Unit Price Access Control and Alarms, Bid No 11-25/26

BID NO. 11-25/26
UNIT PRICE CAMPUS AND STUDENT SAFETY ACCESS
CONTROL AND ALARMS DISTRICT WIDE
BID SUBMISSION DEADLINE: APRIL 28, 2026, 10:00 AM
LAKE ELSINORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
1401 EDUCATION WAY
LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92530

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PROJECT INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................... 1
NOTICE INVITING BIDS ........................................................................................................................... 2
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS ................................................................................................................. 6
CHECKLIST OF MANDATORY BID FORMS ....................................................................................... 14
BID FORM ................................................................................................................................................. 16
DESIGNATION OF SUBCONTRACTORS ............................................................................................. 21
DESIGNATION OF SUBCONTRACTORS FORM ................................................................................. 22
CONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATE REGARDING WORKERS' COMPENSATION FORM ................. 24
NON-COLLUSION DECLARATION ....................................................................................................... 25
BID GUARANTEE FORM ........................................................................................................................ 26
BID BOND FORM ..................................................................................................................................... 27
REQUEST FOR SUBSTITUTION AT TIME OF BID ............................................................................. 30
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF BIDDING PRACTICES REGARDING INDEMNITY FORM .................. 32
DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DVBE) PARTICIPATION STATEMENT .......... 33
CONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATE REGARDING DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE .................................. 34
CONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATE REGARDING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO-
FREE CAMPUS POLICY ............................................................................................................. 35
AGREEMENT FORM ................................................................................................................................ 37
PAYMENT BOND ..................................................................................................................................... 42
PERFORMANCE BOND ........................................................................................................................... 45
GUARANTEE ............................................................................................................................................ 49
ESCROW AGREEMENT FOR SECURITY DEPOSITS IN LIEU OF RETENTION ............................. 50
INSURANCE DOCUMENTS & ENDORSEMENTS ............................................................................... 53
DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DVBE) CONTRACTOR CLOSE-OUT
STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................ 55
CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION REGARDING BACKGROUND CHECKS .................................... 56
CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION REGARDING BACKGROUND CHECKS .................................... 57
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................. 58
1.1 BASIC DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................................... 58
1.2 EXECUTION, CORRELATION AND INTENT ............................................................ 63
1.3 OWNERSHIP AND USE OF ARCHITECT'S DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS
AND OTHER DOCUMENTS .......................................................................................... 67
ARTICLE 2 DISTRICT ........................................................................................................................ 68
2.1 INFORMATION AND SERVICES REQUIRED OF THE DISTRICT .......................... 68
2.2 DISTRICT'S RIGHT TO CARRY OUT THE WORK DUE TO PARTIAL
DEFAULT IN A SPECIFIC SEGREGATED AREA OF WORK (48 HOUR
NOTICE TO CURE AND CORRECT) ........................................................................... 71
ARTICLE 3 THE CONTRACTOR ....................................................................................................... 73
3.1 SUPERVISION AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES ............................................ 73
3.2 SUPERVISION ................................................................................................................ 74
3.3 LABOR AND MATERIALS ........................................................................................... 75
3.4 WARRANTY ................................................................................................................... 78
3.5 TAXES.............................................................................................................................. 79
3.6 PERMITS, FEES AND NOTICES ................................................................................... 79
3.7 SUBMITTALS REQUIRED AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PROJECT ......... 80
3.8 DOCUMENTS, SAMPLES, AND COMPUTER AT THE SITE .................................... 81
3.9 SUBMITTALS INCLUDING SHOP DRAWINGS, PRODUCT DATA, AND
SAMPLES ........................................................................................................................ 81
3.10 SUBSTITUTIONS ............................................................................................................ 87
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3.11 INTEGRATION OF WORK ............................................................................................ 89
