Renovation of a municipal facility in Los Alamitos, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

Any technical or procedural questions regarding the Bid documents and/or Project must be submitted in writing to Patricia McCaughey at pmccaughey@ocde.us. Written Requests for Information (RFI) must be received no later than 10:00:00 a.m. PDT on April 18, 2024. Any request made after such date and time will not be addressed. Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15 and Public Contract Code Section 3300. The SUPERINTENDENT requires that the successful contractor must possess a B_ California Contractor's License valid and active in the State of California at the time the bid is awarded and throughout the duration of the Project. Any contractor not so specifically licensed at the time the bid is awarded will be rejected as nonresponsive. The contractors California State License number shall be clearly stated on contractor's bid response. Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to California law for the trades necessary to perform the work called for in the Bid documents. The job walk will be start at the Joint Forces Training Base, 4022 Saratoga, Building 25 North, Los Alamitos, California 90720. Any Contractor bidding on this project who fails to attend the entire mandatory job walk or is tardy to the mandatory job walk will be deemed a non-responsive bidder and will have its bid returned unopened. The goal of the job walk is to provide perspective bidders an opportunity to walk the facilities and familiarize themselves with conditions relating to the Orange County Superintendent of Schools and its operations along with the Joint Forces Training Base facilities. Any bidder failing to attend the entire job walk will be deemed a nonresponsive bidder and will have its bid returned opened. The SUPERINTENDENT reserves the right to reject any or all bids and not necessarily accept the lowest bid price submitted, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bid or in the bidding. The right is also reserved by the SUPERINTENDENT to select the bidder which in his opinion will best serve the needs of the Orange County Superintendent of Schools. Each contractor's bid must be accompanied by one of the following forms of contractor's security: (1) cash; (2) a cashier's check made payable to the SUPERINTENDENT (3) a certified check made payable to the SUPERINTENDENT; or (4) a contractor's bond executed by a California admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120, made payable to the SUPERINTENDENT in the form set forth in the Bid Documents. Such contractor's security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of bid as a guarantee that the contractor will enter into the proposed Contract, if the same is awarded to such contractor, and will provide the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates and any other required documents. In the event of failure to enter into said Contract or provide the necessary documents, said security will be forfeited. 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. This Project is a public works project as defined in Labor Code section 1720. Each bidder bidding on this Project and all subcontractors (of any tier) performing any portion of the work must comply with the Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 and must be properly and currently registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") and qualified to perform public works pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 throughout the duration of the Project. The bidder and all subcontractors shall furnish certified payroll records as required pursuant Labor Code section 1776 directly to the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Labor Code section 1771.4 on at least on a monthly basis (or more frequently if required by the SUPERINTENDENT or the Labor Commissioner) and in a format prescribed by the Labor Commissioner. Time is of the Essence. All work must be completed on the date specified on the Notice to Proceed issued by the SUPERINTENDENT. Failure to complete the work within the time set forth herein will result in the imposition of liquidated damages for each day of delay, in the amount set forth in the Information for Bidders.