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NOTICE TO BIDDERS / INVITATION TO BID
1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the Bassett Unified School District (“District”)
will receive sealed bids to construct the following project:
Track & Field Improvements — Don Julian Elementary School & Edgewood Academy (“Project” or
“Contract”)
2. To bid on this Project as a General Contractor, the Bidder is required to have been prequalified by the District
prior to submitting its bid. The prequalification period has closed. The following general contractors have been
prequalified and are eligible to submit bids: Paul C. Miller Construction Co., Inc.; The Nazerian Group; Byrom-
Davey, Inc. Any bid submitted by a Bidder that has not been prequalified shall be deemed non-responsive and
shall be rejected. Subcontractors (including MEP trades) are not required to be prequalified for this Project.
3. Bidders must submit sealed bids on or before 2:00 p.m., on May 20, 2026, at the District Office, located at 904
N. Willow Avenue, La Puente, California 91746, and Bidders must ensure that the District time stamps the
Bidder’s bid at or before that time. After the designated bid opening time, the District will open the bids and
publicly read them aloud. Any claim by a Bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with Public
Contract Code § 5100, et seq. The District is not responsible for (1) bids received after the deadline noted above;
or (2) bids misdelivered, by any method, even to a different District address.
4. The Project consists of:
The Track & Field Improvements Project generally consists of the construction of new state-of-the-art artificial
turf fields for football and soccer, new rubber surface running tracks, associated bleachers, concession stands
with restrooms (men’s, women’s, and gender-neutral), six (6) new stadium lights per site with associated
sound and communications systems, audio/PA system, security cameras, wireless access points (WAPs), and
all associated site work, utilities, drainage, grading, and environmental remediation of the soils, at BOTH Don
Julian Elementary School (13855 Don Julian Road, La Puente, CA 91746) and Edgewood Academy (14135
Fairgrove Avenue, La Puente, CA 91746). The Contractor shall perform all Work at both school sites
concurrently under a single contract.
Dual-Site Project — Independent DSA Applications and Site-Specific Contract Documents. This Contract
encompasses two (2) separate school sites under a single prime contract. Each site has been designed and
permitted as an independent project under its own Division of State Architect (DSA) application:
Don Julian Elementary School — DSA Application No. 03-125038
Edgewood Academy — DSA Application No. 03-125037
Each site has its own DSA-approved (or pending-approval) Drawings, technical specifications, geotechnical
investigation report, environmental/hazardous materials reports, and DSA inspection records, verified reports,
and closeout documents.
Bidders are responsible for reviewing the complete, site-specific Contract Documents for both Don Julian
Elementary School and Edgewood Academy prior to submitting their bid. Failure to review any site-specific
document for either site shall not constitute grounds for a change order, extra compensation, or time extension
after award. No claim based on lack of knowledge of site conditions, site-specific drawings, specifications, or
reports will be recognized.
5. All bids shall be on the forms provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent
bid and Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders.
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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, or 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. a bid bond issued by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District,
b. cash, or
c. a cashier's check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the Bassett Unified 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
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 Public Contract Code § 22300.
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
and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to Labor
Code § 1770 et seq. Prevailing wage rates are on file with the District and are available to any interested party
on request or at www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/statistics_and_databases.html. Bidders and Bidders’ subcontractors
shall comply with the registration and qualification requirements pursuant to Labor Code §§ 1725.5 & 1771.1.
11. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on April 30, 2026 @ 9:00am, at Don Julian Elementary
School, 13855 Don Julian Road, La Puente, California 91746. The site visit will include both school sites: Don
Julian Elementary School and Edgewood Academy (14135 Fairgrove Avenue, La Puente, California 91746). All
prospective Bidders are required to sign in at the Administration Building at each site. The Site Visit will begin
and Don Julian and then will move together to Edgewood, the visit is expected to take approximately 2 hours.
Failure to attend both sites or tardiness will render bid ineligible.
12. Contract Documents are available on April 20, 2026, for review at the District Facilities Office, 904 N. Willow
Avenue, La Puente, California 91746. Contract Documents are also available at the District’s website:
https://www.bassettusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1184493&type=d&pREC_ID=1792968 There is
no purchase fee for Contract Documents.
13. The District’s Board has found and determined that the following items shall be used on this Project (Public
Contract Code § 3400). These items have been procured directly by the District and are not part of the General
Contractor’s supply scope. The General Contractor shall not purchase, supply, or contract for these items.
