NOTICE TO BIDDERS / INVITATION TO BID
INVITING INFORMAL BIDS FOR
REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE OR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES OVER $75,000 AND UP TO $220,000
AWARDED PURSUANT TO THE INFORMAL BIDDING PROCEDURES OF THE
CALIFORNIA UNIFORM PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING ACT (“CUPCCAA”)
Notice is hereby given that the Governing Board of the Hayward Unified School District (“District”) is inviting
sealed bids to construct the following project:
26.6 Rebid Warehouse Walk-in “Freezer B” Mechanical Retrofit (“Project” or “Contract”).
The Project consists of replacing the aging R-404A Refrigerant system, with a modern energy-efficient refrigeration
system using the most current refrigerant that will not be phased out.
Contractors must submit sealed bids on or before 10:00 a.m. April 15, 2026, at the Hayward Unified School District
- Purchasing Department, located at 24411 Amador St. Hayward, California 94544 at or after which time the District
will open the bids and publicly read them aloud. Any claim by a Bidder of error in its bid must be made in
compliance with Public Contract Code § 5100, et seq. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be
non-responsive and returned to the Bidder. The District is not responsible for Bids that are received after the
deadline noted above.
Contractor shall possess at the time of its bid, the following classification(s) of Contractor's California State license:
CSLB C-38 Refrigeration Contractor.
A mandatory bidders’ conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. April 7, 2026, at Hayward Unified School District
Warehouse 24400 Amador St. Hayward, California 94544, for the purpose of acquainting all prospective
contractors with the bid documents and the work site.
Contract Documents are available on the District's website at:
https://www.husd.us/departments/purchasing/active-bids-proposals/informal-projects
Each bid shall be made on the Bid Form prepared by the District in the Contract Documents and must conform and
be fully responsive to all documents comprising the Contract Documents.
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 and the locality in
which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to Labor Code § 1770 et seq.
Prevailing wage rates are on file with the District and are available to any interested party on request or at
www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/statistics_and_databases.html. Bidders and Bidders’ subcontractors shall comply with the
registration and qualification requirements pursuant to Labor Code §§ 1725.5 & 1771.1.
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 Public Contract Code § 22300.
Bonds. A bid bond 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 District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, shall
accompany the Bid Form, as a guarantee that the Contractor will, within seven (7) calendar days after the Notice to
Proceed or other direction, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the Services as stipulated
in the bid. In addition, a one hundred percent (100%) Performance Bond and a one hundred percent (100%)
Payment Bond will be required of the successful bidder.
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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.
All bidders’ questions must be submitted in writing via email to Purchasing Manager @ vcoronado@husd.k12.ca.us
no later than 10:00 a.m. on April 9, 2026.
The Project is anticipated to commence on May 1, 2026, with completion expected within thirty (30) calendar days
from the start date.
NTB Release Date: 3/30/26
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