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

Grossmont College has an ongoing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) assessment that has identified the existing small motor for the HVAC Bard(R) units will not meet the cubic feet per minute (CFM) and air changes per hours (ACH) requirements for pandemic operating conditions with MERV-13 Filters installed. The project will include the installation and replacement of the small motors with a Bard(R) (or equal) Motor Retrofit Kit for a total of thirty (30) existing HVAC Bard(R) units All questions and requests for information must be made in writing by mail or email to the attention of Darren Ito, Gafcon Modular Office, Grossmont College, 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon, CA 92020. Email: Dito@gafcon.com. For procedural questions, you may call Karen Li at 619-644-7034. 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 reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding.