Forest Grove Elementary School site Improvements - FGE-MD-076

PACIFIC GOVE UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PROJECT MANUAL
FOR
Forest Grove Elementary School
Site Improvements
Bid Number: FGE-MD-076
Bid Issued February 25, 2026
Project Plans and Technical
March 2, 2026
Specifications Available
Mandatory Pre-Bid Walk 3:30 pm on March 5, 2026
Bid Questions Due 2:00 pm on March 17, 2025
Bid Due Date 3:00 pm on March 27, 2026
Bid Opening 3:15 pm on March 27, 2026
1st Publication Date: February 25, 2026
2nd Publication Date: March 4, 2026

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 000110
Division Section Title
DIVISION 00 Procurement and Contracting Requirements
000110 Table of Contents
001113 Notice Calling for Bids
002113 Instructions to Bidders
004213 Bid Proposal
004510 Subcontractors List
004510.1 Alternate Bid Items Subcontractors List
004513 Statement of Qualifications
004519 Non-Collusion Affidavit
004526 Certificate of Workers Compensation
004527 Drug-Free Workplace Certification
004547 Criminal Records Check Certification
005213 Agreement
006000 Project Forms
006110 Bid Bond
006113.13 Performance Bond
006113.16 Labor and Material Payment Bond
007213 General Conditions
007313 Special Conditions
DIVISION 01 General Requirements
011000 Summary of Work
012000 Price and Payment Procedures
012300 Alternates
012613 Requests for Interpretation
013100 Project Management and Coordination
013119 Project Meetings
013216 Construction Progress Schedule
013323 Shop Drawings, Product Data, and Samples
013500 Special Procedures
014100 Regulatory Requirements
014100.01 Additional Requirements for DSA Reviewed Projects
014213 Abbreviations and Symbols
014216 Definitions
014219 Reference Standards
014339 Mockups
014523 Testing and Inspection
015000 Temporary Facilities and Controls
015100 Temporary Utilities
015713 Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control
017123 Field Engineering
017329 Cutting and Patching
017800 Closeout Submittals
See attached documents for project specifications.
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NOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS
DISTRICT PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BID NUMBER FGE-MD-076
PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOREST GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (FGES)
SITE IMPROVEMENTS
LATEST TIME/DATE FOR 3:00 P.M.
SUBMISSION OF BID Friday, March 27, 2026
PROPOSALS
LOCATION FOR SUBMISSION Pacific Grove Unified School District
OF BID PROPOSALS District Office
433 Hillcrest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950
LOCATION FOR OBTAINING Pacific Grove Unified School District
BID AND CONTRACT Maintenance, Operations & Transportation Department
DOCUMENTS 435 Hillcrest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950
OR AT
https://www.pgusd.org/Parents--
Community/Facilities/BID-OPPORTUNITIES/index.html
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Pacific Grove Unified School District, will receive up to, but not later
than the above-stated date and time, sealed Bid Proposals for the Contract for the Work generally
described as FGES Site Improvements.
1. Submittal of Bid Proposals. All Bid Proposals must be received prior to 3:00 pm, on March 27,
2026. Call for Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope, marked with the Name and Address
of the bidder and the Bid Number and Project Title, and returned to the Pacific Grove Unified
School District, District Office at 435 Hillcrest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950.
2. Site Visit. A Mandatory Site Visit will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2026, beginning at 3:30 PM.
Bidders are to meet at 1065 Congress Ave., Pacific Grove, at the Front of the Building for conduct
of the mandatory Site Visit. Because the Job Walk is mandatory, the Bid Proposal submitted by a
Bidder whose representative(s) did not attend the Mandatory Job Walk will be rejected as being
non-responsive. A sign-in sheet will be provided at the job walk to provide evidence of attendance.
Additional materials may be dispersed at the site visit.
3. Bid Opening. Bids received later than the designated time and specified date will be returned to the
bidder unopened. Emails or Facsimile (FAX) copies of the proposal will not be accepted. The
District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals or any combination thereof and to
waive any informality in the bidding process. Bids will be open at the District Office at 3:15 PM on
March 27, 2025.
4. Bid and Contract Documents. Copies of the Call for Bid (CFB) documents may be obtained from
Pacific Grove Unified School District, Maintenance, Operations, & Transportation Department at
435 Hillcrest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, or at https://www.pgusd.org/Parents--
Community/Facilities/BID-OPPORTUNITIES/index.html. All costs incurred downloading/
acquiring bid docs and plans to be borne by bidder.
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5. Pre-Bid Inquiries. Bidders may submit pre-bid inquiries or clarification requests. Bidders are solely
and exclusively responsible for submitting such inquiries or clarification requests by Tuesday,
March 17, 2026, at 2:00 pm. PGUSD will not respond to any bidder inquiries or clarification
requests, unless such inquiries or clarification requests are submitted timely to the following:
jill@ausonio.com.
6. Bid Bond. If required Bidders must submit with their Bids cash, a cashier's check, or a certified
check payable to the District, or a bid bond by an admitted surety insurer of not less than ten percent
(10%) of amount of base Bid, plus all additive alternates when applicable. If the Bidder chooses to
provide a Bid Bond as security, the Bidder must use the required form of corporate surety provided
by District. The Surety on the Bidder's Bid Bond must be an insurer admitted in the State of California
and authorized to issue surety bonds in the State of California. Bids submitted without necessary
bid security will be deemed non-responsive and will not be considered. If the Bidder to whom a
contract is awarded ("Contract" or "Agreement") fails or neglects to enter into Contract and submit
required bonds, insurance certificates, and all other required documents, within SEVEN (7) calendar
days after the date of the Notice of Award, District may deposit a Bid Bond, cash, a cashier's check,
or a certified check for collection, and proceeds thereof may be retained by the District as liquidated
damages for failure of Bidder to enter into Contract, in the sole discretion of the District. It is agreed
that calculation of damages the District may suffer because of Bidder's failure to enter into the
Contract would be extremely difficult and impractical to determine and that the amount of the
Bidder's required bid security shall be the agreed and conclusively presumed amount of damages.
7. No Withdrawal of Bid Proposals. - Bid proposals may be withdrawn by the bidders prior to the time
fixed for the opening of bids. However, No Bidder may withdraw their bid for a period of ninety (90)
days from the date of opening of the bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating
the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the contract. A successful bidder shall not be
relieved of the bid submitted without the District's consent or bidder's recourse to Public Contract
Code Sections 5100 et. seq.
8. Waiver of Irregularities. The District reserves the right to reject any or all Bid Proposals or to waive
any irregularities or informalities in any Bid Proposal or in the bidding.
9. Execution of Contract (Award). The District shall award the Contract to the lowest responsive
responsible bidder based on the criteria as indicated in the Notice to Bidders. In the event two or
more responsible bidders submit identical bids, the District shall select the Bidder to whom to award
the Contract by lot. In the event all Bids exceed the bid threshold, the District's Governing Board
may elect to pass a resolution to award the Contract to the lowest responsible Bidder. Issuance of
a Purchase Order shall be evidence the contractual agreement between the bidder(s) and the
District and the bidder's acceptance of these Bid Instructions and Conditions. The District reserves
the right of determination that items bid meet or do not meet bid specifications. Further, the District
reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in the bidding.
A. The Bidder to whom a Contract is awarded shall execute and submit the following documents
by 5:00 p.m. of the SEVENTH (7th) calendar day following the date of the Notice of Intent to
Award. Failure to properly and timely submit these documents entitles District to reject the
bid as non-responsive.
i. Agreement: To be executed by successful Bidder. Submit three (3) copies, each bearing
an original signature. One (1) electronic copy should also be sent to jill@ausonio.com.
ii. Performance Bond (100% of Contract Price): On the form provided in the Contract
Documents and fully executed as indicated on the form.
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iii. Payment Bond (100%) (Contractor's Labor and Material Bond): On the form provided in
the Contract Documents and fully executed as indicated on the form.
iv. Certificates of Insurance and Endorsements, as required.
v. Workers' Compensation Certification.
vi. Prevailing Wage and Related Labor Requirements Certification.
vii. Drug & Tobacco Free Workplace Certification.
viii. Hazardous Materials Certification. (when required)
ix. Lead-Based Materials Certification. (when required)
x. Criminal Background Investigation/Fingerprinting Certification or exemption.
xi. Registered Subcontractors List: Must include Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)
registration number of each subcontractor for all tiers.
