Renovation of an educational facility in Orange, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board ("Board") of the Orange Unified School District ("District") will receive sealed bids for the following project ("Project" or "Contract"): S1819-005 El Modena High School Science Center 2. This is a Measure S Bond Program Project with scope of work that includes but is not limited to the following: Science Center: Construction of a type II-B, fully sprinklered 2-story steel frame Science Center with chemistry laboratories, science classrooms, general classroom, and medically fragile suites. Project includes demolition of small ancillary structures, technology upgrades with associated site work to include underground utilities, new electrical and mechanical yards, paving, parking lot lighting, new fire lane, fire hydrants and landscape improvements. 3. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California contractors' license(s): B The Bidder's license(s) must remain active and in good standing throughout the term of the Contract. 4. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to be registered as a public works contractor with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to the Labor Code. The Bidder's registration must remain active throughout the term of the Contract. The District does not ensure the availability, accuracy or completeness of plans, specifications, and any other bid documents related to this bid if they are not obtained from American Reprographics Company ("ARC"). Pre-bid Inquiries due by February 14, 2019 no later than 4:00 p.m., shall be submitted to Ms. Jana Mills, via e-mail only, at the e-mail address provided in this Notice. A Pre-Bid Request for Information Form is available in this bid package. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. Note: The District's Facilities and Planning Department is located at the rear corner of this site. Locator signage is posted at the site entrance. Parking can be difficult at times due to site activities. Bidders should allow ample time for arrival prior to the required deadline. 8. Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6, only prequalified bidders will be eligible to submit a bid for contracts $1 million or more using or planning to use state bond funds. Any bid submitted by a bidder who is not prequalified shall be non-responsive and returned unopened to the bidder. Moreover, any bid listing subcontractors holding C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 or C-46 licenses, if used, who have not been prequalified, shall be deemed nonresponsive and will not be considered. The deadline for submittal of District Prequalification Packages for this Project to the District for review shall be pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6(f), at least 10 business days before the date fixed for the public opening of sealed bids. The estimated value of this project is in excess of $20 million; therefore, requires the prime/general contractor to be prequalified with audited financials only to be eligible to bid this project. Interested bidders shall refer to the District's prequalification package for all requirements. Prequalification packages for District Measure S Program projects are available for download, at no charge, on ARC's website as listed in this Notice. General information related to Measure S Program projects is also available on the District's website at https://www.orangeusd.org/measure-s/measure-s-procurements-bid-opportunities Contractors shall review the District's Prequalification Packages for Measure S Program prime/general contractors and subcontractors holding licenses listed in this Notice to Bidders, posted on ARC's website, for all requirements. 9. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders. 10. 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 Orange Unified School District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, shall accompany the Bid Form and Proposal, as a guarantee that the Bidder will, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid. 12. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if it is awarded the Contract for the Work. 13. 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 section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. 14. The successful bidder will be required to certify that it either meets the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise ("DVBE") goal of three percent (3%) participation or made a good faith effort to solicit DVBE participation in this Contract if it is awarded the Contract for the Work. 15. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall pay all workers on all Work performed pursuant to this Contract 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 section 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are also available on the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") website at: . 16. This Project is subject to labor compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.4 and subject to the requirements of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. The Contractor and all Subcontractors under the Contractor shall furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner weekly and within ten (10) days of any request by the District or the Labor Commissioner. The successful Bidder shall comply with all requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Articles 1-5 of the Labor Code. 17. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on: A. Total Base Bid amount only. 18. The 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.