26-08: Bowditch Athletic Field & Basketball Courts

Location:	California
Posted:	Apr 28, 2026
Due:	Jun 4, 2026
Agency:	San Mateo-Foster City School District
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	78 - Recreational and Athletic Equipment
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INVITATION TO BID

1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the San Mateo-Foster City School District

(“District” or “Owner”) will receive sealed bids for the following project, Bid No. 26-08

BOWDITCH MIDDLE SCHOOL

NEW ATHLETIC FIELD AND BASKETBALL COURTS – PROJECT #26-08

2. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to have been prequalified by the District. To bid on this Project, the

Bidder is required to have been prequalified by the District. Pre-qualification for all bidding General Contractors is to

be through Quality Bidders at www.qualitybidders.com In addition, if the Project has electrical, mechanical, or

plumbing components that will be performed by subcontractors performing under the following license classification

(s), C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43, and/or C-46. then each of those subcontractors that intend

to bid as a first-tier subcontractor to a general contractor (prime contractor) are required to have been prequalified

by the District, through Quality Bidders at www.qualiltybidders.com Prior to the bid, a minimum of five days before

bids are received the District will issue by Bid Addendum all MEP Contractors pre-qualified through Quality Bidders.

3. Sealed Bids will be received until June 4, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the San Mateo-Foster City School District Office,

located at 1170 Chess Dr., Foster City, CA, 94404 at or after which time the bids will be opened and publicly

read aloud. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of

the Public Contract Code. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be non-responsive and returned to

the bidder.

4. The Project generally consists of: Construction of a New Athletic Field, New Basketball Courts, and Relocating 4

classroom portables

5. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all

pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders.

6. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California

Contractor Licenses:

A – General Engineering Contractor

B – General Building Contractor

The Bidder's license(s) must be active and in good standing at the time of the bid opening and must remain so

throughout the term of the Contract.

7. As security for its Bid, each bidder shall provide with its Bid form

• a bid bond issued by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District,

• cash, or

• a cashier's check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the San Mateo-Foster City School District,

in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price. This bid security shall be a guarantee that the Bidder

shall, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the

District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid.

8. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if it is

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awarded the contract for the Project.

9. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure

performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of section 22300 of the Public

Contract Code.

10. The successful Bidder and its subcontractors shall pay all workers on the Project not less than the general

prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as

determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of

work performed a n d the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the

District, pursuant to sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are

available on the Internet at: <http://www.dir.ca.gov>. Bidders and Bidders’ subcontractors shall comply

with the registration and qualification requirements pursuant to sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 of the

California Labor Code.

11. Two Pre-Bid Conferences and Site Walks will be held at the site. One on May 12, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. and the

second one on May 19, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., both Pre-Bid Conferences & Site Walks will be at Bowditch Middle

School located at 1450 Tarpon St., Foster City, CA. Potential bidders are asked to meet in the school’s parking

lot. I t i s m a n d a t o r y t h a t t h e C o n t r a c t o r a t t e n d o n e o r t h e o t h e r P r e - B i d

C o n f e r e n c e a n d S i t e W a l k . All participants are required to sign in. The Pre-Bid and Site Walk is

expected to take approximately 1-1.5 hour(s). Failure to sign in and attend or tardiness will render bid

ineligible.

12. Contract Documents will be available for review at the following Builders’ Exchanges:

Bay Area Builders Exchange

Construction Bid board

Dodge Data & Analytics

(510) 483-8880

(800) 479-5314

(877) 784-9556

Contract Documents will be available for a non-refundable fee on May 4, 2026 at ARC Northern California:

ARC – San Carlos

829 Cherry Lane

San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: Scott Barley

Tel: 650.631.2310

Email: sancarlos@e-arc.com

The bidder is responsible for all printing, shipping and handling fees for hard copies of the drawings.

The District will pay for viewing and/or downloading the electronic/soft copy version of the drawings.

13. The District’s Board has found and determined that the following item(s) shall be used on this Project based

on the purpose(s) indicated. (Public Contract Code section 3400(c).) A particular material, product, thing, or

service is designated by specific brand or trade name for the following purpose(s):

Add Single Source Items:

• Door Hardware (Schlage)

• Energy Management System (Delta)

• Fire Alarm (Notifier)

• Camera System (Verkada)

• Intrusion Alarm (Verkada)

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• Clock-Bell-Announcement System (Advanced Network Devices)

• Thermostats (Delta)

• Water bottle fillers/water fountains (Haws)

• HVAC (Heat pump System- Samsung)

• Turf Infill (Brockfill)

14. The District’s Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid

received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within

sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw

its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening.

15. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based

on: TOTAL Base Bid amount only

16. Bid Period questions about this project are to be submitted in writing to the architect: Joshua Kehl

at jkehl@hed.co & Silvia Perez at sperez@hed.co and cc: rprice@smfcsd.net &

mronzani@smfcsd.net

END OF DOCUMENT

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Document	Description	Date Posted
Bid Ad	Invite to Bid	04/28/26

26-08: Bowditch Athletic Field & Basketball Courts

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