Notice Inviting Sealed Bids – El Carro Well #2 Rehabilitation Project
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed bids will be received at the office of the Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency, 1301 Santa Ynez Ave., Carpinteria, California, 93013, until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023, at which time they shall be publicly opened and read for performing work associated with the subject project as follows:
- Removal of existing pump assembly
- Inspection and assessment of pumping equipment
- Pre-rehabilitation video surveying
- Nylon brushing the well screen
- Bailing the well to bottom
- Installation of tanks, piping, and treatment system for discharge water
- Pre-chemical development by airlift/swabbing with dual swab
- Chemical treatment
- Agitation by swabbing
- Post-chemical development by airlift/swabbing with dual swab
- Installation of test pump
- Development via pumping and surging
- Post-rehabilitation pumping tests
- Well disinfection
- Post-rehabilitation video surveying
- Reinstallation of City’s pump assembly
Any bids received after the deadline for bid submittal shall be returned unopened.
A pre-bid meeting will be held on Monday, July 24, 2023 at 10:30 am at the El Carro Well Site and Treatment Facility, in El Carro Park, at 5300 El Carro Lane, in the City of Carpinteria. Every Contractor intending to bid on the project (or his designated representative) is invited to attend the pre-bid meeting.
This work shall be done in accordance with the Specifications therefore adopted, to which special reference is hereby made. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supplies, equipment, and services required to perform the work, except as expressly stated in the Construction Specifications. The Contractor shall hold a valid C-57 Drilling Contractor License and/or C-61/D-21 California Contractor’s License issued by the State of California.
Specifications and bid forms may be secured at no charge from the District office located at 1301 Santa Ynez Avenue, Carpinteria, California, 93013. For further information, please contact Greg Stanford, District Operations and Maintenance Manager, at (805) 684-2816, extension 114.
The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bid or in the bidding. No bidder shall withdraw his/her bid for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the date set by the District for the opening thereof.
Work will not begin until the District Board of Directors has authorized a contract for this work. Notice of Contract Award is tentatively planned to be issued on Friday, August 11, 2023. The successful bidder must submit all required contract and insurance paperwork within seven (7) consecutive calendar days from the Notice of Contract Award. The project’s construction period shall be forty-five (45) calendar days. The District expects to issue a Notice-to-Proceed on or about Friday, August 18, 2023. The Notice-to-Proceed will identify an “effective start date”, which shall be the date the Contractor is authorized to begin work and shall be the start of the six (6) week period. The effective start date is anticipated to be on or about Monday, August 28, 2023. The District expects to have the well back in operation by Monday, October 9, 2023.
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