Bid No. 23/24-1656i District Food Service Office Modernization

Agency:	Fontana Unified School District
State:	California
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	S - Utilities and Training Services
Posted:	Nov 9, 2023
Due:	Nov 30, 2023
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NOTICE INVITING INFORMAL BIDS

FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Fontana Unified School District, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter

referred to as “District”, will receive prior to 2:00 p.m. on the 30th day of November, 2023 bids for the

following: BID NO. 23/24-1656i District Food Service Office Modernization.

All bids shall be made and presented only on the forms presented by the District. Bids shall be

received at office of the Director of Purchasing, 9680 Citrus Avenue, Building #30, Fontana, California

92335 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above state time and place. Any bids received

after the time specified above or after any extensions due to material changes shall be returned unopened.

The Contract Time is 120 of calendar days.

This Project is being let in accordance with the informal bid requirements of the California Uniform

Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (“CUPCCAA”) set forth in Public Contract Code section 22000

et seq. (specifically, the informal bidding procedures in Section 22032(b)). Bidders shall comply with any

requirements set forth in the CUPCCAA including all guidelines and requirements in the current California

Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Commission Cost Accounting Policies and Procedures

Manual.

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 at 2:30 p.m. on

November 30, 2023, via Microsoft Teams. All bidders interested in attending the bid opening via Microsoft

Teams must email Monique Farrugia at bidinquiries@fusd.net by 2:00 p.m. on November 29, 2023, to

receive the link to the bid opening. Emails received after 2:00 p.m. on November 29, 2023 will not be

accepted and bidder will not be permitted to participate in the bid opening.

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 Wednesday, November 15, 2023, promptly at

10:00 a.m. Contractors are to meet at Fontana Unified School District Food Services Portable

Building No. 23, located at 9680 Citrus Ave, Fontana CA 92335. Any Contractor bidding on the

Project who fails to attend the entire mandatory job walk will be deemed a non-responsive bidder and will

have its bid returned unopened. Late arrivals will not be allowed to participate; there will be a sign-in

sheet at the job walk.

All requests for information (RFI) must be submitted, in writing, to Monique Farrugia, Buyer, via

email at bidinquiries@fusd.net and received no later than 12:00 p.m. on November 17, 2023. Please

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direct all correspondence with the subject line, “Bid No. 23/24-1656i Office Modernization.” 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 Class B License at time of bid and license must be valid

through project completion. The Contractor’s California State License number shall be clearly stated on

the Bid Form. Contractor’s 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 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, 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.

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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 on a monthly basis (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).

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 Contract Code section 3400 must be made on the

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

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.

Project Estimate: $160,000.00

Fontana Unified School District

Board of Education

Trades Journals Notification: 11/9/23

Mandatory Job Walk: 11/15/23- 10:00 a.m.

Request for Information (RFIs) submittal due by: 11/17/23 - 12:00 p.m.

Bid Must be Delivered, No Later than: 11/30/23- 2:00 p.m.

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