3.12 CLEANING UP ................................................................................................................ 90
3.13 ACCESS TO WORK ........................................................................................................ 91
3.14 ROYALTIES AND PATENTS ........................................................................................ 92
3.15 INDEMNIFICATION ...................................................................................................... 92
3.16 SUBMISSION OF DAILY REPORTS ............................................................................ 92
3.17 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS AND ANNOTATED SPECIFICATIONS .............................. 93
3.18 EQUIPMENT MANUALS ............................................................................................... 94
3.19 DIR REGISTRATION ..................................................................................................... 94
ARTICLE 4 ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT AND CLAIMS ......................................... 96
4.1 ARCHITECT .................................................................................................................... 96
4.2 ARCHITECT'S ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT ........................................ 96
4.3 PROJECT INSPECTOR ................................................................................................... 98
4.4 STOP WORK ORDER ................................................................................................... 100
4.5 RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADDITIONAL CHARGES INCURRED BY THE
DISTRICT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ............................................................ 100
4.6 DISPUTES AND CLAIMS ............................................................................................ 101
ARTICLE 5 SUBCONTRACTORS ................................................................................................... 110
5.1 DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................ 110
ARTICLE 6 CONSTRUCTION BY DISTRICT OR BY SEPARATE CONTRACTORS ................ 112
6.1 DISTRICT'S RIGHT TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION AND TO AWARD
SEPARATE CONTRACTS............................................................................................ 112
6.2 CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP OF PROJECT SITE AND MATERIAL ................. 114
6.3 DISTRICT'S RIGHT TO CLEAN UP ........................................................................... 114
ARTICLE 7 CHANGES IN THE WORK .......................................................................................... 115
7.1 CHANGES...................................................................................................................... 115
7.2 CHANGE ORDERS ("CO") .......................................................................................... 116
7.3 CONSTRUCTION CHANGE DOCUMENT (CCD Category A, and CCD
Category B) and IMMEDIATE CHANGE DIRECTIVE (ICD) .................................... 116
7.4 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ("RFI") ................................................................... 117
7.5 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ("RFP") .......................................................................... 118
7.6 CHANGE ORDER REQUEST ("COR") ....................................................................... 119
7.7 COST OF CHANGE ORDERS ...................................................................................... 119
ARTICLE 8 TIME AND SCHEDULE ............................................................................................... 126
8.1 DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................ 126
8.2 HOURS OF WORK ........................................................................................................ 128
8.3 PROGRESS AND COMPLETION ................................................................................ 128
8.4 EXTENSIONS OF TIME - LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ............................................... 132
ARTICLE 9 PAYMENTS AND COMPLETION ............................................................................... 136
9.1 CONTRACT SUM ......................................................................................................... 136
9.2 COST BREAKDOWN ................................................................................................... 136
9.3 PROGRESS PAYMENTS .............................................................................................. 137
9.4 APPLICATIONS FOR PROGRESS PAYMENTS ........................................................ 139
9.5 STOP NOTICE CLAIMS AND WARRANTY OF TITLE ........................................... 141
9.6 DECISIONS TO WITHHOLD PAYMENT................................................................... 142
9.7 NONCONFORMING WORK ........................................................................................ 143
9.8 SUBCONTRACTOR PAYMENTS ............................................................................... 144
9.9 COMPLETION OF THE WORK ................................................................................... 144
9.10 PARTIAL OCCUPANCY OR USE ............................................................................... 149
9.11 COMPLETION AND FINAL PAYMENT .................................................................... 149
9.12 SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES .............................................................................. 152
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ARTICLE 10 PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY .................................................... 153
10.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROGRAMS ............................................................ 153
10.2 SAFETY OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY .................................................................. 155