10. Prevailing Wage Rates. Local prevailing wage rates shall be paid in accordance with Sections 1770,
1773, and 1782, as amended, of the California Labor Code. The Contractor must pay for any labor
therein described or classified in an amount not less than the rates specified. Wage determinations
can be found at https://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/dprewagedetermination.htm. In accordance with the
provisions of Section 1773.3 of the Labor Code, the District shall provide notice to the Department
of Industrial Relations (DIR) of the award of any public works contract subject to the requirements
of Chapter 1 of the Labor Code, within five days of the award. The notice shall be transmitted
electronically in a format specified by the DIR (see https://www.dir.ca.gov/pwc100ext/) and shall
include the name of the contractor, any subcontractor listed on the successful bid, the bid and
contract award dates, the contract amount, the estimated start and completion dates, job site
location, and any additional information the DIR specifies that aids in the administration and
enforcement of this chapter. Any Bidder contractor awarded a public works contract that uses a craft
or classification not in the general prevailing wage determinations may be required to pay the wage
rate most closely related in the general determinations, effective at the time of the call for bids.
11. Contractors' License Classification. Bidders must possess the following classification(s) of
California Contractors License at the time that the Bid Proposal is submitted and at time the Contract
for the Work is awarded: B - General Building. The Bid Proposal of a Bidder who does not possess
a valid and in good standing Contractors' License in the classification(s) set forth above will be
rejected for non-responsiveness. Any Bidder not duly and properly licensed is subject to all
penalties imposed by law. No payment shall be made for the Work unless and until the Registrar
of Contractors verifies to the District that the Bidder awarded the Contract is properly and duly
licensed for the Work.
12. Contract Time. Substantial Completion of the Work shall be achieved within the time set forth in
Contract Documents after the date for commencement of the Work established in the Notice to
Proceed issued by the District. Failure to achieve Substantial Completion within the Contract Time
will result in the assessment of Liquidated Damages as set forth in the Contract.
13. Payment Bond; Performance Bond. The successful bidder(s) may be required to provide a
performance guarantee (performance bond). Such requirement shall be at the discretion of the
District's Assistant Superintendent. A continuous performance bond in the amount of 100% of the
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total amount of the award executed by an admitted surety in the State of California and satisfactory
to the District and filed with the Manager of Purchasing Services is the preferred form of performance
guarantee. Said bond, if required, shall be furnished within ten (10) calendar days from the date of
Notice of Award. Failure to promptly submit a performance guarantee when requested may result
in the rejection of an otherwise acceptable low bid.
14. Material and Labor Surety. The successful bidder(s) shall be required to provide a payment bond
for all public works projects which incur expenses in excess of $25,000. The Contractor, at the time
of signing and executing the contract, shall execute and file with the District a payment bond (public
works labor and materials bond) to the satisfaction and approval of the District in a sum not less
than 100 percent of the total amount payable pursuant to the public works contract. The bond shall
be in the form of a bond and not a deposit in lieu of a bond. The bond shall be executed by an
admitted surety insurer.
15. Escrow. The successful bidder will be allowed to substitute securities or establish an escrow in lieu
of retainage, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, and as described in the Agreement
Between MCOE and Contractor and General Conditions.
Advertisement publication dates: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, and Wednesday, March 4, 2026..
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. Preparation and Submittal of Bid Proposal.
1.1. Bid Proposal Preparation. Contractors shall follow the instructions contained within this
document. All documents and information requested in this document must be completed using
the forms supplied in the Call for Bids except where noted in the instructions. All information
required by the bid forms must be completely and accurately provided. Numbers shall be stated
in both words and figures where so indicated in the bid forms; conflicts between a number
stated in words and in figures are governed by the words. Partially completed Bid Proposals
or Bid Proposals not submitted using the bid forms included herein are non-responsive and will
be rejected. Bid Proposals not conforming to these Instructions for Bidders and the Notice to
Contractors Calling for Bids ("Call for Bids") may be deemed non-responsive and rejected.
