Los Angeles County Public Works is requesting bid submissions for the Walnut Park Pocket Park project that will create a new, half-acre pocket park on a vacant corner lot in the unincorporated Walnut Park neighborhood of southeast Los Angeles County. The project will provide the community with a colorful splash pad plaza, shaded playground areas, a walking path with exercise equipment, grassy play area, picnic areas, and a small park building with restrooms, storage areas, and offices. A multi-benefit Stormwater Retention Project is also part of the project and will include underground stormwater capture components such as catch basins and infiltration drywells. The park will be operated and maintained by DPR and the stormwater components will be operated and maintained by Public Works.

Reconstruction of curb and gutter, sidewalk, driveways, alley intersections, and cross gutters

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Public Works requests bid submissions for the Antelope Valley Garbage Disposal Districts (BRC0000275) contracts. Public Works may award up to a total of four contracts for the areas indicated in the chart below. Each area will be evaluated and awarded separately. These contracts have been designed to have a potential maximum contract term of 14 years consisting of an initial 10 year term and potential additional two 2 year option renewals. The estimated total annual contract amount of these services are shown in the table below. Garbage Disposal District Estimated Annual Amount Acton/Agua Dulce $3.5 Million Antelope Valley West $12 Million Antelope Valley East $7.5 Million Quartz Hill $4 Million The Invitation for Bids (IFB) with contract specifications, forms, and instructions for preparing and submitting bids may be requested from Messrs. David Pang at (626) 458 7167 or dpang@pw.lacounty.gov or Danny Medina at (626) 458 4080 or dmedina@pw.lacounty.gov, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Note: Public Works will award a total of four contracts, one for each Garbage Disposal District. Bidders may submit bids for any combination of the four Garbage Disposal Districts. Bidders must clearly specify for which Garbage Disposal District they are submitting a bid. Bids will be evaluated and awarded separately. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FREQUENTLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO THIS SOLICITATION. ALL ADDENDA AND INFORMATIONAL UPDATES WILL BE POSTED AT http://pw.lacounty.gov/brcd/servicecontracts. "Do Business with Public Works" Website Registration: All interested bidders for this IFB are strongly encouraged to register at http://pw.lacounty.gov/general/contracts/opportunities/. Only those firms registered for this IFB through the website will receive automatic notification when any update to this IFB is made. The County does not have an obligation to notify any bidders other than through the Public Works website's automatic notification system. Doing Business with Local Small Business Enterprise, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise, and Social Enterprise The County strongly encourages participation from firms, primes, and subcontractors, which are certified in the County's Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Social Enterprise (SE) Preference Programs. The County's LSBE, DVBE, and SE Preference Programs require firms to complete a certification process to receive certain benefits allowed only for LSBE, DVBE, and SE, such as a 15 percent price preference, not to exceed $150,000, when applicable, and LSBE Prompt Payment Program. The following link provides additional information on being a County certified LSBE, DVBE, and SE: http://dcba.lacounty.gov. Minimum Mandatory Requirements: At the time of bid submission, bidders must meet all minimum requirements set forth in the IFB documents including, but not limited to: 1. The bidder and any subcontractor performing Task 1, must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the automated collection (via plastic carts and metal dumpsters) and the management of refuse, recyclable materials, and green waste from residences (single-family homes and duplexes), multifamily residences, businesses, commercial establishments, and industrial establishments. Additionally, a bidder that is a Joint Venture must either meet the three years of experience requirement while operating as a Joint Venture within the United States or the portion of the Joint Venture that is to perform the physical services, reporting, and record keeping required in this contract must meet the experience requirement indicated above. This information must be identified in the bid and must be included in Form PW-19, Bidder's Compliance with the Minimum Mandatory Requirements of the IFB. 2. The bidder, or subcontractor(s), if any, performing waste hauling must possess the required valid Waste Collector Permit naming the bidder as the permittee or a copy of the application for a Waste Collector Permit naming the bidder, or subcontractor(s), if any, as the permittee issued by the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health at the time of bid submission. This information must be identified in the bid and must be included in Form PW-19, Bidder's Compliance with the Minimum Mandatory Requirements of the IFB. Additionally, if a Bidder is a Joint Venture, either the Joint Venture itself or the portion of the Joint Venture that is to perform the physical services, reporting, and record keeping required in this contract must possess the required valid Waste Collector Permit. 