The City of Visalia is requesting proposals from Architectural, Engineering, or Landscape Architectural Design firms
who can provide Design Engineering for Phase VI of the Riverway Sports Park which will include a comprehensive plan,
a new off-leash Dog Park, and the design of a permanent overflow parking lot. The firms shall be qualified to provide
these services and deliverables, such as Preliminary Engineering, Utility Coordination, Civil Design, Architectural and
Structural Design, Landscape & Irrigation Design, Final Design, preparation of Plans, Specifications, & Estimates (PS
& E) to obtain construction bids for the Community Dog Park, and the overflow parking lot. The Riverway Sports Park
is located at 3611 North Dinuba Blvd. off Highway 63 in Visalia, CA. Phase VI will expand the park northward.
Non-Mandatory Proposer Conferences. Two informational proposer conferences will be held for this project. The
first will be held on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at the site location, located North of the Riverway Sports Park, 3611 N
Dinuba Blvd. beginning at 9:00 a.m. An additional informational proposer teleconference will be held Wednesday, July
19, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. To register for this teleconference, please send your contact information to
purchasing@visalia.city and a link to the teleconference will be sent to you. As the project site does not have updated
imaging on Google Maps, a site visit prior to design is recommended.
Contract documents may be inspected and obtained in the office of the Purchasing Division, 707 W. Acequia Ave.,
Visalia, California 93291 or by calling (559) 713-4334, or by FAX (559) 713-4802 or web site: visaliapurchasing.org.
Public Works Contract. Notice is hereby given that this is a Public Works Project (design phase). In compliance with
SB854 and Labor Code Section 1725.5, all contractors and subcontractors (including Consultants and Sub-Consultants)
bidding and performing work on Public Works Projects must be currently registered with the California Department of
Industrial Relations (DIR) and furnish electronic payroll records to the Labor Commissioner. This also applies to
Architectural, Planning and Engineering firms if they employ or subcontract services for any trade that is covered by a
designated prevailing wage (i.e. surveyor).
Consultant will be required to furnish the City of Visalia with their DIR registration number. No contract will be awarded
unless that contractor and/or subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).
Bids submitted by unregistered contractors or list unregistered subcontractors will be rejected as non-responsive.
Consultant must comply with State and Federal Regulations that apply to this contract, including State Prevailing Wage
requirements as applicable. Pursuant to Sections 1770, et. seq., of the California Labor Code, the selected firm will be
required to pay not less than the prevailing wage of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the California
Department of Industrial Relations.
The Agency has not established a DBE goal for this contract. However, proposers are encouraged to obtain DBE
participation for this project. The City hereby affirmatively ensures that Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises (DBE) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this notice and will not
be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin,
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6-22 (the EO) regarding Economic Sanctions against Russia and Russian entities and individuals. “Economic Sanctions”
refers to sanctions imposed by the U.S. government in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, as well as any sanctions
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imposed under state law. By submitting a bid or proposal, Contractor represents that it is not a target of Economic
Sanctions. Should the State determine Contractor is a target of Economic Sanctions or is conducting prohibited
transactions with sanctioned individuals or entities, that shall be grounds for rejection of the Contractor’s bid/proposal
any time prior to contract execution, or, if determined after contract execution, shall be grounds for termination by the
State.
The City hereby affirmatively ensures that Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)
will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this notice. Individuals and/or entities submitting
bids/proposals to the City of Visalia will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national
origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender
identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status in any consideration leading to the award
of contract.
No qualified disabled person shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of,
or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity leading to the award of a contract. The right is
reserved by the City of Visalia to reject any or all proposals, to waive any irregularities or informalities not affected by
law, to evaluate the proposals submitted and to award the contract according to the proposal which best serves the
interests of said City.
Per California Labor Code (CLC), the following statements are incorporated into RFP 22-23-56: As set forth in
CLC section 1771.1(a), all contractors and subcontractors must be currently registered and qualified to perform public
work pursuant to CLC section 1725.5 to be qualified to bid, be listed in a bid proposal, or perform any public work for the
COV. Proof of registration for each contractor and subcontractor listed on the bid is required.
As set forth in CLC section 1771.4(a)(1), notice is given that this project is a public work, subject to compliance monitoring
and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.
As set forth in CLC section 1773, the COV shall obtain the general prevailing rate per diem wages and the general
prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the public work is to be performed for each craft,
classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract from the Director of Industrial Relations. In accordance
with labor code section 1773.2, this information is to be included in the bid specifications and in the contract itself.
This project will be subject to all applicable State Wage Determinations. The Contractor will be responsible for paying
wages from the State Wage Determinations for all trades. The wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates
for this project, available at City of Visalia address and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’
Internet web site: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/PWD/index.htm.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 1770 of the Labor Code, the Director of the Department of Industrial
Relations of the State of California has ascertained the general prevailing rate of wage: and employer payments for
health and welfare, pension, vacation, travel time and subsistence pay as provided in Section 1773.8, apprenticeship or
other training programs authorized by Section 3093, and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. These
rates shall be a part of the Contract and are on file in the office of the City Engineer and will be made available to any
interested person on request. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not
discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Pursuant to Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code (Section 10263 of the Public Contract Code for State
Agencies), the Contractor may substitute securities for any money held by the Owner to insure performance of the
contract. At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited
with the Owner or with a State or federally chartered banks as an escrow agent, who shall return such securities to the
Contractor upon satisfactory completion of the contract. Deposit of securities with an escrow agent shall be subject to
written agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300. The Owner shall not certify that the contract has
been completed until at least 35 days after filing by the Owner of a Notice of Completion. Securities eligible for investment
under this Section shall be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the California Government Code, bank or savings
and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security
mutually agreed upon by the Contractor and the public agency.
BID NET REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The City of Visalia utilizes a regional bid notification system created exclusively for the Purchasing Department within
the area. This system allows the City of Visalia to post all information needed by vendors regarding bids, quotes
(informal), request for proposals, construction notices, addenda and awards.
By establishing one centralized bidding and registration system, vendors will now have a single point of contact for
business opportunities throughout our region. The system will save the City of Visalia (and our vendors) time and money
by reducing printing, postage and mailing costs. All vendors who wish to do business with the City of Visalia are asked
to register on this new system.
Vendors may register online by visiting www.bidnetdirect.com/california/cityofvisalia.
Registration options are the following:
Option #1 is paid registration. This option emails notification of all bids and addendums from all participating agencies.
This option also allows the vendor to view award information and any other information that is posted. One and twoyear
pricing options are available.
Option #2 is free registration. This allows the vendor to login and search (by agency) all bids, addenda, award
information, and any other information that is listed.
If you are already registered on this system, you do NOT have to register again.
The City of Visalia looks forward to providing you with more bid information, less paperwork and simplifying the entire
bid, proposal and quote processes for everyone involved. We appreciate your cooperation and welcome your
participation. Should you have any questions regarding this new system or registration, please call BidNet at (800) 835-
4603
