Renovation of an educational facility in Irvine, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a post-secondary education facility.

NOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the South Orange County Community College District ("District") acting by and through its Governing Board, will receive up to, but not later than, the below-stated time, electronically submitted Bid Proposals for the award of the contract for the below Project. Project: Bid No. 4596-2022 Emergency Generator at Irvine Valley College Location for Obtaining Contract Documents: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=39861 Latest Date/Time for Bid Proposal Submittal: February 17, 2022 at 2:00 pm Electronic Submittal of Bid Proposals: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=39861 1. Project Preliminary Cost Estimate. The Preliminary Cost Estimate to complete Pro- ject construction is $450,000.00. The Preliminary Cost Estimate is provided for reference purposes only. Bidders must independently evaluate Project requirements and propose a price for completing Project construction and other obligations under the Contract. 2. Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Job Walk. There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference and job walk conducted on February 2, 2022 at 11:30 am at Irvine Valley College, 5500 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618 in front of the M100 Building in Parking Lot 8. Interested bidders are encouraged to confirm their attendance by email to purchasingdept@socccd.edu. The failure of a Bidder's representative to be present for the entire Pre-Bid Conference Job Walk shall result in the Bidder's Bid Proposal being deemed non-responsive and rejected. 3. Contractors' License Required: B General Building Contractor. 4. Pre-Bid Inquiries. Bidders must submit Pre-Bid inquiries or clarification requests through the PlanetBids portal. PreBid questions or clarification requests musts be submitted no later than February 7, 2022 at 5:00 pm. The District will not respond to any Bidder inquiries or clarification requests submitted after such date/time. District responses to Bidder inquiries or clarification requests will be not be directly distributed to Bidders; District responses will be communicated to Bidders by posting on the PlanetBids portal. Bidders are solely responsible for accessing the PlanetBids portal to review District responses to Bidder inquiries or clarification requests. 5. Substitution of Specific Products. Bidders may request the District accept alterna- tives to materials, equipment or other products specified in the Contract Documents by brand, trade name, model number or other similar designation ("Specified Products") by submittal of a written request to the District ("Substitution Request") no later than February 7, 2022 at 5:00 pm. 6. Bid Security. Bid Proposals must be submitted with Bid Security in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Bidder's proposed price to complete Project construction and obligations under the Contract Documents. Submittal of Bid Security shall be in accordance with the Information for Bidders. 7. Prevailing Wage Rates. The California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") has determined the general prevailing rates of per diem wages for the locality of the Work. Copies of these wage rate determinations, entitled Prevailing Wage Scale are available at www.dir.ca.gov. The Bidder awarded the Contract for the Work and all Subcontractors shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rate for the classification of work performed. During the Work and pursuant to Labor Code §1771.4(a)(4), the DIR will monitor compliance with prevailing wage rate requirements and enforce the Contractor's prevailing wage rate obligations. 8. DIR Registered Contractor. The Bidder and all Subcontractors shall be DIR Reg- istered Contractors pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5. 9. Bid Proposals Binding on Bidders. Submitted Bid Proposals may be withdrawn via the PlanetBids Portal prior to the latest date/time for submitting Bid Proposals. Bid Proposals shall remain firm, binding and enforceable for sixty (60) days after the opening of Bid Proposals. 10. Rejection of All Bid Proposals; Waiver of Irregularities. The District reserves the right to reject any or all Bid Proposals or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bid Proposal or in the bidding. 11. Award of Contract. The Contract, if awarded, will be by action of the District's Board of Trustees to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest priced responsive Base Bid Proposal. If Alternate Bid Items are included in the bidding, the lowest priced Bid Proposal will be determined on the basis of the Base Bid Proposal. SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT PUBLISH: OC REGISTER January 21, 2022 & January 28, 2022 11513541