FB 25/26-003 Calfire Green Schoolyards Project

LA MESA-SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Purchasing Department
4750 Date Avenue
La Mesa CA 91942
BID NUMBER FB #25/26-003
CalFire Green Schoolyards Project
Bid Submittal / Opening Date: May 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
Business Services Department
4750 Date Avenue
La Mesa CA 91942
Bid Calendar and Schedule:
Event Date
Advertisement Dates Friday, 4/17/26 and 4/24/26
Questions from Bidders Due (in writing) Thursday, 4/30/26 by 3:00 PM
Monday, 4/27/26 Schedule: 7am -
Northmont, 8am - Murray Manor, 9am - La
Mandatory Job Walk (addresses listed in
Mesa Dale, 10am - LMAAC, 11am -
Scope pg. 13)
Murdock, 12pm - SVA, 1pm - STEAM, 2pm
- Rancho
Bid Addendum Posted on District website Wednesday, 5/06/26 by 6:00 PM
Bid Opening Wednesday, 5/13/26 at 2:00 PM
Recommendation for Award Wednesday, 5/13/26
Bid Protest Window 05/14/26 - 05/20/26 at 4:00 PM
Board Meeting / Award of Contract Tuesday, 6/09/26
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CONTENTS
Notice to Contractors Calling for Bids 3
Information for Bidders 5
Scope of Work 13
*Bid Form 18
*Certification of DIR Registration 22
*Bid Bond (Return with Bid) 23
*Designation of Subcontractors 24
*Non-collusion Declaration 26
* Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleet Certification 27
*Workers' Compensation Certificate 29
*Drug-Free Workplace Certification 30
*Tobacco-Free Certification 31
*Drug and Alcohol-Free Schools Certification 32
*Hazardous Materials Certification 33
*Lead-Based Materials Certification 34
Agreement 38
Performance Bond 40
Payment Bond 42
Criminal Background /Fingerprinting Certification 44
General Conditions 48
Special Conditions 123
Attachments- Site Drawings/Plans attachment
*To be responsive to this bid, these forms need to be completed and turned in with bid.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, of San Diego County,
California, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the District, will
receive up to, but not later than 2:00 o'clock PM of the 13th day of May, 2026 sealed
bids for the award of contract;
CalFire Green Schoolyards Project
FB #25/26-003
Bids shall be received in the office of the Business Services Department of the District at 4750
Date Avenue, La Mesa, California 91942, and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the
above-stated time and place.
Each bid must conform and be responsive to the contract documents, copies of which are now
available on the District website, at https://www.lmsvschools.org/purchasing-services/. Request
bid documents from Jessica Murguia, Director, Purchasing & Risk Management at
Jessica.Murguia@LMSVschools.org.
Interested bidders should direct questions to Jessica Murguia, Director, Purchasing & Risk
Management, at Jessica.Murguia@LMSVschools.org. Any addendums and answers to questions
will be posted on the District website on the date specified under Schedule in the Special
Conditions section of the bid documents.
Bids must be submitted on the Bid form provided by the District and included in the bid documents.
Each bid must strictly conform with and be responsive to this Notice Calling for Bids, the
Information for Bidders, and other Contract Documents. 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.
Except as provided in Public Contract Code Section 5100 et seq. no bidder may withdraw a bid
for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the opening of the bids.
In contracts involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000.00, the successful bidder shall file a
payment bond issued by an admitted Surety approved to conduct business in the State of
California approved by the District in the form set forth in the contract documents.*
Senate Bill (SB) 854 Requirements: No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid
proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations
(DIR) pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for
bid proposed only under Labor Code section 1771.1 (a)]. No contractor or subcontractor may be
awarded a contract for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial
Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring
and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Prime contractors must add the DIR
Registration Number for each of their listed subcontractors to the Designation of Subcontractors
list AND submit a certification of registration for their own firm and those of their listed
subcontractors upon request by the District. Failure of the bidding prime contractor to list their
subcontractors DIR registration Number on the Designation of Subcontractors list at the time of
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bid will result in rejection of their bid as non-responsive.
Refer to the following DIR Website for further information:
www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html
The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the GENERAL PREVAILING RATE OF PER
DIEM WAGES in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker
needed to execute the contract which will be awarded to the successful bidder, copies of which
are available to any interested party on request by contacting the Director of Industrial Relations,
telephone number (415) 703-4774 or at www.dir.ca.gov.
It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any
subcontractor under him, to pay not less than the said specified rates to all workers employed by
them in the execution of the contract.
The class of California contractor's license(s) required in order to bid on and perform the contract
for this Project is: B, C-27 or C-49.
The District may have made a finding that certain brand or trade names are necessary in order to
maintain conformity among its campuses, compatibility with existing systems and to streamline
maintenance and parts storage. Work will be performed from June 10, 2026 to February 27th,
2027.
