A. General 1. The work includes utility substructure installation for the electrical section of the Utilities Department of the City of Palo Alto beginning in the 2026 budget year and ending during the 2029 budget year. 2. The Contractor shall furnish only qualified and competent labor having minimum of five (5) years of experience doing same kind of work along with relevant certificates that are applicable to individual’s type of work/trade. Contractor shall provide proper PPE to his/her workers for protecting them from any injuries. 3. The Contractor shall be responsible for supplying tools, equipment, materials, supplies, manufactured articles, transportation, and services required for trenching, boring, excavation, installation of conduits and substructures, backfill, paving, and other surface restoration required for new electric services, system modifications, and other services as authorized by the Project Manager, or his/her designee, 4. Individual jobs will be given to the Contractor to dig trenches and/or bore and install conduits and boxes mainly for electric utility customer services, small extensions, replacements to existing underground electric system and to install communications, streetlight, traffic signal, and fiber optic conduits and foundations. 5. Contractor shall be provided with a written description and/or job sketch of the work desired. 6. Contractor shall provide a written estimate for each job. The written estimate shall list the description of work and price by bid item number. Written estimate shall be approved in writing by the City project engineer prior to commencement of construction.
