with said contract, providing that if said Principal, or any of his or its subcontractors, shall fail to pay for any materials, provisions, or ot'ner supplies used in, upon, for, or about the performance of the work contracted to 'Oe done, or for any. work or la~x~t. c~c>>le t'ne.reon of any kind, the Surety of this bond will pay .the s~~ne to the. extent hereinafter set forth: NaW, THEREFORE, WE, the Principal, :and (LEAVE BI~~NK FOR BONDING COMPANY} , as Surety; are held and firmly bound unto the Owner the penal sum of (50~ OF A~~IOIJNT AVJARDID AT COUNCIL MEETING} dollars ~ } lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made,. we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and successors, jointly and severally, firmly by these r presents. THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if said Principal, his or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or .assigns, shall fail to pay for any materials, provisions, or other suQplPs used in, upon,~for, or about the performance of the work contracted to 'oe done, or for any work or labor thereon o~ any kind or for any amount due under the Unemployment Insurance Code wit'n respect to work or labor performed .under the contract, or for any amounts due, or to be withheld pursuant to Sections 18806 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California with respect to such work or labor, as required by t'ne provisions~of Chapter IZI, Division V, Title I of the Government Code of the State of California, or wit'n respect to any work or labor for which ~ bond is required by the provisions of Sections 3247, through 3252 of the Civil Code of the State of California, and provided that the persons, companies, or corporations so furnishing said materials, provisions, or other supplies, appliances, or power use, in, upon, for, or about the performance of the work contracted to be executed or performed, or any person who performs work or labor upon same, or any person who supplies both work and materials, thereto, shall have complied with the provisions of said Civil Code, then said Surety will pay .the same in or to an.amount not ..exceeding the amount hereinabove set forth, and also will pay in case suit brought upon this bond, such reasonable attorney's fees to the Owner as shall be fixed by-the court. 3LH:61001.49 1 GG:lh This bond shall inure to the benefit of the Owners and any and all persons, companies, and corporations and their respective assigns entitled to file claims under applicable State law, including, but not limited to, California Civil Code Section .3181, so as to give a right of action to them or their assigns in any suit brought upon this bond. ,And the said Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration, or addition of the terms of the contract or to the work to be performed thereunder or the specifications accompanying the same shall, in any way, affect its obligations of this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any change, extension of time, alteration, or addition to the terns of the contract or to the wor'~ or to the specifications. Said Surety hereby waives the provisions of Sections 2819 and 2845 of the Civil Code of the State of California.- IN WI'~JESS WHEREOF, the above bounded parties have executed this instrument under their peals this day of , 19 , the name and corporate seal of each corporate party being hereto affixed a d these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative, pursuant to authority of its governing body. Principal (Seal) Signature .for Principal Title Surety (Seal) Signature for Surety ~ Title 3LH:61001.50 2 GG:lh "`;is *orm ~houid de s8nt ,o ;he ~oint Agpi'entlCBShip committee of the craft or t►ade in the area of the- site of the public work. If you have any questions as to the address of the appropriate PUBLIC WORKS Joint Apprenticeship Committee, contact the nearest office of nNTRACT AWARD iNF~RMATi~N he .Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DASD. Consult year elephone directory under California, State of, . Industria~ Relations, for the DAS office in your area. ,w~ME oFCaNTr~ACTOR j coNTRACTOR~s STATE ucENSE No. CON'TRACTOR'S MAIUNGADDRESS - NUMBER 8 STREET, CrTY, ZIP CODE ;AREA CODE 8 TELEPHONE N0. NAME 8 LOCATION .OF PUBUC WORKS PROJECT ~ DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD ~ DATE QF EXPECTED OR ACTUAL START OF PROJECT NAME ~ ADDRESS OF Pt,~UC AGENCY AWARDING CONTRACT ~ ESTIMATED NUN~Efl OF JOURNEYMEN HOURS APPRENTICES OCCUPATION OF APPRENTICE ~ NUMBER TO 8E EMPLOYED ~ APPROXIMATE DATES TO BE EMPLOYED i i Check One Of The Boxes Below: Box ~ We request dispatch of apprentice(s) for this job. 1Ne voluntarily choose to comply with the applicable Joini _ a . . Apprenticeship Committee Standards for the duration. of this lob only, in tramcng the apprentice(s). We assume no other obligations to the committee or unions under State or Federal laws. Box 2 We request dispatch of apprentices) for. this .job. We ~do not wish to follow the applicable Joint ❑ , Apprentrcesh~p Committee Standards in training the. apprentices; instead, we agree to employ and train apprentice(s) in accordance with the California Apprenticeship Council .regulations governing employment of apprentices on public work projects. We .assume no other obligations to the committee or unions under State or Federal laws. Box 3 We are already approved to train apprentices by the applicable Jaint Apprenticeship Committee and we will employ and tram under the Standards. Box 4 We do not request the dispatch of apprentice(s) since apprentices ~ are not required on this job under the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1777.5, because: i~ Signature - . Typed Hams - ~ . Title Date State of California - Department of Industrial Relations oAS tao (New t/so~ DIVISION OF APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS