NOTICE INVITING BIDSFORHOUGHTON PARK PLAYGROUND RECEIPT OF BIDS: Bids will be accepted on behalf of the City, Owner of the work, until 10:00 a.m. July 1, 2026, for Houghton Park Playground via the City’s online portal https://longbeachbuys.buyspeed.com/ keyword Project R-7293. MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE: The City will conduct a mandatory pre-bid conference to review bidding processes, Project Labor Agreement (PLA), and Long Beach Small Business Enterprise (LBSBE) requirements at 10:30 a.m. on June 10, 2026. Prospective Bidders must attend this meeting. Failure to attend the pre-bid conference and follow procedures to confirm your attendance shall be cause for rejecting the bid. The pre-bid conference will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Prospective Bidders must attend this meeting. The meeting can be accessed online via the following link or by phone: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24390137186030?p=3VfKL4sFZyUVnmIrsL [https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24390137186030?p=3VfKL4sFZyUVnmIrsL] Meeting ID: 243 901 371 860 30Passcode: Vm6iM6p6Dial in by phone+1 213-279-1690,,488617274# United States, Los AngelesPhone conference ID: 488 617 274# DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The work to be done consists primarily of replacement of existing playground, including demolition of the existing playground equipment and play surface area, addition of new playground equipment such as accessible swings and new climbing structures, new resilient playground surfacing and concrete pathways, addition of new fence, new signage, landscaping and trees, removal of two trees, addition of drinking fountain, and new lighting. City will furnish a portion of the playground equipment from Landscape Structures Inc., as outlined in the Technical Specifications. Contractor to provide any handling and storage, acceptance of delivery, transportation, site preparation, improvements and installation of owner’s furnished elements. Contractor will perform all other items necessary to complete the Work. Bids are required for the entire Work. SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (SBE) PROGRAM: Bidders are advised that this project is subject to the City’s SBE Program. See Divisions C and E of the Specifications. LONG BEACH SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (SBE) PROGRAM: Bidders are advised that this project is subject to the City’s SBE (SBE), Very Small Business (VSB), and Local Small Business (LSBE) Enterprise Program (LBSBE Program) established by the City Ordinance No. Ord 11-0010. See Divisions C and E of the Specifications. This project is subject to a LBSBE goal of 10% PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT (PLA): This work is covered by a Citywide Project Labor Agreement (PLA) entered into by the City of Long Beach with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and the signatory Craft Unions. The PLA establishes the labor relations Policies and Procedures for the City, the Contractor and subcontractors awarded contracts for the work and for the craft persons employed by the Contractor or subcontractor while engaged in the work. See Division B of the Specifications for the applicable PLA. CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE: The Contractor shall possess a valid California Class A Contractor license at the time of bid. The City may deem any Bidder who fails to possess the required license to be non-responsive. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Please note that for this work, minimum qualifications Apply. Information concerning these requirements can be found in Division C of the specifications. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: Plans and specifications are posted on the City’s website at the URL http://www.longbeach.gov/finance/business-info/purchasing-division/ on the “Bids/RFPs” tab and available for free download, however, you must be registered (registration is free and may be accomplished at the same URL) and logged in to view or download the documents. BID SECURITY: Bidders must scan and upload with their bid documents, a certified check or bank draft payable to the City of Long Beach, drawn on a solvent bank in the United States of America, or a satisfactory bond in an amount not less than 10 percent of the bid. The original of the above instrument shall be submitted to the City Clerk in a sealed envelope and must be received and time/date stamped by the City Clerk’s Office no later than the time and date stated for receipt of bids. The outside of the envelope shall clearly state “Bid Security for Specification R-7293 Project Houghton Park Playground. DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL.” The City Clerk’s Office is located at 411 W. Ocean Blvd, 1 st Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802. The bid security may be submitted through certified mail or in-person. Bidders may proceed directly to Window 12 without pulling a service ticket. The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the Contract, will execute, and deliver to the City, no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the date shown on the “Notice of Award,” the following items: 1. The Contract for doing the work, and2. A corporate surety bond in favor of the City of Long Beach in an amount not less than 100 percent of the Contract price for the faithful performance of the Contract, and3. A corporate surety bond in an amount not less than 100 percent of the Contract price for the payment of all labor and material claims, and4. Evidence of required insurance coverage as written in Division H of the Bid Specifications. Failure to submit the items noted above when specified may result in the City, in its sole discretion, declaring the bid security forfeited and depositing the same into the City Treasury. The City will retain