Site work and renovation of a mixed-use development in Fresno, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The project involves the Earthwork and Shoring for the Justin Garza High School Visual and Performing Arts facility. The work is part of the construction package JGV-01, overseen by the Central Unified School District. Contractors holding an A or B license are required to perform the necessary earthwork and shoring tasks as per the provided drawings and specifications. The project spans 730 calendar days and includes mandatory prequalification and compliance with California's labor laws, including the prevailing wage and Department of Industrial Relations registration. Time of completion for this project shall be 730 calendar days (per construction manager's bid schedule) from the start of the project as established within the Owner's Notice to Proceed. All procurement, coordination, milestones, durations, activities, and sequences for the bid packages shall be performed as shown in the Construction Management Bid Schedule and Section 01320 of the specification and as modified by a monthly schedule update, if any. All questions must be made in written form, and submitted to Tyler Thomas via email at tthomas@bushconstruction.net by no later than Monday, October 28, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., Contractor to confirm receipt of email A response will not be provided to any late questions, or requests for explanation. All addenda and clarifications will be distributed at least 72 hours before the bid due date. Bids will be opened in public. Bids must be accompanied by a bidder's bond, cashier's check, or certified check for at least ten per cent (10%) of the amount of the base bid and made payable to the Owner, issued by an Admitted Surety (an insurance organization authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact business of insurance in the State of California during this calendar year), which shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract if awarded the work and will be declared forfeited, paid to, or retained by the Owner as liquidated damages if the bidder refuses or neglects to enter into the contract provided by the Owner after being requested to do so. This Contract is subject to project-specific prequalification pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111.6. If a bidder is not prequalified for this Project to bid on the Contract, Owner will not accept the bid. All general contractors holding either an A or B license, including mechanical, electrical, and plumbing first-tier subcontractors on the bidder lists for work requiring C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43, and C-46 licenses must have current pre-qualified status with the Owner for this Project. Contractors not currently prequalified by the Owner for this Project must submit the prequalification application to the Owner by the date specified in the application. Bidders may obtain the Project-specific prequalification application from the Owner. The Owner's approved contractor prequalification list for this Project will be posted on the Facilities Planning webpage. The Contractor shall be required to satisfy the conditions set forth in the contract and Education Code section 45125.2 regarding fingerprinting requirements and student safety prior to permitting any contact with students. Upon award of the contract and before beginning work, the Contractor shall be required to provide a verification of compliance with the student safety provisions of the contract and Education Code section 45125.2. The Owner will require the successful Bidder to achieve the minimum goal of 3% DVBE (Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises) established in the bidding documents or to provide acceptable evidence of good faith efforts to do so accompanying the bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment (Labor and Material) Bond in the amount of one hundred per cent (100%) of the contract price, and a Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred per cent (100%) of the contract price, said bonds to be secured from an Admitted Surety (an insurance organization authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact business of insurance in the State of California during this calendar year), and satisfactory to the Owner. The surety insurers must, unless otherwise agreed to by Owner in writing, at the time of issuance of the bonds, have a rating not lower than "A-" as rated by A.M. Best Company, Inc. or other independent rating companies. Owner reserves the right to approve or reject the surety insurers selected by the successful bidder and to require the successful bidder to obtain bonds from surety insurers satisfactory to the Owner. The bidder will be required to furnish insurance as set forth in the Contract Documents. The successful bidder will be allowed to substitute securities or establish an escrow in lieu of retainage, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, and as described in the General Conditions. The Owner will not consider or accept any bids from contractors who are not licensed to do business in the State of California, in accordance with the California Public Contract Code, providing for the licensing of contractors. In accordance with Section 3300 of said Code, the Contractor shall have a license classification as described in the MULTIPLE PRIME CONTRACT SCHEDULE. Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Bidder shall state the public works contractor registration number on the designation of subcontractors form for each subcontractor performing more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the bidder's total bid. No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor's and subcontractors' current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. If awarded a Contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project. In bidding on this project, it shall be the Bidder's sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid. The lowest bid shall be determined as follows: The lowest total of the prime bid on the base contract and the bids on all additive items and all deductive items. (Public Contract Code section 20103.8, subd. (b).) The District reserves the right to add or deduct any of the additive or deductive items from the project or contract after the lowest responsible and responsive bidder is determined. The Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California, in the manner provided by law, has ascertained the general prevailing rate per diem wages and rate for legal holidays and overtime work as set forth in the Agreement. The Contractor must pay for any labor therein described or classified in an amount not less than rates specified. Copies of the required rates are on file at the Owner's business office and are available to any interested party on request. The Owner reserves the right to waive any irregularity and to reject any or all bids. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for a period of 60 days after date set for the opening thereof.