CITY OF LAGUNA HILLSNOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OFCITYWIDE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION, CIP NO. 101-MNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for the Citywide Pavement Rehabilitation, CIP No. 101- M ("Project") in the City of Laguna Hills will be received at the Office of the City Engineer of the 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, until 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 15, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes marked on the outside, "SEALED BID FOR CITYWIDE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION, CIP NO. 101-M - DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL."NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Laguna Hills, as Agency, for furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor, and incidentals as required for the above stated project in strict accordance with the specifications and drawings on file in the City clerk's Department of the city of Laguna Hills.DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The work to be constructed hereunder is located in numerous locations throughout the City of Laguna Hills. The work generally consists of unclassified excavation/grinding, asphalt concrete pavement repairs, sidewalk concrete pavement repairs, cold planning, crack sealing, asphalt concrete overlay, Type | Central Plant Mixed Rubberized Emulsion-Aggregate Slurry, raising manholes and water valves to grade, striping and related work. The Total Base Bid consists of a Base Bid consisting of Mobilization/Clearing & Grubbing, Water Quality Best Management Practices, and Asphalt Concrete overlay of Zone D within the City, and five (5) Additive Bids. Award of Contract shall be based upon the Base Bid.AWARD OF CONTRACT: The City reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality (non-responsiveness) in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interest of the City. Within three (3) business days of bid opening, contractor must submit a revised bid bond with numerical dollar values, both in words and with digits of bid amount. Within five (5) working days after the date of the Notice of Apparent Low Bidder, the successful bidder will be required to submit required Contract Agreement and Insurance. Within ten (10) working days after the date of the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will be required to submit Bonds (Faithful Performance and Material and Labor), Construction Schedule, and Insurance. CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: The Contractor shall possess a valid Class A Contractor's License, or a combination of Class C Contractor's Licenses as necessary to perform the work, at the time of submitting bids, in accordance with provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the California Business and Professions Code.WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS: The wage rates applicable to this Project are the State of California Department of Industrial Relations prevailing rates of per diem wages. In accordance with the provisions of Sections 1773.2 of the California Labor Code, copies of the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the State Director of Industrial Relations are available at City Hall, which shall be made available to any interested party upon request, or on the Internet at the State Department of Industrial Relations website (www.dir.ca.gov) under Statistics and Research. It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the contract is awarded and upon any subcontractor to pay not less than said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract. A copy of said rates shall be posted at each job site during the course of construction. The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with all provisions of the California Labor Code relating to prevailing wage rates, including Sections 1770-1781.This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The Department of Industrial Relations shall monitor and enforce compliance with applicable prevailing wage requirements for the contract. The reporting requirements may be found athttps://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Contractors.html [https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Contractors.html]. The Contractor is responsible for complying with all requirements of the Department of Industrial Relations, including filing electronic payroll reports.A contractor or subcontractor will not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of Labor Code Section 1771.1 for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: The Contractor may elect to receive 100 percent of payments due under the Contract Documents from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payments by the City, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. If the Contractor chooses not to exercise its rights under Public Contract Code Section 22300, the full five percent (5%) retention will be deducted from all payments. The final retention will be authorized for payment thirty-five (35) days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion, if no stop notices have been filed. The City may withhold from release of the final retention amounts authorized under Public Contracts Code Section 7107 and/or 125% of amounts identified in any Stop Notices received by the City.OBTAINING OR INSPECTING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Contract Documents may be inspected without charge at the Public Works Department, City Hall, 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California 92653. Contract Documents are available in portable document form (PDF) on the City's website https://lagunahillsca.gov/bids.aspx. It is the contractor's responsibility to ensure they are on the City's Plan Holder's List and they obtain any addendums or clarifications that are issued by the City on the City's website prior to submitting a bid. For any questions regarding acquisition of Contract Documents, contact Julie Comella at Jcomella@lagunahillsca.gov.Dated this 13th day of May 2026.Published: Saddleback Valley News City of Laguna Hills, CaliforniaBY Karen HammanKAREN HAMMAN, INTERIM CITY CLERK24035 El Toro RoadLaguna Hills, CA 92653Saddleback Valley NewsPublished: 5/28/26