26-07 Fiesta Gardens/Turnbull Fire Alarm Upgrade (CUPCCAA)

Location:	California
Posted:	May 4, 2026
Due:	May 12, 2026
Agency:	San Mateo-Foster City School District
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	63 - Alarm, Signal, and Detection Systems J - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Publication URL:	To access bid details, please log in.

Attachment Preview

DOCUMENT 00 11 16

INVITATION TO BID

1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the San Mateo-Foster City

School District (“District” or “Owner”) will receive sealed bids for the following project, Bid

No. 26-07

FIESTA GARDENS/TURNBULL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER – PROJECT #26-07

FIRE ALARM UPGRADE PROJECT

2. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to be pre-register on the District's CUPCCA List. Pre-qualification

for all bidding Contractors is to be through Quality Bidders at www.qualitybidders.com In addition, the

Project has electrical components that will be performed by contractors performing under the following

license classification , C-10 then each of those contractors that intend to bid as a first-tier subcontractor to a

contractor (prime contractor) are required to have been prequalified by the District, through Quality Bidders

at www.qualiltybidders.com Prior to the bid, a minimum of five days before bids are received the District

will issue by Bid Addendum all Contractors pre-qualified through Quality Bidders.

3. Sealed Bids will be received until May 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the San Mateo-Foster City School

District Office, located at 1170 Chess Dr., Foster City, CA, 94404 at or after which time the bids will be opened

and publicly read aloud. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance

with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall

be non-responsive and returned to the bidder.

4. The Project generally consists of: Separation of the existing fire alarm system

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 possess one or more of 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 San Mateo-Foster City School

District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price. This bid security shall be a

SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

INVITATION TO BID

DOCUMENT 00 11 16- 1

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 section 22300 of the Public

Contract Code.

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 a n d the locality in which the work is to be performed within the

boundaries of the District, pursuant to sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing

wage rates are available on the Internet at: <http://www.dir.ca.gov>. Bidders and Bidders’

subcontractors shall comply with the registration and qualification requirements pursuant to sections

1725.5 and 1771.1 of the California Labor Code.

11. Two Pre-Bid Conferences and Site Walks will be held at the site, Fiesta Gardens International, located

at 715A Indian Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401 (meet in the Fiesta Gardens parking lot ). One on April 30,

2026, at 1:30 p.m. and the second one on May 4, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., both Pre-Bid Conferences & Site

Walks will be at the site. I t i s m a n d a t o r y t h a t t h e C o n t r a c t o r a t t e n d o n e

o r t h e o t h e r P r e - B i d C o n f e r e n c e a n d S i t e W a l k . All participants are

required to sign in. The Pre-Bid and Site Walk is expected to take approximately 1 hour. Failure to sign

in and attend or tardiness will render bid ineligible.

12. Contract Documents will be available for review at ARC Northen California for a Non refundable fee

for Hard Copies, and Free Soft Copies :

ARC – San Carlos

829 Cherry Lane

San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: Scott Braley

Tel: (650) 631-2310 Email:

sancarlos@e-arc.com

SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

INVITATION TO BID

DOCUMENT 00 11 16- 2

The bidder is responsible for all printing, shipping and handling fees for hard copies of the drawings.

The District will pay for viewing and/or downloading the electronic/soft copy version of the drawings.

13. The District’s Board has found and determined that the following item(s) shall be used on this Project

based on the purpose(s) indicated. (Public Contract Code section 3400(c).) A particular material,

product, thing, or service is designated by specific brand or trade name for the following purpose(s):

Add Single Source Items:

• Fire Alarm (Notifier)

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 ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening.

15. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder

based on: TOTAL Base Bid amount only

16. Bid Period questions about this project are to be submitted in writing to the engineer: John

Cacka jcacka@amceinc.com and Jun Ma jma@amceinc.com and Jaime Juarez

jjuarez@amceinc.com and cc: rprice@smfcsd.net & mronzani@smfcsd.net

END OF

DOCUMENT

SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

INVITATION TO BID

DOCUMENT 00 11 16- 3

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Document	Description	Date Posted
Bid Ad	Invite to BidÂ	04/24/26

26-07 Fiesta Gardens/Turnbull Fire Alarm Upgrade (CUPCCAA)

Attachment Preview

See also