Project Manual_EES 2026 Summer Work

PROJECT MANUAL
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2026 SUMMER WORK
Eastside Union School District
44938 30th Street E, Lancaster, CA 93535
May 16, 2026

NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that Eastside Union School District (hereinafter referred to as
"Owner") will receive sealed bids prior to the date and time stated for the Bid Opening
for the award of the Contract to construct Eastside Elementary School 2026 Summer
Work ("Project") as per drawings and specifications which may now be obtained
electronically from the Eastside Union School District website: Purchasing and
Warehousing - Departments - Eastside Union School District
Departments Business Services Support Services Purchasing and Warehousing
Questions may be directed to Fonder-Salari, Inc.:
Alisha Fonder (alisha.fonder@fonder-salari.com) (661) 510-4560
Bids must be sealed and filed in the Business Office of the Owner 44938 30th Street E,
Lancaster, CA 93535, Front Reception Desk, by June 1, 2026, no later than 2:00 p.m. on
the clock designated by the Owner or its representative as the bid clock, after which time
bids will be opened. No bid will be accepted by Owner after this time. Electronic and
Facsimile (FAX) copies of the bid will not be accepted.
The lowest bid shall be determined on the amount of the base bid.
Mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at
9:30 a.m. at Eastside Elementary School located at 6742 E Avenue H, Lancaster, CA
93535. Bidders not attending the mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be
disqualified.
This Contract is not subject to prequalification pursuant to Public Contract Code section
20111.6.
Contract Time shall be forty-seven (47) calendar days, and liquidated damages for delay
shall accrue. See Agreement Between Owner and Contractor for more information.
Public works projects shall be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the
Department of Industrial Relations. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000), a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to submit a bid or to be
listed in a bid proposal subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 4104
unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section 1725.5 to perform
public work as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 ( 1720 et seq.) of the Labor
Code. For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), a contractor or
subcontractor shall not be qualified to enter into, or engage in the performance of, any
contract of public work (as defined by Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 ( 1720 et seq.) of
the Labor Code) unless currently registered and qualified under Labor Code section
1725.5 to perform public work.
Bids must be accompanied by a bidder's bond, cashier's check, or certified check for at
least ten percent (10%) of the amount of the base bid and made payable to the Owner.
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Pursuant to the Contract Documents, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a
Payment (Labor and Material) Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the
Contract Sum, and a Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent
(100%) of the Contract Sum, as set forth in the Contract Documents.
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 Owner and Contractor and General Conditions.
The Owner will not consider or accept any bids from contractors who are not licensed to
do business in the State of California, in accordance with the California Public Contract
Code, providing for the licensing of contractors. In accordance with Section 3300 of said
Code, the bidder shall have a Class "B, General Building" license and shall maintain that
license in good standing through Contract completion and all applicable warranty
periods. For all projects over Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), bidder shall state
the public works contractor registration number on the Designation of Subcontractors
form for each subcontractor performing more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the
bidder's total bid.
The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, in the manner provided by
law, has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and rate for legal
holidays and overtime work. The Contractor must pay for any labor therein described or
classified in an amount not less than the rates specified. Copies of the required rates are
on file at the Owner's business office and are available on request.
Advertise: 1st Publication Date Saturday, 5/16/2026
2nd Publication Date Saturday, 5/23/2026
By: Trixie Flores
Its: Assistant Superintendent, Business Services