10.3 EMERGENCIES ............................................................................................................ 157
10.4 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ........................................................................................ 158
ARTICLE 11 INSURANCE AND BONDS ..................................................................................... 159
11.1 CONTRACTOR'S LIABILITY INSURANCE ............................................................. 159
11.2 WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE............................................................ 161
11.3 BUILDER'S RISK/ "ALL RISK" INSURANCE .......................................................... 161
11.4 FIRE INSURANCE ........................................................................................................ 162
11.5 AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY ......................................................................................... 162
11.6 OTHER INSURANCE ................................................................................................... 162
11.7 PROOF OF INSURANCE .............................................................................................. 162
11.8 COMPLIANCE .............................................................................................................. 163
11.9 WAIVER OF SUBROGATION ..................................................................................... 163
11.10 PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS .............................................................. 163
ARTICLE 12 UNCOVERING AND CORRECTION OF WORK .................................................. 165
12.1 COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE 24 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS .................... 165
12.2 SPECIAL NOTICE OF AMERICAN'S WITH DISABILITIES ACT .......................... 165
12.3 UNCOVERING OF WORK ........................................................................................... 166
12.4 CORRECTION OF WORK ............................................................................................ 166
ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS .......................................................................... 168
13.1 GOVERNING LAW ....................................................................................................... 168
13.2 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS .................................................................................... 168
13.3 WRITTEN NOTICE ....................................................................................................... 168
13.4 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES ........................................................................................... 168
13.5 TESTS AND INSPECTIONS......................................................................................... 168
13.6 TRENCH EXCAVATION ............................................................................................. 169
13.7 WAGE RATES, TRAVEL, AND SUBSISTENCE ....................................................... 170
13.8 RECORDS OF WAGES PAID ...................................................................................... 172
13.9 APPRENTICES .............................................................................................................. 174
13.10 ASSIGNMENT OF ANTITRUST CLAIMS ................................................................. 175
13.11 STATE AND DISTRICT CONDUCTED AUDITS ...................................................... 176
13.12 STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION .......................................................... 177
ARTICLE 14 TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE CONTRACT ................................... 181
14.1 TERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTOR FOR CAUSE ........................................... 181
14.2 TERMINATION BY THE DISTRICT FOR CAUSE .................................................... 181
14.3 TERMINATION OF CONTRACT BY DISTRICT (CONTRACTOR NOT AT
FAULT) .......................................................................................................................... 182
14.4 REMEDIES OTHER THAN TERMINATION ............................................................. 183
ARTICLE 15 DEBARMENT ........................................................................................................... 185
15.1 DEBARMENT MEANS THERE HAS BEEN A FINDING THAT THE
CONTRACTOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE. ................................................................... 185
15.2 BOARD FINDING ......................................................................................................... 185
15.3 HEARING AND PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE ................................................... 185
EXHIBIT A: UNIT PRICES (2 pages)
EXHIBIT B: PURCHASED EQUIPMENT LIST (2 pages)
EXHIBIT C: INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS (1 page)
EXHIBIT D: HYPOTHETICAL PROJECTS (4 pages)
EXHIBIT E: CAMPUS IDF LOCATIONS (30 pages)
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PROJECT INFORMATION
LAKE ELSINORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Scope of Work: Install of Owner furnished, Contractor installed Verkada
access controls and alarms.
Project Location: District wide
License Classification: B (General Contractor), C7, C10, C28, C61, D16 and
D28 License
Verkada Diamond Partner certification for a minimum of
the previous (12) months.
Pre-Bid Conference: April 9, 2026 - 10:00 AM
Request for Information Deadline: April 16, 2026 - 10:00 AM
Prequalification of Bidders: Mandatory
Prequalification Deadline: April 21, 2026
Bid Submission Deadline: April 28, 2026 - 10 AM
Bid must be labeled as: Campus and Student Safety - Access Control and Alarms,
Bid No. 11-25/26
Bid Submission Location: LAKE ELSINORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
PURCHASING SERVICES
1401 EDUCATION WAY
LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92530
Bid Results: May 14, 2026 - on the District website.