1.1.1. Completed forms shall be without interlineations, alterations or erasures.
1.1.2. Signatures of all individuals must be in long hand.
1.1.3. Unsigned bids will not be accepted.
1.2. Bid Proposal Submittal. The District will receive sealed bids from bidders as stipulated in the
Notice to Bidders. Bidders are solely responsible for timely submission of Bid Proposals to the
District at the place designated in the Call for Bids.
1.2.1. Date and Time of Bid Proposal Submittal. All bids must be sealed in an envelope,
marked with the name and address of the Bidder, name of the Project, the Project
Number and/or bid number, and time of bid opening.
1.2.2. Bids must be submitted to the District Office, 435 Hillcrest Ave, Pacific Grove,
California 93950. All bids shall be on the forms provided by the District and must be
received by date and time shown in the Notice to Bidders. If the bidder hand delivers
the Bid, it is the Bidders responsibility to ensure that the office stamps the date and
writes the time received on the envelope.
1.2.3. Bids must contain all documents as required herein.
1.2.4. Bidders must submit Bids on the forms provided by the District included in the Bid
package. Bids not submitted on the District's required forms shall be deemed
nonresponsive and shall not be considered. When additional sheets are necessary,
they are to be supplied with the required forms and NOT in lieu of.
1.2.5. Bid Forms shall not be modified. Bidders shall NOT submit forms that have been
reformatted or retyped. Bidder shall NOT make additions or deletions to forms. The
District reserves the right to reject any bid containing erasures, deletions, or illegible
contents.
1.2.6. Bidders are advised that on the date that bids are opened, telephones will not be
available at the District Office for use by bidders or their representatives
1.3. The foregoing notwithstanding, whether or not Bid Proposals are opened exactly at the time
fixed in the Call for Bids, no Bid Proposals shall be received or considered by the District after
it has commenced the public opening and reading of Bid Proposals; Bid Proposals submitted
after such time are non-responsive and will be returned to the Bidder unopened.
1.4. Pacific Grove Unified School District ("District") will evaluate information submitted by the
apparent low Bidder and, if incomplete or unsatisfactory to the District, Bidder's bid may be
rejected at the sole discretion of the District
2. Bid Security. Each Bid Proposal shall be accompanied by Bid Security in the form of: (i) cash, (ii) a
certified or cashier's check made payable to the District or (iii) a Bid Bond, in the form and content
attached hereto, in favor of the District executed by the Bidder as a principal and a Surety as surety
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(the "Bid Security") in an amount equal to Ten Percent (10%) of the Bid Proposal amount, inclusive
of the price(s) proposed for additive Alternate Bid Items, if any. A Bid Proposal submitted without
the required Bid Security is non-responsive and will be rejected. If the Bid Security is in the form of
a Bid Bond, the Bidder's Bid Proposal shall be deemed responsive only if the Bid Bond is in the form
and content included herein and the Surety is an Admitted Surety Insurer under Code of Civil
Procedure 995.120.
3. Documents Accompanying Bid Proposal; Signatures. Documents which must be submitted with
each Bid Proposal are identified in the Call for Bids. Any document submitted with a Bid Proposal
which is not complete, accurate and executed, as required by each document, will result in the Bid
Proposal being deemed non-responsive.
4. Bidder Modifications: Withdrawal or Modification of Submitted Bid Proposal.
4.1. Bidder Modifications to Bid Forms Prohibited. Modifications by a Bidder to the bid forms which
are not specifically called for or permitted may result in the Bidder's Bid Proposal being deemed
non-responsive and rejected.
4.2. Withdrawal or Modification of Submitted Bid Proposal. A Bidder may not withdraw or modify a
Bid Proposal submitted to the District except in strict conformity to the following. Bid Proposals
may be withdrawn or modified only if: (i) the Bidder submitting the Bid Proposal submits a
request for withdrawal or modification in writing to the District; and (ii) the written withdrawal or
modification request is actually received by the District prior to the latest date/time for submittal
of Bid Proposals. Requests for withdrawal of a Bid Proposal after the public opening of Bid
Proposals pursuant to Public Contract Code 5100 et seq. will be considered only if in strict
conformity with requirements of Public Contract Code 5100 et seq.
