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

HVAC Units for Schnell Elementary School Each bid shall be accompanied by a cashiers or certified check, or a bidders bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California as a surety, made payable to the District, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of the bid. The check or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder to whom the contract is awarded will execute the Contract Documents and will provide the required payment and performance bonds and insurance certificates within ten (10) days after the notification of the award of the contract. This Project shall be partially or fully funded by federal funds. The District shall conduct all procurement transactions in a manner that provides maximum open and free competition consistent with Title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR), Part 200.319(a)(1-7). The District must share with every bidder all information necessary for submitting a competitive bid. The release of this bid, evaluation of bidders, and award of a contract will use competitive bidding standards established in all applicable California state and federal statutes and regulations. Standardization: Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(c)(2), the District has made a finding that certain brand or trade names found in the Project Special Conditions or Specifications are necessary in order to meet the unique requirements of this Project. This is a public works project and the successful bidder shall comply with the provisions of the California Labor Code and Federal Labor Standards Provisions (Davis-Bacon) pertaining to payment of the generally prevailing rate of wages and apprenticeships or other training programs. The Department of Industrial Relations has made available the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to execute the contract, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. Copies of these prevailing rates are available to any interested party upon request and are online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. The Contractor and all subcontractors shall pay not less than the specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract. It is the Contractors responsibility to determine any rate change. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work shall be at least time and one half. The substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments in accordance with Public Contract Code 22300 is permitted. Pursuant to Public Contract Code 4104, each bid shall include the name, license number, and location of the place of business of each subcontractor who shall perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the contactor in excess of one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the bid price. The bid shall describe the type of the work to be performed by each listed subcontractor. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening for bids except as provided by Public Contract Code 5100 et seq. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding. Minority, female, and disabled veteran contractors are encouraged to submit bids. The project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations. In accordance with Labor Code 1771.1, all bidders, contractors and subcontractors working at the site shall be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations at time of bid opening and at all relevant times. Proof of registration shall be provided as to all such contractors prior to the commencement of any work. Each bidder must possess at the time the bid is awarded one or more of the following classifications of California State Contractors license: Class C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Contractor. The Board of Trustees has not found that the Project is substantially complex and therefore requires a standard retention amount of only five percent (5%). A payment bond is required for a public works contract involving an expenditure in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Separate payment and performance bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total Contract amount, are required, and shall be provided to the District prior to execution of the Contract and shall be in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. All bonds (Bid, Performance, and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120. Any questions relative to the bid shall be in writing and directed to the Purchasing Department at the address specified for receipt of bid proposals. These requests shall be submitted to the District on the date specified in Section 2 of Instruction to Bidders, "Schedule of Events."