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NSTRUCTIONS O IDDERS
Eastside Elementary School 2026 Summer Work
EASTSIDE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
SECURING DOCUMENTS:
Drawings and Specifications are available electronically from the Owner at:
https://www.eastsideusd.org Departments Business Services
Support Services Purchasing and Warehousing
PREQUALIFICATION:
This Contract is not subject to prequalification.
RETENTION:
The Owner will withhold retention of 5% from all progress payments.
REGISTRATION:
For all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), the Owner shall not accept
any bid or enter into any contract without proof of the bidder's current registration to perform
public work under Labor Code section 1725.5.
For all projects over Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), the bidder shall not accept any
subcontractor bid or enter into any subcontract without proof of the subcontractor's current
registration to perform public work under Labor Code section 1725.5.
PRE-BID CONFERENCES OR SITE VISITS:
For the purpose of acquainting prospective bidders with the project site, a mandatory job
walk will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. at Eastside Elementary School
located at 6742 E Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93535. Meet at the front entrance.
BIDS:
Bids to receive consideration shall be made in accordance with the following instructions:
1. Bids shall be made on a form therefor, obtained from the Architect or Owner. Bids
not made on the proper form shall be disregarded. Numbers must be stated in words
and figures, and the signatures of all individuals must be in longhand.
2. No bid will be considered which makes exceptions, changes, or in any manner makes
reservations to the terms of the drawings or specifications. If prequalification is
required for this Contract, no bid will be accepted from a contractor that has not been
prequalified.
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3. Questions regarding documents, discrepancies, omissions, or doubt as to meanings
shall be referred immediately to the Construction Manager, (alisha.fonder@fonder-
salari.com; amin.salari@fonder-salari.com) who will send written instructions
clarifying such questions to each bidder. Oral responses will not be binding on the
Owner or Architect or any Construction Manager.
4. Each bid must give the full business address of the bidder and be signed by bidder
with bidder's usual signature. Bids by partnerships must furnish the full name of all
partners and must be signed in the partnership name by a general partner with
authority to bind the partnership in such matters, followed by the signature and
designation of the person signing. The name of the person signing shall also be typed
or printed below the signature. Bids by corporations must be signed with the legal
name of the corporation, followed by the name of the state of incorporation and by the
signature and designation of the chairman of the board, president or any vice
president, and then followed by a second signature by the secretary, assistant
secretary, the chief financial officer or assistant treasurer. All persons signing must be
authorized to bind the corporation in the matter. The name of each person signing
shall also be typed or printed below the signature. Satisfactory evidence of the
authority of the officer signing on behalf of a corporation shall be furnished.
5. Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 4100 to 4114, inclusive, of the Public Contract
Code of the State of California, which are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof
and these Instructions to Bidders, every bidder shall set forth in its bid (using the
Owner's form for Designation of Subcontractors:
A. The name and location of the place of business, the California contractor
license number, and for all projects over Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000), the public works contractor registration number, of each
subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render service to the bidder in
or about the construction of the work or improvement, or a subcontractor
licensed by the State of California who, under subcontract to the bidder,
specially fabricates and installs a portion of the Work or improvement
according to detailed drawings contained in the plans and specifications, in an
amount in excess of one-half (12) of one percent (1%) of the bidder's total bid.
An inadvertent error in listing a California contractor's license number shall
not be grounds for filing a bid protest or for considering the bid nonresponsive
if the bidder submits the corrected contractor's license number to the Owner
within 24 hours after the bid opening, or any continuation thereof, so long as
the corrected contractor's license number corresponds to the submitted name
and location for that subcontractor.
B. The portion of the Work which will be done by each such subcontractor. If the
bidder fails to specify a subcontractor for any portion of the Work to be
performed under the Contract in excess of one-half (12) of one percent (1%) of
the bidder's total bid, the bidder agrees to perform that portion itself. The
successful bidder shall not, without the consent of the Owner:

1) Substitute any person as subcontractor in place of the subcontractor
designated in the original bid.
2) Permit any subcontract to be assigned or transferred or allow it to be
performed by anyone other than the original subcontractor listed in the
bid.
3) Sublet or subcontract any portion of the Work in excess of one-half (12)
of one percent (1%) of the total bid as to which the original bid did not
designate a subcontractor.
6. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, in the manner provided
by law, has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the rate for
legal holidays and overtime work. The Contractor must pay for any labor therein
described or classified in an amount not less than the rates specified. Copies of the
required rates are on file at the Owner's business office and are available to any
interested party on request.
7. All bids must be accompanied by a completed Non-Collusion Declaration and
Sufficient Funds Declaration (Labor Code 2810). All bids must be accompanied by
an executed Fingerprinting Notice and Acknowledgment; Iran Contracting Act
Certification, if required by law (see form); Workers' Compensation certification;
Contractor Questionnaire, if required (see paragraph 13; and DVBE Certification of
Participation and Good Faith Worksheet, if DVBE is required (see paragraph 10).
8. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bidder's bond, for
an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the base bid, made payable
to the order of the Owner. If a bidder's bond accompanies the bid, said bond shall be
secured by an Admitted Surety (an insurance organization authorized by the Insurance
Commissioner to transact business of insurance in the State of California during this
calendar year). The surety insurer must, unless otherwise agreed to by Owner in
writing, at the time of issuance of the bond, have a rating not lower than "A-" as rated
by A.M. Best Company, Inc. or other independent rating companies. Owner reserves
the right to approve or reject the surety insurer selected by Contractor and to require
Contractor to obtain a bond from a surety insurer satisfactory to the Owner. Said
check or bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the Contract
if awarded the Work, and in case of refusal or failure to enter into said Contract, the
check or bond, as the case may be, shall be payable to the Owner and retained as
liquidated damages.
9. Bids shall be sealed and filed as indicated in the Notice to Bidders. Irrespective of
how a bidder chooses to deliver the bid and other documents to the Owner, the bidder
is responsible for ensuring that the bid and other documents are actually received at
the location designated in the Contract Documents for receipt of the bid and other
documents prior to the time for the bid opening. Bids and other documents for any
reason not actually received at the designated location prior to the time for the bid
opening shall not be opened or considered.

