Bid 2025-26.07 Fire Alarm Implementation Baldwin, Grazide & Kwis

Location:	California
Posted:	Apr 16, 2026
Due:	May 13, 2026
Agency:	Hacienda La Puente School District
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	H - Quality Control, Testing, and Inspection Services J - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS / INVITATION TO BID

1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District

(“District”) will receive sealed bids to construct the following project:

Bid 2025-26.07 Fire Alarm Implementation: Baldwin, Grazide & Kwis (“Project” or “Contract”)

2. This Bid is ONLY open to Contractors currently prequalified with the District for Fire Alarm Projects.

3. Bidders must submit sealed bids on or before 3:00 p.m., May 13, 2026, at the District Office, located at 15959 E

Gale Ave., City of Industry, California 91745, and Bidders must ensure that the District time stamps the Bidder’s

bid at that time. At or after this 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; (2) bids misdelivered, by any method, even

to a different District address.

4. The Project consists of: Comprehensive upgrades to fire alarm systems across multiple school sites, including

the replacement, installation, testing, and commissioning of code-compliant fire alarm systems to enhance

life safety and emergency response capabilities. Upgrades will include, but are not limited to, control panels,

detection devices, notification appliances, wiring, and integration with existing campus infrastructure where

applicable. All work must comply with current California Fire Code, California Building Code, applicable NFPA

standards, and Division of the State Architect (DSA) requirements. The selected contractor will be responsible

for coordinating with District staff to minimize disruption to school operations, and ensuring systems are fully

operational and approved by the District upon project completion.

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 be prequalified with the District and possess the following State

of California Contractor Licenses: C-10

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 Hacienda La Puente 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

HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Bid 2025-26.07

NOTICE TO BIDDERS / INVITATION TO BID

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 Non-mandatory pre-bid conference/job-walk will be held on April 29, 2026 starting at 11:00 am, per the

schedule below (the start times for Grazide and Kwis are estimations and may change depending on how long

the previous sites take).

11:00 am

11:45 am

12:15 pm

Baldwin Academy

Grazide Elementary School

Kwis Elementary School

1616 Griffith Ave., La Puente, CA 91744

2850 Leopold Ave., Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

1925 S. Kwis Ave., Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

12. Contract Documents, will be available from ARC (American Reprographics Co.), PH: 714-424-8525., click on

Public Plan room & search by Hacienda La Puente USD in the dropdown list or call ARC & request the Plan Well

Department. Downloads are available at no charge. The hardcopy/paper or CD cost will be available with project

information and is non-refundable. Any mailing costs are direct with ARC.

To order project documents from ARC visit https://customer.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29

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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 one

hundred twenty (120) days after the date of the bid opening.

15. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the responsive and responsible Bidder(s) that will

result in the lowest total project cost, based on any combination of Base Bid and/or bid options.

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