Sealed Bids will be received at the office of the Purchasing Division, City Hall West, 707 W. Acequia, Visalia, California
93291, until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2023, for landscape maintenance services for the Visalia Convention
Center. The initial contract term shall be for a one (1) year period and shall, at the City’s option and with the consent
of the contractor, be extended annually thereafter for four (4) consecutive one-year periods.
Two mandatory pre-bid meetings have been scheduled for Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. and Wednesday,
June 21, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall, Council Chambers, located at 707 W. Acequia Avenue in Visalia, CA. Bidders
are required to attend at least one of the meetings to be considered eligible to submit a bid for the project as project
requirements and information will be discussed during this time. It shall be the responsibility of the bidder to have
acquired full knowledge of the scope of work and any problems or difficulties that may affect the work proposed.
Bidder shall be required to hold the following licenses as they pertain to the scope of work of this RFB:
• A C-27 Landscape Contractor’s License
• A Pesticide Applicator’s License (QAL category “B”)
• A valid Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business License
• A valid Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Registration Number
• A valid City of Visalia Business Tax Certificate
Bid Documents: All documents may be requested from the office of the Purchasing Division, 707 W. Acequia, Visalia,
CA 93291 by telephone (559) 713-4334, or by email: purchasing@visalia.city.
Business Tax Certificate: All Contractors and/or subcontractors performing work on this project shall be required to
obtain a City of Visalia Business Tax Certificate. No payment will be made to any Contractor until such certificate is
obtained.
Questions: Direct Questions regarding this project to the Purchasing Department, at fax (559) 713-4801 or email:
purchasing@visalia.city, Questions must be received by Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Local Vendor Preference: In an effort to encourage local businesses to provide goods and services to the City,
Council has enacted a local preference. The local preference will apply to any business that has a business address
within Tulare County for a minimum of six months. A Post Office Box will not be accepted as a business address. The
City reserves the right to request proof of Tulare County address.
The local preference for bids consists of a match preference in which a local vendor whose bid is within 5% of the
apparent low bidder will be given three (3) business days, from date notified, to match or beat the low bid. If there is
more than one local vendor that is within the 5% range, the offer goes to the local vendor that is closest to the low bid.
Public Works Maintenance: This is a public works maintenance contract and therefore subject to State and other
requirements, including payment of prevailing wages, registration with the Department of Industrial Relations,
Monitoring by the Labor Commissioner and other requirements outlined in the City of Visalia Labor Compliance Manual
(incorporated by attachment to bid document). Bidders/Contractors/Subcontractors must be registered with the
State of California Department of Industrial Relations in compliance with SB854 which states: A contractor or
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subcontractor shall 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, as defined in this chapter,
unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. Awarded Contractor will
be required to furnish electronic payroll records for project to the Labor Commissioner.
Required Bonds: The Bidder awarded the contract pursuant to this RFB will be required to provide to the City of
Visalia a “Performance Bond” in the amount of 100% of the contract amount within ten (10) working days of the date
of the “Notice of Award”. The Performance Bond shall remain in force for one year after the date of completion.
According to City standard the surety company must be a California Admitted Surety to its specified dollar limitation
AND a current A.M. Best A: VIII rated surety.
Executive Order N-6-22 – Russia Sanctions On March 4, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-
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 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.
The City of Visalia reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Per California Labor Code (CLC), the following statements are incorporated into RFB-22-23-52: 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.
CITY OF VISALIA, CALIFORNIA
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 two-year 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.
Sincerely,
Purchasing Division
