Renovation of a theater / auditorium in Palm Springs, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a theater / auditorium.

The engineer's estimate ranges between $13,500,000 to $16,500,000. N-2 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: This project encompasses the rehabilitation of the historic palm springs plaza theatre originally constructed in 1936, including: Expanded conditioned lobby area, new glazed doors and windows, renovated inner lobby with new bar/ concessions area, new theater seats, with a leveled floor area for wheelchair accessible seating, repair of the historically significant atmospheric sidewalls and ceiling, historic finishes treatments for the stenciling at the lobby and proscenium, as well as restoration of the historic light fixtures, renovation of the restrooms with new fixtures and accessories, a reconfigured stage, with expanded apron, and new resilient stage floor, new theatrical equipment, including theatrical lighting truss, grid, and drapery. new a/v and surround sound systems, modernized dressing rooms, with restrooms and showers, with a new accessible star dressing room at the stage level, additional acoustical finishes treatments and sound control improvements throughout, completely new HVAC systems, and electrical service equipment. The structural scope includes a seismic upgrade to the historic building and structural upgrades to accommodate renovations to the theatre. Abatement plans and a report has been prepared for this project and shall be followed throughout any demolition or installation. Install new wired (POE) security system with up to 16 camera locations throughout the building and exterior. System shall connect to new networking equipment located within the building in Room 208 as shown on the plans. Wiring shall be installed within conduit and conduit painted to match existing wall color. Where possible, conduit shall be concealed. The east access path to the back of the Theatre includes removal of existing concrete, grading, compacting, and installation of concrete to meet current ADA standards, removal of existing door and roll up gate, installation of new metal 4" square steel frame gate with stained IPE wood as horizontal panels spaced 1/4". The drains that connect to the roof along the wall to the floor shall also be replaced and connect to a new pipe placed underground and connect to the outlet at the face of curb along Indian Canyon Drive. b) There are several public agencies that utilize PlanetBids, each with their own portal. Registration with PlanetBids must be made individually with each agency. Bidders must register with the City of Palm Springs' portal to ensure receipt of any Addenda issued by City on this Project. CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: The Contractor shall possess a valid Class B Contractor's License for the State of California, at the time of submitting bids. ADDITIONAL CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS: At minimum, the candidate contractor must have the construction experience described below: Relevant experience with using the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, similar in nature and scope to this project, completed within the last ten (10) years. At minimum, the candidate contractor must have the construction experience described below: Three projects involving historic rehabilitation and historic finishes treatment, comparable in nature to this project, with a completed construction value of at least $500,000. Two projects involving theatrical performing arts building type construction, new or rehabilitation, comparable in nature to this project, with a construction value of at least $1,000,00 BIDS TO REMAIN OPEN: The Bidder shall guarantee the total bid price for a period of 120 calendar days from the date of bid opening CALIFORNIA WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall pay the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) of the State of California for the locality where the work is to be performed. All contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner using the DIR's electronic certified payroll reporting system. PUBLIC INTEGRITY DISCLOSURE FORM: The City's Public Integrity Ordinance advances transparency in municipal government and assists public officials in avoiding conflicts of interest. Section 2.60 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code, reflects the City's interest in ensuring companies (And other legal entities that are not natural people) doing business with the community are transparent and disclose to the City the identity of each owner or investor of any disclosed entity who owns a beneficial interest of five percent or more of the entity in question. In accordance with the provisions of Section 7.09.030 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code, "Local Business Preference Program", subsection (5) "Local Preference in Public Works Contracts (Sub-Contracting), the prime contractor shall use good faith efforts to subcontract the supply of materials and equipment to local business enterprises and to subcontract services to businesses whose work force resides within the Coachella Valley PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT: The Work is subject to the City's Community Workforce Agreement dated August 31, 2021 ("CWA" or "Project Labor Agreement" or "PLA"), a copy of which is on file with the City, available upon request, and incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. The Contractor will be required to agree to the following and those further provisions set forth in section 13 to the Agreement of the Contract Documents: Contractor and all subcontractors of Contract of any tier shall at all times, comply with the requirements of the PLA in the prosecution of the Work. Contractor has executed or agrees to execute and be bound by the terms of the PLA either directly or through the Letter of Assent (a form of which is attached to the PLA as "Attachment A" and referred to herein as the "LOA"), and Contractor shall furnish evidence of compliance with the same to City prior to the commencement of any Work. Contractor further agrees to require, or has already required, each of its subcontractors, of whatever tier, to agree in writing in the form of a LOA to be bound by each and every provision of the PLA prior to the commencement of Work, and Contractor shall furnish evidence of compliance with the same to City prior to the commencement of any Work or at the time of such subcontract, whichever occurs first. AWARD OF CONTRACT: The City reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality (non-responsiveness) in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interest of the City. If there are multiple and/or alternative bid schedules, bidders are required to complete and submit a bid on all bid schedules. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: A retention on progress payments is withheld per the Special Provisions of the Contract Documents. The Contractor may elect to receive 100 percent of payments due, from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the City, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. Deadline for questions extended to 3:00PM on Tuesday, August 22, 2023