26-07: Fiesta Gardens / Turnbull Fire Alarm Upgrade

Location:	California
Posted:	Apr 20, 2026
Due:	May 21, 2026
Agency:	San Mateo-Foster City School District
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	63 - Alarm, Signal, and Detection Systems J - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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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. 26-07

FIESTA GARDENS/TURNBULL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER – PROJECT #26-07

FIRE ALARM UPGRADE PROJECT

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 Contractors is to be

through Quality Bidders at www.qualitybidders.com In addition, the Project has electrical components that will be

performed by contractors performing under the following license classification (s), C-7, C-10, C-16 then each of those

contractors that intend to bid as a first-tier subcontractor to a 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 Contractors pre-qualified through

Quality Bidders.

3. Sealed Bids will be received until May 21, 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: Separation of the existing fire alarm system

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:

C-7 and/or C-10 and/or C-16

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

awarded the contract for the Project.

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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 (meet in the parking lot at the corner of S.

Humboldt St. & Indian Ave.). One on April 30, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. and the second one on May 7, 2026, at 1:30

p.m., both Pre-Bid Conferences & Site Walks will be at the site. 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 hour. 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

Bid America

Builder Exchange of Santa Clara

California Bid Network

Construct Connect

Dodge Data & Analytics

EBidBoard

San Francisco Builders Exchange

(510) 483-8880

(951) 290-3645

(408) 727-4000

(970) 773-7006 x116

(800) 364-2059 x8285

(925) 833-9750

(800) 479-5314 x6561

(415) 282-8220

Contract Documents (hard copies) will be available for a non-refundable fee on April 24, 2026, at ARC Northern

California:

ARC – San Carlos

829 Cherry Lane

San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: Scott Braley

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:

• Fire Alarm (Notifier)

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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 engineer: John Cacka

jcacka@amceinc.com and Jun Ma jma@amceinc.com and Jaime Juarez jjuarez@amceinc.com

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	04/20/26

26-07: Fiesta Gardens / Turnbull Fire Alarm Upgrade

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