Site work for an educational facility in Fresno, California. Completed plans call for site work for a educational facility.

Bullard High School Fencing Improvements, to install new six foot high iron fencing, replace sections of four foot with six foot chain link fencing, and gates around the campus, and related site work. DISTRICT hereby notifies all bidders that they will affirmatively ensure that in any Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disabled veteran business enterprises (DVBE) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, creed, sex or national origin in consideration for award. The DVBE goal for the project is as follows: three percent (3%) of the dollar amount of the Contract. The time allowed for completion for the project shall be 70 Calendar days from Notice to Proceed date. All work to be done concurrently and subject to all phasing and milestone dates. CONTRACTOR shall not commence Work on the Project site before the effective date of the accepted insurance and bonds. The anticipated start date for this project is May 20, 2024 Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 1770 et seq of the California Labor Code, each worker of the contractor and any of its subcontractors engaged in work on the Project shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate. The project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5, the DIR established a Contractor Registration Program, in which no contractor or subcontractor shall bid on, be listed in a bid, or engage in the performance of any public work contract without being registered. Prime Contractor must have a valid Class "B" Contractor's License. School sites are using the Raptor visitor management system that requires all visitors to show either a government-issued identification card or driver's license to receive a badge and enter the campus. Bidders may arrive earlier than the scheduled time to obtain their badge. This Project is subject to prequalification, in accordance with Public Contract Code 20111.6. All Bidders performing as either a General Engineering Contractor (A license), General Building Contractor (B license), Electrical Contractor, Mechanical Contractor, or Plumbing Contractor utilized as a Prime Contractor or Subcontractor must be prequalified prior to submitting bids on this project. For purpose of prequalification, Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Contractors are Contractors pursuant to Section 7058 of the Business and Professions Code inclusive of: C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43, and C-46 licenses. Prequalified Prime Contractor may self-perform electrical, plumbing, mechanical work if prequalified under applicable licenses. Prequalification applications are to be submitted through Quality Bidders at online no later than 11:59 PM, February 20, 2024. Prequalification status is valid for one (1) calendar year for any subsequent projects requiring prequalification. Pursuant to Public Contract Code 3400(c)(2), Fresno Unified School DISTRICT finds that it is in the best interest of the DISTRICT to standardize the products, equipment, and materials listed in Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 in order to match other products/equipment in use on a particular work of improvement either completed or in the course of completion. Where a specific brand, trade name, material, or product identified in the bid documents is also listed in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words "No Substitutions," and CONTRACTOR shall not make or request substitutions regarding any such product, equipment or material. Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 may be obtained from DISTRICT Purchasing Department web page under public works CUPCCAA. Clarification Deadline: 2/20/2024 5:00 PM