NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR CALLING FOR BIDS

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Oak Park Unified School District

PROJECT NO.: BID NO. 22-21S

PROJECT: Oak Hills Elementary School TK Modular Building Project

TIME, DATE & PLACE TO SUBMIT BIDS: Bids shall be received in the Bond Programs, Sustainability, Maintenance, and Operations Department at 5801 Conifer Street, Oak Park, California 91377, at 02:00 p.m. on August 22 2024. Bids must be sealed and clearly marked “Oak Hills Elementary School TK Modular Building Project, BID NO. 22-21S.” Facsimile or electronic copies of the bid will not be accepted. Bids received after the above-specified time may be rejected.

PRE-BID JOB WALKS MANDATORY:

The Project includes construction services for the Oak Hills Elementary School TK Modular Building Project. There will be a Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference at the Oak Hills Elementary School, located at 1010 Kanan Road, Oak Park, California 91377, on August 1, 2024 & August 8, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the bid documents and the work site. Please notify Maggie Bonilla, in the Maintenance and Operations, at mbonilla@opusd.org, to confirm attendance. Failure to attend this mandatory pre-bid conference may disqualify the non-attending bidder from the bid.

BID DOCUMENTS: The Documents also may be downloaded, at no cost, from the following link: www.cybercopyreprographics.com under the public plan room section.

Each bid must conform and be responsive to this notice and all other documents comprising the contract documents. All interested parties may obtain additional information by contacting the District’s Maintenance and Operations Department, located at 5801 Conifer Street, Oak Park, California 91377, or via email to Maggie Bonilla in the Maintenance, and Operations Department, at mbonilla@opusd.org.

All forms must be completed, signed, and returned with the bid. No bidder may withdraw its bid for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the date set for the receipt of bids. The successful bidder shall file a payment bond issued by an admitted Surety authorized to conduct business in the State of California approved by the District. A performance bond will also be required.

(THIS IS A DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PROJECT, ALL DIR REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING OF WAGES SHALL APPLY)

This Project is a public works project and is subject to the payment of prevailing wages. The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract that will be awarded to the successful bidder, copies of which are available to the public on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/ or from the Bond Programs, Sustainability, Maintenance, and Operations Department, upon request.

The successful bidder and all subcontractor(s) shall comply with all applicable Labor Code

provisions, which include, but are not limited to, the payment of not less than the required prevailing rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, the employment of apprentices, the hours of labor and the debarment of contractors and subcontractors.

Each Bidder submitting a bid must be a Department of Industrial Relations registered contractor pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 (“DIR Registered Contractor”), unless an exception expressly provided in the Labor Code applies. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. If awarded the Contract, at all times during performance of the work, the Bidder and all Subcontractors of any tier shall be DIR Registered Contractors and continue to comply with all DIR requirements.

MANDATORY REGISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:

Senate Bill 854 requires ALL contractors/subcontractors submitting bids on public works projects to be registered with the DIR for purposes of labor compliance. No bid will be accepted by the District from any contractor/subcontractor who is not registered with the DIR at the time the bid is submitted. Any bidding contractor/subcontractor submitting a bid without being registered with the DIR at the time of bid will have their bid rejected as being non-responsive. Bidding contractors and subcontractors must submit proof of DIR registration with their bid.

CONTRACTOR LICENSE: In order to bid on the Work, a contractor must have a CSLB-issued contractor license with the following classification(s): B - General Contractor License.

No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the California Business and Profession Code at the time the bid is submitted.

In accordance with the provisions of Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15 and Public Contract Code Section 3300, the District requires that the bidder possess the appropriate license for the work to be performed at the time the bid is submitted. Appropriate licenses are noted above; more than one license may be required. This list in no way relieves the contractor from fulfillment of any legal requirement or licensing necessary for performance of its work.

CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION: Prequalification pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 20111.6 is required, each contractor having a class B license, or a license in any of the classes of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (“MEP”) license categories as are described below, must be prequalified in order to bid on the Project. In addition, subcontractors having a license in any of those MEP license categories must be prequalified in order to be listed in any bid for the Project. In accordance with Section 20111.6: (i) the District will consider a bid from a contractor subject to the prequalification requirements only if the contractor has been prequalified by the District; and (ii) the District will consider a bid that lists any MEP subcontractor subject to the prequalification requirements only if all such MEP subcontractors listed in the bid have been prequalified by the District.

The PREQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT applies to each MEP contractor with any of the following licenses: C-4 (boiler, hot water, and steam fitting); C-7 (low-voltage systems); C- 10 (electrical); C-16 (fire protection); C-20 (HVAC); C-34 (pipeline); C-36 (plumbing); C-38 (refrigeration); C-42 (sanitation systems); C-43 (sheet metal); or C-46 (solar). Each contractor that desires to bid on the Project should ensure that its potential MEP subcontractors have been prequalified by the District.

Contractors may download the prequalification questionnaire and instructions from the following link: https://www.qualitybidders.com. The completed prequalification questionnaire and supporting documentation (“Prequalification Submittal”) must be submitted through Quality Bidders

(https://www.qualitybidders.com) NO LATER than Thursday , August 8, 2024 (“Prequalification Submittal Deadline”). The Approved List of Responsible Bidders will be made available (7) Seven days prior to bid date.

Under Labor Code section 1771.1, the District must annually submit to the Department of Industrial Relations’ electronic project registration database a list of ineligible contractors, as specified, pursuant to local debarment or suspension processes.

Disabled Veteran Contractors are encouraged to submit bids. This bid is subject to Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise requirements.

The following items are required at the time of submitting the bid (Section 3):

1.     Bid Form

2.     Bid Bond

3.     Designated Subcontractors List

4.     Non-Collusion Affidavit

5.     Project Warranty

6.     Contractors Registration Certification

7.     Certification of Prevailing Wage

8.     Contractor’s Statement of Experience

9.     Acknowledgement of Bidding Practices Regarding Indemnity

10.  Certification Regarding Site Visit

All forms must be completed, signed and returned with bid. Contract award will be based on lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to accept or reject any one or more items of a bid, or to waive any irregularities or informalities in the bid or in the bidding process.

Signed:            Adam Rauch

Assistant Superintendent

OAK PARK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

5801 Conifer Street, Oak Park, California 91377

Date: _July 21, 2024