4.3. Bid Negotiations. A bid response to any specific item of this bid with terms such as "negotiable",
"will negotiate" or of similar intent, will be considered as non-responsive to the specific item.
4.4. Bid Exceptions. All exceptions which are taken in response to this bid must be stated clearly.
The taking of bid exceptions or providing false, incomplete, or unresponsive statements may
result in the disqualification of the bid. Allowance of exceptions will be determined by the
governing board whose decisions shall be final. Any bid exceptions or additional conditions
requested after bid closure, which are not detailed within the bid response, may result in
disqualification of the bid. No oral or telegraphic modification of any bid submitted will be
considered.
5. Erasures; Inconsistent or Illegible Bid Proposals. Bid Proposals must not contain any erasures,
interlineations or other corrections unless the same are suitably authenticated by affixing in the
margin immediately opposite such erasure, interlineations or correction the surname(s) of the
person(s) signing the Bid Proposal. Any Bid Proposal not conforming to the foregoing may be
deemed by the District to be non-responsive. If any Bid Proposal or portions thereof, is determined
by the District to be illegible, ambiguous or inconsistent, whether by virtue of any erasures,
interlineations, corrections or otherwise, the District may reject such a Bid Proposal as being non-
responsive.
6. Examination of Site and Contract Documents. Each Bidder shall, at its sole cost and expense,
inspect the Site and to become fully acquainted with the Contract Documents and conditions
affecting the Work. Failure of a Bidder to receive or examine any of the Contract Documents or to
inspect the Site shall not relieve such Bidder from any obligation with respect to the Bid Proposal,
or the Work required under the Contract Documents. The District assumes no responsibility or
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liability to any Bidder for, nor shall the District be bound by, any understandings, representations or
agreements of the District's agents, employees or officers concerning the Contract Documents or
the Work made prior to execution of the Contract which are not in the form of Bid Addenda duly
issued by the District. The submission of a Bid Proposal shall be deemed prima facie evidence of
the Bidder's full compliance with the requirements of this section.
7. Site Inspection. When a mandatory pre-bid conference and/or site visit ("Site Visit") is required as
referenced in the Notice to Bidders, then Bidders must submit the Site Visit Certification with their
Bid. During site visits or pre-bid conferences no questions will be answered or documented. All Bid
Questions resulting from a site visit and/or pre-bid conference must be submitted in writing to
jill@ausonio.com. All bid questions must be received 72 hours prior to the bid close to allow
sufficient time for the District to answer questions. The bid due date may be extended at the
discretion of the District to allow sufficient time to answer bid questions when necessary
8. Withdrawal of Bid Proposal. Any Bidder may withdraw its Bid Proposal only by written request
actually received by the District prior to the scheduled closing time for the receipt of Bid Proposals
and the District's public opening and reading of Bid Proposals; written requests to withdraw a
submitted Bid Proposal received by the District after the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bid
Proposals shall not be considered by the District, nor effective to withdraw such Bid Proposal.
9. Agreement and Bonds. The Agreement which the successful Bidder, as Contractor, will be required
to execute along with the forms Payment Bond, Performance Bond and other documents and
instruments which are required to be furnished are included in the Contract Documents and shall
be carefully examined by the Bidder. The required number of executed copies of the Agreement
and the form and content of the Performance Bond and the Payment Bond and other documents or
instruments required at the time of execution of the Agreement are specified in the Contract
Documents.
10. Interpretation of Drawings, Specifications or Contract Documents. Inquiries or clarification requests
submitted by a Bidder in strict accordance with the Call for Bids will be responded to in writing by or
on behalf of the District. If a response to an inquiry or clarification: (i) includes: interpretation,
correction or clarification of the Contract Documents; or (ii) affects requirements of the bidding
process or submittal of Bid Proposals, the District will issue addenda to the Contract Documents. A
copy of any such addendum will be delivered by fax, email or mail to each Bidder who has obtained
a set of the Contract Documents. No person is authorized to render an oral interpretation or
correction of any portion of the Contract Documents to any Bidder, and no Bidder is authorized to
rely on any such oral interpretation or correction. Failure to timely request interpretation or
clarification of any portion of the Contract Documents pursuant to the foregoing is a waiver of any
discrepancy, defect or conflict therein. Should a Bidder be in doubt as to the true meaning of any
item in the Specifications or should Bidder discover items containing discrepancies or omissions,
the District shall be immediately notified. All requests for interpretations must be submitted ninety-
six (96) hours before bid opening. All questions must be directed to the Maintenance, Operations
and Transportation department by emailing jill@ausonio.com. The project name and number must
be referenced in all communications
11. District's Right to Modify Contract Documents. Before the public opening and reading of Bid
Proposals, the District may modify the Work, the Contract Documents, or any portion(s) thereof by
the issuance of written addenda disseminated to all Bidders who have obtained a copy of the
Specifications, Drawings and Contract Documents pursuant to the Call for Bids.
