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

Prequalification - Only Contractors who have successfully submitted a prequalification package and been approved by the District shall be considered. Scope of Work - * Removal of existing 12,000 volt primary Circuit No. 1 and replacement of same. * Provide all 12,000 volt system terminations and testing. * Conduct VLF Hi-Pot and Tan Delta testing of the medium voltage cabling per the IEEE 400.2 standard and issue report for review and approval. * Project phasing will be necessary due to the size and complexity of the Work. * Removal and replacement of primary Circuit No. 1 shall be performed in electrical manholes with a live Circuit No. 2. * Provide all necessary traffic control including k-rails or barricades and flaggers as necessary to safely perform with work within the roadways of Cuyamaca College. Bids will not be accepted from any bidder who did not attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting and job walk. All bidders in attendance will receive a copy of the pre-bid attendees list by the following day. Only bidders attending the meetings and job walks will receive any addenda issued after that date Each bid shall be accompanied by the security referred to in the Contract Documents, the noncollusion affidavit, the list of proposed subcontractors, and all additional documentation required by the Instructions to Bidders. All questions and requests for information must be made in writing by mail or email to the attention of Brian Browning, Gafcon Modular Office, Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, El Cajon, CA 92019. Email: bbrowning@gafcon.com. For procedural questions, you may call Michele Costa at 619-972-1178. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the District with a Performance Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, and a Payment Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, prior to execution of the Contract. All bonds are to be secured from a surety company that meets all of the State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120, and is authorized by the State of California, and all documents required by Code of Civil Procedure section 995.660, to the extent required by law. Pursuant to the provisions of Public Contract Code section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by District to ensure his performance under the Contract. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, securities equivalent to any amount withheld shall be deposited at the discretion of District, with either District or a state or federally chartered bank, as the escrow agent, who shall then pay any funds otherwise subject to retention to the successful bidder. Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securities shall be returned to the successful bidder In order to assist the District in meeting its Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises ("DVBE") goal of at least three percent (3%) (as described in Paragraph 28 of 00100), bidders are encouraged (but not required) to seek out and include DVBE subcontractors and suppliers in their bid. The document 00420 Designation of DVBE subcontractors is required to be included with your bid and if no DVBE subcontractors or vendors are intended to be used for this project, then the bidder should simply indicate "None" in the Subcontractor column. The District reservesthe right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding. The successful bidders shall be responsible for complying with the provisions of the District's LCP, including the standard provisions requiring payment of prevailing wages, maintenance and submission of weekly certified payrolls, and hiring of apprenticeship as appropriate. The successful bidders shall be required to attend, and invite subcontractors to attend, a preconstruction meeting at which a representative of the District shall discuss labor law requirements. The successful bidders shall work with the District's staff and consultants to ensure the full compliance with the District's LCP and applicable labor law The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the Contract which will be awarded to the successful bidder, copies of which are on file and will be made available to any interested party upon request by contacting the Labor Compliance division of Gafcon, Inc. at 858-875-0010. The successful bidder and each subcontractor of any tier shall be required to pay not less than the general prevailing rates of per-diem wages in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract. The successful bidder will be required to retain copies of certified payroll records for a minimum of five (5) years from the date of completion and submit them upon request of the District or its authorized agent. Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the Business and Professions Code and shall be licensed in the appropriate classification(s) of contractor's license(s), for the work bid upon, and must maintain the license throughout the duration of the Contract License required for this project: A or B, and C-10 Award of Contract: The District shall award the Contract for the Project to the bidder submitting the lowest bid, as determined from the total base bid alone and is deemed responsible by the District.