The successful bidder may be required to provide a performance bond and will be required to
provide a separate payment bond, in the amount equal to 100% of the total contract amount. The
forms of the bonds are set forth in the Contract Documents and all bonds must be issued by a
California-admitted surety as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120.
Jessica Murguia
Director, Purchasing & Risk Management
La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
District of San Diego County, California
END OF DOCUMENT
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DOCUMENT 00100
INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS
1. Preparation of Bid Form
The District invites bids on the attached form to be submitted at such time and place as is stated
in the Notice to Contractors Calling for Bids. All blanks in the bid form must be appropriately filled
in, and all prices must be stated in both words and figures. If a different price is stated in words
than is stated in figures, the price stated in words shall be the price bid. All bids must be submitted
in sealed envelopes bearing on the outside the name of the bidder, his address, and the name of
the project for which the bid is submitted. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to see that his
bid is received in proper time. All bids received after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids
will be returned to the bidder unopened.
2. Bid Security
The bid security shall be valued at $100,000 dollars and shall be given as a guarantee that the
bidder shall execute the contract if awarded to him in conformity with the contract documents.
Each bid must be submitted with the bid security required in document 00410 Bid Bond. Such
security must be in one of the following forms: (1) A bidder's bond executed by an admitted surety
insurer, made payable to the District. Any bond must have been issued by a California-admitted
surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120.
The bidder's security of the second and third lowest responsible bidders may be withheld until the
contract has been finally executed. The cash, cashier's checks, and certified checks submitted
by all other unsuccessful bidders shall be returned to them within 10 days after the contract is
awarded, and their bidders' bonds shall be of no further effect as defined in Public Contract Code
10784.
3. Faxed and Electronic Mail Bids
All bids must be under sealed cover. District will not accept any bids or bid modifications submitted
by facsimile or electronic mail transmission.
4. Signature
The bid must be signed in the name of the bidder and must bear the signature in longhand of the
person or persons duly authorized to sign the bid.
5. Modifications
Changes in or additions to the bid form, recapitulations of the work bid upon, alternative proposals,
or any other modification of the bid form which is not specifically called for in the contract
documents may result in the District's rejection of the bid as not being responsive to the invitation
to bid. No oral or telephonic modification of any bid submitted will be considered and a telegraphic
modification may be considered only if the postmark evidences that a confirmation of the telegram
duly signed by the bidder was placed in the mail prior to the opening of bids.
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6. Erasures/Mutilation of Bid Documents
The bid submitted must not contain any erasures, interlineations, or other corrections unless each
such correction is suitably authenticated by affixing in the margin immediately opposite the
correction the surname or surnames of the person or persons signing the bid.
Contractors should not deface or mutilate the bid documents to the extent that they may not be
usable for construction purposes.
7. Examination of Site and Contract Documents
Each bidder shall visit the site of the proposed work and fully acquaint himself with the conditions
relating to the construction and labor so that he may fully understand the facilities, difficulties, and
restrictions attending the execution of the work under the contract. Bidders shall thoroughly
examine and be familiar with the drawings and specifications. The failure or omission of any
bidder to receive or examine any contract documents, form, instrument, addendum, or other
document or to visit the site and acquaint himself with conditions there existing shall in no way
relieve any bidder from obligations with respect to his bid or to the contract. The bidder is
responsible to obtain any geotechnical and/or soils report pertaining to the site of the work.
Although any such report does not operate as a warranty or guarantee of site conditions, the
submission of a bid shall be taken as prima facie evidence of compliance with all terms of this
section.
7.1 Each bidder, by making their bid, represents that they have read and understands the Contract
and Bid Documents and any and all related reports and information. After executing the
Agreement, no consideration will be given to any claim of misunderstanding of the documents.
7.2 Each bidder, by making their bid, represents that they have visited the site, inspected the work
conditions, and familiarized themself with the local conditions under which the work is to be
performed, including subsurface conditions. Such inspection shall specifically consider
requirements for accessing the site and determining the work can be completed as required by,
and as shown in, the Contract Documents.
7.3 With District's approval, including provision of insurance as required, and after scheduling
access with the District, each bidder may conduct additional site investigations at the bidder's sole
cost.
7.4 To participate in bidding, it is mandatory that each bidder participate in the mandatory job
walk, as outlined in the bid calendar and schedule, as outlined on the front page of this document.
8. Withdrawal of Bids
Any bidder may withdraw his bid either personally, by written request, or by telegraphic request
confirmed in the manner specified above at any time prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt
of bids.
9. Agreements and Bonds
The Agreement form which the successful bidder, as Contractor, will be required to execute, and
the forms and amounts of surety bonds which he will be required to furnish at the time of execution
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of the Agreement, are included in the contract documents and shall be carefully examined by the
bidder. The required number of executed copies of the Agreement, the Performance Bond, and
the Payment Bond for Public Works is as specified in the Special Conditions.
