NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS

FOR

ALTAMONT COMMUTER EXPRESS (ACE) SERVICE

SJRRC EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY (Also known as
ACE Rail Equipment Maintenance Facility Located at 2801 West Lane, Stockton, CA)

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SAN JOAQUIN REGIONAL RAIL

COMMISSION ("SJRRC") invites sealed bids for a contract for the following
described work:

Construction of the Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) Service Equipment

Storage and Maintenance Facility in Stockton, California. Major elements
of the project include a maintenance building (shops and offices), service
and inspection area, train washer, ancillary structures and enclosures,
yard track improvements, and site improvements.

A. TYPE OF BID: Bids shall be on a stipulated sum basis and shall cover the
entire work; segregated bids will not be accepted.

B. CONTRACT TIME: The work shall be completed by the date stipulated in

the Contract Documents.

C. PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Will be available

beginning on or about March 30, 2011 and may be examined, free of
charge, at the office of SJRRC located at:
San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC)
949 East Channel St.
Stockton, CA 95202

Beginning on or about March 30, 2011, to acquire Procurement and

Contract Documents visit www.stocktonblue.com and connect to PlanWell
Public Planroom or contact Stockton Blue at (209) 464-8724.

D. PREBID MEETING: Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend a pre-bid

meeting at San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission 10:00 a.m. PDT on
April 11, 2011, at:
San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission
949 East Channel St.
Stockton, CA 95202
E. BID SECURITY: All bids shall be accompanied by a cashier’s or certified
check payable to the order of SJRRC, amounting to ten percent (10%) of
the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to SJRRC signed by the
Bidder and a corporate surety.. In the event that the Bidder fails, within ten
(10) days after written notice that the Contract has been awarded to it, to
enter into a Contract with SJRRC, SJRRC may award the Contract to the
second lowest bidder. In such event, the amount of Bidder’s security shall
be applied by SJRRC to the difference between the Bidder’s bid and the
second lowest bid, and the surplus, if any, shall be returned to the Bidder if
cash or check is used, or to the surety on Bidder’s bond if a bond is used.

F. PREQUALIFICATION: Contractors shall be required to prequalify prior to

submitting bids. Interested bidders which have not previously qualified with
SJRRC for this work must deliver the required prequalification documents
to the SJRRC up to but not later than Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 3:00
p.m. PDT. Interested bidders which have previously qualified with SJRRC
for this work must also deliver to the SJRRC, by that same time, an update
to its prior prequalification documents.

G. RECEIPT OF BIDS AND BID OPENING: Bids must be on forms obtained at

the office as set forth in paragraph C and must be delivered to said office in
a sealed envelope marked “SJRRC Equipment Storage and Maintenance
Facility.” SJRRC will receive bids up to but not later than 2:00 p.m. PDT,
June 8, 2011, at San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, located at 949
East Channel Street, Stockton, CA 95202. Bids received after this time will
not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened, examined and declared at
2:00 p.m. PDT, on June 8, 2011. SJRRC reserves the right to waive any
informality or irregularity and to reject any and all bids.

H. BONDS: The successful bidder will be required to post a performance

bond and a labor and materials bond, each in the sum of 100% of the
contract price, as detailed in the General Conditions and Supplementary
Conditions of the Contract.

I. SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES. SJRRC will permit successful bidder to substitute

securities for retention monies withheld to ensure performance of Contract, in
accordance with California Public Contract Code, Section 22300. By this reference,
California Public Contract Code, Section 22300 is incorporated in full in this Section
00 11 16.

J. FEDERAL COMPLIANCE: This Contract is Federally assisted by the U.S.

Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration. The
Contractor must comply with Buy America and all other applicable Federal
requirements, as well as with applicable wage and hour and labor
requirements, as stated in the Agreement Documents.
K. PREVAILING WAGE. Subject to the Paragraph J, the provisions of the
California Labor Code will be incorporated in and govern this contract
award. Contractor agrees to pay each craft, classification or type of
workman the prevailing wage determined by the State of California,
Director of Industrial Relations, in the published wage scale determination,
a copy of which is available at the principal office of SJRRC and which shall
be made available to any interested party on request, and to comply with
California Labor Code §§ 1777.5, 1776. If the Federal Prevailing Wage
established by the Davis Bacon Act is higher than the wage established by
the California Labor code, for any craft, contractor will comply with the
Davis Bacon Act rather than the California Labor Code for that craft.

L. CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE: Contractor shall posses an A and/or or B

California Contractor’s license, valid and in good standing, at the time of
award of the Contract.

M. REJECTION/CONSIDERATION OF BIDS: SJRRC reserves the right to

waive any informality or irregularity in any bid received and to be the sole
judge of the respective merits of the respective bids received. The
contract award, if made, will be made to the lowest responsible and
responsive bidder. SJRRC reserves the right to take all bids received
under advisement for a period not exceeding ninety (90) calendar days
from and after the date upon which such bids are opened and declared,
and all bids and bid guarantees submitted shall remain valid and subject to
enforcement during that period of time.

N. QUESTIONS: Contact the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission

(SJRRC) Contracts and Compliance Specialist, Brenda Porter at SJRRC
Headquarters located at the following ADDRESS: 949 E. Channel Street,
Stockton, CA 95202, by EMAIL: IFB11-R-28-01@acerail.com or Fax: (209)
944-6238.