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12. Addenda. The District will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as District in
its discretion considers necessary in response to questions arising at the site visit and/or pre-bid
conference. Oral statements shall not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.
Addenda issued by the District, if any, shall constitute the sole and exclusive record and statement
of the results of bid questions. Such addenda are to be considered as part of the contract
documents. No addenda can be issued less than forty-eight (48) hours before bid opening without
an accompanying bid time extension. The District reserves the right to extending the bid period.
Bidders must acknowledge all addenda if any on the Acknowledgement of Addenda Form and
submit the form with their Bid. When Addenda are issued, Bids submitted without the
Acknowledgement of Addenda Form shall be deemed non-responsive and will not be considered.
13. Bidders Interested in More Than One Bid Proposal: Non-Collusion Affidavit. No person, firm,
corporation or other entity shall submit or be interested in more than one Bid Proposal for the same
Work; provided, however, that a person, firm or corporation that has submitted a sub-proposal to a
Bidder or who has quoted prices for materials to a Bidder is not disqualified from submitting a sub-
proposal, quoting prices to other Bidders or submitting a Bid Proposal for the proposed Work to the
District. The form of Non-Collusion Affidavit included in the Contract Documents must be completed
and duly executed on behalf of the Bidder; failure of a Bidder to submit a completed and executed
Non-Collusion Affidavit with its Bid Proposal will render the Bid Proposal non-responsive.
14. Award of Contract.
14.1. Waiver of Irregularities or Informalities. The District reserves the right to reject any or all
bids as the best interests of the District may dictate and, to the extent permitted by law,
waive any irregularity in any bid. If there is any reason for believing that collusion exists
among the bidders, the District may reject any or all bids. The District may purchase an
individual item or combination of items, whichever is in the best interest of the District,
provided also that bidder(s) may specify that the District's acceptance of one item shall be
contingent upon the District's acceptance of one or more additional items submitted in the
same bid. Bids shall remain open and valid and subject to acceptance for ninety (90)
calendar days after the bid opening.
14.2. Unbalanced Bid. Bids which are unbalanced may be rejected. For the purposes of this
section, an unbalanced bid is a bid that has unit prices based on nominal prices for some
items of work and enhanced unit prices for other items of work, and the amount and manner
in which the unit prices are distributed is not reflective of the true cost to perform the work.
Any unbalanced bid may be rejected by the District whether the result of the unbalanced
bid increases the cost of the project to the District or not.
14.3. Award to Lowest Responsive Responsible Bidder. The award of the Contract, if made by
the District through action of its Board of Trustees, will be to the responsible Bidder
submitting the lowest priced responsive Bid Proposal on the basis of the Base Bid Proposal
and Alternate Bid Items, if any, selected in accordance with these Instructions.
14.4. Selection of Alternate Bid Items. If Alternate Bid Items are included in the bidding for the
Work, the selection of Alternate Bid Items for inclusion in the scope of the Work of the
Contract and for determination of the lowest priced Bid Proposal will be by a "blind-bidder"
process. After opening timely submitted Bid Proposals and before the public reading of Bid
Proposals, District clerical staff ("Clerical Staff") who are not responsible for selecting
Alternate Bid Items for inclusion in the Contract to be awarded will assign each Bidder an
alphabetical letter for identification purposes. The Clerical Staff will mask all portions of the
Bid Proposal and other documents submitted with Bid Proposals so that the identity of each
Bidder is not revealed. The Clerical Staff will maintain a list ("the Bidders List") which
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