the bid security accompanying all bids until it awards the Contract. The City will retain the bid security submitted with the bid of the Bidder to whom an award of Contract is made, and the bid security of the next higher bid, until the Contract between the Bidder to whom award of the Contract is made and the City has been executed. RETENTION: In the event the contract to be awarded hereunder, including Bid Specifications and other documents incorporated therein by reference, provides for the withholding of monies by the City to ensure performance of such contract, the Contractor may: a) deposit with the City as a substitute for said monies, securities listed in Section 16430 of the California Government Code or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit, or both, equivalent to the amount withheld; or, b) request payment of retentions earned directly to the escrow agent at the expense of the Contractor, provided Contractor requests, in writing, to make such substitution within five (5) days of the date of the Notice of Award of the Contract and bears all expenses in connection therewith. Either option shall be in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300. CALIFORNIA WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS: This project is a public work under Labor Code § 1720 et seq. Pursuant to Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Director of Public Works of the City by and on behalf of the City Council has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, and the general prevailing rate of holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the public work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of workers needed to perform the work. Copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file in the office of the City Engineer, 5 th Floor, City Hall, 411 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90802. The Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and its subcontractors, shall pay to all workers in the performance of the work not less than the prevailing rate of wages needed to execute the contract. Copies of schedules of prevailing wage rates may be obtained on the California Department of Industrial Relations website http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr . This project will be subject to the 2026-1 prevailing wage rate, as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations for the State of California. Bidders are directed to Section 7-2, “Labor,” of the Standard Specifications, and to Division H, Subsection 7-2.2, “Prevailing Wages,” for requirements concerning payment of prevailing wages, payroll records, and hours of labor. Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Compliance: This project is subject to the following: No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)]. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Contractors are further cautioned that certified payrolls shall be submitted electronically directly to the Department of Industrial Relations. CERTIFIED PAYROLL SUBMISSION TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH: Pursuant to the provisions of Labor Code Section 1776, Contractor shall keep and shall cause each subcontractor performing any portion of the work under this Contract to keep an accurate payroll record, showing the name, address, social security number, work classification, straight time and overtime hours worked each day and week, and the actual per diem wages paid to each journeyman, apprentice, worker, or other employee employed by Contractor or subcontractor in connection with the work. Such payroll records for Contractor and all subcontractors shall be certified and shall be available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the principal office of Contractor pursuant to the provisions of Section 1776 of the Labor Code. Contractor's failure to furnish such records to City or City’s authorized Labor Compliance representative in the manner provided herein for notices shall entitle City to withhold the penalty prescribed by law from progress payments due to Contractor. Each contractor and every subcontractor and supplier shall be required to submit certified payrolls and labor compliance documentation electronically at the discretion of and the manner specified by the City of Long Beach. Electronic submittal will be a web-based system, accessed on the World Wide Web by a web browser. Each contractor and subcontractor will be given a Log On identification and password to access the City of Long Beach reporting system. The foregoing is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other requirements or obligations established and imposed by any department of the City with regard to submission and retention of certified payroll records for Contractor and subcontractors. APPRENTICESHIP EMPLOYMENT (CONTRACTS OVER $30,000 ONLY): The Contractor shall comply with Section 1777.5 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under the Contractor and, by submitting a Bid and executing the Contract, the Contractor stipulates that it shall so comply. Contractors employing apprentices or trainees under approved programs shall maintain written evidence of the registration of apprenticeship programs and certification of trainee programs, the registration of the apprentices and trainees, and the ratios and wage rates prescribed in the applicable programs. PENALTIES: Contractor and subcontractors are subject to penalties, including, but not limited to, under Labor Code §§ 1775, 1776, 1777.7 and 1813, for failure to comply with Labor Code § 1720 et seq. The Awarded Consultant expressly agrees to comply with the penalty provisions of California Labor Code section 1776. (SEAL) /s/ MONIQUE DE LA GARZACITY CLERK, CITY OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA June 3, 2026 /s/ THOMAS B. MODICA DATE CITY MANAGER Long Beach Press-TelegramPublished: 6/3/26