3. The bidder must also submit a Bid Guaranty as outlined in Part I, Section 2.A.15., of the Bid Guaranty. This information must be identified in the bid and must be included in Form PW-19, Bidder's Compliance with the minimum mandatory requirements of the IFB. A separate bid guaranty must be submitted for each area that the bidder is submitting a bid for. 4. The bidder must be able to demonstrate its financial and physical capabilities to provide all of the services contemplated in the specifications outlined in Part II of the Sample Contract, as well as equipment required in the performance of the work through either one of the two options: Audited Financial Statements: When audited financial statements are submitted, the bidder's annual average gross business income for the most current three full fiscal years, shall be no less than one time the total proposed annual amount for Tasks 1 and 2 from Form PW-2, Schedule of Prices, and must be prepared and certified by an independent Certified Public Accountant or an accounting firm. Reviewed Financial Statements: When reviewed financial statements are submitted, the bidder's annual average gross business income for the most current three full fiscal years shall be no less than three times the total proposed annual amount for Tasks 1 and 2 from Form PW-2, Schedule of Prices, and must be prepared and certified by an independent Certified Public Accountant or an accounting firm. Unless Financial Statements are submitted virtually per Part 1, Section 2.A.10, then Financial Statements must be submitted by the Bid submission deadline. PLEASE NOTE THAT BIDDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY INVESTIGATING SERVICE CONDITIONS IN THE SERVICE AREAS PRIOR TO BID SUBMISSION. Mandatory Conference: A mandatory bidders' conference will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at 10 a.m. via Microsoft Teams Meeting Online Events. To participate, the bidders will need to sign in using the electronic sign-in-sheet through the website listed below. ATTENDANCE BY THE BIDDER OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AT THE CONFERENCE IS MANDATORY. Public Works will reject bids from those whose attendance at the conference cannot be verified. Attendees should be prepared to ask questions at that time about the specifications, bid requirements, and contract terms. It is the bidders' sole responsibility to do their due diligence to visit and familiarize themselves with the work locations and their requirements before submitting their bid. After the conference, bidders must submit questions in writing and request information for this solicitation within three business days from the date of the conference. A link to sign-in and join the meeting will be provided when meeting is set up. The deadline for bid submission is Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. Please direct your questions to Messrs. Pang or Medina at the number listed above. IMPORTANT NOTICE Submission of bids will only be accepted electronically using BidExpress or electronic bids via Universal Serial Bus (USB) drive or compact disk (CD) to the Cashiers Office in Public Works Headquarters located on the Mezzanine Floor, 900 South Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, California 91803. Submission of hard copy bids will not be accepted. BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING THE FOLLOWING METHOD: Electronic Submission of Bids In lieu of submitting electronic bids to the cashier's office, you may submit bids electronically on www.bidexpress.com, a secure online bidding service website. To submit your bids electronically, register with BidExpress, by the due date above. A new registration page must be signed, notarized, and received by BidExpress Customer Support for processing before the due date. There is a nominal service fee to use BidExpress. Please note, each upload of file in BidExpress is limited to 10 MB per file up to 50 files for a total of 500 MB. Bidders shall plan ahead and allow sufficient time to account for the file size limitation before the bid submission deadline to complete the uploading of bid files. Bids received after the closing date and time specified in this Information for Bids will be rejected by Public Works as nonresponsive.

The County of Los Angeles Public Works (Public Works) is inviting proposals from qualified firms to provide architectural engineering design services for the Department of Public Health Downey Laboratory Expansion Project. The proposed project consists of renovating and expanding the existing approximately 34,000 square-foot Department of Public Health Laboratory facility, including the molecular epidemiology laboratory and the accessioning and specimen receiving/storage areas. The objective of this solicitation is to select one firm that is the best qualified to provide the requested services for a not-to-exceed amount of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000). To access documents visit Public Works website at: https://dpw.lacounty.gov/contracts/opportunities.aspx