Description
The Imperial County Department of Public Works is soliciting bids for the rehabilitation of Bowker Road between Jasper Road and Fawcett Road. The work includes grinding existing asphalt, applying a leveling course, installing a geosynthetic interlayer, placing a 2‑inch AC overlay, shoulder backing, pothole repair, striping, signage, surveying, monument preservation, erosion control, and associated traffic‑control measures. The contract is a lump‑sum bid with a separate $100,000 time‑and‑material allowance, requires a 10 % bid bond, performance and payment bonds equal to the contract amount, and a 5 % retention. The project schedule allows 40 working days, with liquidated damages of $3,700 per day for overruns. Bidders must hold a California Class A contractor’s license, be registered with the DIR, provide required insurance, and comply with Buy‑Clean California and environmental product declaration requirements.
• Full pavement rehabilitation (grind, leveling, overlay, geosynthetic interlayer).
• Additional items: shoulder backing, pothole repair, striping, signage, erosion control, monument preservation, traffic control.
• Mandatory requirements: Class A license, DIR registration, 10 % bid bond, 100 % performance/payment bonds, 5 % retention, compliance with Buy‑Clean California, liquidated damages for schedule overruns.