SCCOE PROJECT NAME: Christopher Ranch Playground Turf
Project No. iB 04_25_26
NOTICE TO BIDDERS – INFORMAL PROJECT
PURSUANT TO PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE 22000 ET SEQ.
(CALIFORNIA UNIFORM PUBLIC CONTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING ACT)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Santa Clara County Office of Education, acting by and through its
Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the SCCOE will receive up to, but not later than 4:00 PM on
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 sealed bids for the award of a contract for:
Informal Bid No. iB 04_25_26 Bid Name: Christopher Ranch Playground Turf
Any bid received by the SCCOE after the Bid Deadline shall be returned to the bidder unopened.
PLACE FOR SUBMITTING BIDS: Bids must be delivered to the SCCOE at the following location:
1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA. 95131-2304; Attention: Purchasing Department
OBTAINING OFFICIAL BID DOCUMENTS: Prospective bidders may secure a set of bid documents at:
https://www.sccoe.org/depts/bizserv/purchasing/Pages/Bids-Posting-System.aspx
REQUIREMENTS FOR BID: Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form provided by the SCCOE and included
in the bid documents. Each bid must strictly conform with and be responsive to this Notice Inviting Bids
and other Contract Documents.
AWARD OF BID: Santa Clara County Office of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Additionally, award of a contract is subject to funding approved by the SCCOE.
BIDS MAY BE MAILED VIA U.S. MAIL TO:
1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA. 95131-2304; Attention Purchasing Department
or delivered by Fed Ex, UPS, or other courier to the above address. Bids not received in the Purchasing
Department by the specified date and time will be returned unopened. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder
to see that the bid is received in proper time at the address and department noted herein.
REQUIRED BID SECURITY: Each bid must be submitted with security in an amount not less than ten
percent (10%) of the maximum bid amount as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposed
contract, if awarded to the bidder, and will provide the performance and payment bonds, insurance
certificates and other documents described in the Contract Documents. Such security must be in one of
the following forms: (1) a cashier’s check made payable to the SCCOE; (2) a certified check made payable
to the SCCOE; or (3) a bond made payable to the SCCOE in the form set forth in the Contract Documents.
Any bond must have been issued by a California-admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure
Section 995.120
REQUIRED CONTRACTOR LICENSE: The class(es) of California contractor’s license(s) required in order
to bid on and perform the contract for this Project is:
Informal Bid No. iB_04_25_26
Contractor’s License Requirement: C-27 Landscaping
MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT: The SCCOE will conduct a non-
mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit at 10:00 AM on Thursday, April 9, 2026, for the purpose of
acquainting all prospective bidders with the bid documents and the work site. Attendance is not a condition
of bid submission. Bidders are solely responsible for investigating and satisfying themselves as to the
conditions to be encountered, including but not limited to site conditions, access, and scope requirements.
The pre-bid conference(s) will be held at 305 Bloomfield Avenue, San Jose, CA 95020.
SCCOE PROJECT NAME: Christopher Ranch Playground Turf
Project No. iB 04_25_26
QUESTIONS: Interested firms should direct questions in writing no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, April
13, 2026 to the Project Team by E-Mail to the following:
Ted Pierce
Manager, Facilities & Construction
tpierce@sccoe.org
(408) 453-6684
Josephine Dy-Liacco
Supervisor, Purchasing Services
jdy-liacco@sccoe.org
(408) 453-6854
Sasha Kimball
Coordinator, Facilities & Construction
skimball@sccoe.org
(408) 453-4366
Responses to the questions submitted will be available on 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 16, 2026
at url:http://www.sccoe.org/depts/bizserv/purchasing/Pages/Bids-Posting-System.aspx
SCCOE STANDARDS: The SCCOE has made a finding that certain brand or trade names are necessary
to maintain conformity among its campuses, compatibility with existing systems, and to streamline
maintenance and parts storage.
PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS: The successful bidder will be required to provide both a
performance bond and a separate payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total contract
amount. The forms of the bonds are set forth in the Contract Documents and all bonds must be issued by
a California-admitted surety as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120.
PREVAILING WAGES: The successful bidder and each of its subcontractors of any tier will be required to
pay not less than the general prevailing rates of per-diem wages in the locality in which the work is to be
performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract (“Prevailing Wages”). A copy of
the per-diem rates of Prevailing Wages applicable to the Project is on file and available for review at the
location specified above as the place for submitting bids, and a copy will be posted at the site of the Project.
Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish
to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be
registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. No bid will be accepted, nor any contract
entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the
Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. If awarded a Contract, the Bidder and its
subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial
Relations for the duration of the Project.
This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial
Relations. In bidding on this project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and
include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and
applicable law in its bid.
WAGE THEFT PREVENTION: A potential contractor that has submitted a formal or informal bid to
provide goods and/or services to the SCCOE may be disqualified if the potential contractor has been
found, by a court or by final administrative action of an investigatory government agency, to have violated
applicable wage and hour laws in the five years prior to the submission of a bid to provide goods and/or
services. A current contractor found by a court or by final administrative action of an investigatory
government agency to have violated applicable wage and hour laws, in the five years prior to or during
the term of the contract with the SCCOE, may be in material breach of its contract with the SCCOE if the
violation is not fully disclosed and/or satisfied per SCCOE guidelines and contract requirements. Such
SCCOE PROJECT NAME: Christopher Ranch Playground Turf
Project No. iB 04_25_26
breach may serve as a basis for contract termination and/or any other remedies available under law,
including a stipulated remediation plan.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder based on the specifications noted
in the bid. The SCCOE 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 bids or in the bidding.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening of bids. In
the event of identical bids, the Superintendent of Schools or designee may determine by lot which bid shall
be accepted per Public Contract Code 20117.
County Superintendent of Schools
Santa Clara County Office of Education
By: Josephine Dy-Liacco
Manager, Purchasing Services
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