Prior to submitting a bid, each Bidder is required to contact each vendor listed below directly to obtain the
vendor’s current scope of work. The Bidder’s bid price must include all work, labor, materials, equipment, and
coordination NOT included in each vendor’s scope (“scope gaps”). No additional compensation will be allowed
after award for scope gaps that a Bidder could have identified by contacting the vendor prior to bid.
Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, coordination, temporary work,
access, phasing, layout, utility rough-ins, supports, foundations, receiving, unloading, storage, protection, and
incidental work necessary to integrate all Contractor work, Owner-Contracted Vendor work, and Owner-
Furnished/Contractor-Installed work into a complete and fully operational Project at both sites.
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a. Musco TLC for LED Sports Lighting System Owner-Furnished, Contractor-Installed: Supplier| Musco Sports
Lighting, LLC Contact: Mike Higgins | 714-614-0863 | mike.higgins@musco.com. Purpose: In order to match
other products in use on District facilities and to obtain a necessary item available from one source. Musco
furnishes: all poles, cross-arms, LED luminaires, remote driver enclosures, Control-Link CMC panel, and
Showlight system. Contractor scope includes but is not limited to: excavation and concrete foundations per
Musco PE-stamped structural drawings; electrical service (208V 3-phase) to Musco control cabinet; conduit
from service panel to control cabinet and from control cabinet to each pole base; unloading and rigging.
Contractor shall receive, unload, inventory, store, and protect all Musco equipment. Contractor is
responsible for all testing, DSA inspections, and approvals required for a fully operational, warrantied
lighting system at project closeout.
b. Synthetic Turf and Track Surfacing — Owner-Contracted Vendor: Supplier |AstroTurf, LLC Pat Cassa | 714-
318-0763 | pat.cassa@astroturf.com. Purpose: In order to obtain a necessary item available from one
source. AFE/AstroTurf furnishes and installs: synthetic turf (AstroTurf Rootzone 3DM 52), shock pad (Brock
PowerBase YSR), and running track surfacing (Rekortan WBS BSS).
IMPORTANT — Aggregate base is NOT included in AFE's scope. The crushed aggregate base course (Section
02319) is Contractor-furnished and installed scope. Contractor scope includes but is not limited to: all
excavation, grading, and earthwork; aggregate base course (crushed stone, minimum 95% compaction per
Section 02319); asphalt base course (minimum 95% compaction, flood-tested for bird baths exceeding 1/8"
in 10', cured minimum 14 calendar days before track installation); cleaning of asphalt surface before AFE
mobilization; written sign-off acceptance of sub-base prior to AFE installation. Contractor coordination cost
for AFE activities shall be included in the base bid.
c. Bleachers / Grandstand System — Owner-Contracted Vendor: Supplier: Herk Edwards Design | Contact:
Tony Bui (PM) | 562-356-7333 | 310-373-0543 | tbui@herkedwards.com. Purpose: In order to obtain a
necessary item available from one source. Herk Edwards furnishes and installs: complete Outdoor
Grandstand system (Sturdisteel), including all steel frames, bracing, aluminum seating, risers, guardrails,
chain link rail system, access walkway, handicap companion seats, and submittal drawings with CA
Engineer’s Seal. Herk Edwards excludes: all concrete foundations, slabs, and footings; all site preparatory
work. Contractor scope includes but is not limited to: concrete foundation slab at grandstand location, sized
to accommodate required wheelchair spaces and designed to receive bleacher anchor bolts per Herk
Edwards PE-stamped drawings; site preparation (leveling, grading, demo of existing obstacles) in the
grandstand area; coordination of Herk Edwards delivery and installation access.
d. Modular Concession/Restroom Building — Owner-Contracted Vendor: Supplier: NextMod | Contact: Sheri
Allen | 714-873-6599 | Sheri@nextmodinc.com. Purpose: In order to obtain a necessary item available from
one source. NextMod furnishes and installs: the 12x40 modular concession/restroom building unit.
Contractor scope includes but is not limited to: reinforced concrete foundation pad per NextMod
specifications; utility stub-outs (water supply, sanitary sewer, electrical conduit) at locations and elevations
required by NextMod prior to slab pour; ADA-compliant ramp and approach walks. NextMod building
installation is a first-phase construction activity and must be scheduled as early work in the Contractor's
baseline schedule.
14. The District’s Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid
received. 1If 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 or bid security 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 the Combined Total Base Bid (Base Bid — Don Julian Elementary School plus Base Bid — Edgewood
Academy).
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