Remodeling of an educational facility in Merced, California. Completed plans call for the remodel of a educational facility.

that the Merced Community College District (District), acting by and through its Board of Trustees, will receive up to, but not later than the above-stated date and time, sealed Bid Proposals for the Contract for the Work generally described as BID # 2022-19 VOCATIONAL BUILDING REMODEL. Submittal of Bid Proposals. All Bid Proposals must be submitted on forms furnished by the District prior to the last time for submission of Bid Proposals and the District's public opening and reading of Bid Proposals. Each Bid Proposal shall be accompanied by: (i) the required Bid Security; (ii) Subcontractors List; (iii) Statement of Qualifications; (iv) Non-Collusion Affidavit; and (v) DIR Registration Verification. Project Budget. The Project Budget for the Work is set forth above. If bidding for the Work includes Alternate Bid Items, the selection of Alternate Bid Items for determination of the lowest priced Bid Proposal will be by priority of Alternate Bid Items, up to but not exceeding the Project Budget. If bidding for the Work does not include Alternate Bid Items, the Project Budget set forth above is for information purposes only. The Contractor and all Subcontractors shall pay not less than the applicable prevailing wage rate for the classification of labor provided by their respective workers to execute the Work. Copies of the prevailing wage rates in the locality where the Work is to be performed, entitled PREVAILING WAGE SCALE are available to any interested party on the INTERNET In addition to compliance with prevailing wage requirements, the successful Bidder shall comply with all other applicable provisions of the Labor Code, the California Code of Regulations and rulings or determinations of the California Department of Industrial Relations. During the Work and pursuant to Labor Code 1771.4(a)(4), the Department of Industrial Relations shall monitor compliance with prevailing wage rate requirements and enforce the Contractor's prevailing wage rate obligations. Contractors' License Classification. Bidders must possess the following classification(s) of California Contractors License at the time that the Bid Proposal is submitted and at time the Contract for the Work is awarded: B - General Building. The Bid Proposal of a Bidder who does not possess a valid and in good standing Contractors' License in the classification(s) set forth above will be rejected for non-responsiveness. Any Bidder not duly and properly licensed is subject to all penalties imposed by law. No payment shall be made for the Work unless and until the Registrar of Contractors verifies to the District that the Bidder awarded the Contract is properly and duly licensed for the Work. Contract Time. Completion of the Work shall be achieved within the time set forth in Contract Documents after the date for commencement of the Work established in the Notice to Proceed issued by the District. Failure to achieve Completion within the Contract Time will result in the assessment of Liquidated Damages as set forth in the Contract. Each Bid Proposal shall be accompanied by Bid Security in an amount equal to TEN PERCENT (10%) of the maximum amount of the Bid Proposal, inclusive of the value of any additive Alternate Bid Item(s). A Bid Proposal not accompanied by Bid Security in the form and in the amount required is non-responsive and will be rejected by the District. 10. Payment Bond; Performance Bond. Prior to commencement of the Work, the Bidder awarded the Contract shall deliver to the District a Payment Bond and a Performance Bond issued by a California Admitted Surety in the form and content included in the Contract Documents in a penal sum equal to One Hundred Percent (100%) of the Contract Price. The Payment Bond and the Performance Bond shall be issued by a California Admitted Surety in the form and content included in the Contract Documents. No Withdrawal of Bid Proposals. Bid Proposals shall not be withdrawn by any Bidder for a period of thirty (30) days after the opening of Bid Proposals. During this time, all Bidders shall guarantee prices quoted in their respected Bid Proposals. Return of Executed Agreement. The Bidder awarded the Contract shall execute the Agreement and return the executed Agreement to the District within three (3) calendar days from the date of receiving notification that it is the Bidder to whom the Contract has been awarded. If the successful Bidder fails to return the executed Agreement pursuant to the foregoing, the District may declare the Bidder's Bid Security forfeited as damages caused by the failure of the Bidder to enter into the Contract and may thereupon award the Contract for the Work to the responsible Bidder submitting the next lowest Bid Proposal or may call for new bids, in its sole and exclusive discretion. 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. Award of Contract. The Contract for the Work, if awarded, will be by action of the District's Board of Trustees to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest priced responsive Bid Proposal. If the Bid Proposal requires Bidders to propose prices for Alternate Bid Items, the District's selection of Alternate Bid Items, if any, for determination of the lowest priced Bid Proposal and for inclusion in the scope of the Contract to be awarded shall be in accordance with the Instructions for Bidders.