SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose CA 95131-2304
NOTICE TO BIDDERS INVITING FORMAL BIDS
B 04_24_25 – WALDEN WEST TANK AND PUMP WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
• Notice: Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the Santa Clara County Office of Education
(hereinafter referred to as SCCOE), is requesting bids from interested contractors for
No offer of intent should be construed from this legal notice that the SCCOE intends to enter a contract with the
interested company for the
• The SCCOE will conduct a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at
10:00am at 15555 Sanborn Road, Saratoga CA 95070. All participants are required to sign in and the site visit is
expected to take approximately 1.5 hours. Failure to attend or tardiness will render bid ineligible.
Please RSVP to:
Ted Pierce
Manager, Facilities & Construction
tpierce@sccoe.org
(408) 453-6684
Jas Sohal
Manager, Purchasing
Warehouse Services
jsohal@sccoe.org
(408) 453-6858
Josephine Dy-Liacco
Supervisor, Purchasing Services
jdy-liacco@sccoe.org
(408) 453-6854
• Required Contractor License: The class(s) of California contractor’s license(s) required to bid on and perform
the contract for this project is Contractor’s License: B – GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR
• Submittal: Written bids must be sealed and filed with the SCCOE at 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose CA
95131 no later than 3:00pm on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at which time the SCCOE will publicly open and
read all bids. Sealed bids must be addressed to Jas Sohal and/or Josephine Dy-Liacco. Any bid received after the
bid deadline shall be returned to the bidder unopened. All bids will be available for public review after the bid
tabulations are completed and recommendation for contract award is submitted. It shall be the full responsibility
of all bidders to ensure that bids are delivered to the above office by the time and date stated. Facsimile (FAX) or
electronica copies of the proposal will not be accepted. The SCCOE will not be responsible for late deliveries by
U.S. mail or any other means.
• Required Bid Security: Each bid must be submitted with security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of
the maximum bid amount as guarantee that the bidder will enter the proposed contract, if awarded to the bidder,
and will provide the performance and payment bonds, insurance certificates and other documents described in
the Contract Documents. Such security must be in one of the following forms: (1) a cashier’s check made payable
to the SCCOE; (2) a certified check made payable to the SCCOE; or (3) a bond made payable to the SCCOE in the
form set forth in the Contract Documents. Any bond must have been issued by a California-admitted surety as
defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120.
• Withdrawal: Companies may not withdraw proposals for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for
opening of proposals.
• Questions: Interested firms will direct questions in writing, no later than 3:00pm on Tuesday, November 12,
2024, to Jas Sohal at jsohal@sccoe.org and Josephine Dy-Liacco at jdy-liacco@sccoe.org and an addendum will be
sent out on Monday, November 18, 2024. A copy of the bid B 04_24_25 and supporting documents will be
available online at http://www.sccoe.org/depts/bizserv/purchasing/Pages/Bids-Posting-System.aspx on
Wednesday, October 30, 2024.
County Superintendent of Schools
Santa Clara County Office of Education
By: Jas Sohal
Manager, Purchasing and Warehouse Services
1st Advertisement: October 29, 2024
2nd Advertisement: November 5, 2024