Bid Results will also be emailed to bidders participating
Contract Duration: 730 days
Estimated Yearly Services: $12,000,000.00 with an Unforeseen Conditions
Allowance of $600,000.00
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NOTICE INVITING BIDS
LAKE ELSINORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lake Elsinore Unified School District, acting by and
through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as "DISTRICT", shall receive sealed bids prior to
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., for the award of a Contract for the following:
CAMPUS AND STUDENT SAFETY - ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARMS, BID NO. 11-25/26
Contractors interested in bidding can obtain appropriate Bid Documents from the District's
Purchasing Services Department located at: 1401 Education Way, Lake Elsinore, California, 92530
Or the District website - https://www.leusd.k12.ca.us/apps/pages/VendorAppContractorsandBids
All bids shall be made and presented only on the forms presented by the District. Bids shall be
received by Purchasing Services, located at 1401 Education Way, Lake Elsinore, California, 92530
and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above stated time and place. Any bids received after the
time specified above or after any extensions due to material changes shall be returned unopened.
Requests for clarification shall be emailed (no phone calls will be accepted) to only the following people:
TO: Brian Petersen - Project Manager, bpetersen@telacu.com
CC: Alejandro Camacho - Assistant Project Manager, acamacho@telacu.com
Requests for clarification shall be filed by Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Contract Time: One (2) Year Term, with the option to extend two (2) additional one (1) year terms,
upon mutual written agreement. Total Contract Duration not to exceed four (4) years.
As part of the bid submittal, the District is asking the bidders to submit a completed schedule of
unit prices for various items that may or may not be included in various individual projects initiated over
the course of the contract. The District will identify the lowest bidder by inserting each bidder's unit prices
into three (3) hypothetical projects created by the District. A description of the hypothetical projects will
be supplied to all who attend the public bid opening and to those who submit a written request for a copy
after the bid submittal deadline, but before bids are opened. At the bid opening, the District will read aloud
the names of the bidders who successfully submitted their bid by the submittal deadline. Once the
hypothetical calculations have been completed by District personnel, bid results will be electronically sent
to all bidders who submitted a bid, no later than 48-hours after submittal deadline. The bid results will also
be posted on the District website within 48-hours.
Prequalification of Bidders (MANDATORY)
As a condition of submitting a bid for this Project, and in accordance with California Public
Contract Code section 20111.6, prospective bidders are required to submit to the District a completed set
of prequalification documents on forms provided by the District. These documents will be the basis for
determining which bidders are qualified to bid on this Project.
Bids will not be accepted if a Contractor has not been prequalified where prequalification is
required. Prequalification documents are available from the Lake Elsinore Unified School District Website
at https://www.qualitybidders.com/. Prequalification documents must be submitted by April 21, 2026.
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If a Project includes work that will be performed by mechanical, electrical or plumbing
("MEP") subcontractors (contractors that hold C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42,
C-43 or C-46 licenses), such MEP subcontractors must also be prequalified. MEP subcontractors will
be required to submit to the District a completed set of prequalification documents available through the
Lake Elsinore Unified School District Website and at https://www.qualitybidders.com at least five business
days prior to the project start date. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that all MEP subcontractors
holding any of the licenses listed above are properly prequalified before performing any work. This
prequalification requirement applies even if the subcontractor will perform, or is designated to perform,
work that does not require one of the licenses listed above, but the subcontractor holds one of the licenses
listed above.
Contractors will be notified by email, telephone or fax of their prequalification rating within a
reasonable period of time after submission of their prequalification documents, but not less than five
business days prior to the bid opening date.
Miscellaneous Information
Bids shall be received in the place identified above, and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at
the above-stated time and place.
There will be a Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference (Job Walk) on April 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
starting at Elsinore High School Administration Building, 21800 Canyon Dr., Wildomar, CA 92595
and ending at Lakeland Village School Administration Building, 18730 Grand Ave., Lake Elsinore,
CA 92530. Any Contractor bidding on the Project who fails to attend the entire mandatory job walk will
be deemed a non-responsive bidder and will have its bid returned unopened.
Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code,
and be licensed to perform the work called for in the Contract Documents. The successful bidder must
possess a valid and active Class B, C7, C10, C28, C61, D16 and D28 License Must hold a Verkada
Diamond Partner certification for a minimum of the previous twelve (12) months, or demonstrate equivalent
experience and authorization to design, install, commission, and support a cloud-managed access control
platform that meets or exceeds the functional requirements set forth in this RFP, subject to District approval.
CONTRACTOR should consult the General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and General
Requirements regarding Milestones and Liquidated Damages.
Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to California law for the trades necessary to perform the
Work called for in the Contract Documents.
Each bid must strictly conform with and be responsive to the Contract Documents as defined in the
General Conditions.
The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities
in any bids or in the bidding.
Each bidder shall submit with its bid - on the form furnished with the Contract Documents - a
list of the designated subcontractors on this Project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair
Practices Act, California Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq.
In accordance with California Public Contract Code section 22300, the District will permit the
substitution of securities for any moneys withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract.
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At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited
with the District, or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay such
moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securities shall be returned to
the Contractor.
Each bidder's bid must be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder's security: (1)
cash; (2) a cashier's check made payable to the District; (3) a certified check made payable to the District;
or (4) a bidder's bond executed by a California admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure
section 995.120, made payable to the District in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. Such bidder's
security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of bid as a guarantee
that the bidder will enter into the proposed Contract, if the same is awarded to such bidder, and will provide
the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates and any other required documents. In
the event of failure to enter into said Contract or provide the necessary documents, said security will be
forfeited.
The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the requirements set forth in Division 2,
Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code. The District has obtained from the Director of the Department of
Industrial Relations the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday
and overtime work in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type
of worker needed to execute the Contract. These per diem rates, including holiday and overtime work, as
well as employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, and similar purposes, are on file at
the District, and are also available from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. Pursuant to
California Labor Code section 1720 et seq., it shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract
is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under such Contractor, to pay not less than the said specified rates
to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract.
A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to
the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract
for public work, as defined in the Labor Code, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public
work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered
contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by
Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform
public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.
All payroll records as detailed in Labor Code 1776 of the Contractor and all Subcontractors shall
be certified and furnished directly to the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Labor Code 1771.4(a)(3)
once every thirty (30) days while Work is being performed on the Project and within thirty (30) days after
the final day of Work performed on the Project (or more frequently if required by the District or the Labor
Commissioner). The Contractor and all Subcontractors shall submit their own payroll records to the Labor
Commissioner on the internet website of the Department of Industrial Relations and such payroll records
shall be in an electronic format prescribed by the Labor Commissioner. Monitoring and enforcement of
the prevailing wage laws and related requirements will be performed by the Labor Commissioner/
Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).
No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for the
opening of bids.
Separate payment and performance bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total Contract
amount, are required, and shall be provided to the District prior to execution of the Contract and shall be in
the form set forth in the Contract Documents.
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All bonds (Bid, Performance, and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as
defined in California Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120.
Where applicable, bidders must meet the requirements set forth in Public Contract Code section
10115 et seq., Military and Veterans Code section 999 et seq. and California Code of Regulations, Title 2,
Section 1896.60 et seq. regarding Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise ("DVBE") Programs. Forms are
included in this Bid Package.
Any request for substitutions pursuant to Public Contract Code section 3400 must be made at the
time of Bid on the Substitution Request Form set forth in the Contract Documents and included with the
bid.
No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to bidders on the District premises at any time.
It is each bidder's sole responsibility to ensure its bid is timely delivered and received at the location
designated as specified above. Any bid received at the designated location after the scheduled closing time
for receipt of bids shall be returned to the bidder unopened.
Advertised in Press Enterprise: 03/31/2026 and 04/07/2026
LAKE ELSINORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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