Renovation of an educational facility in Palmdale, California. Working plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

As of May 16, 2023 all bids rejected. Project will re-bid at a later date. This project is anticipated with a 230 Calendar Day duration primarily due to long lead time equipment availability. Project requires a $100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Dollar) contingency value included in base bid ALTERNATES: If alternate bids are called for, the contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on the basis indicated below The lowest bid shall be the lowest bid price on the base contract without consideration of the prices on the additive or deductive items. The lowest bid shall be the lowest total of the combined bid prices on the base contract and alternates (specify). The lowest bid shall be the lowest total of the bid prices on the base contract and alternates, taken in order, up to a maximum amount to be publicly disclosed before the first bid is opened. The lowest bid shall be determined in a manner that prevents any information that would identify any of the bidders or proposed subcontractors or suppliers from being revealed to the public entity before the ranking of all bidders from lowest to highest has been determined.Not applicable to this project, as no alternates are requested All bidders and final successful awarded Contractor shall be fully responsible for understanding the complete scope of work including all existing conditions whether discussed at Mandatory Job Walk/Pre-Bid Meeting or not. Bidders that satisfactorily attend the mandatory Job-Walk/Pre-Bid Meeting are strongly encouraged to schedule and self-inspect all affected schools and spaces as may be needed such to insure they are fully aware of the conditions that may impact the construction/implementation of the Project Scope. Access for inspections shall be provided through coordination with the Construction Management Firm within a maximum of 48 hours advance notice from bidders request. Access Times may be limited dependent upon Program use. No discussion or comments of the project shall be entertained at these inspections, bidders must formally RFI any questions as a result of said inspections. Period of allowable independent inspections shall be defined subsequent to Job Walk/Pre-Bid Meeting. . This is a combined California Division of Industrial Relations (DIR), and a local COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT (CWA - for all trades & scopes) project within which all wage, fringe benefit, union dues, and relevant employment practices are required. It is the CONTRACTOR's responsibility to accurately ascertained the necessary applicable prevailing rate of per diem wages and union dues in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute this contract. The CWA references are included within the Project Manual or may be obtained online PER SB 96, ALL PROJECTS ARE SUBJECT TO PREVAILING WAGE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE LABOR COMMISSIONER. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded (CONTRACTOR), and upon any SUBCONTRACTOR, to pay not less than the specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract A Payment Bond for contracts over $25,000 and a Performance Bond for all contracts will be required prior to commencement of work. These bonds shall be in the amounts and form called for in the Contract Documents. 15. Pursuant to the provisions of Public Contract Code Section 22300, CONTRACTOR may substitute certain securities for any funds withheld by OWNER to ensure CONTRACTOR's performance under the contract. At the request and expense of CONTRACTOR, securities equivalent to any amount withheld shall be deposited, at the discretion of OWNER, with either OWNER or a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay any funds otherwise subject to retention to CONTRACTOR. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract, the securities shall be returned to CONTRACTOR. Securities eligible for investment shall include those listed in Government Code Section 16430, bank and savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed to by CONTRACTOR and OWNER. CONTRACTOR shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for funds withheld and shall receive any interest on them. The escrow agreement shall be in the form indicated in the Contract Documents. To bid on or perform the work stated in this Notice, CONTRACTOR must possess a valid and active contractor's license of the following classification(s) B. No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of104 of the Public Contract Code, for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless currently registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the DIR DIR's web registration portal online CONTRACTOR and all subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records (eCPR) to the Labor Commissioner as upon request or as required (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly) in PDF format. Registration online is required to use the eCPR system. The following notice is given as required by Labor Code Section 1771.5(b)(1): CONTRACTOR and any subcontractors are required to review and comply with the provisions of the California Labor Code, Part 7, Chapter 1, beginning with Section 1720, as more fully discussed in the Contract Documents. These sections contain specific requirements concerning, for example, determination and payment of prevailing wages, retention, inspection, and auditing payroll records, use of apprentices, payment of overtime compensation, securing workers' compensation insurance, and various criminal penalties or fines which may be imposed for violations of the requirements of the chapter. Submission of a bid constitutes CONTRACTOR's representation that CONTRACTOR has thoroughly reviewed these requirements. This Project requires does not require prequalification pursuant to AB 2031 of all general contractors and all mechanical, electrical and plumbing subcontractors. If required, a Prequalification package may be obtained by downloading the necessary forms from online . A bid package will not be accepted from any bidder that is required to submit a completed questionnaire and supporting documents pursuant to AB 2031 but has not done so at least ten (10) business days prior to the date fixed for the public opening of sealed bids or that has not been prequalified for at least five (5) business days prior to that date