Bid No. 23/24-1668 Recycled Water Site Conversion Project at Six School Sites

Agency:	Fontana Unified School District
State:	California
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Posted:	Dec 20, 2023
Due:	Jan 12, 2024
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NOTICE INVITING BIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governing Board of the Fontana Unified School District, hereinafter

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

23/24-1668 RECYCLED WATER SITE CONVERSION PROJECT AT SIX SCHOOL SITES.

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 12th day of January 2024 at Fontana Unified School District, Purchasing Department,

9680 Citrus Avenue, Building #30, Fontana, CA 92335. Any bids received after 2:00 p.m., the date specified

or after any extensions due to material changes shall be returned unopened. Bids received electronically will

NOT be accepted.

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 January 12, 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 by 2:00 p.m. on January 12, 2024, to receive the link to the bid opening. Emails received

after 2:00 p.m. may not participate.

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

To order Bid Documents from ARC as a download or hardcopy/paper, visit: https://www.e-

arc.com/location/costa-mesa/ under Planrooms click on “Order from PlanWell”, click on the “Go” button under

Public Planroom, and search Fontana Unified School District in the dropdown list, or call ARC and request the

Planwell Department for orders. Downloads are available at no charge. Hardcopy/paper cost will be available

with project information. The costs for all project documents are nonrefundable. Any mailing costs are direct

with reprographic 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.

A MANDATORY JOB WALK will be conducted on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, promptly at 9:00 a.m.

Contractors and/or their representatives, are to meet at Henry J. Kaiser High School, in front of the

Administration Building, located at 11155 Almond Avenue, Fontana, CA 92337. Only those bidders who

attend the entire job walk will be eligible to bid this project. Late arrivals will not be permitted to participate;

there will be a sign-in sheet at the job walk.

All requests for information must be submitted, in writing, to Norma Reyes, Buyer, via email at

bidinquiries@fusd.net and received no later than 4:00 p.m. on January 4, 2024. Please direct all correspondence

with the subject line, “Bid No. 23/24-1668 Recycled Water Site Conversion Project”. 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. The successful bidder must possess a valid

and active A or C-27 Contractor’s License, at time of bidding and licenses must be valid through project

completion. The Contractor’s California State License numbers shall be clearly stated on the Bid Form.

Subcontractors shall be certified and licensed pursuant to California law for the trades necessary to perform the

work called for in the contract documents and license must be valid through project completion.

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 Sections 4100 et. seq.

In accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 22300, the DISTRICT will permit the substitution

of securities for any moneys 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 an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of bid 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 and insurance certificates. In the event of failure to enter into said contract or provide the

necessary documents, said security will be forfeited.

Bidders are advised that this contract is a public work for purposes of the California Labor Code, which requires

payment of prevailing wages. Wage rates can be obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial

Relations at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/dprewagedetermination.htm . All contractors bidding on a public

works project must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section

1725.5c

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 are available from the Director of the Department of Industrial

Relations. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 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.

Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be

listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department

of Industrial Relations. No bid will be accepted, nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s

and subcontractors’ current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. If

awarded a contract, the bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the

Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the project.

This project is subject to labor compliance monitoring and enforcement of prevailing wage requirements by the

Department of Industrial Relations. The successful bidder and any listed subcontractor(s) shall be required to

furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner, Division of Labor Standards

Enforcement.

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 amount, 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 substitutions pursuant to Public Contracts Code Section 3400 must be made on the form set forth

in the contract documents and included with the bid.

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: $250,000

Fontana Unified School District

Board of Education

Ad Dates: 12/22/23 & 12/29/23

Mandatory Job Walk: 1/2/24 – 9:00 a.m.

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