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

All bids shall be made and presented only on the forms presented by the Owner. The work shall be completed by August 5 th 2025. Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code and be licensed to perform the work called for in the Contract Documents. The successful bidder must possess a valid and active Class C-39 License at the time of award and throughout the duration of this Contract. The Contractor's California State License Number shall be clearly stated on the bidder's proposal. The DVBE Declaration of Good Faith Efforts to use Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises must be signed and filed in the Los Banos Unified School District FOT Offices located at 646 W. Pacheco Blvd., Los Banos, CA 93635 by Friday, March 7, 2025 at 3:00pm, at which time the bids (including the DVBE Declaration of Good Faith Efforts to Use Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises) will be opened in public - include with bid packet. 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. 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. Upon award of the bid, require signature on the enclosed declaration to ensure compliance with the general Conditions and the Education Code. 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 bidder will be required to give satisfactory proof to the Owner of the maintenance of Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance in an amount with a combined single limit of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence. 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. 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. 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. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. 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 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 sixty (60) days after date set for the opening thereof. Mark Marshall, Ed.D. Superintendent