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

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the District will accept electronically submitted Bid Proposals under the District's Informal Bidding Procedures (Public Contract Code 22030 et seq.), for the Work of a Project described as Bid 10249-2024 SSC PAC-01 HVAC Package Unit Replacement at Saddleback College. Bidder Conduct. Al individuals in attendance at the pre-bid conference and job walk shall comply with District's policies, procedures, rules, regulations and/or guidelines that include but are not limited to code of conduct, harassment, discrimination, conflict of interest, workplace violence, and a smoke, alcohol, and controlled substances free campus. Individuals who are determined by the District to be harassing, uncooperative, demeaning, intimidating, or a threat to the safety of persons or property shall be promptly removed by the District and may not be permitted to provide a proposal for this Project or attend future pre-bid conferences. Contractors' License Required. C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Pre-Bid Inquiries. Bidders must submit Pre-Bid inquiries or clarification requests through the portal. Pre-Bid questions or clarification requests musts be submitted no later than 9/17/2024 at 5:00 PM. The District will not respond to any Bidder inquiries or clarification requests submitted after such date/time. District responses to Bidder inquiries or clarification requests will be not be directly distributed to Bidders; District responses will be communicated to Bidders by posting on the portal. Bidders are solely responsible for accessing the portal to review District responses to Bidder inquiries or clarification requests. Substitution of Specific Products. Bidders may request the District accept alternatives to materials, equipment or other products specified in the Contract Documents by brand, trade name, model number or other similar designation ("Specified Products") by submittal of a written request to the District ("Substitution Request") through the portal no later than 09/17/2024 at 5:00 PM. Labor Code. The Work is subject to prevailing wage rates and other applicable Labor Code requirements; the Contractor and all Subcontractors shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates for the classification(s) of labor necessary to complete the Work and comply with all applicable Labor Code requirements. Documents Accompanying Bid Proposal. The following must be submitted with the Bid Proposal; failure to submit all of the following will result in rejection of the Bid Proposal for non-responsiveness: (i) Subcontractors List (00 43 13) identifying each Subcontractor performing a portion of the Work valued at or greater than one-half of one percent of the price proposed in the Bid Proposal); (ii) Non-Collusion Affidavit (00 45 19); (iii) Qualifications Statement (00 43 15); (iv) Bid Security of not less than ten percent (10%) of the price proposed in the Bid Proposal in the form of cash, cashiers/certified check payable to the District or a Bid Bond in the form and content included with the Contract Documents (00 61 00); (v) Certificate of Workers' Compensation Insurance in the form and content included with the Contract Documents (00 45 26); (vi) Drug-Free Workplace Certification in the form and content included with the Contract Documents (00 45 27). Bid Security. Each Bid Proposal shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of a Bid Bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Bidder's proposed price to complete Project construction and obligations under the Contract Documents on or before the Latest Date/Time for Bid Proposal Submittal identified in the Notice Calling for Bids. The Bidder awarded the Contract will submit to the District the executed Agreement and all other documents required to be submitted with the executed Agreement, including without limitation the Performance Bond and Labor & Materials Payment Bond. A. Electronic Bid Bond. Electronic Bid Bond. Bid Security in the form of a Bid Bond may be submitted electronically in the form and content included with the Contract Documents and issuance of the electronic Bid Bond is verified through Surety2000 (http://www.surety2000.com). Bidders submitting an electronic Bid Bond are solely responsible for completing Surety2000 registration requirements and payment of Surety2000 fees and charges. The District is not responsible to Bidders for: (i) Surety2000 acts or omissions; (ii) the complete/timely verification of electronically issued Bid Bonds; or (iii) any other errors in the electronically issued/verified Bid Bond. B. Paper/Hard Copy Bid Bond. Bid security in the form of the Bid Bond may be submitted by paper/hard copy to the District delivered via a mail service with tracking or delivered in-person. A Bidder who intends to meet bid security requirements by submittal of a paper/hard copy Bid Bond must comply with all of the following; failure to do so will render the Bid Proposal nonresponsive and rejected. Paper/hard copy Bid Bonds must be: (i) in the form and content included with the Contract Documents; (ii) completed, executed and notarized; (iii) received no later than the date/time for submitting Bid Proposals; (iv) submitted in a sealed envelope with the envelope prominently marked with the Project Name, Bid Number and Bidder's name. a. Delivery of Paper/Hard Copy Bid Bond Via Mail Service with Tracking. Bidder may deliver the paper/hard copy Bid Bond via a mail service with tracking to the following address: South Orange County Community College District Attn: Procurement Department 28000 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo, CA 92692. b. Delivery of Paper/Hard Copy Bid Bond In-Person. Bidder may deliver the paper/hard copy Bid Bond in-person to the following address: South Orange County Community College District Saddleback College, HS Building 3rd Floor Reception Attn: Procurement Department 28000 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo, CA 92692. Cash, Cashiers/Certified Check. If Bid Security is in the form of cash or cashiers/certified check, the cash proceeds or cashiers/certified check must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the exterior prominently marked with the Bidder's name, Project Name and Bid Number to the District's Procurement Department at the address shown below before the latest date/time for submitting Bid Proposals. Bid Security received thereafter will result in rejection of the Bidder's Bid Proposal for non-responsiveness. South Orange County Community College District Saddleback College, HS Building 3rd Floor Reception Attn: Procurement Department 28000 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo, CA 92692. Award of Contract. The Contract for the Work, if awarded, will be to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest priced responsive Bid Proposal. The District's Purchasing/Contracts Manager will take action to award the Contract. Bidders will be notified in writing by the District of the Bidder to whom the District has awarded the Contract. The Contract is subject to ratification by the District's Board of Trustees. Performance Bond; Labor and Materials Payment Bond. The Bidder awarded the Contract for the Work shall obtain a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in a penal sum equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price of the Contract awarded in the form and content included with the Contract Documents for the Project. Rejection of Bid Proposals; Waiver of Minor Irregularities. The District expressly reserves the right to reject all Bid Proposals. The District further reserves the right to waive minor irregularities in the bidding process or in Bid Proposals submitted in response here. Liquidated Damages $0.00 Estimated Bid Value $30,000.00 Start/Delivery Date Estimated Start Date 10/28/2024 Project Duration 90 Calendar Days