BID NO. 23/24-1671 KITCHEN REMODEL AT SOUTH TAMARIND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Agency:	Fontana Unified School District
State:	California
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	N - Installation of Equipment
Posted:	Feb 23, 2024
Due:	Mar 5, 2024
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NOTICE INVITING BIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fontana Unified School District, acting by and through its Governing Board,

hereinafter referred to as “District”, is calling for and will receive sealed bids for the award of a contract for: BID NO.

23/24-1671 KITCHEN REMODEL AT SOUTH TAMARIND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Place of Bid Receipt:

Fontana Unified School District, 9680 Citrus Avenue, Building No. 30, Fontana, California 92335.

All bids shall be made and presented only on the forms presented by the District Bids are due no later than 2:00

p.m. on the 27th day of February 2024 at Fontana Unified School District, Purchasing Department, 9680 Citrus

Avenue, Building #30, Fontana, CA 92335.

CONTRACTOR should consult the General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and General Requirements bid

requirements.

The Bid Opening will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. In order to provide adequate time for all perspective

bidders to log-in, bids will be opened publicly and read aloud promptly on February 27, 2024, at 2:30 p.m., via

Microsoft Teams. All bidders interested in attending the bid opening via Microsoft Teams must email

bidinquiries@fusd.net no later than 2:00 p.m. on February 27, 2024, to receive the link to the bid opening. Emails

received after 2:00 p.m. will not receive a link to participate in the bid opening.

Bid Documents are available online with ARC (American Reprographics Company), Phone: (714) 424-8525, Fax:

(714) 424-8526. To order Bid Documents from ARC as a download, CD or hardcopy/paper, visit www.e-

arc.com/location/costa-mesa under Quick Links/Public Planroom and search Fontana Unified School District, or call

ARC and request the Planwell Department for orders. Downloads are available at no charge. Hardcopy/paper or CD

costs will be available with project information. The costs for all project documents are nonrefundable. Any mailing

costs are direct with the reprographics company. Bidders shall be responsible for monitoring the website to obtain

information regarding any revisions for this solicitation. Failure to respond to required updates may result in

determination of a nonresponsive bid.

Prequalification of Bidders. As a condition of submitting a bid for this Project, and in accordance with California

Public Contract Code section 20111.6, prospective bidders are required to be prequalified. Bids will not be accepted

if prospective bidder has not been prequalified where prequalification is required. The District uses and will

accept pre-qualification applications through PQ Bids only at https://pqbids.com/fontana/. Prequalification

documents must be submitted to PQ Bids by February 8, 2024, at 5:00 PM. The last day to be approved through PQ

Bids is February 20, 2024, at 5:00 PM. This pre-qualification is mandatory for all prospective bidders to be

considered; bidders that do not meet these deadlines will be deemed non-responsive. Once the bidder is final approved

through PQ Bids, they will be approved for one (1) year from the final approval date. It is and will be the bidders’ sole

responsibility to stay updated and approved in the PQ Bids system. The District has no responsibility to contact

contractors to apply, renew or update information in the PQ Bids system. Any questions or technical support inquiries

in submitting the required documents may be directed to PQ BIDS at info@pqbids.com or by calling 888-218-4173.

(NOTE: Use the questionnaire type: AB2031-Projects, Agency Name: Fontana Unified to pre-qualify on the PQ Bids

website). The approved list of prequalified contractors will be posted on the ARC website at www.e-

arc.com/location/costa-mesa under the documents uploaded for Bid No. 23/24-1671.

If this Project includes work that will be performed by mechanical, electrical or plumbing (“MEP”) subcontractors

(contractors that hold C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 or C-46 licenses), such MEP

subcontractors must also be prequalified. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that all MEP subcontractors

holding any of the licenses listed above are properly prequalified before submitting a bid.

