The Reporter- Vacaville, Section 00010 - NOTICE TO BIDDERS ARTICLE 1. GENERAL Section 1.01 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Vacaville Unified School District of Solano County, hereinafter referred to as "District," will receive sealed Proposals for: Browns Valley ES and Alamo ES Portable Repair Project Notice is hereby given that the Project is a public works project within the requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the California Labor Code, and that each Bidder and all Subcontractors are required to be registered pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 at the time of bidding. Failure of the Bidder to be registered at the time of bidding shall render the Bid non-responsive and unavailable for award. A Subcontractor who is unregistered will not be permitted to work on the Project. If any Subcontractor required to be listed in the Bid is unregistered, that Subcontractor will be required to be substituted with a registered Subcontractor at no additional cost to the District and/or the listing of an unregistered Subcontractor may render the bid nonresponsive in the District's sole discretion. Proposals are due: BID INFORMATION Location: Vacaville Unified School District,401 Nut Tree Road, Vacaville, CA 95687 Contact: Windy Buller, Capital Program Management (916) 553-4400 Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Time: No later than 2:00:00 PM At this time such proposals will be opened and publicly read. Contractor License Classification Required: Class B Section 1.02 Pre-bid conference will be held at: PRE-BID CONFERENCE INFORMATION Start Location: Browns Valley Elementary School, 333 Wrentham Dr., Vacaville Contact: Windy Buller, Capital Program Management, (916) 553-4400 Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Time: 1:00 PM Continuing Location: Alamo Elementary School, 500 S. Orchard Ave., Vacaville Attendance for duration of meeting is mandatory and each prime contract bidder (referred to as "Bidder" or "Bidders") shall be required to certify, as part of its Proposal Form, that it attended the entirety of the Pre-Bid conference. Failure to include the certification will render the bid nonresponsive. For all Pre-Bid visits (other than the Pre-bid conference), Bidder must make an appointment with the school prior to visiting the Site. Section 1.03 Overall coordination of the Project will be the responsibility of the District Representative. All inquiries regarding the bid are to be directed to windyb@capitalpm.com Section 1.04 Contracts for construction will be direct prime contracts with the District. All Project procedures and documents are designed to facilitate delivery of the Project through prime construction contracts. The District's forms shall be used for all documents. Bidders shall read and review the Bidding Documents carefully, and shall familiarize themselves thoroughly with all requirements. Section 1.05 Each bid proposal shall conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents. The bid documents may be obtained at bidder's expense from Signature Reprographics.Vacaville Unified School District Browns Valley ES and Alamo ES Portable Repair Project Section 1.06 No bid will be considered unless it is accompanied by Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Bid Bond from a surety authorized to do business in California for ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Combined Base Bid Amount, including additive Alternate Bids, made payable to the District. The abovementioned check or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the Bidder shall, if selected by the District, execute the Contracts, in conformance with the Contract Documents. For more information, refer to Section 00100, Article 1, Section 1.06. Section 1.07 Bids shall not expire for a period of 90 days after the date set for the bid opening. Within ten(10) days after notification of the District's Notice of Intent to Award the Contracts, the successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Labor and Material Bond and a Faithful Performance Bond for each Contract. For further information, refer to Sections 00400 and 00410. Section 1.08 The District is an equal opportunity employer. Refer to General Conditions Section 00700, Article 7, Section 7.09. The District encourages the participation of DVBE businesses. Refer to Special Provisions Section 00800. Section 1.09 The successful Bidder shall be required to pay its workers on this Project a sum not less than the general prevailing rate (applicable at time of bid advertisement date) of per diem wages and not less than the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work for work of a similar character in the locality in which the Project is performed, as provided under California Labor Code Sections 1726-1861. Copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at the Vacaville Unified School District, 10700 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite 8, Fair Oaks, CA 95628, and shall be made available to any interested party upon request. They may also be obtained on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DIR/S&R/statistics_research.html. Refer to General Conditions Section 00700, Article 7. The Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Section 1.10 The governing board of the District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any irregularity in any proposals received. Section 1.11 At the request and expense of the successful Bidder, eligible securities shall be accepted in lieu of retention payments to insure performance under the Contract, pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300. Refer to Exhibit H and General Conditions Section 00700, Article 12, Section 12.05. Said securities shall be deposited prior to the submission of the successful Bidder's first progress payment application. Section 1.12 NOT USED Section 1.13 The successful Bidder shall have at least one supervising technician on call in the event that the existing fire alarm, security clocks, intercom, telephone and data systems are damaged during the course of construction or the Contract requires relocation of existing devices. The supervising technician is required to be on Site during all aspects of repair, modifications and testing. For fire alarm modifications and repairs the supervising technician is required to have at a minimum NICET LEVEL 2 Certification or equal. The District may consider optional Underwriters Laboratories Certification, factory training or contractor demonstrated equal experience/training with prior approval. The supervising technician must also have a minimum 5 years installation experience.
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