The Performance Bond, if required, must be executed by an admitted Surety approved to conduct
business in the State of California which meets the highest standards the District is legally
permitted to establish and which it has established.
The Payment Bond must be in the amount of 100 percent of the total amount payable. The
Payment Bond must be executed by an admitted Surety approved to conduct business in the
State of California which meets the highest standards the District is legally permitted to establish.
Bonds shall be in the form set forth in the contract documents.
10. Interpretation of Plans and Documents
If any person contemplating submitting a bid for the proposed contract is in doubt as to the true
meaning of any part of the drawings, specifications, or other contract documents, or other
information pertaining to the site (including any available soils or geotechnical report) or finds
discrepancies in, or omissions from the drawings and specifications, he is hereby required in
accordance with Public Contract Code section 1104 to submit to the Architect, if applicable, or
District, a written request for an interpretation or correction thereof. The person submitting the
request will be responsible for its prompt delivery. Any interpretation or correction of the contract
documents or other available information will be made available on the District's website. At the
option of the District, all addendums may be mailed, delivered, faxed, made available for pick-up
or sent via electronic mail. No oral interpretation of any provision in the contract documents will
be made to any bidder. Numbers spelled out in words will take precedence over numerals /
figures.
11. Bidders Interested in More Than One Bid and Bidders Not Qualified to Bid
No person, firm, or corporation shall be allowed to make, or file, or be interested in more than one
bid for the same work unless alternate bids are specifically called for. A person, firm, or
corporation that has submitted a sub-proposal to a bidder, or that has quoted prices of materials
to a bidder, is not thereby disqualified from submitting a sub-proposal or quoting prices to other
bidders or making a prime proposal. No person, firm, or corporation shall be allowed to bid who
has participated in the preparation of contract specifications; a bid by such a person, firm or
corporation shall be determined to be unresponsive.
12. Award of Contract
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. The award of the contract, if made by the District, will be to the
lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
13. Additive and Deductive Items: Method of Determining Lowest Bid
Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20103.8, should this bid solicitation include additive
and/or deductive items, the checked [X] method shall be used to determine the lowest bid:
_X__ (a)The lowest bid shall be the lowest bid price on the base contract without
consideration of the prices on the additive or deductive items, awarded as one contract.
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____ (b)The lowest bid shall be the lowest total of the bid prices on the base contract and
those additive or deductive items taken in the numerical order set forth in the bid form, awarded
as one contract.
_____ (c) The lowest bid shall be determined in a manner that prevents any information that
would identify any of the bidders from being revealed to the public entity before the ranking of all
bidders from lowest to highest has been determined.
If no method is checked, sub-paragraph (a) shall be used to determine the lowest bid.
Notwithstanding the method used by the District to determine the lowest responsible bidder, the
District retains the right to add to or deduct from the contract any of the additive or deductive items
included in the bid solicitation.
14. Evidence of Responsibility
Upon the request of the District, a bidder whose bid is under consideration for the award of the
contract shall submit promptly to the District satisfactory evidence showing the bidder's financial
resources, his construction experience in the type of work being required by the District, and his
organization available for the performance of the contract and any other required evidence of the
bidder's qualifications to perform the proposed contract. The District may consider such evidence
before making its decision awarding the proposed contract. Failure to submit requested evidence
of a bidder's responsibility to perform the proposed contract may result in rejection of the bid.
15. Listing Subcontractors
Each bidder shall submit with his sealed bid a list of the proposed subcontractors on this project
as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (Public Contract Code section
4100 and following). Forms for this purpose are furnished with the contract documents.
16. Senate Bill (SB) 854 Requirements
No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project
(submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial
Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this
requirement for bid proposed only under Labor Code section 1771.1 (a)]. No contractor or
subcontractor may be awarded a contract for a public works project (awarded on or after April 1,
2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code
section 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the
Department of Industrial Relations. Prime contractors must add the DIR Registration Number for
each of their listed subcontractors to the Designation of Subcontractors list AND submit a
certification of registration for their own firm and those of their listed subcontractors upon request
by the District. Failure of the bidding prime contractor to list their subcontractors DIR Registration
Number on the Designation of Subcontractors list at the time of bid will result in rejection of their
bid as non-responsive.
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17. Workers' Compensation
In accordance with the provisions of section 3700 of the Labor Code, Contractor shall secure the
payment of compensation to his employees. Contractor shall sign and file with District the
following certificate prior to performing the work under this contract:
I am aware of the provisions of section 3700 of the Labor Code which require every employer to
be insured against liability for workers' compensation or to undertake self insurance in accordance
with the provisions of that code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the
performance of the work of this contract.
The form of such certificate is included as part of the contract documents.
18. Substitution of Security
Monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the contract may be released in
accordance with Public Contract Code section 22300 and the contract documents.