A MANDATORY Job Walk will be conducted on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, promptly at 1:30 p.m. Bidders,

or their representatives, are to meet at South Tamarind Elementary School, located at 8561 Tamarind Avenue,

Fontana, CA, 92335. BIDDERS MUST CHECK IN AT THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE. Only those

bidders who attend the entire Job Walk will be eligible to bid on this project. Late arrivals will not be permitted to

participate; there will be a sign-in sheet at the Job Walk.

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All requests for information must be submitted, in writing, via email to bidinquiries@fusd.net and received no later

than 4:00 p.m. on February 12, 2024. Please direct all correspondence with the subject line, “Bid 23/24-1671 Kitchen

Remodel-South Tamarind”. No other questions or requests for information will be accepted after this date and time.

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code and be licensed

to perform the work called for in the contract documents. Bidders must possess a valid and active B License and

have a C-10 subcontractor listed.

Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to California law for the trades necessary to perform the Work called for in

the Contract Documents.

Each bid must strictly conform with and be responsive to the Contract Documents as defined in the General

Conditions.

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.

Each bidder shall submit with its bid — on the form furnished with the Contract Documents — a list of the designated

subcontractors on this Project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California Public

Contract Code section 4100 et seq.

In accordance with California Public Contract Code section 22300, the District will permit the substitution of securities

for any money withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract. At the request and expense of the

Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the District, or with a state or federally

chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion

of the Contract, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor.

Each bidder’s bid must be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (1) cash; (2) a cashier’s

check made payable to the District; (3) a certified check made payable to the District; or (4) a bidder’s bond executed

by a California admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120, made payable to the District

in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. Such bidder’s security must be in the amount of 10% of the total

contract price, as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposed contract, if the same is awarded to such

bidder, and will provide the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates and any other required

documents. In the event of failure to enter into said Contract or provide the necessary documents, said security will

be forfeited.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the requirements set forth in Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of

the Labor Code. The District has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations the general

prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in

which this work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to execute the Contract.

These per diem rates, including holiday and overtime work, as well as employer payments for health and welfare,

pension, vacation, and similar purposes, can be obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations

at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/dprewagedetermination.htm. Pursuant to California Labor Code section 1720 et seq.,

it shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under such

Contractor, to pay not less than the said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the

Contract. Contractor and all subcontractors must also comply with the Davis-Bacon and related acts - see

Supplementary Conditions.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements

of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined

in the Labor Code, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section

1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section

7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided

the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall furnish certified payroll records as required pursuant Labor Code section

1776 directly to the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Labor Code section 1771.4 on at least a monthly basis

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(or more frequently if required by the District or the Labor Commissioner) and in a format prescribed by the Labor

Commissioner. Monitoring and enforcement of the prevailing wage laws and related requirements will be performed

by the Labor Commissioner/ Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).

This project will possibly use federal funding. Contractor and all subcontractors must comply with all applicable

federal requirements, including, but not limited to, Davis-Bacon and related acts.

No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids.

Separate payment and performance bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total contract price, are required,

and shall be provided to the District prior to execution of the Contract and shall be in the form set forth in the Contract

Documents.

All bonds (Bid, Performance, and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as defined in California

Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120.

Any request for substitution pursuant to Public Contract Code section 3400 must be made at the time of Bid on the

Substitution Request Form set forth in the Contract Documents and included with the bid. Pursuant to Public Contract

Code section 3400(c)(2).

No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to bidders on the District premises at any time.

It is each bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure its bid is timely delivered and received at the location designated as

specified above. Any bid received at the designated location after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids shall

be returned to the bidder unopened.

Engineer’s Estimate: $900,000.00

Fontana Unified School District

Board of Education

Ad Dates: 1/30/24 and 2/6/24

Mandatory Job Walk: 2/7/24 - 1:30 p.m.

Pre-Qualification Deadline: 2/8/24 – 5:00 p.m.

RFI/Question Deadline: 2/12/24 – 4:00 p.m.

Bid Opening: 2/27/24 – 2:00 p.m.

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