10. THIS CONTRACT IS

IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE DVBE
REQUIREMENTS OF EDUCATION CODE SECTION 17076.11.
11. Contractor shall maintain its license in good standing through Completion of the Work
and all applicable warranty periods. Owner reserves the right to reject any bid as
nonresponsive if bidder or any subcontractor is not licensed in good standing from the
time the bid is submitted to Owner up to award of the Contract, whether or not the
bidder listed the subcontractor inadvertently, or if a listed subcontractor's license is
suspended or expires prior to award of the Contract. Owner also reserves the right the
reject any bid as nonresponsive if a listed subcontractor's license is not in good
standing to perform the work for which it is listed from the time of submission of the
bidder's bid to award of the Contract.
12. The Owner reserves the right to waive any irregularity and to reject any or all bids.
13. No Contractor Questionnaire is required to be submitted with a bid on this Contract.
14. To summarize, each bid for the Contract must include the following documents:
a. Bid form
b. Bid security
c. Designation of Subcontractors
d. Non-Collusion Declaration
e. Sufficient Funds Declaration
f. Fingerprinting Notice and Acknowledgement
g. Iran Contracting Act Certification, if required by law
h. Workers' Compensation Certification
i. Contractor Questionnaire, if required
j. DVBE Participation Certification, if required
k. DVBE Good Faith Worksheet, if required
WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS:
Bids may be withdrawn by bidders prior to the time fixed for the submittal of bids
or any authorized postponement thereof. A successful bidder shall not be relieved of
the bid unless by consent of the Owner or bidder's recourse to Public Contract Code 5100 et
seq.
Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for a period of sixty (60)
days after the date set for the opening thereof or any extension thereof. The owner reserves
the right to take more than sixty (60) days to make a decision regarding rejection of the bid or
award of the Contract.
OPENING OF BIDS:
Opening of bids shall be as soon after the hour set as will be possible; opening and declaration
to be as set forth in the Notice to Bidders. Any and all bidders will be permitted to attend.

EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SITE:
Before submitting a bid, bidders shall examine the drawings, read the specifications, the form
of Agreement between Contractor and Owner, and the other Contract Documents. Bidders
shall visit the site of the proposed Work, examine the building, or buildings, if any, and any
work that may have been done thereon. Bidders shall fully inform themselves of all
conditions, in, at, and about the site, the building or buildings, if any, and any work that may
have been done thereon.
Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 1104: 1) bidders shall not be required to assume
responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of architectural or engineering plans and
specifications, except on clearly designated design build projects; 2) however, bidders shall be
required to review architectural or engineering plans and specifications prior to submission of
their bids and to report any errors and omissions to the Architect or Owner; and 3) the review
shall be confined to the bidder's capacity as a bidder and not as a licensed design professional.
BID PROTESTS:
If any bid protest does not comply with the following procedures, Owner may reject the
protest. The protest shall be:
1. in writing;
2. filed and received at 44938 30th Street E, Lancaster, CA 93535 no more than 2 days after
Owner opens the bids;
3. Owner must receive the protest no later than 4:00 p.m. on the last day to file the protest;
and
4. set forth in detail all grounds for the protest, including all facts, supporting documentation,
legal authorities and arguments in support of the bid protest.
Owner shall review a bid protest that was not rejected for failing to comply with the above
procedures. Any final decision on a bid protest that was not rejected for failing to comply
with the above procedures shall be made by the Governing Board.
FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND CONTRACTOR:
The form of Agreement between Owner and Contractor which the successful bidder will be
required to execute, if awarded the Work, is a part of this Bid Package.
ADDENDA OR BULLETINS:
Any addenda or bulletins, issued during the time of bidding, shall form a part of the drawings
and specifications loaned to the bidder for the preparation of its bid, shall be covered in the