19. Contractor's License
If, at the time the bids are opened, the bidder is not licensed to perform the project in accordance
with division 3, chapter 9 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California (Section
7028.15) and the Notice to Contractors Calling for Bids, the bid will not be considered.
20. Storm Water Permit for Construction Activity
It shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder to file a Notice of Intent and procure a State
Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System General Permit for Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Stormwater Runoff
Associated with Construction Activity (Permit). The successful bidder shall be solely responsible
for preparing and implementing a StormWater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) prior to
initiating work. The successful bidder shall be responsible for procuring, implementing and
complying with the provisions of the Permit and the SWPPP, including the standard provisions,
monitoring and reporting requirements as required by Permit and as required by Article 69 of the
General Conditions It shall be the responsibility of all bidders to evaluate and include in the bid
the cost of procuring the Permit and preparing the SWPPP as well as complying with the SWPPP
and any necessary revisions to the SWPPP. The successful bidder shall also include in his bid
the cost of monitoring as required by the Permit.
Where applicable to the work of this contract, District shall make available to Contractor a copy
of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System General Permit for Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of
Stormwater Runoff Associated with Construction Activity (the "Permit"). Contractor shall obtain
the Permit from the District prior to bidding on this contract. District shall also provide the
Contractor with a copy of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) at least two weeks
prior to the opening of bids. Contractor shall be responsible for implementing and complying with
the provisions of the Permit and the SWPPP pursuant to Article 69 of the General Conditions
hereof, including requirements specified in other parts of the contract documents. It shall be the
Contractor's responsibility to evaluate and include in the bid the cost of compliance with the
SWPPP and the cost of monitoring as required by the Permit.
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21. Ethics in Bidding
The District expects the bidders to maintain high ethical standards in engaging in the competitive
bidding process. The bid amount of one bidder should not be divulged to another before the award
of the subcontract or order, nor should it be used by Contractor to secure a lower proposal from
another bidder on that project (bid shopping). Subcontractors or Suppliers should not request
information for the Contractor regarding any sub-bid in order to submit a lower proposal on that
project (bid peddling). District will consider any bidder found to be engaging in such practices to
be a non-responsible bidder and may reject its bid on that ground.
22. Substitutions and Special Brand Names
In accordance with Public Contract Code section 3400 "prior to or after the award of the contract",
the district must provide for "submission of data substantiating a request for a substitution of 'an
equal' item." Therefore, no later than thirty-five (35) days after award of the contract, if the bidder
is requesting substitution of "an equal" item or product or work, the make and grade of the item,
product or work which is to be substituted shall be provided to the District representative. The
documentation submitted must include any and all illustrations, specifications, and other relevant
data including catalogue information which describes the substituted item or product or work and
substantiates that it is an "or equal" to the specified item or product or work. In addition, the
submittal documentation must also include a statement of the cost implications of the substitution
being requested stating whether and why the substitution will reduce or increase the contract
price. The documentation submitted must also include information regarding the durability and life
cycle cost of the substituted item, product or work. Substantiating data shall include a signed
affidavit from the Contractor stating that the substituted item or product or work is equivalent to
the specified item or product or work in every way except as listed on the affidavit. Whenever
possible, the same substitution information is to be included in the sealed bid submittal package.
Failure to submit all the needed substantiating data, including the signed affidavit, may result in a
determination that the bid is nonresponsive. BIDDERS ARE SPECIFICALLY NOTIFIED THAT
THE SUBMISSION OF THIS DOCUMENTATION IN NO WAY OBLIGATES THE DISTRICT OR
IT'S REPRESENTATIVE TO REVIEW SUCH DOCUMENTATION PRIOR TO CONTRACT
AWARD. FURTHERMORE, IF A PROPOSED SUBSTITUTION IS REJECTED, BIDDER SHALL
BE RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE THE ITEM OR PRODUCT OR WORK AS ORIGINALLY
SPECIFIED AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE DISTRICT. DISTRICT HAS THE COMPLETE
AND SOLE DISCRETION TO DETERMINE IF AN ITEM OR ARTICLE IS AN EQUAL ITEM.
23. Fingerprinting
By law it is the District's responsibility to determine whether a contractor must provide fingerprint
certification. Pursuant to Education Code section 45125.2, the District considers the totality of the
circumstances in order to determine if fingerprinting of employees of a contractor working on a
school site is required. Factors to be considered include the length of time the contractor's
employees are on school grounds, whether students are in proximity with the location where the
contractor's employees are working, and whether the contractor's employees are working alone
or with others. A determination regarding whether fingerprint certification is required is
contained in the special conditions.
24. Labor Compliance Program.
This contract is /is not subject to a labor compliance program, as described in
subdivision (b) of Section 1771.5 of the Labor Code. If this contract is subject to the requirements
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