LA MESA-SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Purchasing Department
4750 Date Avenue
La Mesa CA 91942
BID NUMBER FB #25/26-002
Districtwide Plumbing Upgrades-Phase 2
Bid Submittal / Opening Date: May 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
Business Services Department
4750 Date Avenue
La Mesa CA 91942
Bid Calendar and Schedule:
Event
Advertisement Dates
Questions from Bidders Due (in writing)
Mandatory Job Walk (addresses listed in
Scope pg. 13)
Bid Addendum Posted on District website
Bid Opening
Recommendation for Award
Bid Protest Window
Board Meeting / Award of Contract
Date
Thursday, 4/16/26 and 4/23/26
Tuesday, 4/28/26 by 3:00 PM
Friday, 4/24/26 Schedule: 9 - Northmont,
9:45 - Parkway, 10:30 – Murray Manor,
11:15 - Maryland, 12 - Rolando, 1:00 –
STEAM
Tuesday, 5/05/26 by 6:00 PM
Tuesday, 5/12/26 at 3:00 PM
Tuesday, 5/12/26
05/13/26 – 05/19/26 at 4:00 PM
Tuesday, 6/09/26
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CONTENTS
Notice to Contractors Calling for Bids
Information for Bidders
Scope of Work
*Bid Form
*Certification of DIR Registration
*Bid Bond (Return with Bid)
*Designation of Subcontractors
*Non-collusion Declaration
* Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleet Certification
*Workers’ Compensation Certificate
*Drug-Free Workplace Certification
*Tobacco-Free Certification
*Drug and Alcohol-Free Schools Certification
*Hazardous Materials Certification
*Lead-Based Materials Certification
Agreement
Performance Bond
Payment Bond
Criminal Background /Fingerprinting Certification
General Conditions
Special Conditions
Attachments- Site Drawings
Attachments-Product Specifications
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*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 3:00 o'clock PM of the 12th day of May, 2026 sealed
bids for the award of contract;
Districtwide Plumbing Upgrades- Phase 2
FB #25/26-002
Bids shall be received in the office of the Business Services, 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: C-36.
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 January 4th,
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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