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1979-009-Approving Plans And Specifications For Conversion Of Street Lights From Incandescent To High Pressure SodiumRESOLUTION NO. 1979 -9 RESOLUTION OF 1THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONVERSION OF STREET LIGHTS FROM INCANDESCENT TO HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM - PROJECT 227 -SOS. WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos to convert street lights from Incandescent to High Pressure Sodium in the Town of Los Gatos; and WHEREAS, the Town Engineer has presented Plans and Specifications for this conversion; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that these Plans and Specifications, entitled "TOWN OF LOS GATOS SPECIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CONVERSION OF STREET LIGHTS FROM INCANDESCENT TO HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM (PROJECT NO. 227 - SOS)", dated January 12, 1979, on file in the Office of the Town Clerk are hereby approved; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to advertise, as required by law, for the receipt of sealed bids or proposals for the doing of work specified in the aforesaid Plans and Specifications, which said advertisement shall be substantially in accordance with the Notice to Bidders, attached hereto and made a part hereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council -I- of the Town of Los Gatos this 15th day of January 1979, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Ruth Cannon, Thomas J. Ferrito, John B Lochner, Peter W. Siemens and mayor Mardi Gualtieri NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS None ABS'T'AIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS None SIGNED: ATTEST: LERK OF THE TOWN OF LO TOS -2- TOWN OF LOS GATOS NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS PROJECT NO. 227 -SOS FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. SOS- 085(11) Sealed proposals will be received at the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town. of Los Gatos, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, County of Santa Clara, State of California, until 3 o'clock P.M. on February 14, 1979, at which time they will be publicly opened and read in said Office, for construction on Town streets, in accordance with the specifications therefor, to which special reference is made, as follows: Conversion of Street Lights from Incandescent to High Pressure Sodium (Project No. 227 -SOS, Federal Aid Project No. SOS- 085(11) in the Town of Los Gatos, County of Santa Clara, State of California. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. TOWN ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE Unit of Estimated Item Description Measure Quantity 1. Remove Existing Incandescent Luminaires and Install 70 watt /120 volt high Pressure Sodium Luminaires Each 489 2. Remove Existing Incandescent Luminaires and Install 70 watt /240 volt High Pressure Sodium Luminaires Each 8 3. Remove Existing Incandescent Luminaires and Install 100 watt /120 volt High Pressure Sodium Luminaires Each 8 Plans, specifications and proposal forms for bidding the project may be secured from the Department of Public Works, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, California 95030, upon the payment of Five Dollars ($5.00) per set, NON- REFUNDABLE. The successful bidder shall furnish a payment bond and a performance bond. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier's check or a bidder's bond in the sum of not less than ten per cent (10 %) of the total aggregate of the bid, and the checks or bonds shall be made payable to the order of the Town of Los Gatos. All bids must be addressed to the Clerk of the Town of Los Gatos, and shall bear the title or name of the work to be constructed. The Town of Los Gatos reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any errors or discrepancies. The time limit for the completion of all work shall be as provided in Section 4 of the Special Provisions. Liquidated damages shall be assessed in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each working day the work remains incomplete beyond the time fixed above for completion. The Town of Los Gatos hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color., sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. Minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor are set forth in the special provisions. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the prevailing wage rates determined by the Town of Los Gatos for similar classifications of labor, the contractor and his subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. Pursuant to Section 1770 of the Labor Code the Department has ascertained the general prevailing rate of wages in the County in which the work is to be done, to be listed in the State of California Department of Transportation publication entitled "Equipment Rates and General Prevailing Wage Rates ", in effect at the award of contract. By order of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, County of Santa Clara, State of California on ,y , 15— , 1979. AT CLERK' OF THE TOW TQS